Jordan 24.9.2008: Leaving Zerka the train was escorted by several 4-wheel drive vehicles full of very senior police officers. Their purpose was to successfully halt traffic at a large roundabout, where four, major dual-carriageway roads intersected. Why? Because the railway literally cuts through the centre of the roundabout! Sadly, but quite understandably, we were not allowed to arrange a run-past there! Not long after that the built-up are disappeared to be replaced by many square kilometres of well-tended land where much produce was being grown. In the centre of that area was this 10-arch viaduct, being crossed by 4-6-2 No. 85 (Nippon/1953); note the many irrigation pipes scattered about.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com