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Sudan Railways Steamer in Wadi Halfa, Sudan

Sudanese vintage postcard, mailed from Khartorum to Paris

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Sudan Railways - War Department 4-6-2 steam locomotive Nr. 2815 (North British Locomotive Works) at Wadi Halfa, 1944 by Historical Railway Images Via Flickr: The Nile Valley route from Cairo to Khartoum comprised three stages involving two transhipments en route; Cairo to Shellel in Upper Egypt covered by an ESR train (550 miles), Shellal to Wadi Halfa covered by SR Nile steamer (210 miles), and Halfa to Khartoum covered by SR train (574 miles). War Department Nr. 2815 is seen at Halfa in 1944 with the Khartoum train

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Sudan Railways - Steamers on the Blue Nile, Khartoum (vintage postcard) by Historical Railway Images Via Flickr: Three Sudan Government Railways steamboats on the blue Nile, in a vintage colorized postcard. Such boats were used regularly to carry local passengers and tourists up and down the Nile River to Wadi Halfa, at the Egyptian border

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Egypt Railways - Aswan Dam, 1946 - Egyptian State Railways 2-6-0 steam locomotive Nr. 909 by Historical Railway Images Via Flickr: A 1946 view of the overnight express from Cairo climbing the ascent from Aswan to Shellal, behind the Aswan Dam, where passengers for Sudan embarked on the Sudan Railways steamer for the 210-mile passage to Wadi Halfa. The train, which includes three Wagon Lits coaches, is headed by ESR steam locomotive Nr. 909 (North British Locomotive Works, 1038) and banked by ESR Nr. 915. This is a copyrighted photo. No commercial use intended or allowed.

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