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The morning after
The weather on the Semmering line for the coming days would be rain, rain, and more rain. The north of Italy, however, looked promising, and by this time I was longing for a good dose of vitamin D. I decided to head to the border station of Tarvisio, that I had never visited before. These 3 hours on the road became some of the hardest I can remember. Due to an accident, I lost about an hour between Judenburg and Klagenfurt. And then the storm still had to come... I had to seriously reduce speed due to the heavy wind and rain, and at some point I couldn't avoid a traffic sign anymore that had given up resistance. Later than expected I arrived in Tarvisio at my hotel, where I could fortunately still enjoy a delicious pizza.
The morning after looked as if nothing ever happened... as morning afters can sometimes be like. During sunrise I drove to the entrance of the tunnel east of Tarvisio Boscoverde. I was lucky enough to catch the morning regional express train from Udine to Villach. Società Ferrovie Udine-Cividale owns 2 Taurus locomotives and a set of ex-ÖBB coaches for this service. This image at sunrise was well worth the ride for me. We see FUC 1216 301 (190 301) with regional train 1820 from Udine to Villach at Tarvisio Boscoverde. October 24, 2025.
The morning after
The weather on the Semmering line for the coming days would be rain, rain, and more rain. The north of Italy, however, looked promising, and by this time I was longing for a good dose of vitamin D. I decided to head to the border station of Tarvisio, that I had never visited before. These 3 hours on the road became some of the hardest I can remember. Due to an accident, I lost about an hour between Judenburg and Klagenfurt. And then the storm still had to come... I had to seriously reduce speed due to the heavy wind and rain, and at some point I couldn't avoid a traffic sign anymore that had given up resistance. Later than expected I arrived in Tarvisio at my hotel, where I could fortunately still enjoy a delicious pizza.
The morning after looked as if nothing ever happened... as morning afters can sometimes be like. During sunrise I drove to the entrance of the tunnel east of Tarvisio Boscoverde. I was lucky enough to catch the morning regional express train from Udine to Villach. Società Ferrovie Udine-Cividale owns 2 Taurus locomotives and a set of ex-ÖBB coaches for this service. This image at sunrise was well worth the ride for me. We see FUC 1216 301 (190 301) with regional train 1820 from Udine to Villach at Tarvisio Boscoverde. October 24, 2025.