50 km of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge line, built 1917-1918 and destroyed 1918.
750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge private mineral lines in the Patok and Sukth area. 1930s and 1940s.
Military line between Shkozet and Lekaj during World War II, converted to standard gauge after 1945, being the first standard-gauge line in Albania.
From Vlorë an inland line was built for bitumen traffic by the Societa Italiana delle Miniere di Selenizza (SIMS). Constructed in 1930 at the gauge of 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in), the line was later converted to 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge and closed in the early 1990s.[5]
North from Vlorë an inland line was built serving salt flats at Narte, now closed.[6] The railway used three Lyd2 locomotives.[7]
^. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-18. Final Report of the German Wehrmacht in Albania (1945)
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narrow, gauge, railways, albania, between, 1917, 1930, approximately, military, industrial, narrow, gauge, railways, were, built, gauge, bosnian, gauge, built, austria, hungarians, italians, intending, create, through, route, from, skopje, tetovo, adriatic, co. Between 1917 and 1930 approximately 300 km of military and industrial narrow gauge railways were built at the gauge of 600 mm 1 ft 11 5 8 in and 750 mm 2 ft 5 1 2 in or Bosnian gauge 760 mm 2 ft 5 15 16 in built by Austria Hungarians and Italians 1 intending to create a through route from Skopje and Tetovo to the Adriatic coast of Albania 2 None of these railways remained intact 3 Overview Edit760 mm 2 ft 5 15 16 in 4 Shkoder Vlore Lezhe Velipoje Ishem Tirane Rrogozhine Strmen Lushnje Berat 50 km of 600 mm 1 ft 11 5 8 in gauge line built 1917 1918 and destroyed 1918 750 mm 2 ft 5 1 2 in gauge private mineral lines in the Patok and Sukth area 1930s and 1940s Military line between Shkozet and Lekaj during World War II converted to standard gauge after 1945 being the first standard gauge line in Albania From Vlore an inland line was built for bitumen traffic by the Societa Italiana delle Miniere di Selenizza SIMS Constructed in 1930 at the gauge of 900 mm 2 ft 11 7 16 in the line was later converted to 600 mm 1 ft 11 5 8 in gauge and closed in the early 1990s 5 North from Vlore an inland line was built serving salt flats at Narte now closed 6 The railway used three Lyd2 locomotives 7 Struga via Tetovo to Skopje for the chrome ore mine in Pogradec 8 Partly in North Macedonia closed See also EditRail transport in Albania History of rail transport in AlbaniaReferences Edit 1 History of the Railway Lines in Albania 2 No trains to Lake Ohrid 3 Pre 1930 760mm gauge Network 4 Thirty Inch lines 5 SIMS Societa Italiana delle Miniere di Selenizza 6 International Steam A day out in Albania 7 Narte Salt Flats Railway Albania 1945 Final Report of the German Wehrmacht in Albania Archived from the original on 2012 01 27 Retrieved 2015 01 18 Final Report of the German Wehrmacht in Albania 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narrow gauge railways in Albania amp oldid 1105652734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
