Bliken & Criteka Railway

"PLEASE NOTE: The Bliken & Criteka Railway has been cancelled and will not be released."The Bliken & Criteka Railway was a narrow gauge railway that was opened in 1952 and ceased operations in 1988. The railway had 7 locomotives, 5 diesels and 2 steam engines respectively at its height. The railway was closed in 1988 due to the railway being worn out, rising safety issues, less and less passengers, and steam engines becoming more expensive to run. In 1999, the MKS Railway opened on it's grounds.

B&C No. 1
B&C No. 1 is a 4 wheeled diesel. It was built in 1951 and was the main passenger diesel from 1952 to 1976. Passenger services were turned over to No. 2 in 1976. The locomotive still exists, and now runs on a railway in Asia.

B&C No. 2
B&C No. 2 is also a 4 wheeled diesel. It was built in 1954 for freight work. It was used in freight work from 1954 to 1976. It became the main passenger diesel in 1976, and worked on passenger duties until 1988, when the railway closed. It was mostly scrapped in 1992. Only one part of this locomotive exists in a workshop.

B&C No. 3
B&C No. 3 is also a 4 wheeled diesel, but had a different body from No. 1 & 2. It was built in 1959 for experimental purposes. It worked on the railway from 1959 to 1961, then came back in 1971 and worked on the line until 1986. The locomotive was mostly scrapped in 1993, only the body of the locomotive still exists in a workshop.

B&C No. 4
B&C No. 4 is also a 4 wheeled diesel, and was experimental. It was designed to go faster than other diesels and accelerate faster. While this worked, the downside was that it produced a lot of smoke. It was built in 1962 and only worked on the railway from 1962 to 1963. It was scrapped in 1967.

B&C No. 5
B&C No. 5 is also a 4 wheeled diesel, and was only used for maintenance. It was built in 1965 as this was around the time the track started getting very worn. The diesel worked on the line from 1965 until 1988, when the line closed. The diesel now works on the same railway in Asia as B&C No. 1.

B&C No. 6
The first steam engine on the B&C. It was a 0-4-0 tank engine. It originally ran on another railway, called the Hirk & Gike Railway, which closed in 1961. The locomotive was bought by the B&C in 1972. It worked on other passenger duties from 1972 to 1988, when the line closed. It now works on a railway in America.

B&C No. 7
The last locomotive for use on the B&C. It was also a 0-4-0 tank engine. It also came from the Hirk & Gike Railway, which closed in 1961. The locomotive was bought by the B&C in 1972, but did not enter service until 1974. It worked on freight duties in the yard until 1988, when the line closed. It now works on the same railway in America as No. 6.

TV show proposure
In 1967, a TV show about the B&C was going to be aired on SuperTV. The show began production, but the idea was abandoned in 1968.

After closure
After the closure of the line, all of the towns connected on the railway (Bliken, Trikene, and Criteka) fell into a crisis. People were outraged and wanted the line reopened, but it never opened. Eventually, the towns were connected again by the MKS Railway, which still runs today. Some people are trying to create a replica of B&C somewhere else, but only plans for this have been created.