It was constructed after Emir Amanullah gave the order in 1923, and was 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long, running from Kabul to the planned city of Darulaman.
"[1] The August 1928 issue of The Locomotive mentions "the only railway at present in Afghanistan is five miles long, between Kabul and Darulaman.
[3] The tramway closed (date unknown), and was dismantled in the 1940s, but the locomotives are preserved at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Darulaman.
[6] The other two locomotives (Henchel 19680 and 19681 of 1923) were originally found in the former engine shed of the Kabul and Darulaman Railway and show green paint (although heavily faded and largely gone).
Under a separate covered area are the other two locomotives along with parts from the coaches used on the railway such as bogies and frames.