On this day, Mauritania's “Train du Désert” (Desert train) set off for the first time with a foreign tour group (Servrail from Switzerland) from Ben Amira (PK 393) westwards to the port of No... (more)

The “Train du Désert” with the tour group from Switzerland arrived in Ben Amira from Zouérate while it was still dark. Meanwhile, it is slowly getting light and the largest monolith in Afric... (more)

In the cab of the GPL-15T BB # 207 of the SNIM in operation in front of the Train du Désert between Choum and Zouérate. All lettering on the locomotive delivered by EMD from the USA in 2004 is i... (more)

Work has been underway for several years to increase the maximum axle load of the single-track railroad line for ore transport in Mauritania from 26 to 30 tons. This involves the use of heavy conc... (more)

Morning meal is served in the saloon car of the “Train du Désert” at 08 AM. The double-decker vehicle was originally a diesel railcar, with the engine compartment located behind the blinds on... (more)

All 44 SNIM locomotives in Mauritania are equipped with special sand plows. These are located behind the permanently mounted plows, are attached to the frame of the bogies and can be lowered hydra... (more)

A train driver from Switzerland is interested in the railroad through the Mauritanian desert. The GPL-15T BB # 204 was built in 2004 in the USA for the SNIM and is located in Choum, at kilometer 4... (more)

Engineer of the SNIM on the GPL-15T BB # 207 before departure in Ben Amira to Boulenouar.

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)

The "Train du Désert" with the GPL-15T BB # 207 is on the last leg of this day journey, the 23 kilometer from F'dérîk to Zouérate. On the right is the ore mountain Kedia d'Idjil.

North of Choum old wooden ties are beeing replaced by new concrete ties. The engineer on the BB # 207 greets the track workers.

The "Train du Désert" with the GPL-15T BB # 207 of the SNIM is ready for departure from Zouérate to Ben Amira, a night journey with the Servrail group from Switzerland.

This day, the "Train du Désert" with the swiss group of SERVRAIL made the journey from Ben Amira (PK 393) till Boulenouar (PK 96) and is standing now in the stub track of the small station. GPL-1... (more)

In Boulenouar, PK 96 of the 652 kilometer long line through the Mauritanian desert, a work train with new concrete ties loaded arrives with GPL-15T BB # 210, built in 2008.

The "train du Désert" arrived early in the morning, still in dark, the station of Ben Amira, after a 259 kilometer night journey for the swiss SERVRAIL group from Zouérat. Now it is slowly getti... (more)