People
Victor Couzin
Belgian engineer, director of the works 1889–1890
For about two years he directed the building of the Myloi–Kalamata line for the firm Couzin–Génis, with his office in Tripoli. He returned to Belgium in late 1890.
Also written: Βίκτωρ Κουζέν, Κουζίν, Couzin
Events
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26 January 1889
A Spanish steamer brings the first building materials
On a Saturday in January 1889 a Spanish steamer sailed into Myloi with materials for the new Myloi–Kalamata railway. The works began at both ends of the line, Myloi and Kalamata, because materials could arrive there by…
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13 January 1891
The Belgian engineer Couzin goes home; Rolin takes charge
Victor Couzin, who had directed the works on the Myloi–Kalamata line for two years for the firm Couzin–Génis, had gone back to Belgium with his wife. The original contractor, Ernest Rolin, now took over the direction of…