Decauville Railway Massaua – Saati
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.jpg) Original Class 1 Couillet Decauville locomotive
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 Route
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| Route length: | 27 km | ||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 750 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||
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The Decauville train Massawa-Saati was one of the Italian armed forces built from 1887 to 1888 Decauville Bahn through the area in the 25th and January 26th, 1887 battle of dogali was held.
Route
The 27 km long route with a gauge of 750 mm connected the port city of Massaua , located on the Red Sea , with the city of Saati , located in the interior of Eritrea . It was built from flying track prefabricated in France , the rails of which had a weight of 9.5 kg / m per meter .
Rail vehicles
The Italian government procured the following rail vehicles from Decauville :
Locomotives
- 5 Decauville locomotives of the original class 1, including one with 3 t and four with 5 t empty weight:
| No. | Construction year | Wheel alignment | Surname | photo |
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| N ° 44 | 1886 | 0-4-0 | Regina Margherita | |
| N ° 48 | 1887 | 0-4-0 | Roma |
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| N ° 51 | 1887 | 0-4-0 | Massaua | |
| N ° 54 | 1887 | 0-4-0 | Umbero Primo | |
| N ° 55 | 1887 | 0-4-0 | Savoia |
dare
- 8 or 16 type 25 wagons (dump trucks)
- 2 type 41 cars (detachable freight cars)
- 20 type 65 cars (unsprung bogie sheets)
- 2 type 66 wagons (like type 65 but with tarpaulin mounted on arches)
- 2 type 48 wagons (like type 65, but with side walls that form a box)
- 2 type 67 cars (like type 66, but with two backrests, capacity: 16 people)
- 1 type 68 car (with benches for 8 people, similar to those used in the Paris Jardin d'Acclimatation )