Gold Coast Railway (Africa) - GCR Official Book (1925)

Front cover of The Official Gold Coast Railway (Africa) Book, issued in 1925 on the occasion of the Wembley Exhibition

The term “Gold Coast” covers three areas - the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories. The total area is 91,690 square miles, about 3,000 square miles more than that of Great Britain

The total railway mileage is about 500 and the gauge is 3 ft 6-in, (except for the ten miles of the Accra-Weshiang Light Railway, which is on the 2 ft 6-in gauge). The first section, from Sekondi on the coast to Tarkwa, a gold-mining center, was opened in 1901. The line was extended to Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti, in 1903. In 1923 the route from Kumasi to Accra, the seat of government, was completed - the total mileage then being 362. The Central Province section from Tarkwa to Kadde was completed in 1927, and in 1928 Takoradi Harbor, four miles southwest of Sekondi, was opened, enabling large vessels to berth and ship the manganese, cocoa, and timber brought by railway from the interior of the Gold Coast Colony

For a detailed study of the Gold Coast Railway, please visit these weblinks:

railwaywondersoftheworld.com/gold-coast.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Railway_Corporation

Taken in: Ghana / Greater Accra / Accra (show map)

Taken on: June 13, 2018

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