Labasa Mill Tramway Explained

Labasa Mill Tramway
Linelength:	26miles
Gauge:	2feet

The Labasa Mill Tramway is a 41miles narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 2feet in the northeast of Vanua Levu, the second largest island of Fiji.

Operation

The railway is operated from 1894 to today for the transportation of cane from the farms to the Labasa Mill for crushing.^[1]

Locomotives

In 1957 the following locomotives were used:

Owner	Manufacturer	Year	No.	Type	Current location	Current status
Labasa Sugar Mill		1896	2	tank locomotive	Playground	Display
Labasa Sugar Mill	Fowler	1906	3	tank locomotive	Labasa Sugar Mill	Display
Labasa Sugar Mill	Fowler	1907	5	tank locomotive	Labasa Sugar Mill	Derelict
Labasa Sugar Mill	Fowler	1926	6 (3)		Labasa Sugar Mill	Derelict^[2]
Labasa Sugar Mill		1937	7
Labasa Sugar Mill		1950	8
Labasa Sugar Mill		1955	9	^[3]

References

-16.4306°N 179.3882°W

Notes and References

1. Labasa mill, 1894-1982 (Fiji) . LRSSA Magazine . 77 . July 1982.
2. Douglas C. Bailey: There are 66 locomotives built by: 'Fowler'.
3. Hodge . Peter . 43517963 . Narrow Gauge In Fiji . . 103 . October 1960 . 103 . 21–40 .