Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway




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Bog Walk to
Port Antonio railway


Legend




km






Main line to Spanish Town





0.0

 Bog Walk





0.2
Rio Cobre Bridge (


40 m
44 yd
)










0.5


Bog Walk Junction

Main line to Ewarton





0.6
250' contour





8.1
500' contour





8.5

 Crawle Halt





10.3

 Riversdale





11.9
Riversdale Tunnel (


130 m
142 yd
)





13.1

 Harewood Halt





14.4
Harewood Tunnel (


200 m
219 yd
)





14.6
Darling Spring Tunnel (


160 m
175 yd
)





14.8

 Darling Spring Halt





15.7
B2 & River Doro Bridge (


30 m
33 yd
)





17.3
Troja





17.6
750' contour





18.6
Cromwell Mountain #1 Tunnel (


70 m
77 yd
)





18.8
Cromwell Mountain #2 Tunnel (


90 m
98 yd
)





19.1
Cromwell Mountain #3 Tunnel (


160 m
175 yd
)





19.4
Cromwell Mountain #4 Tunnel (


145 m
159 yd
)





19.6
Cromwell Mountain #5 Tunnel (


180 m
197 yd
)





20.0
Cromwell Mountain #6 Tunnel (


285 m
312 yd
)





20.4
750' contour





20.6
Cromwell Mountain #7 Tunnel (


215 m
235 yd
)





21.3

 Taja Halt





21.5
750' contour





21.6
Taja Tunnel (


245 m
268 yd
)





22.1
750' contour





22.8
Flint River Tunnel (


90 m
98 yd
)





23.5
500' contour





24.2
Bridge #1 (


20 m
22 yd
)





24._
Flint River Bridge #2





24._
Flint River Bridge #3





24.7
500' contour





25.0
Richmond Tunnel (


270 m
295 yd
)





25.4
500' contour





25.8

 Richmond





26.0
Orange River Bridge (


25 m
27 yd
)





26.6
500' contour





28.6
750' contour





29.1

 Highgate










29.4
Highgate Junction





30.2
750' contour





31.3
500' contour





34.2

 Baughs Halt





35.4

 Esher





36.1
Albany





37.5
250' contour





39.1
100' contour





41.6
50' contour





44.5

 Belfield Halt












43.6
Wagwater Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Grays Inn Halt





Fort George Halt













Pencar River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Annotto Bay













Dry River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Fort Stewart Halt





Windsor Castle Halt













White River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)













Buff Bay River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Buff Bay





Spring Garden Halt













Spanish River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Orange Bay






Rock Hill Tunnel (


150 m
164 yd
)






Hope Bay #1 Tunnel (


225 m
246 yd
)






Hope Bay #2 Tunnel (


50 m
55 yd
)






Hope Bay #3 Tunnel (


100 m
109 yd
)













Swift River Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Hope Bay





Robertson's Halt





Saint Margaret's Bay













Rio Grande Bridge (


combined
road & rail
)





Snow Hill Halt





Passley Gardens Halt





Norwich Halt





87
Port Antonio






km









The Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway was a railway in Jamaica built to serve the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Construction, operation and closure


  • 2 Gradients


  • 3 Stations and Halts


  • 4 Tunnels


  • 5 Bridges


  • 6 Bibliography


  • 7 See also


  • 8 Notes and references





Construction, operation and closure


The railway operated from 1896 to 1978. It was temporarily closed from 1975 to 1977.[2] The line was 54 miles (87 km) long.[3]



Gradients


The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately 550 feet (170 m) in 18 miles (29 km) (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk (approximately 250 feet (76 m)) to its summit at Highgate (approximately 800 feet (240 m)) then descending approximately 750 feet (230 m) in just 9 miles (14 km) (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another 27 miles (43 km) more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio.[4]



Stations and Halts


There were 13 stations and 15 halts:[4]








  • Bog Walk Station - Terminus

  • Crawle Halt

  • Riversdale Station

  • Harewood Halt

  • Darling Spring Halt

  • Troja railway station

  • Taja Halt

  • Richmond Station

  • Highgate Station

  • Baughs Halt

  • Esher Station

  • Albany railway station

  • Belfield Halt

  • Grays Inn Halt

  • Fort George Halt[5]

  • Annotto Bay Station[5]

  • Fort Stewart Halt[5]

  • Windsor Castle Halt[5]

  • Buff Bay Station[5]

  • Spring Garden Halt

  • Orange Bay Station

  • Hope Bay Station

  • Robertson's Halt

  • Saint Margaret's Bay Station

  • Snow Hill Halt

  • Passley Gardens Halt

  • Norwich Halt

  • Port Antonio Terminus


Buff Bay Station in 1960.


Tunnels




Rear of a train entering a tunnel near Troja c1896.


There were 17 tunnels:[4]











































































Tunnel Approximate length
Riversdale 150 metres (160 yards)
Harewood 150 metres (160 yards)
Darling Spring 200 metres (220 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #1 75 metres (82 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #2 270 metres (300 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #3 150 metres (160 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #4 100 metres (110 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #5 150 metres (160 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #6 200 metres (220 yards)
Cromwell Mountain #7 175 metres (191 yards)
Taja 250 metres (270 yards)
Flint River 250 metres (270 yards)
Richmond 150 metres (160 yards)
Rock Hill 150 metres (160 yards)
Hope Bay #1 225 metres (246 yards)
Hope Bay #2 50 metres (55 yards)
Hope Bay #3 100 metres (110 yards)


Bridges


There were ten significant bridges.[4] Approximate bridge lengths[6] are shown in the route diagram to the right.





  • B2 & River Doro at Darling Spring/Troja


  • Orange River at Richmond

  • Wagwater River

  • Pencar River[5]

  • Dry River[5]

  • White River[5]

  • Buff Bay River[5]

  • Spanish River

  • Swift River

  • Rio Grande




Bibliography



  • Satchell, Veront M & Sampson, Cezley (2003), The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica 1845-1975, The Journal of Transport History.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


See also


  • Railways of Jamaica


Notes and references




  1. ^ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 6


  2. ^ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7


  3. ^ Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.


  4. ^ abcd UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K, L & M c1970.


  5. ^ abcdefghi Google satellite image resolution is at present insufficient to show this station/bridge.


  6. ^ Bridge lengths were obtained using Wikimapia's GeoTools.











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