Ocean Island Railway

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Ocean Island Railway
The first Orenstein & Koppel steam locomotive, 1906
The first Orenstein & Koppel steam locomotive, 1906
Special trip on a locomotive specially chartered to transport Irish dinner guests
Special trip on a
locomotive specially chartered to transport Irish dinner guests
Route of the Ocean Island Railway
Route
Route length: about 3 km
Gauge : 610, 914 and 1435 mm
Legend
   
 3 northern guano mining areas
   
 European settlement (Tabwewa, Tapiwa)
   
 Aboriginal settlement (Tabiang, Tapiang)
   
 0 Loading device (Uma, Ooma)
   
 Boat harbor

The Ocean Island Railway (later Banaba Island Railway ) was an approximately 3 km long, from 1906 operated field railway on the Ocean Island (later Banaba) with the gauges of initially 2 feet (610 mm), from 1937 then 3 feet (914 mm) and finally standard gauge (1435 mm).

Route

The partly double-track route led from the northern guano mining areas along the coast through the European settlement ( English : Tabwewa, French : Tapiwa) and the native settlement (Tabiang, Tapiang) to the engine shed and boat harbor (Uma, Ooma). A higher cable car ran from the original, central guano mining area to the eastern mining area and via a branch line to the expanded central guano mining area.

business

In the beginning the operation was carried out with steam locomotives from Orenstein & Koppel (O&K) and a saddle tank locomotive from Bagnall . One O&K locomotive was called Florence , one had the number 7 (O&K works number 12678 from 1935) and one had the number 11 (O&K works number 9880 from 1922).

Diesel locomotives were later used. For the transport of people there were wagons with sun protection roofs for the Europeans and open wagons for the natives.

Locomotives

Manufacturer Wheel alignment Serial number Construction year Gauge Remarks
Bagnall Bt 610 mm Saddle tank locomotive
OK Bt 9880 1922 610 mm No. 11
OK Bt 11174 1926 610 mm Location unknown, possibly on a neighboring island
OK Bt 11291 1926 610 mm Location unknown, possibly on a neighboring island
OK Bt 11585 1928 610 mm
OK Bt 11586 1928 610 mm
OK Bt 12678 1935 610 mm No. 7
OK Bt 12887 1937 914 mm
OK Bt 12888 1937 914 mm
OK Bt 12889 1937 914 mm
OK Bt 12890 1937 914 mm
OK Bt 12891 1937 914 mm
OK Bt 3300 1909 600 mm 40 HP, Marrison, James & Co., Australia for Nauru, from 1920 as No. 12 on Ocean Island (replacement boiler 13108/1955)

Web links

Commons : Ocean Island Railway  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Thomas Kautzor: Light railways in Oceania (Nauru). January 18, 2015
  2. ^ Ocean Island.
  3. ^ A b Vidar Skilnand: Guano Railway.

Coordinates: 0 ° 51 ′ 58.4 ″  S , 169 ° 32 ′ 17.1 ″  E