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 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge .
11-729: The NFLS had a network of lines in North Friesland. The lines opened in eight stages: Wetsens station closed in May 1902, less than eight months after opening. 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). The NFLS had a fleet of 10 2-4-2 T locomotives, numbered 1-10 . They became HSM 1051-60 and later
22-603: Is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Den Helder to Amsterdam , passing through Alkmaar and Zaandam . It is also called the Staatslijn K ("state line K") in Dutch. The line is 81 km long. The following stations are on Staatslijn K: The line began construction on 18 August 1860 and on 18 December 1865 the first section opened. The sections were opened on: The line between Alkmaar and Amsterdam
33-703: The Haarlemmertrekvaart canal, connecting Amsterdam with Haarlem, which opened on 20 September 1839. The line was quickly expanded to follow the Leidsevaart canal and reached Leiden in 1842, The Hague in 1843, and Rotterdam in 1847. Because this line is the oldest line in the Netherlands, it is now known as the Old Line . This line was originally built to Dutch broad gauge 1,945 mm ( 6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in ), but
44-515: The Second World War : Distances are measured from Leeuwarden station. Leeuwarden Rijksweg (or Halte) station was demolished in 1970 Jelsum station was demolished in 1944. Finkum station was demolished by 1970 Hallum station was demolished in 1970 Ferwerd station was demolished in 1974 Hantum station was demolished by 1960. Dokkum-Aalsum station was demolished in 1974. Wetsens station closed in May 1902. Oosterbierum station
55-589: The Zuiderzee . To service the trains on the rails, the HSM had the services of Koninklijke Fabriek van Rijtuigen en Spoorwagens J.J. Beijnes in Haarlem. This company grew so fast, that in 1891, the HSM, aided by the social activist Daniel de Clercq , began the Haarlem society called De Ambachtsschool to unify various city efforts to start a vocational school in Haarlem , in order to satisfy their need for workers in
66-622: The NS 7101-10 . The locomotives cost ƒ23,300 each and were built by Hohenzollern . The NFLS had the following passenger stock , all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel , Amsterdam : The NFLS had the following goods wagons : 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. The lines were closed gradually, with some short-term reopenings occurring during
77-536: The booming train business. Economic woes caused by the First World War forced the HSM to start cooperation with the other Dutch railway company Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) to strengthen their economic position. In 1938, this led to the formation of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen . Staatslijn K [REDACTED] The Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
88-544: The relatively densely populated Holland , such as the Staatslijn K (1860–1865), a line northwards from Haarlem to Uitgeest in 1867, and the line to Zandvoort (1881). But the HSM also exploited lines to other regions, such as Utrecht (where it connected to lines of the SS ), Zutphen (past cities as Amersfoort and Apeldoorn ) and Nijmegen . The HSM even exploited a line to Leeuwarden , which took passengers by boat over
99-595: Was converted to 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge in 1866. The line started at the Amsterdam d'Eenhonderd Roe station on the west side of Amsterdam, across the street from the company's headquarters, and ran to the Delftse Poort station in Rotterdam. Aside from this line, the HSM constructed a number of other rail- and tramways in the Netherlands, mainly in
110-525: Was demolished by 1980. 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. Information contained in the above articles has been used in compiling this article. Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlɑntsə ˈɛizərə(n) ˈspoːrʋɛxmaːtsxɑˌpɛi] ) or HSM ( Hollands Iron Railway-Company )
121-476: Was the first railway company in the Netherlands founded on 8 August 1837 as a private company , starting operation in 1839 with a line between Amsterdam and Haarlem . The company remained operational until 1938, when it merged with the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The first line constructed was a line following the straight route of
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