The Bauchi Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway built in 1914 to carry tin from Jos in Nigeria to the main line 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railway at Zaria. [1]
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The railway opened in sections 1912-1914, Jos-Bukuru (16km) was widened to 1.067m in 1927, while the remainder closed 30 Sep 1957.[2] Zaria is located to the north of Jos and the light railway was later rebuilt with a shorter connection to the main 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railway to the south. It also connected Bukuru. The line was 184km long.[3]
The rolling stock was equipped with ABC couplers.
Two of the locomotives are preserved under cover with some carriages. [4]