Sudanese from Atbara

safesoft0 · #1 14th October 2009, 23:12

Hi every one
Iam a new Sudanese member interrested in this great forum.
I was born in Atbara-Sudan which is called "The City Of Iron And Fire" , because it is the biggest railway city in Sudan and maybe in Africa.

I found another city called Atbara in Rajasthan-India, and Iam preparing a research to determine which Atbara was established first : the Indian or the Sudanese?

Any one who have some information about this , I will be merciful if he send me.

Thank you all and sorry if I spoke too much.

Saif Eldin M. Othan

pre65 · #2 14th October 2009, 23:20

The GWR had a class of loco called the "Atbara" class.

http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_440_atbara.htm

Some of the "City" class (but not City of Truro) were re-built from Atbara parts.

Squeaky88 · #3 15th October 2009, 12:35

hi safesofto welcome to the forum. look forward to your posts.

locojoe · #4 15th October 2009, 13:42

Welcome to the forum.

**DSY011** · #5 15th October 2009, 20:07

Hello safesofto and welcome to the Railway forum. As you can see from my country flag, I also come from Africa, but much further south.

**John H-T** · #6 15th October 2009, 20:16

Welcome to the Forum safesoft0. I was born in Khartoum. My parents worked in the Sudan before and during WW2.

Hope you find the Forum useful.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

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