oman's first railway

arrived on a bone-white plate, smug and absolute / in its fragrant crust, a black plug steaming / like the heart plucked from the chest of a worthy enemy; / one touch with her fork sent pink juices streaming.
T S Eliot, The Waste Land, 1922

It might not be as grand as the karst topography, but the minute little 36-seat electric train between the visitor’s centre and the cave is also Oman’s first railway, and is as much a centre of attraction as it is a mode of transport – even if its 550m of track is consumed within minutes.

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