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A work day in France on June 6th was the perfect opportunity for me to stay a bit longer in this beautiful country. I wanted to go to Miraumont, of which I had seen many nice photos. The Miraumont spot was only good for 2 freights though, as I arrived a bit too late.
I then set off to explore the region around Miraumont and was able to find a few good spots for the many cargo's heading both North and South. I wonder why this was only the first time I came here, as the rural landscape is quite beautiful here and the freight train traffic dense - for France, that is.
The last picture of the day I made when the sun had set. It immediately became one of my favourite shots of that evening.
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DB Cargo France 66216, Moyenneville, June 6 2023.
8 hours of riving to our Dordogne vacation house were not enough, I squeezed out another 30 minutes in order to be right on time for the "Ventadour" from Ussel to Bordeaux. It's my only shot of this famous train.
SNCF 67621, Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare 24.9.2017
De Sprinter-treinstellen 2136+2944 zijn in Corona-tijden op weg van Den Haag CS naar Dordrecht. Gedurende enige weken waren de Sprinters het enige reizigersmaterieel dat tussen Rotterdam en Den Haag te zien was. Zo verdienden de Sprinters aan het eind van hun carrière nog even een plaats op het erepodium. Het Stadsgewestelijk Materieel is immers in de nadagen van de actieve inzet. Door instroom van nieuwe treinen zullen de Sprinters weldra van het spoor verdwijnen. In 1975 werden de eerste Sprinters ingezet op de Hoekse Lijn van Rotterdam CS naar Hoek van Holland. Die verbinding is inmiddels een metrolijn. Niet ver van hun eerste inzetgebied werden dit twee- en driewagenstel gefotografeerd tussen Delft Zuid en Schiedam Centrum. In de nieuwe kleuren zien de Sprinters er nog steeds eigentijds uit. Het is de stellen niet aan te zien dat zij al meer dan veertig jaar trouw en betrouwbaar hun baantjes in de stoptreindiensten trekken.
Voorjaarsplaatjes zijn bijeengebracht in het album Lente.
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The power plant started operation in 1926 with this large water pipes directing the water down the turbines.
You see the former production site at the bottom of the valley.
R369AI. The original picture that I put on Flickr was not the best of pictures I’d be the first to agree, but I included it because colour pictures of the Great Central Directors seem to be a bit of a rarity. The poor light, slow shutter speed and slow lens were not the best of combinations though.
However, 66 years later, and with the magic of Artificial Intelligence, I can get a much better result. Not perfect of course, but quite an improvement on the original.
The Directors, LNER class D11 4-4-0s, were introduced by John Robinson in 1919 as an improved version of the earlier D10 class. This one, 62668 JUTLAND, was built in 1922 and withdrawn in November 1960 four months after I saw it at Nottingham Victoria in July of that year.
July, 1960. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2012.
Im äußersten Süden Frankreichs betreibt der Verein Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes (TPCf) Touristikverkehre als „Train Rouge“ auf der reizvollen Bahnlinie von Rivesaltes am Mittelmeer nach Axat im Pyrenäenvorland. Zum Einsatz kommen verschiedene Garnituren, wobei meist ein Triebwagen vom Typ X 4500 „Caravelle“ zwischen Rivesaltes und Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet pendelt, während ein lokbespannter Zug auf dem hinteren Abschnitt zwischen Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet und Axat zum Einsatz kommt.
Vor imposanter Kulisse verlässt der Zug in gemächlichem Tempo Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet in Richtung Axat. Bei der BB 63240 handelt es sich um eine Rangierdieselloktype aus den 1960er Jahren, die in großer Stückzahl an die SNCF geliefert wurde.
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Tylstrup (DK) 15-05-2001
SB M 11
(Skagen - Frederikshavn -) Hjørring - Aalborg
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Even though the weather has turned cold, rain and gloomy, the north end of Orizaba yard is the place to be on this February morning. From left to right are an empty Coatzacoalcos-Bojay fuel train (QCTBO) waiting on a recrew, a yard job with C30-7 No. 9637, and the local Molino switcher with a pair of B23-7's.
Having finished its work at the LogiBel facility in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Sartigan Railway #1828 passes a pair of ex-BC Rail M420Ws as it heads back to the shops at Scott. The Sartigan Railway owns 8 MLW locomotives, with the two units on the right serving as a source of parts for the two operating M420Ws. RS18u #1828 was built in 1958 for Canadian Pacific and was owned by various shortlines in the US and Canada before being purchased by Sartigan in 2013.
Ayant terminé son travail aux installations de LogiBel à Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, la locomotive nº 1828 du Chemin de fer Sartigan croise une paire d'anciennes M420W de BC Rail alors qu'elle retourne aux ateliers de Scott. Le Chemin de fer Sartigan possède huit locomotives MLW; les deux unités situées à droite servent de banque de pièces pour les deux M420W actuellement en service. La RS18u nº 1828 a été construite en 1958 pour le Canadien Pacifique et a appartenu à plusieurs compagnies de lignes courtes aux États-Unis et au Canada avant d’être achetée par Sartigan en 2013.
FR – 12 septembre 2026 – Ficksburg, Afrique du Sud
En Afrique du Sud, le réseau à voie de 61 cm (2 pieds) de Sandstone Estates, près de Ficksburg, a récemment été prolongé vers l’ouest jusqu’à un lieu nommé Sekonyela équipé d’un château d’eau et d’une boucle de retournement, à proximité d’un petit lac de 4.6 hectares.
À environ 2,3 km du château d’eau de Sekonyela, la Garratt 131+131 SAR Class NG G16 no NG88, baptisée « Joanne », remorque un train mixte en direction de Vailima.
La NG88 fut construite en 1937 par la Société Anonyme John Cockerill, à Seraing, en Belgique. Elle appartenait au premier lot de quatre Garratt NG G16, les NG85 à NG88, construites par Cockerill. Initialement considérées comme des NG G13, ces quatre locomotives portaient des plaques NG/G13 qui furent ensuite modifiées en NG/G16.
La NG88 passa presque toute sa carrière dans le Natal sur la ligne de Port Shepstone à Harding. Elle remorqua notamment le populaire train touristique Banana Express dans les années 1970-1980. Déjà basée à Port Shepstone à l’époque des South African Railways (SAR), elle passa ensuite à l’Alfred County Railway (ACR) et assura le 1er avril 1988 le premier train commercial de la nouvelle compagnie. Elle continua également à être employée sur le Banana Express.
Retirée du service vers 1992 puis garée à Paddock, la NG88 fut ensuite acquise par Sandstone Estates. Entièrement restaurée, elle retrouva le service en 2010.
L’ACR était une compagnie privée sud-africaine qui exploitait l’ancienne ligne à voie de 610 mm reliant Port Shepstone à Harding sur 122 km, dans le sud du Natal. Construite entre 1911 et 1917, cette ligne desservait une région agricole et forestière au relief très accidenté. Ses courbes serrées, ses fortes rampes jusqu’à 30 ‰ et son faible écartement convenaient particulièrement aux puissantes Garratt NG G13 et NG G16.
Les SAR fermèrent la ligne en 1986. La Port Shepstone & Alfred County Railway Company la reprit sous bail à la fin de 1987. L’infrastructure demeurait propriété de l’État, et l’ACR assurait l’exploitation et l’entretien de la ligne. Il s’agissait de l’une des premières expériences de privatisation ferroviaire en Afrique du Sud.
La compagnie exerçait deux activités distinctes : le transport commercial de marchandises, assuré d’abord par des Garratt à vapeur puis par des diesels Class 91, et l’exploitation du train touristique Banana Express.
Progressivement concurrencée par le transport routier, l’ACR perdit son contrat de transport de bois en 2001, puis fut mise en liquidation en 2004. Le Banana Express survécut brièvement sous un autre opérateur, jusqu’en 2005–2006, avant l’arrêt définitif des circulations. En 2008, une violente tempête endommagea gravement la partie côtière de la ligne.
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EN – September 12, 2026 – Ficksburg, South Africa
In South Africa, the 2 ft-gauge (610 mm) Sandstone Estates Railway near Ficksburg has recently extended its line westwards to a location known as Sekonyela, where a water tower and turning loop have been provided in the vicinity of a small 11.4-acre lake.
Some 2.3 km from Sekonyela water tower, South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt No. NG88, carrying the name ‘Joanne’, hauls a mixed train towards Vailima.
The locomotive was built in 1937 by Société Anonyme John Cockerill of Seraing, Belgium. It formed part of the first batch of four Class NG G16 Garratts, # NG85–NG88, built by Cockerill. These 4 locomotives were initially regarded as members of Class NG G13, and their NG/G13 numberplates were subsequently altered to read NG/G16.
NG88 spent almost its entire working life in Natal, chiefly on the Port Shepstone–Harding line. Among its duties was hauling the popular Banana Express tourist train during the 1970s and 1980s. Already based at Port Shepstone in SAR days, it later passed to the Alfred County Railway (ACR) and hauled the new company’s first revenue-earning train on 1 April 1988. It was also used on the Banana Express under ACR ownership.
Withdrawn from service around 1992 and stored at Paddock, NG88 was subsequently acquired by Sandstone Estates. Following a complete restoration, it returned to working order in 2010.
The ACR was a privately operated South African railway working the former 122 km, 2 ft-gauge line between Port Shepstone and Harding in southern Natal. Built between 1911 and 1917, the railway served a rugged farming and forestry region. Its sharp curves, steep gradients of up to approximately 1 in 33 (30‰), and 2 ft gauge made it particularly well suited to the powerful NG G13 and NG G16 Garratts.
South African Railways closed the line in 1986. The Port Shepstone & Alfred County Railway Company took it over under lease in late 1987. The infrastructure remained state-owned, while the ACR assumed responsibility for operating and maintaining the railway. It was one of South Africa’s earliest experiments in railway privatisation.
The company operated two distinct services: commercial freight traffic, worked first by steam Garratts and later by Class 91 diesels, and the highly popular steam-hauled Banana Express tourist train.
The ACR gradually lost its freight traffic to road haulage and finally lost its timber contract in 2001. The company went into liquidation in 2004. The Banana Express continued briefly under another operator until 2005–06, when services finally ceased. In 2008, a severe storm caused extensive damage to the coastal section of the line.
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FR – 16 juillet 1983 – Souillac, France
Au point kilométrique 539 entre Souillac et Cazoulès, l’automotrice Z 4159 construite en 1926 assure l’omnibus 7459 en direction de Cahors. Elle n’a plus que 6 mois à vivre avant d’être retirée du service en janvier 1984. En 1983, ces automotrices anciennes et peu confortables étaient déjà considérées comme vétustes mais appréciées des amateurs en tant qu’antiquités.
Le train approche du Pas du Raysse, un passage relativement étroit ente une falaise et la Dordogne, où la voie ferrée passe en tunnel. Au loin, derrière le train, on distingue le viaduc de Présignac puis tout à fait à droite la gare de Souillac, à deux kilomètres par la voie ferrée.
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EN – 16 July 1983 – Souillac, France
At kilometre post 539, between Souillac and Cazoulès, electric railcar Z 4159, built in 1926, works “omnibus” train 7459 to Cahors. It had only six months left in service before withdrawal in January 1984. By 1983, these elderly and uncomfortable railcars were already regarded as decidedly antiquated, yet treasured by enthusiasts as survivors from an earlier age.
The train is approaching “Pas du Raysse”, where the railway is squeezed through a relatively narrow gap between a cliff and the River Dordogne before entering a tunnel. In the distance behind the train can be seen Présignac Viaduct, while Souillac station is just visible on the extreme right, two kilometres away by rail.
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Thoughts of the last moment are sometimes the better ones, I must admit. While packing our stuff to go home, it appeared to us that we could still make it for the TER Service to Sarreguemines. This service was one of the last ones hauled a BB67400 series diesel. We won the race against the clock; in what were really the last rays of sunshine I got my one and only photo of this loco-hauled service. Shortly hereafter the train was replaced by railcars.
SNCF 67571, Obermodern 29.1.2017
I just left my RE from Zofingen in Olten, when I noticed that track 9 had a open green.
I knew that it would be not a passenger train - they use track 8 to travel through Olten.
So I take out the camera, a quick control on the settings and there it is:
A double header with two Re465 machines at the head from BLS Cargo. Shooting along, I managed finally to get two good shots. This one with the approaching train.
The Re 465 is the last big electric locomotive series built in Switzerland by ABB and SLM. A slightly improved version of the SBB Re 460.
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Łosiów (PL) 31-08-2016
PKP Intercity EP07-1056
IC 48111 ""Koziołki"" Katowice - Szczecin Główny
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Griendtsveen (NL) 04-04-2023
SBBCI 193 516
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On December 22, 1999, a series 45 railbus enters the station of Florenville with an omnibus service from Virton to Bertrix. The electrification was ongoing, but is not visible in this photo.
Wishing everyone a beautiful 2022!
B 4509 Florenville 22.12.1999
The longer days of the year make after-work photography sessions worthwhile. Typically I visit only one location then, for some oldschool sitting and waiting what comes by. I spent a successfull evening in Beveren on the branch line that comes from the port (left river bank), right before it connects to the main line to Gent. Of the three trains I saw here, I like my photo below here best.
BLX 7718 + 7721 Beveren 9.8.2016
FR – 20 septembre 2026 – Ficksburg, Afrique du Sud
Soutkop – littéralement « Salt Head » ou « colline du sel » en afrikaans – est l’un des repères les plus caractéristiques des environs de Ficksburg, dans l’est de l’État-Libre. Cette butte-témoin tabulaire est couronnée par les falaises abruptes de grès clair de la formation de Clarens, déposées dans un vaste environnement désertique il y a près de 190 millions d’années.
Selon une tradition locale, son nom ne viendrait pas de sa forme, mais de la blancheur que lui donnaient autrefois les fientes des nombreux vautours nichant sur ses parois. Les photographes ferroviaires l’ont souvent appelée « Sekonyela Koppie », alors que Sekonyela est en réalité le nom de la ferme et de l’ancienne station voisine : le nom local correct de la butte est Soutkop.
Depuis des décennies, ce relief sert de décor emblématique aux trains de la ligne à voie du Cap (1067 mm) Bloemfontein–Bethlehem. Il domine également la voie de 610 mm du chemin de fer de Sandstone Estates.
Au premier plan s’étend l’un des petits farm dams de Sekonyela : une retenue d’eau agricole artificielle, dont les roselières sont devenues un refuge pour les oiseaux aquatiques.
Au fait, il serait dommage de laisser le train au second plan : la 15F no 3117, partie de Ficksburg, remorque vers Fouriesburg un authentique train mixte, composé de wagons de marchandises et de voitures de voyageurs. Cette circulation spéciale est un charter photographique organisé par FarRail Tours.
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EN – September 20, 2026 – Ficksburg, South Africa
Soutkop – literally “Salt Head”, or more idiomatically “Salt Hill”, in Afrikaans – is one of the most distinctive landmarks around Ficksburg, in the eastern Free State. This flat-topped residual hill is crowned by the sheer, pale sandstone cliffs of the Clarens Formation, laid down in a vast desert environment nearly 190 million years ago.
According to local tradition, its name derives not from its shape, but from the white appearance once given to it by the droppings of the many vultures that nested on its cliffs. Railway photographers have often referred to it as “Sekonyela Koppie”, although Sekonyela is actually the name of the neighbouring farm and former railway station: the hill’s correct local name is Soutkop.
For decades, this distinctive landmark has provided an iconic backdrop to trains on the Cape-gauge (3 ft 6 in / 1,067 mm) Bloemfontein–Bethlehem line. It also overlooks Sandstone Estates’ 2 ft (2 ft / 610 mm) narrow-gauge railway.
In the foreground lies one of Sekonyela’s small farm dams: an artificial agricultural reservoir whose reedbeds have become a haven for waterbirds.
And, lest the train itself be overlooked: Class 15F No. 3117, having left Ficksburg, is heading north towards Fouriesburg with an authentic mixed train comprising goods wagons and passenger coaches. This special working was a photographic charter organised by FarRail Tours.
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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 partenza dalla fermata di Colle / Rappersbichl lo scorso 7 novembre.
La X 307 (CFD Montmirail, 1975, ex X 2003 CFC - Chemins de fer de la Corse) è titolare del treno CP 716 ("Navette" Plan du Var - Nice) dello scorso 27 dicembre. La foto mostra l'automotrice di origini corse in partenza dalla stazione di Plan du Var - La Vésubie. Sullo sfondo, spicca il bellissimo paese di Bonson.