ERITREA. 1941-11. LIEUTENANT K. BLACK AND WARRANT-OFFICER I A.J. FAITHFUL OF THE MILITARY HISTORY ...

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Accession Number 022034
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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ERITREA. 1941-11. LIEUTENANT K. BLACK AND WARRANT-OFFICER I A.J. FAITHFUL OF THE MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION TRAVELLED TO ASMARA IN ERITREA TO OBTAIN STOCKS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL CAPTURED FROM ITALIAN FORCES. THIS PHOTO SHOWS A SECTION OF THE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILE OVERHEAD RAILWAY USED FOR CARRYING GOODS BETWEEN THE SEAPORT OF MASSAWA AND ASMARA. SUSPENDED ON PYLONS THE CABLEWAY HAS 1,500 CARRIERS WITH A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 650 LB EACH AND WAS BUILT TO RUN AT A TOP SPEED OF 30 M.P.H.