File 3142/1903 'Hedjaz Railway' [‎66r] (138/488)

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Distances
in Kilometres,
Inter
mediate
Details of Line.
18-7
10-7
19-6
25-2
lo*86
12*15
367*1
377*8
397*4
El Hasa (2,696 ft.)
422*6
459 * 14
Siding .. .. Steepish ascent of 1/50 for short way, then over undu
lating country.
Long descent of 1/55 into El Hasa Valley, the head of
the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kerrahi.
Through two deep rock cuttings.
Station building and one siding of 250 yards. W ater
tank and well with good supply 80 ft. below surface,
drawn by windmill pump,
i Cross dry bed of wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. by three masonry arches of 25 ft.
Ascends 1/66 out of valley, winding up a tributary
ravine, then over plain, stony and strewn with black
pebbles of obsidian; bare of vegetation.
Jauf-ed-Dervish (3,220 ft.) Station building and one siding of 250 yards. No
water. Old kala on the pilgrim route. Line ascends
long gradient of 1/80 out of station; skirts deep
ravine, then along stony, undulating plain, bare of
vegetation.
A flat topped range of hills is skirted some 3 miles to
the east.
Anaize (3,448 ft.)
Maan (3,540 ft.)
475*10
487*15
495
501
506
Ghadr-el-Haj (3,270 ft.) ..
Bir Shaibe (3,250 ft.)
Guard House ..
Guard House ..
Bridge
Station building; one siding of 250 yards. Some rain
cisterns on pilgrim route close by; no water other
wise.
An important depot, with good water supply from wells.
Extensive sidings.
Engine shed, turntable, coaling depot, repairing shop,
small goods shed. A good hotel, with ten bed rooms,
kept by a Greek. The construction offices for the
line to the south are installed here.
The two villages comprising Maan (Maan-esh-Shamie
and Maan-Misrie) the first of about 200 houses, and
the southern or principal one, Maan-Misrie, of 500
houses, each with a good water supply from springs
in limestone; used to irrigate some gardens and
cultivation. The seat of a Kaimakam. A military
garrison of two companies and a depot of supplies for
the posts on the Akaba route. A military hospital of
100 beds, near the station.
Inhabitants of Maan are settled Arabs.
Leaving Maan, line ascends over a low col, and then a
long descent over stony, bare desert, with numerous
dry wadis, all bridged with stone culverts of 3 metres,
and two or three arches each.
Towards the east, in the Hisme Hills, are several small
springs and fairly settled Arabs to be found. To the
south-west the country is nearly waterless, and
practically uninhabited.
Station buildings under construction ; at present only
two tents. One siding 250 yards long. No natural
water supply; seven barrels sunk in the ground and
replenished by passing trains. A few trees and
shrubs in the vicinity. Country a stony, waterless
desert, with several small wadis.
The pilgrim route follows the railway closely.
Stone station building to hold ten men. No other
buildings; one siding. No natural water supply;
seven barrels sunk in ground. Country more acci-
dented ; several small wadis.
Stone guard house. Water from barrels. No siding.
Two guard tents. Wafer from barrels. No siding.
Across larger wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. by six masonry arches of 20 ft. each.