5924463 An engine on the desert railway in Libya, 1916 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: An engine on the desert railway in Libya, 1916 Photograph, World War One Middle East (1914-1918), Libya 1916. Image caption states: ?Narrow Gauge engine on desert railway - Libyan desert? Construction on the desert railway began in February 1916. It eventually spanned hundreds of miles across the Sinai peninsula, providing troops and supplies to the front line. From a collection of photographs taken by Corporal Joseph Egerton, Shropshire Yeomanry in Sinai and Palestine.); by National Army Museum ; out of copyright.