ONCF DH 416 + 404 / Oulad Rahou – Melg el Ouidane

On the afternoon of 16 February, a coal train was scheduled to run from Beni Ansar Port Beni Ansar (بْني نصار) to Jerada (جرادة). Earlier that day, I took a few photos in Sidi Harazem (سيدي احرازم) and Matmata (مطماطة). I then drove eastwards to Taourirt and turned off there onto the road towards Nador (الناظور) and Melilla (مليلية). Near Douar Lagouartia (دوار الكوارتية), I found a spot and began waiting for the freight train. About an hour earlier than expected, the headlights of the two diesel locomotives, DH 416 and 404, appeared in the distance. Shortly afterwards, I took the first photo of the chase.

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Vehicle

DH 416, DH 404

Operator

ONCF

Photospot

Saka صاكة, Region Oriental

Taken

16. Feb. 2026, 3:27 p.m.

Licence

All Rights Reserved

Camera position

From the ground

Photo type

Railway

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Focal length

50 mm

Aperture

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/2000s

ISO

320