Prospecting for minerals in Northern Sahara, may lead to extension of standard gage Mediterranean-Niger Railway, which has 171 mi of its own track in operation, extended to 340 mi by running on Moroccan Eastern Railways line between Bou-Arfa and Ouja; when completed, railway will link Mediterranean ports of Oran and Nemours with banks of Niger in French Sudan; present position and operation; map.


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    Title :

    Plans for Trans-Saharan Railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Contributors:
    Depret, P. (author)

    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 107 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1957


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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