"العراق والخليج الفارسي" [و‎‎٣‎٨‎٤] (٨٦٢/٧٧٠)

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RAILWAYS
immediately after Jaloula station, bends west across the Diyala by a
bridge 266 yards long with 7 concrete piers, and then keeps north
west along the foot of the Jabal Jubba, crossing many small dry stream-
beds. East of Qara Tepe it passes without difficulty between the
Jabal Jubba and Jabal Manzil and after traversing the Kifri plain turns
north-west to cross the broad bed of the Aq Su by a bridge 320 yards
long, built on 22 concrete piers. After leaving the town of Tuz
Khurmatli (m. I47’3), which is on the right bank of the Aq Su near
the bridge, the line diverges from the hills, and, passing Iftikhar,
crosses the Tauq Chai by two long bridges totalling nearly 950 yards,
about 5 miles south of Tauq. There is much low ground between the
Tauq Chai and Qadha Chai, which becomes sodden after rain. The
line turns north after crossing the Kaur Darra (c. m. 173-8), crosses
the Qadha Chai about 10 miles farther on, and bends north-north
east to follow the right bank of the Qadha Chai. Kirkuk railway station
is about 2 miles west of the river, beyond Qarwait Kalahiya.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Miles from
Baghdad North
Stations
Remarks
Baghdad North
i -6
C . 2'2
3'4
70
ii-S
i 3'9
20-0
25'2
30-2
35-8
Baghdad East
Maamel al Tabouk
Halt Mile 7
Sidaira Halt
Cassell’s Post
Halt Mile 20
Khan Bani Saad Halt
Shifta Halt
364 Baquba
W. (T.2 XI i,coo gls., supplied by Munici
pality). LS.(3); DES.(22); SRs.(26o ft.,
410 ft.); ER.; GS.(3,038 sq. ft.); ES.; RpS.;
truck crane (5-ton), gantry-crane (10-ton),
petrol electric mobile crane (3|-ton).
For details of wagon-ferry, see p. 589; town
description, p. 499; town plan, fig. 79.
LS.(3); DES.(4); SR.(234 ft.). Branch to
Hinaidi, 5-5 miles.
Bridge over flood-escape, 200 ft. (10 X 20 ft.),
rolled steel joists.
Police post is about 6 miles south-west.
Marshall’s bridge over the Diyala, 540 ft.
(4X100 ft.+ 2X75 ft.), 6 deck trusses,
decked for road traffic (fig. 91).
W. (T.6,400 gls., pumped from settling-tank
filled by gravity from canal). LS(2);
DES( 2 ); SR.(iooft.); ER.; GS.(8 4 i sq.ft.).
For town description, see p. 526.