At the end of the approximately 2 kilometer long loaded iron ore train M4 from Zouérate/F'derîk to the port of Nouadhibou, pulled by SDL40-2 CC # 109, 103 and 117 in multiple control, are a gree... (more)

Modern wheelset lathe in the SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou. Photography was only allowed here, otherwise it was strictly forbidden inside the halls.

In the SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou we can see the SDL40-2 CC # 104, built in the first batch in 1981.

In front of the SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou we can see representatives of all three locomotive types, from left: SD70ACS CC # 124, GPL-15T BB # 207 and SDL40-2 CC # 110. Behind the CC # 110 are an... (more)

The loaded and empty ore trains between the town of Nouadhibou on the Atlantic and the area of the mines in the Zouérate region have always been used by the locals, like her on the train M4, as t... (more)

The approximately 2 kilometer long loaded iron ore train M4 from the mines near Zuoérate and M'haoudat has completed most of the 16 to 18 hour journey and is about to reach its destination. A her... (more)

Nor nitrate, nor steel coils are loaded here, but brand new conveyer belts!

If you consistently drive at no more than walking pace, you can still manage.

A view into the cab of the former doubledeck diesel railcar A2n # 001, built in Italy in 1982. Since it came to Mauritania in 1997, it was used as towed vehicle only. The inscription are still in ... (more)

These passengers preferred to travel on this open wagon instead of on top of a loaded iron ore wagon. Now it is only a few kilometers to the destination. But the night, with around 12 hours of dar... (more)

Mauritania's iron ore trains also transport live animals, be it goats on top of the loaded ore wagons or dromedaries loaded onto flat wagons. The animals may be taken to the large animal market an... (more)

Roster shot of the SDL40-2 CC # 109 of the SNIM, pulling a loaded ore train near Nouadhibou. This locomotive was built in a second batch of 4 locomotives (# 107 to 110) in 1988 by EMD La Grange. F... (more)

On the 652 kilometer long ore railway line in Mauritania, a staff coach is usually carried at the end of one of about 3 daily trains, here on the loaded “Mineralier” M4 shortly before arriving... (more)

On the 652 kilometer long ore railway line in Mauritania, a passenger coach is usually carried at the end of one of about 3 daily trains, here on the loaded “Mineralier” M4 shortly before arri... (more)

GPL-15T BB # 203 and SDL40-2 CC # 114 of the SNIM in front of the workshop in Nouadhibou.