It appears that the narrow gauge railway in Baghdad’s Zawra Park is operational once again.
Has anyone been for a ride? The locomotive seems to be a rather interesting beast.
(thanks to Barrie Hughes for spotting this)
narrow gauge
Baghdad park railway
First photo I’ve seen of the defunct park railway in Baghdad.
Maqil light railway pictures
Rainer Fuchs, who has a comprehensive website on Iraqi railway stamps, has found some wonderful vintage stereoscopic photographs of the Magil – Basra railway and the Magil light railway.
They are labelled with the name of Sunbeam Tours, who appear to have been at 37 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC2.
Maqil/Magil is near Basra, and seems to have a had a complicated mix of 2′, 2’6″ and metre gauge railways from World War I onwards.
Maqil - Basra railway