Английская Википедия:Borkumer Kleinbahn
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rail line
The Borkumer Kleinbahn is a Шаблон:Track gauge narrow gauge railway on the German island of Borkum in the North Sea. It is the oldest island railway (Шаблон:Lang-de) in Germany, beginning operation in 1888.[1]
Line
The Шаблон:Convert long line connects the port with the town of Borkum.[1] It is double tracked since the early 20th century.[2]
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A map of the island showing the railway line
History
In 1879, tracks for a horse-drawn railway line were laid for the construction of a new lighthouse. The tracks were converted for locomotive-hauled trains about 10 years later,[2] and the line opened in 1888 as a successor of the horsedrawn line.[3] The network reached its peak length in 1938,[2] with a track length of about Шаблон:Convert.[1] The line celebrated its 125th anniversary on June 15, 2013.[4]
Rolling stock
The fleet consists of multiple passenger cars, diesel locomotives, steam locomotives and a Wismar railbus, which was built in 1940.[1] A steam locomotive from the Bäderbahn Molli is scheduled to run on the line in summer 2019.[5] Both Bäderbahn Molli and the Borkumer Kleinbahn have the same Шаблон:Track gauge track gauge.[6]
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The Wismar railbus in June 2009
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Steam engine Borkum in August 2015
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