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Barbados Railway
Barbados Railway near Barclays Park
Technical
Line length24 mi (39 km)
Track gauge
  • until 1898: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • from 1898: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map
A. Aspinall: The Pocket Guide to the West Indies, 1923

Legend
Barbados Railway
0 km (0.0 mi)
Bridgetown
Barbados Railway
4.0 km (2+12 mi)
Rouen
Barbados Railway
8.9 km (5+12 mi)
Bulkealey
Barbados Railway
11.3 km (7 mi)
Windsor
Barbados Railway
14.3 km (8+78 mi)
Branch to Crane
Barbados Railway
14.5 km (9 mi)
Carrington
Barbados Railway
16.1 km (10 mi)
Sunbury
Barbados Railway
17.7 km (11 mi)
Bushy Park
Barbados Railway
20.9 km (13 mi)
Three Houses
Barbados Railway
25.7 km (16 mi)
Bath
Barbados Railway
32.2 km (20 mi)
Bathsheba
Barbados Railway
38.6 km (24 mi)
St. Andrew's (Belleplaine)
[1]

The Barbados Railway was a 38.6-kilometre (24.0 mi)-long narrow-gauge railway on Barbados with a gauge of initially 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inch) and later 762 mm (2 feet 6 inch).[2] It had 98 bridges, very tight radii and a steep incline.[2] It was used from 1883 to 1937, after it had gone several times through financial difficulties.

  1. ^ Old Barbados - The Barbados Railway.avi. YouTube. (at 0:29)
  2. ^ a b Glory Tours Barbados (24 July 2010). "The Barbados Railway 1873–1937". A Bajan Tour Girl Exploring Barbados.

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