The freight train is shunting between the harbour and the station. In the station, a few locals are waiting for their bus. They are all sitting in the shade as the temperature was still close to 3... (more)

Our charter freight train is seen here running on the causeway linking the two islands Batse and Taulud. The port of Massawa is the largest natural deep water port on the Red Sea. The city of Mass... (more)

The Eritrean Railway Mallet 442 54 is shubting its freight train in the Massawa harbour.

The Eritrean narrow gauge Mallet 442 54 is shunting in the harbour of Massawa on the shore of the Red Sea.

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)

Having passed through the station loop, Mallet 442.59 takes its train past the mosque and down the largely deserted main street of Damas.

The signalman flags the Mallet-hauled charter through the loop at Damas.

Before the serious mountain climbing starts, the Eritrean Railway passes over a minor range of hills between Mai Atal and Damas. This viaduct is on the uphill section from Mai Atal.

A convenient gap between passing camels provides an opportunity to frame the Mallet which has paused for servicing at the derelict Dogali station.

This section of the Eritrean Railway is new, being built to skirt around a shop and office development which were built on the site of the original passenger terminal. It was this development that... (more)

A train pulls away from Massawa station, which is no more than the tram shelter seen in front of the dockyard. The railway at one time used to enter the docks, but has now been truncated at this p... (more)

A large Mallet tank pulls away from Massawa station, which is adjacent to the city's docks, and surrounded by impressive Ottoman-style waterfront buildings.