The freight train hauled by the Mallet 442 54 is crossing the Moncullo viaduct near Massawa. As can be noticed from this picture, this is quite a dry place and it is advised never to travel withou... (more)
The Eritrean Railway Mallet 442 54 is shubting its freight train in the Massawa harbour.
We have met this small camel caravan on our way from Ghinda to Massawa. A small touch of "One Thousand and One Nights" just a few days before Christmas !!!
Between Ghinda and Asmara (distance of 48 kilometers), the train is passing through 25 tunnels having a total length of 3042 meters. the difference in altitude between the two cities is 1458 meter... (more)
The fog coming up from the Red Sea coast has reached Arbaroba located at an altitude of 2064 meters as a mixed train for Asmara enters the station. A few passengers are ready to board the train. A... (more)
Meeting between two iron horses and a camel at the Arbaroba station.
The Mallet 442 54 performs a volcanic departure from Nefasit with a freight train to Asmara. The mosque of the village can be seen in the background.
The Mallet 442 54 is leaving the small city of Ghinda with a short freight train bound to Nefasit. A Bernd Seiler charter.
The Mallet 442 54 is steaming back to Asmara in the late afternoon with a short freight train coming from Shegereni. A Bernd Seiler charter.
The Eritrean narrow gauge Mallet 442 54 is shunting in the harbour of Massawa on the shore of the Red Sea.
Eritrean sunrise. A Bernd Seiler charter.
Eritrean sunset. A Bernd Seiler charter.
Today, the old lady (the Mallet has been built in 1898), has hauled the HSB Nostalgie Zug from Wernigerode up to the Brocken summit. Now it is back in the shed and is taking a well deserved rest.