Asmara loco shed

Steam special train on the line Ghinda - Asmara with Class 442.59. It was taken in November 2006. (scanned slide)

0-4-4-0T Mallet 442.59 rounds the ledge at Devil's Gate, the classic spot in Eritrea, with a short goods train.

Down on the coast it's the rainy season - warm and wet - but above the clouds in the mountains near Asmara it's cool and dry. In these perfect conditions for steam loco photography, a charter frei... (more)

Here comes a picture of the Eritrean diesel roster. From the left to the right one can see a Krupp Bo-Bo diesel locomotive, the small four-wheel railcar N°. 2 Littorinella (ex-Somalia) and the L... (more)

The differences between the "small" Mallet 440 08 (built in 1915) and the larger 442 59 (built in 1938) can clearly be seen on this picture. The 440 08 has since been restored to working order.

Three classes of steam locomotive still exist today in Eritrea and they are all shown in this picture. The small 0-4-0 tank engines of the 202 class were the standard shunter locomotives of the sy... (more)

Massawa is a port on the Red Sea and the temperature there is always very high combined with a high humidity. Therefore, the best place to stay is in the hotel room with the air condition or in th... (more)