HISTORY
Ignoring the Pyrenees, which were already served by mainline railway companies, these metre gauge lines served the Garonne plain for almost half a century, connecting Toulouse with its rural hinterland; the city was already highly industrialized, but still a long way from becoming the European capital of aviation – this sector, at the time, was still in its infancy.
FROM THE TOULOUSE – BOULOGNE TO THE CFSO
In 1894, the departemental council of Haute-Garonne began studying a metre gauge line from Toulouse to Boulogne-sur-Gesse, a small town located in the south-west of the departement, well-known for its large maket. In 1897, the company to whom the concession had been awarded became the (T.B.), and in 1901 the (CFSO), while plans were afoot to build a further 6
