 The railway began as the "Association Tourisme et Chemins de fer de la Manche" in 1982.The association has a set itself the task of preserving railway heritage in the Cotentin.The association was founded in 1982 as the "Association pour la Sauvegarde du Chemin de fer Carentan-Carteret", (ASCCC), which became in 1983, the "Association pour la Sauvegarde du Chemin de fer Carentan-Carteret et Coutances - Cherbourg" under pressure of the Cherbourg and Coutances councils.