Talk:Rail transport in Jamaica

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Did you know... that the railways of Jamaica were the first built outside of Europe and continental North America and the first in a British colony?

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This can't be right

"Proposed to cost US$8 million and be up and running by January 2001, the Government is considering a part-privatised company with it owning 40%." 2001??? 86.149.133.252 (talk) 02:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bodies or Bodles?

Could Bodies, Jamacia be a misspelling of Bodles, Jamacia? Tabletop (talk) 12:13, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Railservice to restart?

According to Jamaican Newspapers the railservice in Jamaica could restart in 2011 (http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110331/lead/lead3.html). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.219.27.170 (talk) 06:52, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The "Jamaican Gleaner" stated on Wednesday, April 13th, that a first train pulled into the old Spanish Town Railway Station and that a regular service will start within May 2011 (http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110413/lead/lead3.html)

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