Syria 24.9.2008: 2-8-0 No. 91 (Hartmann 3040/1907) has moved off shed and stands at Dera’a station, waiting to depart for the Bosra branch line. Despite its relatively good external condition, the engine was unfortunately deemed not to be in good enough mechanical order  (problems with leaking piston glands, side-rods, and an axle bearing!), to take the train the 38kms to Bosra and back, so she was uncoupled and went back to the shed.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com