Rail Transport
Historically there were public railway services in the island, provided by two railway companies:
- The Jersey Railway closed in 1936.
- The Jersey Eastern Railway closed in 1929.
During the German military occupation 1940-1945, light railways were re-established by the Germans for the purpose of supplying coastal fortifications. A one-metre gauge line was laid down following the route of the former Jersey Railway from Saint Helier to La Corbière, with a branch line connecting the stone quarry at Ronez in Saint John. A 60cm line ran along the west coast, and another was laid out heading east from Saint Helier to Gorey. The first line was opened in July 1942, the ceremony being disrupted by passively-resisting Jersey spectators. The German railway infrastructure was dismantled after the Liberation in 1945.
A heritage railway demonstration operates at the Pallot Heritage Steam Museum.
Read more about this topic: Transport In Jersey
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