Renault Autorail
Scrubbed up from a grim 35mm slide, this week's Saturday Timewatch goes back to Corsica in the summer of 1978.
I would be delighted if anyone corrects my identification and / or provides more information. What I can say is that to the best of my knowledge this is a Renault ABH8 autorail. It was photographed during a "Great Railway Journey" from Calvi to Ajaccio. The unit is standing at an unidentified passing loop waiting for an eastbound service. Edit : I am informed by mariusd2 that this is Ponte Leccia station.
Chemin de Fer de Corse survived several closure proposals in 1959 and 1972 as a result of local action. Even more remarkably, autorails such as the above survived as well. Built in 1949, at least one was still operating into this century.
The railways in mountainous Corsica remain open to this day and I'm sure still provide spectacular journeys, just as they did over 40 years ago.
Note : I have entered a general geotag not knowing the exact location.
Renault Autorail
Scrubbed up from a grim 35mm slide, this week's Saturday Timewatch goes back to Corsica in the summer of 1978.
I would be delighted if anyone corrects my identification and / or provides more information. What I can say is that to the best of my knowledge this is a Renault ABH8 autorail. It was photographed during a "Great Railway Journey" from Calvi to Ajaccio. The unit is standing at an unidentified passing loop waiting for an eastbound service. Edit : I am informed by mariusd2 that this is Ponte Leccia station.
Chemin de Fer de Corse survived several closure proposals in 1959 and 1972 as a result of local action. Even more remarkably, autorails such as the above survived as well. Built in 1949, at least one was still operating into this century.
The railways in mountainous Corsica remain open to this day and I'm sure still provide spectacular journeys, just as they did over 40 years ago.
Note : I have entered a general geotag not knowing the exact location.