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At its apogee, the Mauritius Government Railways had a fleet of 52 steam locomotives, including three Garratts, numbers 60 to 62, two 500 hp (370 kW) diesel-hydraulic locomotives ("Jessop"), together with nearly 200 passenger coaches and 750 goods wagons. Mauritian rail vehicles and operating practices were predominantly British in style.
A railway system existed in Mauritius from the 1860s until 1964. In 1956 the decision was made to close the railway due to unprofitability. At this time, Mauritius Government Railways had 146 km (91 mi) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (standard gauge) track and 47 locomotives. [1] Freight transport continued until 1964 when the railway was ...
A public and industrial railway system existed from the 1860s to the 1960s. [2] Due to persistent unprofitability from 1948 to 1953, it was finally closed in 1964. From 1964 to 2020, there were no railways in Mauritius. To cope with increasing road traffic congestion, a light rail system, Metro Express, was built between Curepipe and Port Louis.
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Mauritius had been without a railway system following the closure of Mauritius Government Railways in the 1950s. The last passenger train ran on 31 March 1956, between Port Louis and Curepipe. Due to increased car usage and chronic road congestion, plans for a light railway system had been proposed for many years.
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