Archive for May, 2009

Locomotives in action in Basra

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Two photographs by Matt Fallon showing Iraqi Republic Railways locomotives in action at Al Malqal, the port at Basra.

DEM2817 is one of 30 locomotives supplied by Ukraine’s Lugansk Locomotive Works. The shunter is from Turkish firm Tülomsas.

IRR locomotive DEM2817 at Al Malqal, Basra (Photo: Matt Fallon).

IRR locomotive DEM2817 at Al Malqal, Basra (Photo: Matt Fallon).

IRR shunting locomotive at Al Malqal, Basra (Photo: Matt Fallon).

IRR shunting locomotive at Al Malqal, Basra (Photo: Matt Fallon).