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Previously covered are a variety of steam memories, then the steam/diesel transition followed by events in the corporate blue/yellow era of British Rail. 2018-05-30 The LAMCO railroad was built by Raymond International who brought in four GE 44 tonners and six Alco RS2s. It seems that the four GE's remained in Liberia after the construction was finished. Raymond International Locomotives The remaining 75% is shared equally with the Government of Liberia and LAMCO. 1960-1963: Construction of the huge project including Nimba, Railroad, … Liberia The LAMCO railway was used to export the iron ore from the deposits in the Nimba County from the port of Buchanan.

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Hi all, Since my days of volunteering on the class 126 at Bo'ness I've always been fascinated by the mystery of what became of the former E&G Swindons which were sold to the Lamco Railroad and exported to Liberia along with some class 08's, what happened to them during the civil war which tore the country apart has been a mystery some enthusiasts have been wondering about for years! He has also visited the former Lamco Railway (added 18th June 2010). The Bong Mine railway is operating along its full 80km route, from the jetty in Monrovia (just beyond the Free Port) up to Bong Mine town. In 1989, Liberia had three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased. Filmed by Raymond Hedman between 1969 - 1974 The articles about the Bong Mine railway are well worth a look too.

Lamco Hospital, Gospel Carrier - Buchanan Liberia. 1966

While these vehicles are in the publics minds, is anyone interested in an attempt to: a) ascertain if they are still intact; b) if they are, to bring Scanned pictures from "Lamco i Liberia" by Torsten Gårdlund, 1967. Click on any picture to get a larger version. Typical houses in Yekepa - Area F (above), Area C (?) below.

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(4) Raymond International #4404, 9/1961, for service in Liberia (Africa) Other LAMCO rolling stock (incomplete at this time): Locomotives LAMCO 101 - 103: shunters Z43 class, built by Kalmar Verkstad AB, Sweden with c/n's 200 - 202 of 1961 LAMCO 101 - 105: ex British Railways 350hp Class 08 shunters, refurbished Derby 1973 & delivered 1974. Railways in Liberia comprised two lines from the port of Monrovia in the northeast, and one line from the port of Buchanan in the centre. The principal traffic is, or was, iron ore. In 2010, only the Bong mine railway was operational but the Lamco Railway was at least partially rebuilt by Arcelor Mittal and put back into service in 2011. The former LAMCO railway, port and concession areas in Buchanan were supposed to be built in Rivercess.

In the early 1960s, the Lamco mining company in Liberia, West Africa, built a standard gauge railway to take iron ore from the rich fields in the Nimba Mountains, on the border with Guinea, some 300km to the port of Buchanan for export. Hi all, Since my days of volunteering on the class 126 at Bo'ness I've always been fascinated by the mystery of what became of the former E&G Swindons which were sold to the Lamco Railroad and exported to Liberia along with some class 08's, what happened to them during the civil war which tore the country apart has been a mystery some enthusiasts have been wondering about for years!
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In 2010, only the Bong mine railway was operational but the Lamco Railway was at least partially rebuilt by Arcelor Mittal and put back into service in 2011. The Mine and other Lamco Photos: Nimba Mountain.

The Bong Mine Railway, Liberia - International Steam.
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Lamco Hospital, Gospel Carrier - Buchanan Liberia. 1966

1960-1963: Construction of the huge project including Nimba, Railroad, Harbor and Maintenance works in Nimba and Buchanan.