The remote control center for the line from Argentan to Granville is located in Granville. I was allowed to take a quick look inside; on the display board you can see the operationally important stations, but not some of the stations in between, which I have indicated here in brackets:
- Granville
- Folligny Poste 2—junction to Coutances and Lison
- Folligny Poste 1—junction to Avranche (near Mont St.Michel)
- Villedieu-les-Poêles
- (Vire)
- Saint-Martin de Tallevende—points from single to double track.
- Viessoix—points from double to single track.
- Flers
- (Briouze)
- Saint Hilaire de Briouze—crossover
- (Argentan—outside remote control)
Remote control center Granville—Argentan, Granville, 12.9.2023
(High resolution image)
Remote control center Granville—Argentan, Granville, 12.9.2023
Due to my lack of French, I could not discuss or ask question about the interlocking.
The following pictures are from the station area in Granville, starting with a track plan and a little history:
Track plan, Granville, 14.9.2023
Station history, Granville, 12.9.2023
Station history, Granville, 12.9.2023
Granville has always been a terminus station, so I start with pictures of the stub tracks:
Buffer stops, Granville, 12.9.2023
Buffer stops, Granville, 12.9.2023
Station tracks, Granville, 12.9.2023
Station tracks, Granville, 12.9.2023
There was a lot going on in the small station at this time:
SNCF B 82646, Granville, 14.9.2023
Points levers and dual-mode railcars SNCF B 84577 and B 84559, Granville, 12.9.2023
Many French terminus stations have retained some old track connections for switching locomotives, including Granville. A points lever between the buffer stops is used to reverse the two points via a linkage:
Points lever, Granville, 12.9.2023
Points lever and rods to crossover, B 84559 and B 84561, Granville, 12.9.2023
Rod line with covered expansion lever, Granville, 12.9.2023
Rod line, Granville, 12.9.2023
Rod line and points, Granville, 12.9.2023
The SNCF signaling system is explained quite well on stellwerke.de—this may help a little with the following pictures:
SNCF B 84577, far away a signal showing aspect S (Sémaphore) for a route to the depot, Granville, 12.9.2023
SNCF B 84577, far away a signal showing aspect S (Sémaphore) for a route to the depot, Granville, 12.9.2023
SNCF B 84577, far away a signal showing aspect C (Carré), Granville, 12.9.2023
SNCF B 84562, Granville, 12.9.2023
Why the rails were not welded here is not clear to me:
Rail joints, Granville, 12.9.2023
This turnout is located in the area of the depot:
Locally operated points 172, Granville, 12.9.2023
Locally operated points 172, Granville, 12.9.2023
Finally, here are two types of apparatus whose purpose I don't know:
I don't know what this is, Granville, 12.9.2023
This might be a rail temperature sensor, Granville, 12.9.2023
Finally, a picture of the station: On the left is the old station building alongside the tracks, across in front of it is the newer, later addition:
Station building, Granville, 18.9.2023
Translated mainly with DeepL.com (free version)
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