ABSTRACT
The journey from Cairo to Luxor by train occupies a few minutes over 14 hours, the distance being about 420 miles; the journey from Luxor to Aswan occupies 10 hours, the
di~tance being about 130 miles, The Nile is crossed at Nag' I;Iamadi by an iron bridge 1,362 feet long, The ordinary gauge is used from Cairo to Luxor, and a narrower gauge from Luxor to Aswan; this necessitates a change of carriage at Luxor. The following are the stations passed:- Distance in
