Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine

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Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine (AL)
Overview
Map of the Alsace-Lorraine and Guillaume-Luxembourg railways in 1919.
Locale	Alsace, Moselle, Luxembourg
Dates of operation	1919–1938
Predecessor	Reichseisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen
Successor	SNCF
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Length	2,320 km (1,440 mi) (31 december 1937)

The Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine or AL (English: Alsace and Lorraine Railways) was a rail transport administration created on 19 June 1919.

On 1 January 1938, the Alsace and Lorraine Railways were nationalised, as were the other main railway companies, to become part of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF).

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