ABSTRACT
Transport within Iraq is very much easier to-day than it was before the war. In pre-war days only a short mileage of railway existed, to-day the Iraq Railways cover most of the country. The railway lines centre upon Baghdad. One line runs down to Basrah via the Euphrates. The journey takes approximately twenty-two hours, but comfortable cars for dining and sleeping are provided, with bedding for those who carry none of their own. In the summer months it is advisable to carry a supply of ice, as by the afternoon the temperature within the coaches becomes very high. Another line runs north to Qaraghan where it branches, the main line continuing to Kirkuk and the other to Khanaqin on the Persian frontier. The Kirkuk line is the main line for the north, for it is at Kirkuk where the motor connection waits to take passengers to Nisibin, the terminus of the direct railway line from the Bosporus. At the Khanaqin terminus an efficient system of motor transport connects with the road service to Teheran. All these lines are metre-gauge.
