Beverloo Camp Railway
Decauville railway station at Beverloo Camp, 1920s [1]

Route of the main line, as shown on a 1970s map
Technical
Line length115 km (71 mi)
Track gauge600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Route map

 Beverloo Camp
1879-1940
 Military railway station
1879-1940
 Leopoldsburg
1914-1940
Leopoldsburg station on standard gauge line

The Beverloo Camp Railway was a 115 km (71 mi) long 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge railway line in Beverloo Camp near Leopoldsburg in Belgium, which was operated from 1879 to 1940.[2][3]

History

The first section of track was laid in 1879 by Paul Decauville. It was extended to Leopoldsburg Station, on the standard gauge railway, in 1914.

The track was lifted on 10 May 1940 by Lieutenant Jeunehomme of the 3rd Compagnie and his troops, because of the German invasion during World War II.[4]

Route

The network was in total 115 km long including all the tracks throughout old Beverloo Camp. They went to the barracks, but also to the buildings outside the Infantry or Cavalry Barracks (military bakery, military butchery, military hospital etc) and to the firing range, which was located several kilometers away from the barracks.

Rolling stock

Carriages

Initially horse-drawn, eight-wheeled Decauville bogie carriages were used.

Steam locomotives

Later Borsig steam locomotives were used:

NameTypeManufacturerOperatorImage
Anna0-4-4-0BorsigRCF
Cecile0-4-4-0BorsigRCF
Henriette0-4-4-0BorsigRCF
0-4-4-0Borsig

Troup transport

References

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