Two types of transport wagon are used on the ore transport railroad in Mauritania. The older one on the left, which is predominant, has a load weight of 84 tons and a total weight of 104 tons, wit... (more)

SDL40-2 CC # 107 of the SNIM is shunting water tank cars in F'derîk.

From the harbour in Nouadhibou to the ore mines in Zouerate, Guelb el Rhein and M'houdat there is a 704 kilometer (437 miles) single track, standard gauge railway, built between 1960 and 1963 (ext... (more)

In front of Africa's largest monolith, the 633 meter a.s.l. Ben Amira, which rises about 430 meter above the desert, the empty ore train "V5" (vide train # 5) from Nouadhibou to Zouérat... (more)

There is almost no wind in the Mauritanian desert as the about two-kilometre-long empty train from the port of Nouadhibou to the ore mine near Zouérate approaches Pk 404 between Ben Amira and Cho... (more)

In Mauritania, all locomotives in use are equipped with hydraulically operated, lowerable sand plows, which are attached to the bogie and are located behind the permanently mounted normal plows. H... (more)

The loaded ore train M4 of about 2 kilometer length from Zouérate/Fderîck to Nouadhibou is only a few minutes from destination. Pulling are SDL40-2 CC # 109, # 103 and # 117 (built between 1981... (more)

On this day, Mauritania's “Train du Désert” set off for the first time with a foreign tour group (Servrail from Switzerland) from Ben Amira (PK 393) westwards to the port of Nouadhibou, runni... (more)

Empty ore train V3 (vide train 3) including some loaded water tankers running through Boulenouar at PK 96 of the 650 kilometer long single track railroad from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. Pulling are ... (more)

It is very surprising that there are very few photos from Mauritania on Railpictures.net yet, although diesel locomotives from the USA have been in service there for over 40 years. Let's start wit... (more)

It is very surprising that there are very few photos from Mauritania on Railpictures.net yet, although diesel locomotives from the USA have been in service there for over 40 years. Let's start wit... (more)

It is very surprising that there are very few photos from Mauritania on Railpictures.net yet, although diesel locomotives from the USA have been in service there for over 40 years. Let's start wit... (more)

Shinkansen series N700A high-speed train at central Tokyo

"Green Line Type 10 Mockup Head-on"

Between October 29 and 30, 2024, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) displayed a full-size, half-length mockup of its n... (more)

"Type 10 Under the Tent"

Between October 29 and 30, 2024, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) displayed a full-size, half-length mockup of its new CAF-buil... (more)