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The Bermuda Railway was a 21.7-mile (34.9 km) common carrier line that operated in Bermuda for a brief period (October 31, 1931 – May 1, 1948). In its 17 years of existence, the railway provided frequent passenger and freight service over its length spanning most of the archipelago from St. George's in the east to Somerset, Sandys Parish, in the west.
Between 1931 and 1948, Bermuda Railway provided rail passenger and freight services between St George's and Somerset in Sandys Parish, via Hamilton. The railway was replaced by a bus service and the line dismantled in 1948. Much of the old railway right-of-way has been converted to the "Bermuda Railway Trail" for hiking and biking.
This is a route-map template for the Bermuda Railway, a railway in Bermuda.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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A rail line was constructed in Bermuda in the 1920s, opening in 1931 as the Bermuda Railway, which was abandoned in 1948. [45] The right of way is now the Bermuda Railway Trail. [46] In 1930, after several failed attempts, a Stinson Detroiter seaplane flew to Bermuda from New York City: It was the first aeroplane ever to reach the islands.
R & P Electric Railway, the Chester Stop of world's first electric Trolley which ran from Richmond to Petersburg. Ochre; a former town named Ochre, site of Bermuda Ochre Company on a road to an ochre mine that also contained hematite next to Point of Rocks. [8] [18] [19] [20] Bermuda Warehouse where coal could be loaded onto ships. [14]
english: remains of one of the railroad bridges remain; this railroad ran from 1931 to 1948 and ran from the eastern end to the western end of the island. most expensive railroad ever built on a per mile basis costing the investors 1 million pounds; now a hiking and horseback trail
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