Jordan 24.9.2008: The next stop after Samra was Mafraq, where a lengthy stop ensued while arrangements were completed for the crossing from Jordan into Syria. Shortly after Mafraq station came the last chance for a run-past on a very steep and curving section of track, before all cameras had to be put away for the journey through the sensitive border areas of Jordan and Syria. Here 4-6-2 No. 85 (Nippon/1953) makes her assault on the sharp gradient.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com