The Bauchi Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway built in 1914 to carry tin from Jos in Nigeria to the main line 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)...
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Linite Gypsum Bauchi Light Railway Railway stations in Nigeria Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi State University BAUCHI State in...
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Bauchi State (Fula: Leydi Bauchi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa to the north...
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junction for Jos Bukuru (E) - tin Jos (E) - tin Bauchi (E) - was 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and part of Bauchi Light Railway. (built 1961) Gombe (E), Maiduguri (E) (terminus)...
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personnel for medical emergencies, etc. The 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge Bauchi Light Railway operated between Zaria and Bukuru over a distance 230 km (143 mi)...
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1914 to 1927, Zaria was the break-of-gauge junction station for the Bauchi Light Railway to the tin mines at Jos. Zaria is home to Ahmadu Bello University...
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2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies...
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narrow gauge railways of the British colonies, like e.g. the Bauchi Light Railway in Nigeria, Ceylon, Honduras or the Kalka-Shimla Railway in India. The...
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central Nigeria. It was served for a time by the extra narrow gauge Bauchi Light Railway which connected Zaria in the north to Jos in the south. In later...
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gauge railways ABC couplers on legacy 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railways ABC couplers on legacy Bauchi Light Railway 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Narrow gauge railways English...
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