Lézard rouge

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Lézard Rouge
Le lezard rouge (11).jpg
One of the carriages of the Lézard Rouge
Overview
Other name(s)(French for "Red Lizard")
Owner Bey of Tunis [1]
Stations Metlaoui to Redeyef, Selja Gorges,

The Lézard Rouge (French for "Red Lizard") is a historic Tunisian train, once the property of the Bey of Tunis, [2] but now used for tourists. It runs from Metlaoui to Redeyef and passes through the spectacular Selja Gorges, taking some 40 minutes for the journey. The railway was built for mining trains carrying phosphates.

References

  1. Simms, Wilfrid F., "The Railways of Tunisia," (1997) ISBN   0952888149
  2. Simms, Wilfrid F., "The Railways of Tunisia," (1997) ISBN   0952888149

See also

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