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The First Train at Handour Station, Laden with Water Tanks. Source: Illustrated London News (16 May 1885): 506. Click on images to enlarge them.
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Old and New Transport at Handboub. Source: Illustrated London News (27 June 1885): 654.
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Terminus at the Souakim and Berber Railway at Quarantine Island. Suakim (or Suakin) is a port city in northeastrn Sudan. Source: Illustrated London News (27 June 1885): 654.
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- The Sudan (homepage)
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Bibliography
Illustrated London News (6 May 1885): 506; (27 June 1885): 654. Hathi Trust Digital Library online version of a copy in the University of Chicago Library. Web. 21 August 2020.
Last modified 21 August 2020