Flatts to Hamilton
Flatts was the site for one of the railway’s three steel bridges, crossing high above Flatts Inlet and leaving plenty of room for vessels to get in and out. Further west the railway passed Prospect, site of the British garrison, and approaching Hamilton a station served the government Tennis Stadium. In Hamilton itself the railway came down from the north and then entered Par-La-Ville tunnel, which took it down to Front Street.
Flatts railway bridge seen from the westFlatts bridge was a major structure on the railway. Here we see the main span and parts of the long trestles leading to it. The two railway workers are (apparently) checking something on the track.
The centre span of Flatts bridgeThe story goes that during WWII an American pilot once flew his plane under the span. See this location today
Looking down Flatts inletLooking down Flatts inlet towards the Atlantic, with the Frascati Hotel seen at the far end and the railway bridge just visible in the distance. (Courtesy Okinawa Soba)
A train crossing the bridge in the distanceAnother view of Flatts inlet, with the Frascati on the left and a single-coach train crossing the bridge.
Another train, silhouetted on the bridgeSilhouetted on the bridge, a motor van is pulling a toast-rack coach and a 1st-class “Pullman”.
A single motor coach crossingIn quieter periods in the schedule, a Bermuda Railway train might be comprised of no more a single motor coach.
The tennis stadium north of HamiltonThe railway had a stop at the government Tennis Stadium, just north of Hamilton. Look closely and you can see the line of the railway at the top of the picture. See this location today
Railway line alongside the Bermudiana poolThe railway line passed just west of the old Bermudiana Hotel pool. On the left you can just make out the north portal of the railway tunnel under Par la Ville park. See this location today
