Syria 27.9.2008: 115 years young! 2-6-0T No. 130-755 literally hurtles along the main street of the town of Jedeide, with much shrieking of the whistle and stirred-up dust from the almost buried track! Such hard driving was a feature of the tour group's journey over the twisting and turning line - it was as if the engine crew was having a last fling, knowing that the future for them and their little railway is very much in doubt.
Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com