Camber Railway Explained

Camber Railway should not be confused with Rye and Camber Tramway.

Camber Railway
Stations:	none
Open:	1915
Close:	1920 / 1940
Stock:	2 locomotives and 3 cars
Linelength:	5.6km (03.5miles)

The Camber Railway was a narrow gauge railway located on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It was one of the most southerly railways in the world.

The Camber Railway was constructed to support the Admiralty wireless station, supplying coal to generators which powered the station. It ran along the north side of Stanley Harbour for about .^{[1] [2]}

History

There were two Kerr, Stuart and Company "Wren" class 0-4-0 steam tank locomotives. The system fell into disuse after the wireless station was modernised. Parts of the infrastructure were used in the Falklands War; rails were taken for use in some defensive structures.

Fleet

• KS "Wren" class steam locomotives - 2 (KS 2388/15 and 2392/15)
• wooden wagon cars - 3
• steam crane (on flat car) - 1
• tipper wagon
• flat car wagon

External links

• The Camber Railway, Falkland Islands - Britlink
• Railways of the Far South: Falkland Islands and Camber Railway
• Historias poco conocidas: Un ferrocarril en las Malvinas

-51.6828°N -57.8842°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 11ACamberRly. 16 May 2011. Railways of the Far South. 6 May 2011.
2. Web site: The Camber Railway, Falkland Islands. 16 May 2011. Britlink.org - British Overseas Territories. https://web.archive.org/web/20110326063910/http://www.britlink.org/camber.html. 26 March 2011. dead.