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From the Ruhr area I had a long drive waiting for me. On the second day of my trip, weather forecasts in South-Eastern Germany were looking good. A perfect occasion to check out the RE2 trains hauled by BR218 locos.
Due to infrastructure works between Schwandorf and Regensburg, trains were limited to the Hof - Schwandorf section of the line. Trains were exceptionally running in push-pull mode due to these works, and only 2 of the 3 needed rakes were operated with BR218 and Dosto coaches. But it was still interesting enough to meet up with Bramtrains to chase some trains.
The day started cloudy and rainy, but that was only for a short time. At 10:22 we caught our first RE2 of the day, being pushed to Hof by 218 406. It is seen here at the southern entrance of Weiden (Oberpfalz), on the junction of the lines to Schwandorf and Nünberg.
January 6th 2017 was a cold day, very cold. So cold that the slower flowing parts of the Rhine river froze over. With a thick jacket and good shoes, this created some new vantage points, like here, standing between the 2 shores.
DISPO 189 112 (SBBC ES 64 F4-112), Rüdesheim 6.1.2017
Nel 1969 SWS e MFO hanno prodotto 9 elettrotreni del tipo BDe 8/8 per la BDWM (Wohlen-Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn).
Dopo più di 40 anni di servizio, tra il 2010 e il 2011, le stupende elettromotrici articolate sono state sostituite dai nuovi ABe 4/8 “Diamant”: 8 unità sono state demolite, ma la BDe 8/8 7 “Widen” ha avuto più fortuna. Dopo essere stata riportata nell’elegante livrea originale e aver ricevuto nuovi interni, col nome di “Sebni”, è ora la protagonista dei tanti eventi che BDWM (nel frattempo divenuta AVA - Aargau Verkehr AG) organizza lungo i binari della ferrovia Dietikon - Wohlen.
La foto, scattata lo scorso 14 giugno, mostra il servizio “Mutschälle-Zmorge”: una serie di viaggi tra Bremgarten, Dietikon e Erdmannlistein durante i quali ai passeggeri viene servito il brunch. L'immagine è stata scattata nei pressi della fermata di Reppischhof.
Deze Zwitserse smalspoorlijn (van transN) stond op de nominatie om per 9 december 2023 buiten dienst te gaan, waarna de spoorbaan verbouwd zou worden tot een busbaan. De aanpassing van de 3 tunnels in het slechts 4 km lange traject vergt echter meer studie dan aanvankelijk gedacht en daarom blijft dit klassieke treintje ook nog in 2024 rijden. "Totgesagte leben länger" heet dat dan. Voorstanders van een spoorverbinding beweren zelfs dat de huidige infrastructuur nog tot 2035 mee kan. Dat klinkt dan weer wat opportunistisch als je bedenkt dat de twee beschikbare motorwagens inmiddels 73 jaar oud zijn. Motorwagen 5 (Reggiane 1950) staat hier aan het eindstation Les Brenets. Meer lezen: nvbs-actueel.com/2022-10-oktober/transports-publics-neuch...
This Swiss meter gauge railway line was supposed to close 9 december 2023 and thereafter converted into a buslane. However, the modification of the 3 railway tunnels in the (only) 4 km route requires more study than initially thought, which is why this classic little train will continue to run during 2024. Motorcar 5 was built in 1950 by Italian Reggiane and meanwhile 73 years old.
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We spent a recent family weekend in the border region near Montzen. On two occasions I got out to make a few photos in Remersdaal: once during daytime, once during nighttime. Both times I got a mixed freight train from Antwerp to Köln headed by a double Traxx engine. And that's where the similarities between the two photos end. 4 different liveries, 2 operators and a totally different atmosphere. Not sure which one I prefer, I enjoyed the "making of" of both as much.
This picture shows DB Cargo Belgium's 186 144 and 186 237 hauling a mixed freight from Antwerp to Köln-Gremberg.
The 2 freights were in, check! Up next, an RE2 towards Schwandorf. We parked the car in a safe spot, avoiding falling chestnuts to damage the car and set up for an autumnal shot. The sun was almost completely gone now and it proved rather challenging to still get a sunny picture.
We see DB's 218 406 hauling the RE2 4863 from Hof to Schwandorf.
Reiserdorf, October 22, 2025.
I honestly don't remember why I went to spend some time waiting at Pepingen. It may have been for a rush hour train that I ended up not seeing... anyway, I ended up with some nice pictures of other passenger trains.
B 08118, Pepingen 19.5.2016
Treno fotografico Soprabolzano / Oberbozen - L'Assunta / Maria Himmelfahrt con l'elettromotrice a 2 assi nr. 12 (del 1907), il carro aperto 32 e il carro chiuso 43. 20 settembre 2025.
FR – 24 octobre 2026 – Dedinky, Slovaquie
À Dedinky, dans une franche ambiance d’automne, la 556.036 « Štokr » longe la retenue de Palcmanská Maša avec un train de marchandises affrété pour des prises de vues photo et vidéo.
Ce passage au bord de l’eau est l’un des sites les plus célèbres de la belle section de la ligne 173 reliant Telgárt à Dedinky. Le paysage doit pourtant beaucoup aux travaux des années 1950 : la création de cette retenue sur le Hnilec, destinée à alimenter la centrale hydroélectrique de Dobšiná, a nécessité le déplacement de la voie sur 4,1 kilomètres. Mis en service en décembre 1953, le nouveau tracé emprunte ce remblai dont les talus ont été protégés de pierres.
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EN – October 24, 2026 – Dedinky, Slovakia
At Dedinky, amid distinctly autumnal scenery, 556.036 ‘Štokr’ skirts Palcmanská Maša reservoir with a freight train chartered for photography and filming.
This waterside location is one of the best-known photographic spots on the scenic section of Line 173 between Telgárt and Dedinky. Yet the landscape owes much to engineering works carried out in the 1950s: the creation of this reservoir on the River Hnilec, built to supply Dobšiná hydroelectric power station, required 4.1 kilometres of railway to be realigned. Opened in December 1953, the new alignment runs along this embankment, its slopes protected by stone pitching.
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I was so hot in the meanwhile that "shade" became a criterion for the photo locations. Again east of Settat we found this spot with a view on a Holcim (cement?) plant.
ONCF E1350, Settat 15.5.2017
East of Settat the railway line curves around the hills and a Holcim plant, with plenty of photo opportunities. We didn't have to wait long for this loaded phosphate train heading towards one of the ports on the Atlantic coast.
ONCF E-1202, Settat 15.5.2017
Sentheim, Haut-Rhin, France
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Trying to get the most out of a day off work, we chased the sun towards the region east of Antwerp. There was little traffic though, and it was about to become a frustrating day.
Here you see DB 186 338 hauling beautiful tank container train 41541 to Germany. The long wait in the wet field (mud till the knees) was rewarded with this banger.
DB 186 338 Berlaar 08.12.2021
The shot is from 2018, but the machine most likely still looks shiny.
She belongs to the DVZO in Bauma and was in 2018 guest in Brugg.
What is now a classic view may be over sooner than later. The 21 series locomotives are being phased out, just like the M4 coaches. They are now primarily used on rush hour trains, just like the 22 series locomotives with their M2 coaches a couple of years ago. They may seem unintersting now, but we’ll look at the pictures with nostalgic feelings once the rail scene has been taken over by M6, M7 and desiro trains.
B 2157, De Pinte 4.4.2017
During the commute home, I had noticed a couple of times a train pulled by an SNCF TRAXX in the early evening. With the days getting longer, a few photo opportunities presented.
We see a coal train coming from the direction of Gent, towards France. The rail line is starting a big S-curve here, that will end up in Gent-Sint-Pieters station. A really long time ago, the line would run straight, in the alignment of the street that can be seen on the right. It would finally end up in Gent-Zuid station. Today the railway bed has been revived by a bicycle highway – a very convenient and fast way to Gent, I must say. Along the highway, if you look well, you can still find some relics of the old line.
SNCF 186 184, De Pinte 28.3.2017
Dal 2023 la bella automotrice ZZ 6 (Renault ABH 1, 1936) è tornata a correre sui binari della Nice - Digne, grazie al lavoro dell'associazione GECP - Groupe d’Étude pour les Chemins de fer de Provence - che ne ha curato il restauro. Durante la seconda settimana di agosto, la Renault (talvolta accompagnata dal rimorchio Billard RL 3) ha effettuato vari viaggi nella valle del Verdon tra le stazioni di Thorame-Haute e di Saint-André-les-Alpes. Terminati i suddetti viaggi, lunedì 10 agosto l'automotrice e il rimorchio hanno fatto ritorno a Puget-Théniers. La foto mostra l'invio transitare poco oltre il viaduc de Fontbouisse, nei pressi della fermata di Les Lunières.
Le 26 Janvier dernier, la BB 26227 assurait un des habituels Vintimille - Miramas de la journée, le convoi est vu de passage entre La Farlède et La Garde en fin de matinée.
Dal 2023 la bella automotrice ZZ 6 (Renault ABH 1, 1936) è tornata a correre sui binari della Nice - Digne, grazie al lavoro dell'associazione GECP - Groupe d’Étude pour les Chemins de fer de Provence - che ne ha curato il restauro. Durante la seconda settimana di agosto, la Renault (talvolta accompagnata dal rimorchio Billard RL 3) ha effettuato vari viaggi nella valle del Verdon tra le stazioni di Thorame-Haute e di Saint-André-les-Alpes. La foto mostra l'automotrice in manovra nella stazione di Thorame-Haute, lo scorso 8 agosto.
Con l'imminente arrivo dei 4 tram M8C-NF ex Heidelberg, che STA ha acquistato da RNV (Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr), l'autunno scorso dovrebbe essere stato l'ultimo per le 3 BDe 4/8 (ex Trogenerbahn, FFA, SWP, BBC, 1975/1977) in servizio sulla ferrovia del Renon. La foto mostra l'unità 23 in arrivo alla fermata di Stella / Lichtenstern lo scorso 7 novembre.
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Marcorignan (F) 06-09-2018
SNCF TGV 707
TGV 6810/1 Lyon-Part-Dieu - Narbonne -Toulouse-Matabiau
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Lineas 1327 and 1322 are seen with train 40301 from Zeebrugge to Milano Smistamento.
Always always a nicely filled train, and this day was no exception.
Lacuisine, February 19, 2025.
Mae Reform yn blaid asgell-dde eithafol a hyd yn oed yn fwy ymroddedig i hiliaeth yn erbyn Arabiaid na'r ddwy blaid fawr asgell-dde arall, y Torïaid a Llafur. Mae Reform yn ochri gyda hiliaeth Israelaidd.
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Golow brithys - Nansalen, Hyns-horn Bosvenegh ha Reswynn/ Dappled light - Nanstallon, Bodmin & Wenford Railway
That's now 1 week that I'm back to 'normal' life after an intense week of railfanning, and the contrast couldn't be bigger. It were very intense 9 days chasing trains, but very rewarding.
I still have a lot of processing work now, but i'll launch this one as an appetizer. We were informed a train was driving uphill, banked by a Brizita 363 locomotive. It was held at Črnotiče for a while and we got word that another Brizita was heading towards the rear end of the train. A brake down, we suspected. Oh boy, were we treated to a sound spectacle some time later when no less than 2 of these mighty engines pushed the train uphill, assisting the 2 heavily working Taurus locos pulling the train. Wonder what the voltage meter in the substation indicated.
You can watch a video of this train here!
Prima di entrare ufficialmente in servizio tra Malles e Lasa lo scorso 21 giugno, gli "Stream" ETR 160 acquistati da STA hanno effettuato numerosi viaggi di pre-esercizio sempre tra le due suddette località. L'unità 006, in particolare, è ritratta lo scorso 18 giugno in transito nei pressi di Spondigna / Spondinig.
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Klanxbüll (D) 30-12-2018
DB 218 369-7 + 218 449-7
AS 1425 "Sylt Shuttle"
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D 1425 ""Sylt Shuttle Plus"" Westerland (Sylt) - Bredstedt
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Now that we had gotten so close to Hof, why not check out the station and get something to eat.
Dinner venues weren't appealing, unfortunately, but we spent our time shooting the next train to Schwandorf instead. A good choice, as the train was posing under the blue hour evening sky.
After the shoot, Bramtrains headed north while I went south. I scored something to eat along the road and slept at a bad, but cheap, hotel in Passau, preparing for the next episode.
DB 218 406, RE2 4869 Hof - Schwandorf. Hof, October 21, 2025.