North Friesland Railway

North Friesland Railway

Legend
 Km
40 Harlingen Haven
39 Harlingen
to Leeuwarden
38 Koetille
36 Midlum-Herbaijum
35 Wijnaldum
32 Sexbierum-Pietersbierum
30 Oosterbierum
34 Franeker
31 Dongjum
27 Tzummarum
26 Firdgum
24 Minnertsga
28 Berlikum
Mooie Paal
21 St. Jacobiparochie
19 Koudeweg
16 Langhuisterweg
17 St. Annaparochie
14 Vrouwenparochie
13 Vrouwbuurtstermolen
47 Anjum
45 Morra-Lioessens
42 Metslawier
40 Wetsens
37 Dokkum-Aalsum
32 Hantum
30 Ternaard
26 Holwerd
22 Blije
20 Ferwerd
18 Hallum-Westernijkerk
15 Hallum
13 Hijum
11 Finkum
9 Stiens
8 Britsum
7 Cornjum
5 Jelsum
3 Leeuwarden Rijksweg
to Harlingen & IJlst

to Utrecht
 0 Leeuwarden
 to Groningen

The North Friesland Railway was a railway serving the sparsely populated north of the Dutch province of Friesland. It was operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: Noord Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NFLS)). It was what would be known in the UK as a light railway. The line was built to standard gauge and was about 91 kilometres (57 mi) in length.

History

The NFLS had a network of lines in north Friesland. The lines opened in eight stages:

Leeuwarden – Ferwerd April 22, 1901
Ferwerd – Metslawier October 2, 1901
Stiens – Tzummarum December 2, 1902
Tzummarum – Franeker Halte October 1, 1903
Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum October 1, 1903
Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen May 2, 1904
St. Jacobiparochie – Berlikum (freight only) before 1910
Metslawier – Anjum August 24, 1913

Wetsens station closed in May 1902, less than eight months after opening.[1] On December 1, 1905, the NFLS was taken over by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM), which itself was nationalised on December 1, 1938, becoming part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

Locomotives

The NFLS had a fleet of 10 2-4-2T locomotives, numbered 1-10. They became HSM 1051-60 and NS 7101-10. The locos cost f23,300 each and were built by Maschinenfabrik Hohenzollern.[2][3]

Carriages

The NFLS had the following passenger stock, all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam:[2]

Qty Type Class NFLS Nº HSM Nº NS Nº
10 four-wheel carriage 2nd class B1–10 B1060–69 B1071–80
25 four-wheel carriage 3rd class C1–25 C1072–96 C1146–70
2 four-wheel brake carriage 2nd class BDL1–2 BDP1070–71 1001–02
3 four-wheel brake carriage post and baggage LD1–3 DP3003–05 PD1026–28

Freight wagons

The NFLS had the following freight stock:[2]

Qty Type NFLS Nº HSM Nº NS Nº
2 van DE1–2 DP3001–02 D2261–62
9 van with brakesman's cab CHG1–9 11950–58 CHC3236–44
2 van with steam heating CHFF51–52 11959–60 CHC3561–62
4 open wagon with brakesman's cab CL201–04 29960–73 GL43661–64
16 open wagon CL301–16 29974–89 GL41816–31
2 van with brakesman's shelter FO601–02 5490–91 FB70774–75
8 van FO651–58 5492–99 FB70571–78
3 water tank
1 × 5,200 litres (1,100 imp gal)
2 × 6,500 litres (1,400 imp gal)
 WW1–3 4197–99 to 1911
4142–44 after 1911 		158059
158056–57
1 ballast wagon 1 13646 —

The stock was all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam except for the two 6,500 litre water tanks, which were built by Nivelles in 1896, and thus acquired second hand.[2]

Closures

The lines were closed in stages, with some short term reopenings taking place during the Second World War:

Section Date Action
Tzummarum – Franeker Halte October 8, 1933 closed, track lifted
Tzummarum – Harlingen May 15, 1935 closed to passengers
Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum May 15, 1935 closed to passengers
Stiens – Tzummarum May 15, 1936 closed to passengers
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum July 1, 1936 closed to passengers
Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen January 11, 1938 closed, track lifted
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum May 28, 1940 reopened to passengers
Stiens – Tzummarum May 28, 1940 reopened to passengers
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum December 1, 1940 closed to passenger
Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum July 27, 1942 closed[4]
Stiens – Tzummarum October 30, 1942 closed to passengers
Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum December 7, 1961 closed, track lifted
Minnertsga – Tzummarum May 4, 1966 closed, track lifted
Mooie Paal – Berlikum September 27, 1971 closed, track lifted
Stiens – Minnertsga 1973 closed
Holwerd – Dokkum Aalsum 1975 closed
Stiens – Holwerd 1978 closed
Stiens – Dokkum-Aalsum 1980 track lifted
Stiens – Minnertsga 1980 track lifted
Leeuwarden – Stiens 1997 closed
Leeuwarden station 2006 track lifted

Stations

Leeuwarden - Anjum line

All distances are from Leeuwarden station.

Leeuwarden Rijksweg (or Halte) station was demolished in 1970[5]

Jelsum station was demolished in 1944.[5]

Stiens.

Finkum station was demolished by 1970[5]

Hallum station was demolished in 1970[5]

Marrum-Westernijkerk.

Ferwerd station was demolished in 1974[5]

Hantum station was demolished by 1960.[5]

Dokkum-Aalsum station was demolished in 1974.[5]

Wetsens station closed in May 1902.[1]

Stiens - Harlingen line

Oosterbierum station was demolished by 1980.[5]

St. Jacobiparochie - Berlikum line

Tzummarum - Franeker line

Accidents

On June 12, 1927, NS locomotive 7124 derailed near Holwerd and ended up on its side in a dike. The locomotive was recovered on June 23 and returned to service after repairs were made.[6]

See also

Information contained in the above articles has been used in compiling this article.

References

  1. 1 2 Stationsweb.nl (Dutch)
  2. 1 2 3 4 NFLS Materieel Overzicht (Dutch)
  3. ↑ NFLS Aanschaf Materieel (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Railromantiek (Dutch)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NFLS stations article on Dutch Wikipedia (Dutch)
  6. ↑ NS loc 7124 (Dutch)

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