The Port Said Railway was a narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 750 mm from Ismailia to Port Said in Egypt.
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History
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The construction of the narrow gauge railway along the Suez Canal was endorsed in 1891. It was mainly used for passenger transport, while goods were transported in barges on the canal. The railway was taken-over in 1902 by the Egyptian National Railways and regauged to standard gauge in 1904. The narrow gauge locomotives were sold to the Egyptian Delta Light Railways.[1]
Locomotives
edit| No | Type | Cylinders | Manufacturer | Serial No | Phot and technical data | Built | Subsequent use |
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| 1-2 | 0-6-0 | Corpet Louvet & Cie | 532-533 | Weight 9.9 t or 13.15 t incl. tender, wheel diameter 3 ft (914 mm) | 1891[2] | Egyptian Salt and Soda Company Railway | |
| V1 – V4 | 2-4-0 | 9.5 x 15 inch | Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques | 4458-4461 | .jpg) Locomotive Nr. V1 |
1893 | Egyptian Delta Light Railways 105–108 |
| V5 | 4-4-0 | 9.25 x 16.5 inch | Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques | 4675 | .jpg) Locomotive No. V5 |
1896 | Egyptian Delta Light Railways 109 |
| V6 | 4-4-0 | Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques | 1898 |
References
edit- ^ Iain Logie: Egyptian Narrow Gauge Railways - Their History and Stock. Research Notes for the library of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, V2, August 2017.
- ^ Egypt Railways - Port Said Railway Company - 4-4-0 steam locomotive Nr. V5 (SACM Graffenstaden, 1896) and a passenger train.