Iron & sand

The Mauritania ore train

Journey chapter

Illustrated landscape · Drag for 360°

A line across the sand

The mine and the Atlantic port are connected by a railway over 700 km long. Begin beside the ore wagons, then turn the view in any direction.

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About this scene & sources

A stylised seven-part virtual journey, not a simulator, timetable or travel guide. Motion animates drifting dust. Sound is generated wind, rail rhythm and engine hum, not a field recording.

Keyboard: focus the scene, use arrows to rotate, + / - to zoom, Home to reset. Reset view restores this chapter's camera.

SNIM annual report 2023 · EIB railway project