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Type of carriage/wagon Number of coaches/wagons

Train carriage

Train carriage

Freight car

Total

Freight cars

Freight cars

5

5

5

10

12

14

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

Trains de voyageurs Trains mixtes Trains de marchandises Trains de service Total

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Fig. 3. Number of yearly trains during French domination, by type of train (1912-1938)

The typical train line-ups used for RLA of LBB also considers the variety of equipment and dimensions during this period because many types of locomotives, tenders, train carriages and freight cars were used, mostly fabricated in France.

Fig. 4. Typical departmental train line-up, during French domination (1913-1938)

The total number of trains circulating on LBB during the French domination can be reliably estimated evaluated at 195,000.