on Algeria's railways of old - 1

Algeria's railways were built by the French in the colonial era which ended in 1962.  Today the majority of the North African country's 3,973 route km system is in standard gauge 1435 mm, but there is still over a quarter of it in the strange gauge of 1055 mm (3 ft 5.5"), a half inch less than the common 3 ft 6 inches.

the main Alger station

distant and closer view of the Aumale station