Branch Line

The Rapilly railway viaduct.

The Rapilly railway viaduct.

 

The monuments left in the landscape by a disused railway branch line. The Flers-Falaise line was opened in 1874 and crossed the hilly landscape of the Suisse Normande, Normandy, France running through both the Orne and Calvados departments.

The line had a short life. Most of it ceased running in 1938 with parts open until 1969. But its traces are still evident, in the form of embankments, cuttings, bridges, tunnels and station buildings.