{"id":3113,"date":"2023-08-31T01:32:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/une-petite-vacance-en-france-1\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T01:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:32:48","slug":"une-petite-vacance-en-france-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/une-petite-vacance-en-france-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Une Petite Vacance En France (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Poole To Cherbourg A Pied<\/span><\/p>\n

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No 1 son plus No 1 son’s Mrs took a short break in Cherbourg <\/span>as foot passengers<\/span>. They travelled OUT on a proper ferry operated by Brittany ditto …<\/span><\/div>\n

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… and returned c\/o Condor on one of those super sleek wave piercer catamarans.<\/div>\n
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The ferry terminus at Cherbourg …<\/div>\n
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… is obviously a deep water facility, but too its left you can espy the entrance to the traditional harbour.<\/div>\n
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The boy plus wife booked an airbnb (which, much to fbb’s eternal chagrin, do not ever<\/span> serve b<\/span> – which makes it a daft name. And they all have a roof and are not open to the air<\/span>!) a pace or two to the east of the tradition Harbour. Joining to two halves of the harbourside is the Pont Tournant<\/span>.<\/div>\n
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Interestingly this forms a useful focus for a brief wander through the history of public transport in the town.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Public Transport Progression – Tram To Bus<\/span><\/div>\n

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In 1896 a service of trams began and they were steam hauled …<\/span><\/div>\n

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… with one if these at the front.<\/div>\n
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So the first swing bridge carried a single track for the trams and presumably what little road traffic there was.<\/div>\n
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This was then widened to double track.<\/div>\n
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Readers may like to keep their eyes on the building on the left on the far bank. This was the office, rest room and operating room for the bridge.<\/div>\n
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In 1901 the system was electrified …<\/span><\/div>\n

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… and the swing bridge was equipped with framework and wiring to ensure electrical continuity when open to the trams.<\/div>\n
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This was similar to the set-up we saw a while back over the Forth Clyde canal in Glasgow.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Here is a closer look …<\/div>\n
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… with the swing bridge swung.<\/div>\n

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In 1944 Cherbourg was heavily bombarded as part of the Normandy invasions. There was huge damage, as here to the railway station …<\/span><\/div>\n

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… and here to the swing bridge.<\/div>\n
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Trams never ran again after 1944. The bridge was, of course, rebuilt sans overhead …<\/div>\n
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… and buses replaced trams …<\/div>\n
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… having been introduced earlier serving the “outer suburbs”<\/div>\n
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But the name remained nearly the same with one change also beginning with “T”.!<\/div>\n

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The Transport company (CTC Compagnie Transports de Cherbourg) continued to run the buses until today’s franchised system took over.<\/div>\n

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A notable bus terminus are was outside the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall) …<\/span><\/div>\n

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… which us now bereft of traffic …<\/div>\n
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… and appears to have been demoted to a Tourist Information Centre. A much larger Town Hall is located nearby.<\/div>\n

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And the swing bridge became rather boring!<\/span><\/div>\n

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But it still swings and the “cottage” HQ still stands.<\/div>\n
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Tomorrow we look at the transport network today. In doing so, we take a virtual ride to the beach with son and daughter–in-law.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Next Cherbourg bus blog : Friday 1st September\u00a0<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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