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'''Decauville Portable Railway System''' | '''Decauville Portable Railway System''' | ||
Decauville was a manufacturing company founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decauville Wikipedia "Decauville"]; Retrieved 11 Mar 2017</ref> | '''[[Decauville et Compagnie]]''' ''(see seperate page)'' was a manufacturing company founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decauville Wikipedia "Decauville"]; Retrieved 11 Mar 2017</ref> | ||
Starting in 1875 the company produced track elements, locomotives and wagons. These were exported to many countries <ref name=Wiki/>. | Starting in 1875 the company produced track elements, locomotives and wagons. These were exported to many countries <ref name=Wiki/>. | ||