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Railway network of Sierra LeoneBeyer, Peacock & Company works photo of SLGR Garratt locomotive no. 50, taken in 1926Lisk-Carew Brothers: Congo (Town) Bridge, Mountain Railway, Sierra Leone, 1910s.
The Sierra Leone Government Railway operated in Sierra Leone from 1897 to 1974. It was unusual in that it formed a national railway system constructed solely to a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge, whereas in other countries, gauge of such a narrow width was usually confined to feeder railways.
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series The SierraLeoneGovernmentRailway operated in SierraLeone from 1897 to 1974. It was unusual in that it formed a national railway system constructed...
side in SierraLeone, but the in 2012 the government was failing at enforcing this law. There are 84 kilometres (52 mi) of railway in SierraLeone, of which...
city of SierraLeone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is SierraLeone's major...
Parliament of SierraLeone is the legislative branch of the government of SierraLeone. It is principally responsible for making laws. The SierraLeone parliament...
SierraLeone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone...
the Railway Department of the SierraLeoneGovernment participated in a strike. This strike represented the first time a trade union in SierraLeone was...
The National Railway Museum is a railway museum in Freetown, SierraLeone. The museum was opened in 2005. The SierraLeoneGovernmentRailway closed in 1974...
performing shunting duties around the city of Bulawayo. On the SierraLeoneGovernmentRailway, this 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge system had 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratts...
SierraLeone, officially the Republic of SierraLeone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its southeastern border with Liberia...
Railway stations in SierraLeone include: The MSN and FallingRain and UNHCR maps still show the railway lines closed in 1974. UN Map of SierraLeone -...
Siaka Probyn Stevens (24 August 1905 – 29 May 1988) was the leader of SierraLeone from 1967 to 1985, serving as Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971 and as...
Kenema is one of SierraLeone's most ethnically diverse cities. Like most parts of SierraLeone, the Krio language of the SierraLeone Creole people is...
Tourism in SierraLeone is an important growing national service industry. Beaches and other natural habitats are the biggest parts of the nation's tourism...
public university in the neighbourhood of Mount Aureol in Freetown, SierraLeone. Founded on 18 February 1827, it is the first western-style university...
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Trade unions in SierraLeone first emerged in the period around World War I, with reports indicating that civil servants organised unions as early as 1912...
this time, Hunslet was building a series of 2-6-2Ts for the SierraLeoneGovernmentRailway, design elements of which were included in the construction...
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies...
was an airport under construction in SierraLeone. It was part of the infrastructure to be built as SierraLeone prepared to shift its political and administrative...
Saudi Arabia. In West Africa, it is active in Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and SierraLeone, and operates in the rest of the continent in ( bolivia- ref ferreteria...
Freetown SierraLeone Protectorate. He distinguished himself as an educator and contributor to post-colonial discourse on African self-government, and Third...
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