Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij

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 Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in Northern Netherlands. Operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NFLS)), it functioned as a light railway, equivalent to what would be known in the UK. The line spanned approximately 91 kilometers (57 miles) and was built to a track gauge of 1435 mm.

History

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

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

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

Locomotives

N.F.L.M No.1

The NFLS had a fleet of 10 2-4-2T locomotives, numbered 1-10. They became HSM 1051-60 and later the NS 7101-10. The locomotives cost ƒ23,300 each and were built by 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

Goods wagons

The NFLS had the following goods stock:[2]

Qty Type NFLS Nº HSM Nº NS Nº
2 van DE1–2 DP3001–02 D2261–62
9 van with guard cab CHG1–9 11950–58 CHC3236–44
2 van with steam heating CHFF51–52 11959–60 CHC3561–62
4 open wagon with guard cab CL201–04 29960–73 GL43661–64
16 open wagon CL301–16 29974–89 GL41816–31
2 van with guard 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 rolling stock was all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam, except for the two 6,500-liter water tankers, which were built by Nivelles in 1896 and acquired secondhand.[2]

Closures

The lines were closed gradually, with some short-term reopenings occurring during the Second World War:

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

Distances are measured from Leeuwarden station.

  • Leeuwarden 0 km (0 mi)
  • Leeuwarden Rijksweg 3 km (1.9 mi)

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

  • Jelsum 5 km (3.1 mi)

Jelsum station was demolished in 1944.[5]

  • Cornjum 7 km (4.3 mi)
  • Britsum 8 km (5.0 mi)
Stiens.
  • Stiens 9 km (5.6 mi)
  • Finkum 11 km (6.8 mi)

Finkum station was demolished by 1970[5]

  • Hijum 13 km (8.1 mi)
  • Hallum 15 km (9.3 mi)

Hallum station was demolished in 1970[5]

Marrum-Westernijkerk.
  • Marrum-Westenijkerk 18 km (11 mi)
  • Ferwerd 20 km (12 mi)

Ferwerd station was demolished in 1974[5][unreliable source?]

  • Blija 22 km (14 mi)
  • Holwerd 26 km (16 mi)
  • Ternaard 30 km (19 mi)
  • Hantum 32 km (20 mi)

Hantum station was demolished by 1960.[5]

  • Dokkum-Aalsum 37 km (23 mi)

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

  • Wetsens 40 km (25 mi)

Wetsens station closed in May 1902.[1]

  • Metslawier 42 km (26 mi)
  • Morra-Lioessens 45 km (28 mi)
  • Anjum 47 km (29 mi)

Stiens - Harlingen line

  • Vrouwbuurtstermolen 13 km
  • Vrouwenparochie 14 km (Vrouwenparochie station was demolished in 2002).[5]
  • Langhuisterweg 16 km
  • St. Annaparochie 17 km
  • Koudeweg 19 km
  • St. Jacobiparochie 21 km (St. Jabobiparochie station was demolished by 1960).[5]
  • Minnertsga 24 km
  • Firdgum 26 km
  • Tzummarum 27 km
  • Oosterbierum 30 km

Oosterbierum station was demolished by 1980.[5]

  • Sexbierum-Pieterbierum 32 km
  • Wijnaldum 35 km
  • Midlum-Herbaijum 36 km
  • Koetille 38 km
  • Harlingen 39 km.

St. Jacobiparochie - Berlikum line

  • Berlikum

Tzummarum - Franeker line

  • Dongjum 31 km
  • Franeker Halte 34 km

Accidents

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

See also

  • Spoorlijn Leeuwarden - Anjum (Dokkumer Lokaaltje) (in Dutch)
  • Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (in Dutch)
  • Spoorlijn Stiens - Harlingen (in Dutch)
  • Spoorlijn Tzummarum - Franeker (in Dutch)

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

  • Spoar fan Ljouwert nei Eanjum (in West Frisian)

References

  1. ^ a b Stationsweb.nl Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  2. ^ a b c d NFLS Materieel Overzicht (in Dutch)
  3. ^ NFLS Aanschaf Materieel (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Railromantiek (in Dutch)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j NFLS stations article on Dutch Wikipedia (in Dutch)
  6. ^ NS loc 7124 (in Dutch)

External links

  • Stationsweb.nl Railway stations in Friesland (in Dutch)
  • stichting Noord-Friesche Lokaal Spoorwegmaatschappij (in Dutch)
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