Labasa Mill Tramway
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.jpg) Locomotive kettle crash , 1912
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.png) Course of the main line
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| Route length: | 26 (42 miles) km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 610 mm ( 2 foot track ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Labasa Mill Tramway was a 42 kilometer (26 mi) long narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 2 feet (610 mm) in the northeast of the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji .
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The railroad was in operation from 1894 to 1982.
Locomotives
The following locomotives were used by the Labasa Sugar Mill until 1957:
| Manufacturer | Construction year | No. | Wheel alignment | Art | Today's place of installation | Current Status |
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| Fowler | 1896 | No. 2 | 0-6-0T | steam train | playground | Exhibit |
| Fowler | 1906 | No. 3 | 0-6-2T | steam train | Labasa Sugar Mill | Exhibit |
| Fowler | 1907 | No. 5 | 0-6-2T | steam train | Labasa Sugar Mill | Neglected |
| Fowler | 1926 | No. 6 (3) | 0-6-0T | Benz locomotive | Labasa Sugar Mill | Neglected |
| Hudswell Clarke | 1937 | No. 7 | 0-6-0 | Diesel locomotive | ||
| Drewry Car Company | 1950 | No. 8 | 0-4-0 | Diesel locomotive | ||
| Clyde Engineering | 1955 | No. 9 | 0-6-0 | Diesel locomotive |
Individual evidence
- ^ Jim Fergusson: Fiji & Pacific Islands Railways, Passenger Stations & Stops. In: railwaystationlists.co.uk. January 20, 2016. Accessed October 6, 2018 (PDF).
- ↑ Labasa mill, 1894-1982 (Fiji). In: LRSSA Magazine , No. 77, July 1982.
- ^ Douglas C. Bailey: There are 66 locomotives built by: 'Fowler'.
- ^ Peter Hodge: Narrow Gauge In Fiji In: The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. No. 103, October 1960, pp. 21-40 (36 pages). Ed .: Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R & LHS).
Coordinates: 16 ° 25 ′ 50.1 ″ S , 179 ° 23 ′ 17.3 ″ E