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Chemin der fer de Chauny à St. Gobain.

Discussion in 'International Heritage Railways/Tramways' started by 45669, Sep 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM.

  1. 45669

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    Afternoon All,

    While we were in France to see the Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury, we happened across some members of the Fédération des Amis des Chemins de fer Secondaires (FACS) who told us about a special train they were running on the Chemin de Fer de Chauny à St. Gobain the next day. This was north east of Paris, so by making a detour, we were able to visit this on our to Calais.

    Sadly, my colour slides have deteriorated somewhat in the 62 years since then, but I've managed to make them viewable with the magic of modern day computer software. The line was closed some years ago, so these photos have historic interest if nothing else. As far as I know, only one of their engines was preserved, and this is the 0-6-0T hauling the train.

    So if anyone would like to see them, they're here:

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/albums/72177720335604094/

    Hope they're of interest,

    Ron.
     
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    They are interesting, but is it there not an online way of making them even better?

    I have colour negatives that I improved with Photoshop. They are pretty good now.
    But a friend improved a picture using AI that came out brilliantly.
     
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    It's quite possible there is; can anybody recommend any free and simple to use online AI editing sites?
     
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    This took 2 mins using ChatGPT Free.
    There are a few errors, eg loco number, but you can request it to correct these.
    There’s a daily limit on the free version, but there are free apps y that I haven’t tried yet too.
     
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