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The first week of august was hot, incredibly hot, in the Alsace region. After a short night I decided that it was time to get up early and enjoy the cool morning temperatures along the tracks. Well, a little before 7am I was standing next to the tracks in only a t-shirt. At least temperature was still bearable.
Of course I got to see some trains: lots of vintage stuff like TGV Réseau and Sybic locomotives, but the banger came at the end: an empty car train from Busto Arsizio to Gent-Zeehaven. This would have been a good train to hitchhike back home.
A few more pictures here.
AKIEM 37057 (SNCF), Ostheim 02.08.2022
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Foix (F) 05-09-1984
SNCF BB 8617 + BB 8624
E 4872 La Tour-de-Carol-Enveitg - Toulouse-Matabiau
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Dopo diversi mesi trascorsi in officina, lo scorso 20 febbraio l'E86 ET 18 "Trento" di Trentino Trasporti è tornata a percorrere i binari della ferrovia Trento - Mezzana. La foto mostra l'elettrotreno poco dopo la sua partenza dalla stazione di Grumo - San Michele, mentre effettua il Treno 311 (Mezzolombardo - Trento) del 20 febbraio 2026.
L'E86 ET 17 "Mezzolombardo" effettua il Treno 306 (Trento - Mezzolombardo) del 5 marzo 2024. La foto mostra l'elettrotreno mentre percorre il ponte sul fiume Noce, tra Mezzocorona e Mezzolombardo.
Bien le bonjour,
Petite sortie dans le Val d'Oise du côté de Louvres et son célèbre champs bien vert pour le fameux Ouigo belge.
La VECTRON de type HLE 18, plus précisément la 56-ème de la série, est vu en tête de voitures I11 OUIGO et NMBS (SNCB), à pleine balle sous une belle lumière matinale pour Bruxelles Midi depuis Paris Nord sous le train OUIGO classique n°63.
A noter que c'est la première fois que je choppe ce train sous d'aussi belles conditions car les précédentes tentatives furent euh? comment dire? Assez laborieuses.
A bientôt!
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Hello there,
A quick trip to the Val d'Oise, near Louvres and its famous green fields, for the renowned Belgian Ouigo.
The HLE 18-type VECTRON, specifically the 56th in the series, is seen at the head of I11 OUIGO and NMBS (SNCB) carriages, travelling at full speed in beautiful morning light towards Brussels Midi from Paris Nord, pulling the classic OUIGO train No. 63.
It’s worth noting that this is the first time I’ve managed to catch this train in such good conditions, as previous attempts were, er… how shall I put it? Rather laborious.
See you soon!
The photo in Parkstein Hütten was a fact, but would we make it for the second freight? This one came from Hof and would bend west towards Nürnberg south of Weiden. I had found a location on the map where the sun would be positioned nicely. We weren't certain it would be a good photo location, but it was our best option.
Once arrived the location turned out to be decent. If now the sun would participate. The cloud cover was growing and growing, so that was going to become a thriller.
A local photographer was not expecting the train yet, but we kept our gear ready to shoot as the sun's position was ideal. You never know. We were rewarded because a reasonable time after the passenger train passing in the opposite direction, we noticed a rumble. It grew louder quickly and passed us on the perfect moment. Success x2.
DB 232 472 with train 46420 Kolin - Valenciennes. Röthenbach, October 21, 2025.
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Lorch (D) 10-05-2017
RTB Cargo X4 E 875 (193 875)
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En milieu d’après-midi du 10 Juillet dernier, un convoi de l’infra descend de Portes-lès-Valence avec les BB 67627 et 67433 en tête. Ce dernier est à destination de La Seyne sur Mer pour approvisionner de futurs travaux sur la ligne azuréenne.
Un Minuetto di Trentino Trasporti effettua il Regionale 16929 (Trento - Borgo Valsugana Est) del 21 dicembre 2024. La foto mostra il treno in ingresso alla stazione di Roncegno Bagni - Marter.
One of my favourite trains on line 75: the Transfennica shuttle between Antwerp and Bayonne. Always with an ECR red or white Traxx locomotive, always as good as completely filled with blue and red containers.
186 317 is pulling train 41840 near Sint-Martens-Latem on August 24, 2017.
Day 6, our last full day in Morocco! We started in Nador, where we ended up last night in our search for a hotel. The hotel was good so we started the day all refreshed. This line was our last hope to see a DF 100 locomotive in action. Somewhere we had read that these locomotives run freight trains here.
Well, all we got to see was a quite modern railway line with large, seemingly abandoned stations, and not so dense passenger train traffic. As the stations were unmanned, we have no idea if freight trains ever ride on this line.
We concentrated on the few passenger trains to and from Aït Nsar, next to the Spanish enclave Melilla, as the rail line was rather scenic.
ONCF GT26-CW2 Hassi Berkane 19.5.2017
CP 251 grinds upgrade out of Eastman and into Stukely-Sud with the Bangor & Aroostook heritage barn leading a rebuilt CP toaster. Consist : CMQ 9017, CP 8142.
The locomotive of the Mortara shuttle has to switch sides at bundel Zandeken, barely 2 kilometers after departure. This gave me time to load the children back in the car, drive to Wondelgem and unload children and gear. Hectic, but I got there right on time.
The station of Wondelgem still has the low platforms, old lights, a station building. I found only one detail that gives away that the photo wasn't made 15 years ago.
BRLL 266 102 (XRAIL DE 6307), Wondelgem 16.10.2021
In het eerste weekeinde van september 2020 ging ‘De Kameel’ op pad.; het voormalige directievoertuig van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen dat tegenwoordig in het bezig is van het Nationaal Spoorwegmuseum. Vrijdag de 4e werd er vanaf de thuisbasis aan de Utrechtse Maliebaan naar de werkplaats in Eindhoven gereden voor een onderhoudsbeurt. Zondag stond er een conditierit op het programma die vanaf Eindhoven via Venlo, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Zutphen, Apeldoorn en Amersfoort naar Utrecht voerde.
Stipt op tijd passeerde het fraaie motorrijtuig de Amersfoortse Koppelpoort. Op de foto is te zien dat de zomer op zijn einde loopt en de herfst nabij is. Op de achtergrond beginnen de Kastanjebomen langzaam te verkleuren. En op het terras van restaurant Dara is het publiek inmiddels gehuld in kleding met lange mouwen.
Bovenop het restaurant is overigens de tekst ‘Welkom in Alkmaar’ te lezen. Iedere maand komt er op het bord een nieuwe poëtische tekst. De boodschap die hierop staat wordt bepaald door bezoekers van de website die in het beheer is van de stichting Tekst is Oppermachtig. Afgelopen maand won ‘Welkom in Alkmaar’ met een grote meerderheid en dit kwam vooral omdat inwoners van Almaar op deze suggestie stemden.
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Datum en tijd: 06-09-2020 – 18.43 uur
Locatie: Amersfoort
Maatschappij: Nationaal Spoorwegmuseum
Materieel: Plan X (DE 20)
Trein: Venlo - Zutphen - Utrecht Maliebaan (Tr. 28014)
Beeldmanipulatie: Schaduw op de voorzijde van de trein verwijderd
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Bien le bonjour!
Le 12 mai fût assez nul comme journée sur la PCLM côté Corails et Nez Cassés mais, point positif une 22200 Béton sur du OTC a compensé cette petite sortie.
Passage à vitesse modérée de la 22339 avec au crochet seulement six voitures Corails OUIGO en provenance de Rennes pour Paris Austerlitz sur le Ouigo classique n°4092.
L'ensemble est vu entre Gazeran et Rambouillet sur la célèbre ligne droite pas encore grillagée, sous un ciel menaçant certes mais une petite fenêtre de lumière, m'a permis de réussir le cliché sans trop de problèmes.
A bientôt!
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.Good morning!
12 May was a bit of a rubbish day on the PCLM line for the Corails and Nez Cassés, but on the plus side, a 22200 Beton on the OTC made up for this little outing.
The 22339 passed at moderate speed, hauling just six Corails OUIGO carriages from Rennes to Paris Austerlitz on the classic Ouigo service no. 4092.
The train was spotted between Gazeran and Rambouillet on the famous straight stretch of track that hasn’t yet been fenced off. Although the sky looked threatening, a small patch of light allowed me to get the shot without too much trouble.
See you soon!
Dopo un’interruzione durata quasi 10 mesi, lo scorso 15 dicembre sono tornati a circolare i treni tra Trento e Borgo Valsugana, sulla ferrovia Trento - Bassano del Grappa. Nelle settimane precedenti la riapertura, tra le stazioni di Roncegno Bagni-Marter e Pergine ha viaggiato un particolare treno merci (per tonnellaggio) composto dai locomotori D345 1082, 1107 e 1032 e da 7 carri di tipo Fals/Falns: un evento più unico che raro che ha attirato in Valsugana appassionati di treni da tutta Italia e non solo. L’obbiettivo di questi treni era quello di assestare il binario dove sono stati posati i primi plinti per i pali della linea aerea (in vista della prossima elettrificazione della linea) e presso Roncegno, dove è stato varato un nuovo ponte metallico.
La foto è stata scattata lo scorso 6 dicembre presso Barco, frazione del comune di Levico Terme.
Strekov castle is a famous landmark in the Elbe river valley, dating from 1316. It is one of railway photographers' favorite subjects in Usti Nad Labem. I had to go check it out of course, and in the course of an hour or so got quite a few cargo trains.
CD Cargo 163 251 hauling what must be a coal train, with Strekov castle in the background.
CD 163 251 Usti nad Labem-Strekov 20.9.2016
Laat in de zaterdagmiddag brengt de Cockerill-locomotief nog enige ketelwagens naar de spooraansluiting. Als een voerman op zijn wagen staat de machinist voorop de kleine machine met staande stoomketel. De visser geniet al van het weekendverlof, zijn zesdaagse werkweek zit erop. Hij is met zijn deftige Oldsmobile naar zijn favoriete vistek gereden om daar een hengeltje uit te werpen. Zal er vanavond een zoetwatervisje op het menu staan?
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