Decauville
French automobile and light railway manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Decauville (French: [dəkovil]) was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transport |
Founder | Paul Decauville |
Defunct | ? |
Fate | Defunct |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Rail tracks, sleepers, steam locomotives, coaches |
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The first Decauville railway used 400 mm (15+3⁄4 in) gauge; Decauville later refined his invention and switched to 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge.