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A Decauville 0-4-2 T in the French Sudan THE TRAVELS OF “LOUSTALOT-LACLETTE”

Right from the moment the very first sleeper was laid, the Kayes metre gauge line in Niger took up a lot of time in the French National Assembly’s agenda. It must be recognized that the project was a financial disaster and that little progress was achieved in terms of work. The European staff had great difficulties surviving the climate. The track and trackbed, tediously built in floodable areas during the dry season, were very seriously damaged with every rainy season. Therefore, when the Bafing river (which becomes

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