 The two lines were collectively called the 'Egyptian Branch'.The Lydda–Wadi Surar section, previously of narrow gauge, was converted to the Hejaz railway width of narrow gauge standard, allowing rail traffic from Hejaz railway via the Eastern railway to continue further south from Lydda (Lod).When the British captured the territory in 1918, they dismantled both "Egyptian Branch" railways, save for a short section between Beit Hanoun and Majdal.