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

Port Said Railway
Ismailia, Railway Station
Port Said, Railway Station
Technical
Track gauge750 mm
Route map

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Ismailia
Port Said

History

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4-4-0 steam locomotive No V5

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

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No Type Cylinders Manufacturer Serial No Phot and technical data Built Subsequent use
1-2 0-6-0 Corpet Louvet & Cie 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
V1 – V4 2-4-0 9.5 x 15 inch Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques 4458-4461  
Locomotive Nr. V1
1893 Egyptian Delta Light Railways 105–108
V5 4-4-0 9.25 x 16.5 inch Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques 4675  
Locomotive No. V5
1896 Egyptian Delta Light Railways 109
V6 4-4-0 Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques 1898

References

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  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. ^ Egypt Railways - Port Said Railway Company - 4-4-0 steam locomotive Nr. V5 (SACM Graffenstaden, 1896) and a passenger train.