Indeed railways concession were highly political, the British voters were not keen for their government to help the Ottomans building railways that might compete with other British interest in India and in the Middle East. On the other hand the CFOA which had secured railway concession in Afyon and Konya lobbied the Ottomans against further extension of the ORC. Consequently, the ORC acted very much like a colonial railway: connecting a large port to the hinterland, facilitating export of raw material and agricultural products and imports of manufactured products. Because of poor Ottoman planning, the ORC could play no role at integrating various large city such as Izmir with Konya. Depots The ORC had several depots along their main line. Their largest facility was the Alsancak Maintenance Shops. Small freight depots are located next to the tracks in most towns. The ORC had two locomotive maintenance shops located in Alsancak and Denizli. Maintenance shops for railway cars were located in Alsancak, Cumaovası, Tire, Aydın, Nazilli, Denizli and Dinar. When the Alsancak shops were opened they were the largest in the Empire. See also Çamlık Railway Museum is sited on a section of the line through Çamlık, Selçuk, bypassed when the line from İzmir was re-aligned. External links Trains of Turkey Railway companies of Turkey Ottoman railways Defunct companies of Turkey Companies based in İzmir Railway companies disestablished in 1935 Railway companies established in 1856