Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij

The Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in Nothern Netherlands. It was operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NFLS)). It was what would be known in the UK as a light railway. The line was built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and was about 91 km (57 mi) in length.

North Friesland Railway
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

History

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

Leeuwarden – Ferwerd22 April 1901
Ferwerd – Metslawier2 October 1901
Stiens – Tzummarum2 December 1902
Tzummarum – Franeker Halte1 October 1903
Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum1 October 1903
Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen2 May 1904
St. Jacobiparochie – Berlikum (freight only)before 1910
Metslawier – Anjum24 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 nationalised 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 f23,300 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]

QtyTypeClassNFLS NºHSM NºNS Nº
10four-wheel carriage2nd classB1–10B1060–69B1071–80
25four-wheel carriage3rd classC1–25C1072–96C1146–70
2four-wheel brake carriage2nd classBDL1–2BDP1070–711001–02
3four-wheel brake carriagepost and baggageLD1–3DP3003–05PD1026–28

Goods wagons

The NFLS had the following foods stock:[2]

QtyTypeNFLS NºHSM NºNS Nº
2vanDE1–2DP3001–02D2261–62
9van with guard cabCHG1–911950–58CHC3236–44
2van with steam heatingCHFF51–5211959–60CHC3561–62
4open wagon with guard cabCL201–0429960–73GL43661–64
16open wagonCL301–1629974–89GL41816–31
2van with guard shelterFO601–025490–91FB70774–75
8vanFO651–585492–99FB70571–78
3water tank
1 × 5,200 litres (1,100 imp gal)
2 × 6,500 litres (1,400 imp gal)
 WW1–34197–99 to 1911
4142–44 after 1911		158059
158056–57
1ballast wagon113646—

The rolling stock was all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam except for the two 6,500 litre water tanker, which were built by Nivelles in 1896, and thus acquired second hand.[2]

Closures

The lines were closed in stages, with some short term reopenings taking place during the Second World War:

SectionDateAction
Tzummarum – Franeker Halte8 October 1933closed, track lifted
Tzummarum – Harlingen15 May 1935closed to passengers
Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum15 May 1935closed to passengers
Stiens – Tzummarum15 May 1936closed to passengers
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum1 July 1936closed to passengers
Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen11 January 1938closed, track lifted
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum28 May 1940reopened to passengers
Stiens – Tzummarum28 May 1940reopened to passengers
Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum1 December 1940closed to passenger
Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum27 July 1942closed[4]
Stiens – Tzummarum30 October 1942closed to passengers
Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum7 December 1961closed, track lifted
Minnertsga – Tzummarum4 May 1966closed, track lifted
Mooie Paal – Berlikum27 September 1971closed, track lifted
Stiens – Minnertsga1973closed
Holwerd – Dokkum Aalsum1975closed
Stiens – Holwerd1978closed
Stiens – Dokkum-Aalsum1980track lifted
Stiens – Minnertsga1980track lifted
Leeuwarden – Stiens1997closed
Leeuwarden station2006track lifted

Stations

Leeuwarden - Anjum line

All distances are 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]

  • 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

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

References
  1. Stationsweb.nl Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  2. NFLS Materieel Overzicht (in Dutch)
  3. NFLS Aanschaf Materieel (in Dutch)
  4. Railromantiek (in Dutch)
  5. NFLS stations article on Dutch Wikipedia (in Dutch)
  6. NS loc 7124 (in Dutch)
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