Along Hamilton Front Street
As Bermuda’s only city, Hamilton was the centre of the colony’s economic life. The railway tracks ran right along Front Street, where trains could meet arriving tourists and where freight could be transferred from ship to train. The line continued onto East Broadway towards the railway’s Middle Road Yard.
Par-La-Ville tunnel south portalThe tunnel under Par-La-Ville park was one of two on the railway. The sharp bend in the track was a cause of regular difficulties for cyclists. See this location today
Train emerging from Par-La-Ville tunnelThis picture was taken sometime during World War Two, as shown by the two servicemen.-TH.jpg)
Bermuda Railway track on Front StreetThe intersection of Front and Queen streets, with the Bermuda Railway track running down the middle of Front Street. The railway had a spur running into Number 1 Shed, seen on the right.
Railway spur running into Number 1 ShedThe spur in Number 1 Shed made freight loading possible. The switch off the main line is just visible in the foreground.
Bermuda Railway train on Front StreetTrains took up space on Front Street, so you can see why Hamilton Corporation was not always enthusiastic about the railway’s presence. See this location today
Queen and Front streetsAnother view of Queen and Front streets, this one taken from high on a docked liner in the port.
Another train on Front StreetA Bermuda Railway train passing Number 1 Shed.
A view of Hamilton docksTwo liners in port, and far off in the distance you can make out two Bermuda Railway trains. (Courtesy Okinawa Soba)
A unusually long train on Front StreetAn unusually long Bermuda Railway train on Front Street, with locomotive “City of Hamilton” pulling five toast-rack coaches. (Photo by Little Joe Mello, courtesy Lawrence Mello)
Classic view of Front street with motor vanThis classic view shows motor van #30 pulling a short Bermuda Railway train past a long line of carriages awaiting their tourist customers.
A single motor coachA single motor coach on Front Street in the early 1930s.
A train seen from a linerA Bermuda Railway train seen from high on a liner moored at the Hamilton docks. Locomotive #101 is pulling a toast-rack coach.
Tracks on Hamilton docksA ship unloading at Number 6 Dock. The Bermuda Railway track is clearly visible running along the docks.
Three-coach train on Front StreetA dual-engine locomotive pulling a three-coach train along Front Street. With both the Monarch and the Queen in port, demand on the railway would be high.
Freight train on East BroadwayDiesel #200 pulling a freight train on East Broadway, including the railway's one oil tank car.
Bicycles passing a train in the mid-1930s.A Bermuda Railway train on Front Street in the mid-1930s, accompanied by the ubiquitous bicycles. (Courtesy the late Tony Burges and Colin J. Churcher.)
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