Camber Railway

Camber Railway
Camber Railway
	One of the two 'Wren' class narrow gauge steam locomotives of Camber Railway on the Falkland Islands, 1915.
Overview
Locale	Stanley, Falkland Islands
Termini	Stanley Harbour; Admiralty wireless station;
Stations	none
Service
Type	Narrow gauge railway
Rolling stock	2 locomotives and 3 cars
History
Opened	1915
Closed	1920 / 1940
Technical
Line length	5.6 km (3.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	2 ft (610 mm)

The Camber Railway was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway located on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It was one of the most southerly railways in the world.

The Camber Railway was constructed to support the Admiralty wireless station, supplying coal to generators which powered the station. It ran along the north side of Stanley Harbour for about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).^[2]^[1]

History

There were two Kerr, Stuart and Company "Wren" class 0-4-0 steam tank locomotives.^[2]^[1] The system fell into disuse after the wireless station was modernised. Parts of the infrastructure were used in the Falklands War; rails were taken for use in some defensive structures.^[1]

Fleet

KS "Wren" class steam locomotives - 2 (KS 2388/15 and 2392/15)
wooden wagon cars - 3
steam crane (on flat car) - 1
tipper wagon
flat car wagon

Gallery

Camber Railway, 1915-1922. The loco has 'Falkland Island Express' handwritten on the tank. The wooden wagon bodies carry removable seats at each end for workmen. The 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class, and 'Smoker' legends, not to mention that on the loco's tank, seem to imply that the whole thing was seen as a bit of a joke. The photo was later used on a Falkland Islands 54p stamp.
Sail-driven waggons with balanced lug, standing lug and gaff rigs (early 1920s)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Camber Railway, Falkland Islands". Britlink.org - British Overseas Territories. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b "11ACamberRly". Railways of the Far South. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

External links

The Camber Railway, Falkland Islands - Britlink
Railways of the Far South: Falkland Islands and Camber Railway
(in Spanish) Historias poco conocidas: Un ferrocarril en las Malvinas

51°40′58″S 57°53′03″W / 51.6828°S 57.8842°W / -51.6828; -57.8842

[britlink-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Camber Railway, Falkland Islands". Britlink.org - British Overseas Territories. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[rotfs-2] "11ACamberRly". Railways of the Far South. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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