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The '''Bay de Verde Branch Line''' was a section of the [[Newfoundland Railway]] that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from [[Carbonear]] to [[Bay de Verde]]. The line also passed through communities such as Victoria and Western Bay. After several years of operation under the [[Reid Newfoundland Company]], the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1923. The narrow gauge branch line was soon tore up. Only the trails, a few [[trestle]]<nowiki/>s and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain.
The '''Bay de Verde Branch Line''' was a section of the [[Newfoundland Railway]] that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from [[Carbonear]] to [[Bay de Verde]]. The line also passed through communities such as Victoria and Western Bay. After several years of operation under the [[Reid Newfoundland Company]], the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1923. The narrow gauge branch line was soon tore up. Only the trails, a few [[trestle]]<nowiki/>s and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain.
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Revision as of 03:34, 10 March 2016

The Bay de Verde Branch Line was a section of the Newfoundland Railway that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from Carbonear to Bay de Verde. The line also passed through communities such as Victoria and Western Bay. After several years of operation under the Reid Newfoundland Company, the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1923. The narrow gauge branch line was soon tore up. Only the trails, a few trestles and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain.