Transport in Jersey - Jersey Railway, Jersey Airport, Hsc Condor 10, Hsc Condor Vitesse, Jersey Airways, Jersey Eastern Railway, Roads in Jersey (Paperback)

Chapters: Jersey Railway, Jersey Airport, Hsc Condor 10, Hsc Condor Vitesse, Jersey Airways, Jersey Eastern Railway, Roads in Jersey, 1938 Jersey Airport Disaster, Visite Du Branchage, Roads Committee, Roads Inspector. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Jersey Railway was opened in 1870 and was originally a standard gauge railway, 3.75 miles (6km) long, in Jersey in the Channel Islands. Converted to narrow gauge in 1884 and extended, the line closed in 1936. It is not to be confused with the Jersey Eastern Railway. Plaque on old St Helier terminus Frontage of former Saint Aubin terminus building 1872 advertisement for special Easter servicesIn 1864 the States of Jersey passed a law authorising the construction of the island's first railway. This standard gauge line was constructed, connecting St. Helier to St. Aubin, and the first train ran 25 October 1870. This railway was not a success and the company declared bankruptcy in 1874. The railway continued to operate but passed through a succession of proprietors until 1883. Meanwhile the owner of a granite quarry near La Moye had petitioned to build a railway linking his quarry to St. Aubin. This law passed in June 1871 and the St Aubin