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Meissner Pasha - The Man Who Built The Hejaz Railway
Heinrich Meissner was the steady hand at the helm of the vast project to build the Hejaz Railway. At the beginning of the construction in...
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Sep 21, 20232 min read


Why was the Hedia locomotive toppled?
For several decades the Krauss 0-6-0T at Hedia Station in Saudi Arabia stood upright on a short siding to the east of the depot....
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Aug 31, 20232 min read


Opposition to the 'Iron Donkey': The Hejaz Railway Defensive Network at Wagga Fort
The Bedouin of the Hejaz saw the coming of the 'iron donkey' as a threat to their traditional means of livelihood - the hiring and...
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Jun 11, 20232 min read


The Defence of Medina Station - Beyond the Call of Duty...
The main station building at Medina, the southern terminus of the Hejaz Railway, originally had one storey. The station's inauguration...
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May 16, 20231 min read
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