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Rail Car from the Hijaz Railway |
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A Box Car from the Hijaz Railway on display at the Jordan national museum in Amman. The Hijaz Railway was the railroad established by the Ottoman Empire that ran from Damascus to the end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the railway that Lawrence and Ali attacked during the Arab Revolt, which took place during WWI. |
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9/14/2019 Upload Date: 7/27/2023 10:53:48 AM |
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Amman, JO |
| Author: |
Robert Snyder |
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Hijaz Rail Car Suspension |
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Here is a close-up view of the suspension system on the box car from the Hijaz Railway that is at the Jordan national museum. The car was manufactured for the Ottoman Empire in 1923 by Gottfried Lindman AG. |
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9/14/2019 Upload Date: 7/27/2023 11:15:28 AM |
| Location: |
Amman, JO |
| Author: |
Robert Snyder |
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Manufacturers Mark on Hijaza Rail Car |
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Here is the plate on the Hijaz rail car at the Jordan national museum in Amman that shows which firm manufactured this for the Ottomans. It was made in 1913 by Gottfried Lindner AG in Ammendorf bei Halle. |
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9/14/2019 Upload Date: 7/27/2023 10:58:55 AM |
| Location: |
Amman, JO |
| Author: |
Robert Snyder |
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Hijaz Railway Stamp |
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Here is a cover to one of the compartments on the rail car from the Hijaz Railway that carries the name of the railway ("HIJAZ") cast into the cover in relief. |
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9/14/2019 Upload Date: 7/27/2023 11:01:23 AM |
| Location: |
Amman, JO |
| Author: |
Robert Snyder |
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