Sudan narrow gauge remnants
Posted: 13 Feb 2009, 12:03
In the mid-20th century there was a small narrow gauge railway serving the dockyard and warehouse area in Malakal, on the Nile in southern Sudan. There seem to be few records of it, and very little remaining, although old rails and sleepers can be seen in culverts, fences and buildings in Malakal. It has been closed for many decades.
In the old Egyptian quarter of Malakal (where Egyptian hydrologists monitor the flow of water in the Nile in accordance with the 1928 and 1959 agreements) a few remnants of track can be seen. These two photos are taken inside a workshop area. It looks like 2 ft gauge, maybe? I asked if there are any old locomotives remaining but David, the young man who unlocked the gates and showed me round (see photo 2), said no, this is all there is. He also said that nobody knows anything about this railway as it is too old. I suspect any remaining motive power and rolling stock would have been relocated when it was closed.
Photos by John Ashworth, 13th February 2009.
In the old Egyptian quarter of Malakal (where Egyptian hydrologists monitor the flow of water in the Nile in accordance with the 1928 and 1959 agreements) a few remnants of track can be seen. These two photos are taken inside a workshop area. It looks like 2 ft gauge, maybe? I asked if there are any old locomotives remaining but David, the young man who unlocked the gates and showed me round (see photo 2), said no, this is all there is. He also said that nobody knows anything about this railway as it is too old. I suspect any remaining motive power and rolling stock would have been relocated when it was closed.
Photos by John Ashworth, 13th February 2009.