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{{infobox rail line<br />
| name = Senussi Cave Railway<br />
|image = Senussi Cave narrow gauge railway near Tobruk, Libya, AWM No 020389.JPG<br />
|image_width = 200 px<br />
|caption = Train in front of the Senussi Cave[[File:Australian War Memorial 020388.JPG|center|200px]]Narrow gauge train above a [[wadi]]<br /> at the eastern side of [[Tobruk]] harbour<br />
|linelength = {{cvt|400|yards}}<br />
|gauge = {{cvt|2|ft|mm|-1}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Senussi Cave Railway''' was a 400-yard (366 m) long 2&nbsp;ft (610&nbsp;mm) [[narrow gauge railway]], which was built in 1941 during the [[Siege of Tobruk]] at the Senussi Cave near [[Tobruk]], [[Libya]].<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/020201/ Australian War Memorial, Nr. 020201: Troops who worked in the "Senussi Hospital" cave.]</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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The Senussi Cave Railway lead from a military road that was blasted into the mountains on 28 August 1941 above a wadi east of [[Tobruk]] harbour to the Senussi Cave.<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/020387/ Australian War Memorial, Nr. 020387: Explosion during blasting operations on the eastern side of the harbour.]</ref><ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/020386/ Australian War Memorial, Nr. 020386: Road leading to a railway line on which runs a small freight train.]</ref><br />
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The Senussi Cave had been reinforced during [[World War II]] by Italian troops with a concrete arch. It was captured by British and Australian troops in the summer of 1941 and prepared to be used as a field hospital named "Senussi Hospital" cave. However, eventually it was used as bomb proof stores.<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/020202/ Australian War Memorial, Nr. 020202: The entrance to the "Senussi Hospital" cave.]</ref> Up to 300 t of ammunition and goods could be securely store there.<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/020390/ Australian War Memorial, Nr. 020390: Small freight train loaded with stores.]</ref><br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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Senussi Cave narrow gauge railway near Tobruk, Libya, AWM No 020201.JPG|"Senussi Hospital" cave<br />
Senussi Cave narrow gauge railway near Tobruk, Libya, AWM No 020386.JPG|Blasting of the military road<br />
Senussi Cave narrow gauge railway near Tobruk, Libya, AWM No 020394.JPG|Loading the trains east of the harbour<br />
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== Rolling stock ==<br />
* 2 diesel locos<br />
* 6 wagons<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Senussi Cave narrow gauge railway|Senussi Cave Railway}}<br />
* [https://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/tobruk/ Australian War Memorial: Siege of Tobruk]<br />
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[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in Libya]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1941]]<br />
[[Category:1941 in Libya]]<br />
[[Category:Tobruk]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges involving the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges involving Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Western Desert campaign]]<br />
[[Category:Libya in World War II]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges of World War II]]</div>Bot