Sierra Leone Government Railway

This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series
Railway network of Sierra Leone
Beyer, Peacock & Company works photo of SLGR Garratt locomotive no. 50, taken in 1926
Lisk-Carew Brothers: Congo (Town) Bridge, Mountain Railway, Sierra Leone, 1910s.

The Sierra Leone Government Railway operated in Sierra Leone from 1897 to 1974. It was unusual in that it formed a national railway system constructed solely to a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge, whereas in other countries, gauge of such a narrow width was usually confined to feeder railways.