Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij ('North Friesland Railway Company') operated a light railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in northern Netherlands. The line spanned approximately and was built to .

History The NFLS had a network of lines in North Friesland. The lines opened in eight stages: Leeuwarden – Ferwerd 22 April 1901 Ferwerd – Metslawier 2 October 1901 Stiens – Tzummarum 2 December 1902 Tzummarum – Franeker Halte 1 October 1903 Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum 1 October 1903 Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen 2 May 1904 St. Jacobiparochie – Berlikum (freight only) before 1910 Metslawier – Anjum 24 August 1913 Wetsens station closed in May 1902, less than eight months after opening. On 1 December 1905, the NFLS was taken over by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM), which itself was nationalized on 1 December 1938, becoming part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

Locomotives

The NFLS had a fleet of ten 2-4-2T locomotives, numbered 1-10. They became HSM 1051-60 and later the NS 7101-10. The locomotives cost ƒ23,300 each and were built by Hohenzollern.

Carriages The NFLS had the following passenger stock, all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam: Qty Type Class NFLS Nº HSM Nº NS Nº 10 four-wheel carriage 2nd class B1–10 B1060–69 B1071–80 25 four-wheel carriage 3rd class C1–25 C1072–96 C1146–70 2 four-wheel brake carriage 2nd class BDL1–2 BDP1070–71 1001–02 3 four-wheel brake carriage post and baggage LD1–3 DP3003–05 PD1026–28

Goods wagons The NFLS had the following goods wagons: Qty Type NFLS Nº HSM Nº NS Nº 2 van DE1–2 DP3001–02 D2261–62 9 van with guard cab CHG1–9 11950–58 CHC3236–44 2 van with steam heating CHFF51–52 11959–60 CHC3561–62 4 open wagon with guard cab CL201–04 29960–73 GL43661–64 16 open wagon CL301–16 29974–89 GL41816–31 2 van with guard shelter FO601–02 5490–91 FB70774–75 8 van FO651–58 5492–99 FB70571–78 3 water tank WW1–3 4197–99 4142–44 158059158056–57 1 ballast wagon 1 13646 — The rolling stock was all built by Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam, except for the two 6,500-liter water tankers, which were built by Nivelles in 1896 and acquired secondhand.

Closures The lines were closed gradually, with some short-term reopenings occurring during the Second World War: Section Date Action Tzummarum – Franeker Halte 8 October 1933 closed, track lifted Tzummarum – Harlingen 15 May 1935 closed to passengers Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum 15 May 1935 closed to passengers Stiens – Tzummarum 15 May 1936 closed to passengers Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum 1 July 1936 closed to passengers Midlum-Herbaijum – Harlingen 11 January 1938 closed, track lifted Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum 28 May 1940 reopened to passengers Stiens – Tzummarum 28 May 1940 reopened to passengers Leeuwarden – Dokkum-Aalsum 1 December 1940 closed to passenger Dokkum-Aalsum – Anjum 27 July 1942 closedRailromantiek Stiens – Tzummarum 30 October 1942 closed to passengers Tzummarum – Midlum-Herbaijum 7 December 1961 closed, track lifted Minnertsga – Tzummarum 4 May 1966 closed, track lifted Mooie Paal – Berlikum 27 September 1971 closed, track lifted Stiens – Minnertsga 1973 closed Holwerd – Dokkum Aalsum 1975 closed Stiens – Holwerd 1978 closed Stiens – Dokkum-Aalsum 1980 track lifted Stiens – Minnertsga 1980 track lifted Leeuwarden – Stiens 1997 closed Leeuwarden station 2006 track lifted

Stations

Leeuwarden - Anjum line Distances are measured from Leeuwarden station.

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Rijksweg (Leeuwarden Rijksweg (or Halte) station was demolished in 1970) Jelsum (Jelsum station was demolished in 1944) Cornjum Britsum Stiens Finkum (Finkum station was demolished by 1970) Hijum Hallum (Hallum station was demolished in 1970) Marrum-Westenijkerk Ferwerd (Ferwerd station was demolished in 1974)NFLS stations article on Dutch Wikipedia Blija Holwerd Ternaard Hantum (Hantum station was demolished by 1960) Dokkum-Aalsum (Dokkum-Aalsum station was demolished in 1974) Wetsens (Wetsens station closed in May 1902)Stationsweb.nl Metslawier Morra-Lioessens Anjum

Stiens - Harlingen line Vrouwbuurtstermolen 13 km Vrouwenparochie 14 km (Vrouwenparochie station was demolished in 2002) Langhuisterweg 16 km St. Annaparochie 17 km Koudeweg 19 km St. Jacobiparochie 21 km (St. Jabobiparochie station was demolished by 1960) Minnertsga 24 km Firdgum 26 km Tzummarum 27 km Oosterbierum 30 km (Oosterbierum station was demolished by 1980) Sexbierum-Pieterbierum 32 km Wijnaldum 35 km Midlum-Herbaijum 36 km Koetille 38 km Harlingen 39 km

St. Jacobiparochie - Berlikum line Berlikum

Tzummarum - Franeker line Dongjum 31 km Franeker Halte 34 km

Accidents On 12 June 1927, NS locomotive 7124 derailed near Holwerd and ended up on its side in a canal. The locomotive was recovered on 23 June and returned to service after repairs were made.

See also Spoorlijn Leeuwarden - Anjum (Dokkumer Lokaaltje) Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij Spoorlijn Stiens - Harlingen Spoorlijn Tzummarum - Franeker Information contained in the above articles has been used in compiling this article. Spoar fan Ljouwert nei Eanjum

References

External links Stationsweb.nl Railway stations in Friesland stichting Noord-Friesche Lokaal Spoorwegmaatschappij