Saint Kitts Scenic Railway is an 29 km long narrow gauge railway line along the coastline of the island of Saint Kitts, with a track gauge of 762 mm, promoted especially in the colonies of the British Empire during the second half of the 19th century. The original track was laid from 1912 to 1926, to deliver sugar cane from the plantations to the new centralised sugar mill in Basseterre. Now, the last railway in the West Indies provides a fascinating way for visitors to see the island from the comfort of modern passenger train cars and sightseeing buses.
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