page_title: Decauville
hierarchical_section_title: Decauville
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Aktie über 100 Francs der Etablissements Decauville von 1894
context_page_description: Decauville was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville, a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily. The first Decauville railway used 400 mm gauge; Decauville later refined his invention and switched to 500 mm and 600 mm gauge.
context_section_description: Decauville (French: [dəkovil]) was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily. The first Decauville railway used 400 mm (15 ³⁄₄ in) gauge; Decauville later refined his invention and switched to 500 mm (19 ³⁄₄ in) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 ⁵⁄₈ in) gauge.
caption: Share of the Etablissements Decauville, issued 1894
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