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 near Beni Ansar (بْني نصار) to Jerada (جرادة). Following this freight train was to form the main part of the afternoon’s programme. After taking the first photo at Douar Lagouartia (دوار الكوارتية), I set off in pursuit but was stopped shortly afterwards by the race organisers. I received a verbal warning for an obvious speeding offence. The exchange with the gendarmes did not take long, but it allowed the train to pull further ahead. No sooner was the road clear again than I was able to overtake the coal train and photograph it a second time at Ouled Zerrouk (أولاد زروق).

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Vehicle

DH 416, DH 404

Operator

ONCF

Photospot

Oulad Zarouq اولاد زروق, Region Oriental

Taken

16. Feb. 2026, 3:37 p.m.

Licence

All Rights Reserved

Camera position

From the ground

Photo type

Railway

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Focal length

37 mm

Aperture

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/2000s

ISO

320