Heletz railway

Lone JT42CW freight locomotive on the Heletz Railway near Sde David.

The Heletz Railway (Hebrew: מסילת חלץ, Mesilat Heletz) is a 20 km railway in southern Israel which connects the Railway to Beersheba from a point just south of Kiryat Gat to the Lod–Ashkelon railway near moshav Mavki'im. The track passes close to moshav Heletz, from which it derives its name.