In the summer of 1990 (I think), I was allowed a ride in the cab of the T44 diesel on the line from Haifa to Naharia, in the north of Israel. Somewhere in the Haifa Bay area, I suddenly spotted #251 waiting on a siding for my passenger train to clear the main line. I leaned out of the T44’s side window and took a photo. Ten years ago, ISR were still using mechanical signaling. It’s no longer so, I regret to say.

Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>