- SYRIA - October 2007

The pictures on the Syrian and Jordan pages were taken during a week long tour of the Hedjaz railway,
organised by Bernd Seiler of FarRail Tours.


Filling the narrow cutting with it's presence - the Borsig, No. 160 storms up through the Yarmuk gorge from Zeizun.

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Out-running the storm - the Borsig No. 160 heads for Bosra.

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Prickles in the desert.

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En route from Damascus to Deraa with No. 262, the Hartman 2-8-2.

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Lamp cleaning on the Borsig at Bosra.

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No. 160 returning to Deraa from the Zeizun gorge branch.

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Chaotic scenes as the double header forces a way through the street market departing Deraa.

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Shadows play on an old firebox in Cadem works scrap yard.

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Evening arrrival in Ghazale, just north of Deraa.

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All photographs © David Hill
Telephone: 44 (0)7785 234486 - Email: dave@davehill.co.uk