British soldiers travelling by troop train on the desert railway, Sheik Nakhrur, 1917
Photograph, World War One Middle East (1914-1918), 1917.
Construction on the desert railway began in February 1916. It eventually spanned hundreds of miles across the Sinai peninsula, providing troops and supplies to the front line.
From a collection of photographs taken by Corporal Joseph Egerton, Shropshire Yeomanry in Sinai and Palestine.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2002-05-01-89
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2002-05-01-89