Ruwenhorst & Humbert (Heeresfeldbahn) 0-8-0T No. 4.2(HF 1535)
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
Location: Train Touristique de la Vallée de la Scarpe
Status: Operational
Posted: Dec 7, 2023 @ 08:12:59 by Achim
Delivered to Replacement Park Berlin. Salvaged from the Domaines after the war and sold to the public construction company Ruvenhorst & Humbert in Villeblevin (Yonne), with the number 34 and the name “Marcelle”. Purchased in 1968 by the dealer Hénocque, then resold to the Chemin de fer de Saint-Eutrope (CFSE) and named “Bondoufle”. Acquired in 2000 by the Amicale Amandinoise de Modélisme agricole et de Chemin de fer (AAMCS), which operates the Scarpe Valley Steam Railway (CFVS).
Posted: Dec 2, 2022 @ 03:12:31 by Dale W Fickés
The railway on which this locomotive now operates, Train Touristique de la Vallée de la Scarpe at St Amand les Eaux, Nord, France is now one of the closest operational lines to the United Kingdom and should be attainable from and back via Dover within a day, a few miles north of Valenciennes.