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Senussi Cave Railway

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Senussi Cave Railway
Train in front of the Senussi Cave
Narrow gauge train above a wadi
at the eastern side of Tobruk harbour
Technical
Line length400 yd (370 m)
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)

The Senussi Cave Railway was a 400 yards (370 m) long, 2 feet (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that was built in 1941 during the Siege of Tobruk at the Senussi Cave near Tobruk, Libya.[1]

History

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The Senussi Cave Railway leads from a military road that was blasted into the mountains on 28 August 1941 above a wadi east of Tobruk harbour to the Senussi Cave.[2][3]

The Senussi Cave had been reinforced during World War II by Italian troops with a concrete arch. It was captured by British and Australian troops in the summer of 1941 and prepared to be used as a field hospital named "Senussi Hospital" in the cave. However, eventually it was used as a bomb-proof store.[4] Up to 300 t of ammunition and goods could be securely stored there.[5]

Photos

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Rolling stock

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  • 2 diesel locos
  • 6 wagons

References

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