French-Hellenic Railway Company
The French-Hellenic Railway Co. (French: Chemin de fer Franco-Hellenique, or CFFH, full name: Cοmpanie franco-hellenique des chemins de fer, Greek: Γαλλοελληνική Εταιρεία Σιδηροδρόμων or ΓΕΣ) was a private railway company in Greece and Turkey which operated the former Chemins de fer Orientaux railway line from Alexandroupolis to Pythio, Ormenio and Svilengrad between 1929 and 1954. The company was absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways state-owned company in 1954.
Map of the line operated by the former French-Hellenic Railway Company as of 2015 | |
| Overview | |
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| Main stations(s) |
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| Fleet size | 19 steam engines |
| Parent company | Chemins de fer Orientaux |
| Reporting mark | CFFH |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
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