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	<title>Railways of Iraq &#187; Iraq&#8217;s railways</title>
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	<description>News and information about railroads in Iraq, plus other odds and ends</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Steel tender</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/06/21/steel-tender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ministry of Transport
Iraqi Republic Railways Co
Dept / Central purchasing
Ref / RBG / Steel Wire
Date 17 / 6 / 2009
Tender Announcement
The Iraqi railways company “IRR” Baghdad Iraq announces the issuanace of the following tender.:
Supplying of 500 ton of steel wire 3mm diameter for prestressed   concrete  sleepers  according to specification  s , [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Streamliner modelled in O-gauge</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/06/07/streamliner-modelled-in-o-gauge/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/06/07/streamliner-modelled-in-o-gauge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[PC class]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Argent has built an O-scale model of one of the three PC class streamlined pacific locomotives supplied to Iraq by Robert Stephenson &#038; Hawthorns in 1941. There was a fourth, 504 Kirkuk, but the ship was sunk en route.
Wikipedia has a lot of information on them. A very detailed article on the locos appeared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Locomotives in action in Basra</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/05/10/locomotives-in-action-in-basra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 20:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Malqal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Basra]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[DEM2800]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Lugansk Locomotive Works. The shunter is from Turkish firm Tülomsas.
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		<title>Iraqi passenger services in The Times</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/04/19/iraqi-passenger-services-in-the-times/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/04/19/iraqi-passenger-services-in-the-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq's railways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Baghdad]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[commuter trains]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IRR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Times]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Times had a couple of articles about passenger services in Iraq last week. 
One is Iraq&#8217;s struggle to get railway back on track after neglect and war (14 April 2009). It seems the Baghdad - Dora commuter service is somewhat unsuccessful, but &#8220;Against the odds, the minister has reopened a nightly passenger route between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A ride from Baghdad to Basra</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/04/05/a-ride-from-baghdad-to-basra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IRR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post of 1 April 2009 has a feature by Anthony Shadid who rode the tran from Baghdad to Basra. 
A Journey Into the Iraq of Recollection
Two clock towers stand like sentinels on each side of a turquoise dome built half a century ago. Musty ticket counters advertise lines that no longer run: to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Iraqi railway tickets</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/03/22/old-iraqi-railway-tickets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq's railways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Middle East rail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tickets]]></category>

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Untitled-Scanned-13s

Originally uploaded by davo_1620


A collection of scans of old middle eastern railway tickets on Flickr.

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		<title>Iraqi Republic Railways rolls back into Taji</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/02/17/iraqi-railroad-rolls-back-into-taji/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An 11 February press release from Multi-National Force Iraq has a few details of the train.
The locomotive is DHL160 (I think!), one of 12 Type DH12000 diesel-hydraulic Bo-Bo locos supplied by Tülomsas of Turkey in late 2004 and early 2005.


Iraqi Railroad rolls back into Taji
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi national distribution capability took a big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Container train from Camp Taji to Umm Qasr</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/02/16/container-train-from-camp-taji-to-umm-qasr/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/02/16/container-train-from-camp-taji-to-umm-qasr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[IRR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Taji]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 14 February 2009 release about rail services to Camp Taji, by Sgt. Mike Brantley of the 10th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office.  


Railroad Operations Come Back to Camp Taji
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – The rusted steel railroad tracks lay in wait. Two concrete barriers that had stood in front of a black metal gate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq takes over Riyadh station from US</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/01/20/iraq-takes-over-riyadh-station-from-us/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/01/20/iraq-takes-over-riyadh-station-from-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq's railways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bayji]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Riyadah]]></category>

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The US military has handed over control of the railway station in Reyad to the local authorities, after using it as Patrol Base Howell.
The map shows the approximate location of Reyad, on the line from Haqlaniyah via Biji to Kirkuk. A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the line was held in Baiji on 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Baghdad, a Trip to Nowhere</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/01/18/in-baghdad-a-trip-to-nowhere/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/01/18/in-baghdad-a-trip-to-nowhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[commuter trains]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the 29 December 2008 story In Baghdad, a Trip to Nowhere Washington Post Staff Photographer Andrea Bruce takes a ride on the Baghdad commuter train.
At 5:30 a.m., everything is dark at the Baghdad Central Station. There are no passengers about, and most of the gates are still locked. The morning train, the only working [...]]]></description>
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