Senussi Cave Railway
| Senussi Cave Railway | |
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 Field railways in front of the Senussi cave
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| Route length: | 0.4 km |
| Gauge : | 610 mm ( 2 foot track ) |
The Senussi Cave Railway was a 1941 during the Siege of Tobruk less than 400 meters long built military - narrow-gauge railway in Senussihöhle near Tobruk , Libya .
history
The Senussi Cave Railway was located between the Senussi cave and a military road laid out on August 28, 1941 above a wadi on the east side of the port of Tobruk .
The Senussi cave was stabilized with a concrete vault by the Italian army during the Second World War . In the summer of 1941 it was captured by British and Australian soldiers and prepared for use as a field hospital by the construction of the narrow-gauge railway, but was eventually used as a bomb-proof camp. She served the infantry - Company D of the Australian Army Service Corps as a bunker for the storage of up to 300 tons ammunition and supplies.
photos
Senussi cave initially prepared as a field hospital
Demolition when building the military road
2 trains in front of the cave
Loading of the train east of the port
Rail vehicles
- 2 diesel locomotives
- 6 trucks
Web links
- Australian War Memorial: Siege of Tobruk (English)
- Film recordings of the train (from 3:50 min)
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian War Memorial, No. 020201: Troops who worked in the “Senussi Hospital” cave.
- ^ Australian War Memorial, No. 020387: Explosion during blasting operations on the eastern side of the harbor.
- ^ Australian War Memorial, No. 020386: Road leading to a railway line on which runs a small freight train.
- ^ Australian War Memorial, No. 020202: The entrance to the “Senussi Hospital” cave.
- ^ Australian War Memorial, No. 020390: Small freight train loaded with stores.
- ^ Neville Lindsay: Equal to the Task, Volume 1, The Royal Australian Army Service Corps. Chapter 15: World War 2. ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
