Iraq and the Persian Gulf / [prepared under the direction of K. Mason].

  • Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division.
Date:
1944
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Credit: Iraq and the Persian Gulf / [prepared under the direction of K. Mason]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. JASSIMIYA (BAQUBA)-KUT AL IMARA Route Jassimiya (Baquba)-Aziziya . 72-6 miles 116°8 kilometres Aziziya—Kut al Imara . AN ay (ae 84°8 7 r2573 201°6 Branch-lines None. Permanent Way and Stations Metre gauge. Single track. Details of rails, sleepers, ballast, &c., not available. ‘There are 6 watering stations, including the 2 termini (listed below) and 7 intermediate passing-stations, which were not yet in use early in 1944. Details of them are not yet available. There are no large bridges, the longest being a single-girder bridge of 16 feet; most irrigation channels have pipe-culverts. Gradients are easy, the maximum being 1 in 200. The mileage of loops, yards, sidings, &c., is 22:2, but details are not yet available. Capacity Early in 1944 the capacity was limited to 2 trains a day each way, but it could be increased to 3. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Details of the alinement are not yet available, but the line leaves the Baghdad—Kirkuk about 4 miles beyond Baquba and leads southwards, keeping about 5 miles east of the Diyala to Naif (mile 18-8) and then gradually diverges a little east of south, crossing the old Nahrwan canal, to ‘l’el Cheliab (m. 42-2), which seems to be about 8 miles from the Tigris north of Lajj. ‘Thence the line follows the general course of the Tigris, keeping clear of the river and its riverain cultivation, to Aziziya, Zubaida, and Kut al Imara. At Naif, Tel Cheliab, and ‘Aziziya, water is obtained from irrigation channels, but details of tank capacity are not known. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Miles from Jassimiya Stations Remarks fooe) JASSIMIYA W. (T.10,000 gls., filled from ground tanks). 18°8 NaIF W. (T.). 42'2 TEL CHELIAB W. (T.). 72°6 AZIZIYA W. (T.). 104'2 ZUBAIDA oat of Se 125°3 Kut at Imara_ W. (T.(3), 25,000 gls., filled from ground tanks). ES.; Sdgs.; high-level oil-tank (5,000 gls.); cranes (10-ton, 7-ton) at Kut dock. For town, see p. 543.