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A weekend in France is perfect to relax. That's my excuse to go, at least :). The weekend of October 24th I headed to the region north of Strasbourg, to make some photos of the Eurocity trains that were running their last kilometers.
I first stopped in Wilwisheim, also home to an awesome bakery, to eat breakfast and wait for what was going to come. Among the many trains I saw before the Eurocity was this Europorte train, in soft autumn light.
To see the photo of the Eurocity, go to my blog and scroll down ;).
Notice, in the back, the new high speed line, which was the final reason to stop running the Belgium - Switzerland Eurocity services.
EPF 4024, Wilwisheim 24-10-2015
FR – 16 septembre 2026 – Ficksburg, Afrique du Sud
Dans la lumière rasante du soir, le train à vapeur décrit une large courbe à travers le veld de l’État-Libre en direction de Ficksburg, tandis que le soleil descend vers l’horizon.
Veld est un mot afrikaans, issu du néerlandais veld (« champ », « campagne »). En Afrique australe, il désigne les vastes étendues ouvertes de l’intérieur : prairies, plateaux herbeux, terres de pâturage ou savanes plus ou moins arborées selon la région.
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EN – September 16, 2026 – Ficksburg, South Africa
In the low evening light, the steam train rounds a broad curve across the Free State veld on its way to Ficksburg, as the sun sinks towards the horizon.
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De smalspoortrein is onderweg van Bertsdorf naar Jonsdorf in de Lausitz. Tussen de met leisteen beklede huizen galmen de slagen van de stoomlocomotief. Locomotief 99 1749-3 uit 1929 heeft er nog een hele klus aan om de gemengde trein met een opgebokte normaalspoorwagen de heuvel op te trekken. In de gemngde trein met reizigersaccomodatie en goederenwagens lopen een rijtuig en een conducteurs en bagagewagen. De smalspoorlijnen van Zittau naar Oybin en Jonsdorf hebben de sluiting van de 750 mm lijnen in de voormalige DDR overleefd en kennen nog steeds een dagelijks uitgevoerde treindienst.
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De Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB) heeft een van haar eindpunten bovenop de Brocken - met 1141 meter de hoogste berg van Noord-Duitsland waar zich extreme weersomstandigheden kunnen voordoen en waarvan de top gemiddeld 306 dagen per jaar in mist is gehuld. We konden ons dan ook gelukkig prijzen met 2 dagen helder zicht en hoewel het prachtig was overdag, stond het vizier gericht op de laatste trein op deze 2 dagen. Stoomloc 99 7237-3 is hier bijna bij het eindstation op de Brocken aangekomen terwijl de winterzon door de avondschemering wordt overmand. Niet alleen het einde van de dag, maar ook het einde van de vakantie en ..... het (voorlopig) einde van deze fotografische samenvatting ervan.
The Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB) ends amongst others on top of the Brocken - with 1141 meter the highest peak of Northern Germany. A place with extreme weather conditions and on average 306 days per year covered in mist and fog. We were very lucky with 2 days of clear sky and although it was beautiful during the day, our focus was on the last train of these days. Steam locomotive 99 7237-3 is approaching here the end station at the Brocken during sunset. Not only the end of this day, but also the end of the holidays and ... the end of this summary in pictures.
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After a photo of coal train 49815 (with CFL 3020), now's the time to show a picture of the 1st regular coal train of the afternoon. We see CFL 3012 and 1319 with coal train 49813 from Antwerp-ZAndvliet to Creutzwald.
Pécrot, March 31, 2004.
221 132, Oberhausen Blockstraße, 14.05.1986.
Die Strecke Meiderich Ost - Styrum wurde 1995 eingestellt.
This Line was closed in 1995.
A Southern Ontario Railway SD40 leads St. Lawrence and Atlantic train 393 through Douville, around mile 43 on the west side of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC. Consist: RLHH 3403, QGRY 6904, SLR 3047, SLR 805, SLR 3805.
Le 6 Septembre dernier, la BB 22286 RC était en tête du TER 844847 reliant Lille Flandres à Calais. Le convoi est vu peu avant la gare d’Armentières, sur l’axe Lille - Dunkerque/Calais en fin d’après-midi, alors que le ciel devient menaçant sur la métropole Lilloise.
L'ATR 100 008 SAD è ritratto poco oltre la stazione di Oris / Eyrs, mentre effettua un Regionale diretto a Malles. 13 aprile 2024.
Next up was a container train from Bologna to the port of Zeebrugge. It would run over Liège, and nothing else was approaching, so I dared to drive to Cheratte on line 40. Turned out to be a good decision as I got a shot on a location I never stood.
ATLU 186 232 (XRAIL), Cheratte 10.08.2022
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During the 2000's, B-Cargo's 13 and CFL 3000 series locomotives hauled coal trains between Antwerp-Zandvliet and Creutzwald. On some weekdays, there were 2 of these massive trains only a little bit apart. Pictured here is the second one, number 49815, hauled by CFL 3020 and a Belgian sister.
Oud-Heverlee, March 23, 2005.
Day 2 of 2025 saw sun and clouds. When this train to Gent passed me, I saw mostly clouds. It wasn't as bad as a few hundred meters more towards Lokeren. There, sun and rain added some spectacle to the photo.
Timing is everything, as a few minutes earlier the foreground scene was also lit by the sun. And a few minutes after this shot, I had to run and seek shelter for the rain.
Last stop of the trip was the gorge just south of Sidi Kacem. Besides seeing some trains, we also had an encounter with a guy driving up to us from the road below up the mountain, in a 4x4 vehicle. He seemed to know Belgium pretty well, but the exact reason why he wanted to talk to us? No idea, after a while he friendly aid goodbye and went back to the road to continue his journey. Shortly after, we also left for the final leg of the journey: to the airport and back home.
ONCF E-1256 Zaouia 20.5.2017
Before posting the second of 2 freights, a more recent shot I made not too long ago.
Rurtalbahn Cargo's 186 233 is leading a car train towards Karlsruhe. Who knows how long these Alpha's will still remain with Rurtalbahn Cargo, considering the recent influx of Vectrons in their fleet.
Soirée du 13 Juillet dernier, une rame Régio2N assure un TER reliant Hyères à Marseille, de passage sous les dernières lueurs de la journée après la gare de Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
I ended the day close to the French border. I knew that there was a train scheduled from Tournai to Longeau. It would have to leave on time though, because scheduled departure was only 20 minutes before the sun would be too low. I headed to Froyennes, on the line towards Lille, and set up a shot with the Théâtre Saint-Luc in the background. This is part of a 19th century boarding school, and is now converted to an event location. Then the waiting began. I saw the shadows creeping further and further, until finally, right on time, the Euro 4001 locomotive rented by Railtraxx came in sight. 2 minutes later the tracks were covered in shadows. Sometimes you’re lucky!
This train marked the end of a beautiful, but rather quiet, day, filled with a lot of diesel traction.
Full story on railscapes.blog.
Railtraxx 3981, Froyennes, March 19 2025.
De NS wandeling van station Elst (Gld) naar station Arnhem voert - met wat kleine omwegen - ook langs wat aardige punten voor treinspotters, zoals de Spoorbrug Oosterbeek over de Nederrijn bij Arnhem. Na drie kwartier van 'nieten' in de wolken/zonloterij was dan eindelijk het moment daar dat de zon door de wolken kwam tegelijk met het passeren van een trein. Arriva GTW 258 van Arnhem naar Tiel was de gelukkige.
Arriva DMU 258 (Class GTW built by Stadler in 2012 and nicknamed 'Spurt') crosses the river Nederrijn near Arnhem on its way to Tiel.
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The journey to Dresden went flawlessly. After checking into my hotel I took a train to Dresden Hbf, where I expected a couple of EuroNight trains. These trains change locos in Dresden, so it was a good opportunity to check out the Czech Skoda electrics, that would soon be replaced by modern Siemens Vectron locomotives.
CD 371 015 with EuroNight 477 from Berlin to Budapest. The train was braught here by 2 BR101 engines.
CD 371 015, Dresden 18.9.2016
Hexafret 60023 with a train of maintained freight wagons towards Somain. The wagons are maintained at the Inveho UAB facilities in Achiet, which is served quite regularly.
More pictures of that day are posted on railscapes.blog. More will follow, make sure to check it out the coming days.