Syria 26.9.2008: A second day's visit to the Yarmuk Gorge was made impossible due to the derailment of 2-8-2 N0. 262, the accident occurring in a most inaccessible part of the Gorge! Rescue took 4 hours, but at least the loco and train were able to take the tour group on to Damascus, albeit late in the day. Here the setting sun catches No. 262 (Hartmann 4031/1918) as she leaves a small town and continues north into the semi-desert, en route to Damascus.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com