The Gaza Railway is a

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

railway operating in southern

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

from

Xai-Xai Xai-Xai () is a city in the south of Mozambique. Until 1975, the city was named João Belo. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343. History Portuguese rule Xai-Xai, formerly João Belo, developed in the e ...

(former Villa de João Belo) via

Manjacaze Manjacaze (''Manxakadze'') is a town in the province of Gaza, Mozambique. It serves as the administrative center of Manjacaze District. Demographics Economy The town formerly had a cashew processing plant, which was shut down in the early ...

junction (53 km) with branches to Chicomo (37 km) and Mauela (50 km). It was constructed in the early 1900s for the transportation of passengers and cashew nuts.Travel Guide to Maputo and Southern Mozambique - by Bridget Hilton-Barber
/ref> With branches, its total length was . The railway operated several small American steam locomotives, including a Baldwin 2-8-0 built in 1925, a Baldwin

0-6-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The type is sometimes kno ...

and an

Alco The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969. The company was formed by the merger of seven smaller locomo ...

2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. ...

.Steam in Mocambique, August/September 1999
/ref>Durrant, A.E., A.A. Jorgensen, C.P. Lewis. ''Steam in Africa'', London, 1981, Hamlyn. In 2000, parts of the railway line were washed away by floods and the railway hasn't been used since then.

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2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique {{Mozambique-rail-transport-stub