Private company
Railway in Friesland, Netherlands
Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij ('North Friesland Railway Company') operated a light railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in northern Netherlands. The line spanned approximately 91 kilometers (57 miles) and was built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.2 It is headquartered in Leeuwarden.1 It ceased to exist in 1935.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij ('North Friesland Railway Company') operated a light railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in northern Netherlands. The line spanned approximately 91 kilometers (57 miles) and was built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.2
The NFLS had a network of lines in North Friesland. The lines opened in eight stages:
Wetsens station closed in May 1902, less than eight months after opening. On 1 December 1905, the NFLS was taken over by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM), which itself was nationalized on 1 December 1938, becoming part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
From Wikipedia’s article on Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
On 12 June 1927, NS locomotive 7124 derailed near Holwerd and ended up on its side in a canal. The locomotive was recovered on 23 June and returned to service after repairs were made.
From Wikipedia’s article on Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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