The Borkumer Kleinbahn is a 900 mm narrow gauge railway on the German island of Borkum in the North Sea. It is the oldest island railway in Germany, beginning operation in 1888.
Line
The long line connects the port with the town of Borkum. File:Karte Insel Borkum.png|A map of the island showing the railway line ==History==
History
In 1879, tracks for a horse-drawn railway line were laid for the construction of a new lighthouse. The tracks were converted for locomotive-hauled trains about 10 years later, The network reached its peak length in 1938, ==Rolling stock==
Rolling stock
The fleet consists of multiple passenger cars, diesel locomotives, steam locomotives and a Wismar railbus, which was built in 1940. Both Bäderbahn Molli and the Borkumer Kleinbahn have the same track gauge. File:T 1 Borkum Reede 04.06.09.JPG|The Wismar railbus in June 2009 File:Borkum Dampflok-9345.jpg|Steam engine Borkum in August 2015 ==References==