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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. [1] [2]
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 ...
The Metro Express is a light rail public transport system in Mauritius.. The route runs between the capital Port Louis in the district of the same name and the cities of the Plaines Wilhems District with an additional branch, running between the city of Rose Hill and the University of Mauritius at Réduit.
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).
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.
History of rail transport in Mauritius; M. Metro Express (Mauritius) R. Railway stations in Mauritius This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 22:40 (UTC). ...
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Standard gauge railways in Mauritius (1 P) This page was last edited on 20 January 2024, at 11:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...