{"id":2220,"date":"2012-09-06T22:27:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/?page_id=2220"},"modified":"2012-09-08T10:08:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T10:08:35","slug":"photographs-of-iraqi-railways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/photographs-of-iraqi-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographs of Iraqi railways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nMiscellaneous pictures of railways in Iraq.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/francorail.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/francorail.jpg\" width=\"450\" alt=\"[Photo of trains]\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nFrancorail loco out of service at Shalchya shops.  These big locomotives only work on western lines due to weight.  All were out of service at this point.<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Photo:Rick Degman, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/scandaria1-collision.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/scandaria1-collision-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Photo of loco with very bent cab]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe loco on the left (DEM2731) was involved in a head-on collision at Iskandarya in December 2003, and was still sitting there in February.  There were no fatalities, as the engine drivers got out.  The loco on the right (DEM2561) is a Henschel-EMD product from the mid-1980s that was one of the three assigned to Saddam&#8217;s special train.  The unit was one of the cleanest locos I have ever seen anywhere, inside and out.  It was on a special inspection train we took week from Baghdad to Samawa and return.  The Henschels are considered to be the best locos on the system.<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Photo:Rick Degman, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/baghdadcentral1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/baghdadcentral1-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Photo of trains]\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nBaghdad Central Station Chinese loco (furthest away), Czech shunting engine, Henschel (nearest).<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Photo:Rick Degman, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/diwaniya1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/diwaniya1-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Photo of trains]\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nInspection train at Diwaniya, with Marcosa\/EMD diesel on left<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Photo:Rick Degman, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/iraq-ckd.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/iraq-ckd-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"139\" alt=\"[Photo of trains]\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nDEM 2006\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/iraq-mlw.jpg\" width=\"346\" height=\"162\" alt=\"[Photo of loco]\" \/><br \/>\nAnother CKD DEM20xx.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/shachya3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/shachya3.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Photo of loco]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOld Canadian MLW in Shalchya shop.  These units from the 70&#8217;s have been<br \/>\nout of service for years, and will probably be scrapped.<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Photo:Rick Degman, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-2201.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-2201-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Loco 2201]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2201<br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\"><a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/World-Diesel-Loco\/\" title=\"A group to talk about Diesel Locomotives in use around the world\">World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-locos-desert.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-locos-desert-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"109\" alt=\"[DES2200 locos hauling freight train]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDES2211 leads a freight train.<br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"footnote\">Alessandro Alb&agrave;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-dhs144.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-dhs144-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" alt=\"[Loco DHS144]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDHS144, seen on 17 June 2004\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2703.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2703-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" alt=\"[Loco DEM2703]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2703, 2004<br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\">Mike Jackson<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2703-train.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2703-train-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" alt=\"[Loco DEM2703 with container train]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2703 hauling a container train, 2004<br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\">Mike Jackson<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2727.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/rail\/iq-dem2727-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" alt=\"[Loco DHS144]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2727, 2004<br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\">Mike Jackson<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/modtrain3.jpg\" title=\"Enlarge picture\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/modtrain3_tn.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"95\" alt=\"[Loco DEM2709]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2709 and the Normandy Band, Queen&#8217;s Division, attached to 34 Field Hospital on medical support duties, at a<br \/>\nceremony in Umm Qasr on 19 April 2003<br \/> <br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\">Photo:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.operations.mod.uk\/telic\/photo_gallery_ops_railway.htm\" title=\"More MOD photos\">MOD<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-unjlc-basra-dem2305.jpg\" title=\"Enlarge picture\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/images\/iraq\/iq-unjlc-basra-dem2305-small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" alt=\"[Loco]\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDEM2305 (and 2312 or 2313) at Basra<br \/> <br \/>\n<span class=\"footnote\">Photo: &copy; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unjlc.info\/photo\/\">UNJLC<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a selection of historic photos showing lots of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ratrust.org\/Photos\/Iraq\/IRR_Standard_Gauge\/irr_standard_gauge.html\">standard gauge<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ratrust.org\/Photos\/Iraq\/IRR_Metre_Gauge\/irr_metre_gauge.html\">metre-gauge steam locos<\/a> (and some diesels) on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ratrust.org\/Photos\/Iraq\/iraq.html\">Iraq section<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ratrust.org\">Restoration &amp; Archiving Trust<\/a> website. Well worth a look!<\/li>\n<li>Some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unjlc.info\/photo\/index.php?folder=\/Iraq\/Ports-Rail\/\">UNJLC photos<\/a> of railways.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bothner.com\/john\/travels\/iraq\/iraq.htm\">webpage<\/a> with a photo of Baghdad railway station in spring 2002, showing a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bothner.com\/john\/travels\/iraq\/File0003.jpg\">poster<\/a> which combines a portrait of Saddam Hussein with a Macosa loco and a steam loco. <\/li>\n<li>UK Ministry of Defence photos of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operations.mod.uk\/telic\/photo_gallery_ops_railway.htm\">the reconstruction of the Umm Qasr-Basrah Railway<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miscellaneous pictures of railways in Iraq. Francorail loco out of service at Shalchya shops. These big locomotives only work on western lines due to weight. All were out of service at this point. Photo:Rick Degman, World Diesel Loco The loco on the left (DEM2731) was involved in a head-on collision at Iskandarya in December 2003, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":80,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2220"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2220\/revisions\/2375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/iraq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}