 In 1862 Boucquéau founded the railway company Société du Chemin de Fer de Braine-le-Comte à Gand, the financial demands of the rail project brought Boucquéau to near bankruptcy, but was rescued with the financial aid of Gustave Boël, an accountant within his business.On the death of Boucquéau in 1880 he bequeathed the company to Boël.By 1897 the company employed 1200 person.