ONCF DH 412 / Touabaa – Matmata

I had planned to photograph the Al Atlas 201 at the Idriss 1 reservoir that day. However, the time change associated with the fasting month of Ramadan threw a spanner in the works: at my chosen spot near Matmata (مطماطة), the side light was already very limited. I checked out a few other spots, but none of them were particularly convincing. The last spot was eventually deemed acceptable. As well as the obligatory view of the lake, there was also a lovely flower-filled meadow there. It wasn’t long before the silence at the reservoir was broken by the diesel locomotive from TZV Gredelj. The photograph shows the DH 412 pulling the first express train of the day from Oujda (وجدة) to Tangier (طنجة).

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Vehicle

DH 412

Operator

ONCF

Line

Al Atlas

Train number

202

Photospot

Zaouia Sidi Abdeljalil, Fez-Meknes

Taken

16. Feb. 2026, 1:47 p.m.

Licence

All Rights Reserved

Camera position

From the ground

Photo type

Railway

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Focal length

41 mm

Aperture

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/2000s

ISO

400