Port Said Railway Explained

Port Said Railway
Gauge:	750 mm

The Port Said Railway was a narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 750 mm from Ismailia to Port Said in Egypt.

History

The construction of the narrow gauge railway along the Suez Canal was endorsed in 1891. It was mainly used for passenger transport, while goods were transported in barges on the canal. The railway was taken-over in 1902 by the Egyptian National Railways and regauged to standard gauge in 1904. The narrow gauge locomotives were sold to the Egyptian Delta Light Railways.^[1]

Locomotives

No	Type	Cylinders	Manufacturer	Serial No	Phot and technical data	Built	Subsequent use
				532-533	Weight 9.9 t or 13.15 t incl. tender, wheel diameter 3 ft (914 mm)	1891^[2]	Egyptian Salt and Soda Company Railway
		9.5 x 15 inch		4458-4461	Locomotive Nr. V1	1893	Egyptian Delta Light Railways 105–108
		9.25 x 16.5 inch		4675	Locomotive No. V5	1896	Egyptian Delta Light Railways 109
						1898

References

1. Iain Logie: Egyptian Narrow Gauge Railways - Their History and Stock. Research Notes for the library of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, V2, August 2017.
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124446949@N06/31061956105 Egypt Railways - Port Said Railway Company - 4-4-0 steam locomotive Nr. V5 (SACM Graffenstaden, 1896) and a passenger train.