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Jean-Claude-Républicain Arnoux

Biography of railway engineer

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Lived 1792–1866, aged 74France
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    1792–1866
    Aged 74
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Updated 2026-07-18

Jean-Claude-Républicain Arnoux was a French civil engineer known for his invention of the Arnoux system for articulating trains on tight curves. As an entrepreneur he founded and directed the Compagnie de Paris à Orsay, which constructed and operated the line from Paris to Orsay and is now part of the Ligne de Sceaux. It opened on 6 June 1846.

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