an Italian company mined of sylvite, averaging 70% KCl, which was transported by rail to Mersa Fatma. The company was the main source of potash in Eritrea and it had to cease most operations because of the Great Depression of 1929. See also Transport in Eritrea Railway stations in Eritrea Asmara-Massawa Cableway References Notes Further reading External links Site on the Eritrean Railway by Ralph Reinhold Ferrovia eritrea Eritrean Railway Eritrea using local resources to revitalise its railway Railway Gazette International June 2006 Eritrean Railways at War Italian colonial railways in Eritrea (in Italian) Recent photos of the Eritrean Railway Railway companies of Eritrea Italian Eritrea 950 mm gauge railways in Eritrea