The secondary railways of the French Departement of the Herault were built to standard gauge. They were usually built to light rail standards although on occasions were strengthened to carry more substantial traffic. The region had a significant viniculture and wine was one of the major commodities transported via the secondary lines of the departement. https://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/03/18/railways-of-herault-route-a-saint-chinian-to-beziers-line-part-1-saint-chinian-to-cazouls-les-beziers
The second post in a series about the secondary railways of l'Herault. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/03/20/railways-of-herault-route-a-saint-chinian-to-beziers-line-part-2-cazouls-les-beziers-to-beziers-including-the-line-to-colombiers
No, the historical mode of transport was wagons with two large barrels on them. There is a sketch of one of these wagons in the second post in this series and there are a variety of pictures throughout the posts which show these historical wagons.
Infortunately most of this, if not all, is now what we could call "archeologic railroading"...Currently in France times are hard for those like me who don't find any thrill nor even interrest in bullet trains or other self-powered passenger train sets. Dom, waiting to fly back to Miami in next june, planning railfan journeys to USSC/SCFE railroad in Clewiston...
The Gare du Nord, Beziers is no longer an active station. It was a terminus for two different secondary Iines. The two lines were once linked by a triangular junction which allowed trains to travel through Beziers without visiting the station. The through line disappeared relatively early to make way for a Co-operative building which in turn has given way to a modern block of apartments. This next post covers the line from Beziers to Penezas. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/03/26/railways-of-herault-route-b-beziers-to-pezenas-line