A vast forest in Wallonia was crossed in 1876 by the single-track line 90A between Jurbise and Saint-Ghislain.
A graceful arch bridge, a kilometres-long railway tunnel, and several pedestrian bridges still recall a railway line in France from the 1930s that was never completed.
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