Google Earth image of the area East of Asmara, site of the best spirals on the line
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Gradients on the Massawa to Asmara route
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Steam fleet at the time of my visit in October 2009 (courtest Adrian Palmer's guidebook for the trip)
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Scenery East of Asmara
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Spot the tunnels!
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008 taking water
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008 - maintenance
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One of the many tunnels
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008 on a challenging gradient
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More water!
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008 in picturesque run past
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008
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Breda 0-4-0T no. 002-009 stored at Asmara shed
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Breda 0-4-0T no. 002-011 stored at Asmara shed
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-008
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 letting off steam at Asmara shed
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Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 |
View down the spiral |
More tunnels |
Local kids |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 near Massawa |
A pair of Drewry dieswls used for local passenger transport near Massawa |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 on the causway at Massawa |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 on the causway at Massawa |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 on the causway at Massawa with what remained or the presidential palace behind |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 |
Evidence of gun fire! |
More water! |
Pause for maintenance |
Two local forms of transport |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 on one of the many viaducts |
Our on board cooks! |
There must be a better way of refuelling! |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 posing under a bridge |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 ona run past |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 makes early morning steam |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 442-55 |
Ansoldo 0-4-4-0T no. 440-002 |
Main street leadng to station! |
No. 442-55 and no. 440-002 and double-heading |
No. 442-55 and no. 440-002 take on water |
No. 440-002 and no. 442-55 ready for departure |
A Littorina at Asmara |
Breda 0-4-0T no. 202-002 at the childrens park - total absence of children!! |
Breda 0-4-0T no. 202-010 stored at Asmara shed |
Breda 0-4-0T no. 202-009 dumped at Asmara shed |
Nos. 442-55, 442-59 and 440-008 line up at Asmara shed |
A littorinella at Asmara |
Breda 0-4-0T no. 202-004 under repair at Asmara works |
Breda 0-4-0T no. 202-008 outside Asmara works |
Example of wildlife in Eritrea! |