Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans
French railway company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (PO) was an early French railway company.
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Industry | rail transport |
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Founded | 1838 |
Fate | Merged then nationalised |
Successor | Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (1934) SNCF (1938) |
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It merged with the Chemins de fer du Midi to form the Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (PO-Midi) in 1934. In 1938 the PO-Midi was nationalized with five other companies to become a part of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF).