Labasa Mill Tramway

The Labasa Mill Tramway was a 26-mile-long (42 km) narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 2 feet (610 mm) in the northeast of Vanua Levu, the second largest island of Fiji.

Labasa Mill Tramway
Locomotive boiler explosion, Labasa, 1912


Map of the route
Technical
Line length26 miles (42 km)
Track gauge2 feet (610 mm)
Route map
mi
0 Labasa
Malau Road Crossing
7 Nagigi
Mataniwai
Papalagi
15 Nasealevu
Enketa’s Points
Vunivutu
Navoalevu
26 Wainikoro[1]

Operation

The railway was operated from 1894 to 1982.[2]

Locomotives

In 1957 the following locomotives were used:

OwnerManufacturerYearNo.TypeCurrent locationCurrent status
Labasa Sugar MillFowler189620-6-0T tank locomotivePlaygroundDisplay
Labasa Sugar MillFowler190630-6-2T tank locomotiveLabasa Sugar MillDisplay
Labasa Sugar MillFowler190750-6-2T tank locomotiveLabasa Sugar MillDerelict
Labasa Sugar MillFowler19266 (3)0-6-0T petrol locomotiveLabasa Sugar MillDerelict[3]
Labasa Sugar MillHudswell Clarke193770-6-0 diesel locomotive
Labasa Sugar MillDrewry Car Company195080-4-0 diesel locomotive
Labasa Sugar MillClyde Engineering195590-6-0 diesel locomotive[4]
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References

  1. Fergusson, Jim (20 January 2016). "Fiji & Pacific Islands Railways, Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). railwaystationlists.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Labasa mill, 1894-1982 (Fiji)". LRSSA Magazine. 77. July 1982.
  3. Douglas C. Bailey: There are 66 locomotives built by: 'Fowler'.
  4. Hodge, Peter (October 1960). "Narrow Gauge In Fiji". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 103: 21–40. JSTOR 43517963.

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