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The Ocean Island Railway (later Banaba Island Railway) was a long
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mining railway with a gauge of initially , and after 1937 of and finally on Ocean Island (later renamed Banaba Island).Thomas Kautzor
''Feldbahnen in Ozeanien (Nauru).''
18 January 2015.


Route

The track ran from the northern
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mining areas along the coast through the European Settlement (
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:Tabwewa,
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: Tapiwa) and the Native Labour Quarters (Tabiang, Tapiang) to the depot and Boat Harbour (Uma, Ooma).


Operation

Initially steam locomotives of
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(O&K) and a saddle tank locomotive of Bagnall were used. One O&K locomotive was named ''Florence'', one had the number 7 (O&K works number 12678 of 1935)Vidar Skilnand
''Guano Railway.''
/ref> and another one the number 11 (O&K works number 9880 of 1922). Later diesel locomotives were used. Passenger transport was done with a canopee car for the Europeans and an open wagon for the native labourers.


Locomotives


References

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