5924453 Desert railway tracks leading from Samalut to Bahariya Oasis, Libya, 1916. (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Desert railway tracks leading from Samalut to Bahariya Oasis, Libya, 1916. Photograph, World War One Middle East (1914-1918), Libya 1916. Image caption states: ?Desert railway Samalut to Bahariya Oasis? 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.