Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine

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Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine (AL)
Map of the Alsace-Lorraine and Guillaume-Luxembourg railways in 1919.
Overview
LocaleAlsace, Moselle, Luxembourg
Dates of operation1919–1938
PredecessorReichseisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen
SuccessorSNCF
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Length2,320 km (1,440 mi) (31 december 1937)

The Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine or AL (English: Alsace and Lorraine Railways) was a rail transport administration created on 19 June 1919.

On 1 January 1938, the Alsace and Lorraine Railways were nationalised, as were the other main railway companies, to become part of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF).

See also