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Eritreans decided, they would rebuild what they had left with their own efforts. Rebuilding the line started, some work going into rebuilding the workshops and station in Asmara while others set to reconstructing the
Massawa end. Renovation of the main line began from Massawa westbound, recovering rails and steel ties.
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These are the prime main-line steam locomotives of the railway, and are in high demand for tourist services. Two of them, double headed, are required to scale the steepest grades with a train of any length. Like the other locomotives they are tank engines with large side tanks and a rear coal bunker,
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These later, and much larger, compound Mallet locomotives were built by
Ansaldo in Genova in 1938 to largely replace the earlier types, both the 440 Series and the unsuccessful 441 Series. The latter were simple locomotives (i.e., non-compound) and found liable to run out of steam on the heavy grades
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At the same time, restoration began on the remaining locomotives and rolling stock remaining after the conflict. Eleven steam locomotives survived, and at least six have been rebuilt to working order. In addition, several 1930s vintage Fiat 'Littorina' railcars survive and have been made operational,
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In 1953, Eritrea was joined to
Ethiopia in Federation as the British pulled out, giving Ethiopia a coastline, but starting off 40 years of unrest and eventually war. The first Director General of the railway was Yacob Zanios, a former railway executive from Dire Dawa, who was appointed by HIM Emperor
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The line has been restored from
Massawa to Asmara, but as of 2006 no scheduled services traverse the whole length of the line. Charter trains for tourists now do, and regular train services exist in certain areas. While the surviving equipment is sufficient for such a limited service, the purchase
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Construction began from the Red Sea port city of
Massawa in 1887, heading towards the capital city of Asmara. The "Decauville" railway was the first built, from Massaua to Saati, just 27 km. Progress was slow, thanks to the long climb up the mountains to the high plateau of inland Eritrea, and
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Eritrea won its independence from
Ethiopia in 1993, and in 1994 the Eritrean president declared that rebuilding the railway was a priority for the new nation. During the war years a spirit of self-reliance had been built up, and the Eritreans refused foreign loans and expensive rework. Instead, the
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In 1935, it carried supplies for the
Italian war effort in Ethiopia and the line saw 30 trains daily, while by 1965 the line was carrying nearly half a million passengers a year as well as 200,000 tons of freight. Things went downhill from there. Improvements to the road from Massawa to Asmara, and
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In 1937 TIBB designed a Bo'Bo'-de (diesel-electric) locomotive of 550 hp weighing 44 tonnes, which, however, never operated in
Eritrea due to WW II activities. The railway possesses five diesel locomotives today. They are in the process of being returned to working order. Further, a project of
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in style, with large Fiat radiators on the front. The bodies are painted in creamy white with grey underneath and roofs with red 'bumpers' on the ends and a red stripe separating the body color from the grey below. They are intended for tourist service; new vehicles will be built or bought for
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Sellassie to assume management of the railway from the British and organize, rebuild the infrastructure, and integrate the railway into the national transportation grid. Under the four-year leadership of Yacob Zanios, the railway became operational and a very successful enterprise.
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sending 11 Italian yard-switchers (Badoni, Ranzi, Greco/Deutz, Zephyr RoadRailer switch locos) to Asmara changing couplers and buffing gear, and re-gauging them to 950 mm was to have been finished by 2018. To be recognized by their yellow livery.
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The 1950s and 1960s were successful years for the railway, but in the 1970s the railway fell more and more out of use as the mismanagement of the railway and political unrest intensified, and in 1975 the railway was destroyed by the ruling
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Building the line from
Massawa to Asmara was a significant undertaking. Even with the tighter turns and narrower right-of-way allowed by a narrow gauge railway, the line required 65 bridges (including a fourteen-arch viaduct crossing the
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or building of more is necessary to provide a serious form of transportation over the length of the line. In 2007, The Eritrean Railroad Authority requested funding to continue the Italian-era plan to extend the route to
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An Ansaldo 442 steam locomotive built in 1938, used for transporting cargo from the port city of Massawa to the capital Asmara almost 2.5 km higher. It is also a tourist attraction as the climb is steep and
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regime in Ethiopia. Much of the infrastructure was destroyed during the following years of war, and both sides used materials salvaged from the railway for fortification and other purposes.
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in 1928, and finally Bishia in 1932, for a total length of 280 km (174 mi). Bishia (Biscia in Italian) proved to be the end, even though the builders had ambitions of reaching the
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production is said to have reached about 50,000 metric tons (49,000 long tons; 55,000 short tons) after this railway was constructed. Production was stopped some years after
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and provide an opportunity for Sudan to efficiently use the Port of Massawa. Mining companies in Eritrea have also inquired about use of the railway and its improvement.
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sit on sidings near Asmara, and are being restored. Priority is being given to the 8-wheel (2 x 4-wheel truck) boxcars and flatcars, but a large number of 4-wheel (two
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of Switzerland exists out of service in the Asmara shops. It was apparently being used as a mobile generator car before the civil war. It was originally built for
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Until 1941, the railway was controlled by the Italians, but the fortunes of war allowed the British to take control. After 1942, the railway (damaged during the
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One of these early Mallet locomotives, which is a true Mallet and thus a compound, still exists in storage at the Asmara workshops. It was a 1915 product of
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Until 1978 even the route Asmara-Keren remained partially active. As of 2009, the 118 kilometres (73 mi) section between Massawa and Asmara is open.
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led to resources being diverted elsewhere, including the upgrading of the line from Massawa to Asmara to handle more traffic.
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of the Eritrean Railway is small. Therefore, two test runs, one in 2006 another one in spring 2010 took place when
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the substantial civil engineering works required; the line reached Asmara in 1911. It was extended to
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through all the tunnels along the line. In December 2010 two ISO Containers of
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with the terminus roughly 35 meters (115 ft) below
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1321:"Progetto Locomotive Italiane in Eritrea Indice"
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1515:Eritrean Narrow Gauge: An Amazing Reinstatement
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330:Railway stations in Eritrea
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1532:PĂĄlsson, Kristina (1998).
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1549:Robinson, Neil (2009).
1384:"Il Materiale Rotabile"
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611:East Africa Campaign
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368:Steam train outside
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1299:La Ferrovia Eritrea
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2124:Cape Verde
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1473:29 October
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1155:References
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2892:Portals
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2426:Mayotte
2417:Madeira
2412:(Spain)
2408:Melilla
2339:Tunisia
2309:Somalia
2294:Senegal
2279:Nigeria
2269:Namibia
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1985:Ceuta
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