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)

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.

A view in the upper deck of the former diesel railcar A2n # 001 of the SNIM, now used as towed passenger car in the Train du Désert. The car has no air condition, but windows to open.

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 is the saloon on the lower deck of the italian built doubledeck former diesel railcar A2n, now used as pulled passenger car in the "Train du Désert". Overnigth the train will cover... (more)

The Train du Désert with SNIM's GPL-15T BB # 207 is ready in Choum for the trip to Zouérate, the group from Servrail in Switzerland will soon board the train. On the right is the Geismar “Pick... (more)

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)

The "Train du Désert" in the middle of nowhere of the Mauritanian desert, on the today about 6 hours journey from Ben Amira (PK 393) to Boulenouar (PK 96). Behind the GPL-15T BB # 207 i... (more)