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There have been two railways within the state territories of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency consisting of eight islands. *The Guernsey Railway operated from 1879 to 1934 on the principal island, Guernsey. *The Alderney Railway opened in 1847 and continues to operate on the second largest island of the bailiwick, Alderney. ==Guernsey== There are currently no railway services on the island of Guernsey. The Guernsey Railway, which was virtually an electric tramway, and which began working on 20 February 1892, was abandoned on 9 June 1934. It replaced an earlier transport system which was worked by steam, and was named the Guernsey Steam Tramway. The latter began service on 6 June 1879 with six locomotives.〔Notes on the Railway taken from ''The Railway Magazine'', September 1934 edition〕 During the Occupation of the Channel Islands in the Second World War, 〔Railway Magazine October 1963 p. 746〕 light railways were built in Guernsey to help build and supply coastal fortifications, such as Fort Hommet. This included railway sidings at L'Islet. 〔http://www.occupied.guernsey.net/rambles.html〕 They were dismantled after the occupation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rail transport in Guernsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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