Syria 26.9.2008: On arrival in Damascus there was time to view the Hedjaz Railway's magnificent Kanawat terminus. Alas the station is no longer used for trains as the lines south to Cadem were closed in 2003, in readiness for a supposed new Metro system, covered by an enormous retail/office/apartments complex. However, work had progressed no further than the excavation of a large trench beneath where once the rails ran. Note on the right hand side of the station, preserved 2-6-0T No. 62, a Jung-built (965/1906) 2-6-0, later converted into a tank engine.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com