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Last weekend, train traffic between Gent and Brugge was rerouted via Deinze due to infrastructure works. A good opportunity to see some unusual trains near home.
Before sunrise I was out in Astene, waiting for a BLS Cargo train to Zeebrugge. It was hauled by a diesel loco. That was worth the effort to get out of bed early on the weekend!
BLS Cargo Nord DE6308, train 40136 to Zeebrugge-Ramskapelle. Astene, January 25, 2026.
h, is rush hour train 8001 from Schaarbeek to Oostende. Here it's seen near Oordegem, under a brick bridge still standing strong. But for how long?
SNCB 2143, Oordegem 16.06.2023
EN - Train 47635, a block grain service loaded to 1,800 tonnes, runs south from Vallorbe towards Lausanne and the Simplon route, passing the church of Bretonnières with Re 620 013 in charge.
In freight coding, the train is a PERT - CUN. It originates at PERT, Perrigny Triage (marshalling yard) near Dijon (France), and is destined for CUN, meaning Cuneo.
The Re 620 provides traction between Vallorbe and Domodossola, before the consist continues deeper into Italy under FS/RFI control. This service is a regular heavy grain flow moving from French production areas into the Italian market via the Simplon corridor.
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FR - Devant l’église de Bretonnières, le train 47635 de 1800 tonnes tracté par la Re 620 013 descend de Vallorbe en direction de Lausanne et du Simplon.
C’est un train complet chargé de céréales. En langage ferroviaire codé, il provient de PERT et il est à destination de CUN. PERT est Perrigny Triage, à côté de Dijon, en France et CUN est Cuneo (Coni en français). Merci à Sebafor pour m'avoir aidé à identifier ce code.
La Re620 assure la traction depuis Vallorbe jusqu’à Domodossola.
© Jean-Marc Frybourg – 250702-6546
Umleiterverkehr L.36
European Sleeper 474 Berlin - Bruxelles Midi - Paris Nord
TCS RAILPOOL Traxx 188 121
Glons L.34
23.05.2026
A loaded CP ballast train is slowly rounding the bend into Magog and a two-mile slow order. CP has been steadily upgrading this line, but a few slower sections of stick rail remain. The railroad coexists with a bustling centre core and waterfront leisure area around downtown Magog, which might explain why CP is in no hurry to upgrade this part of its newly reacquired Sherbrooke subdivision. Consist : CP 6251, CP 6017, CMQ 9011, CP 5936.
Our machine got yesterday some fresh air.
We had to mount the second air tank for the brakes. You see here the machine without the tank being mounted.
The small tractor was drawing the machine out onto to the turntable and pushing it back to a track, where we could bring the air tank with a fork lift in.
As the air tank and axle on this side are mounted, we will add the ladder and handrails next month.
In occasione di un evento fotografico, la ex END (Esslingen–Nellingen–Denkendorf) TW 12 (MFE, AEG/Kiepe, 1958) effettua un treno straordinario da Soprabolzano all'Assunta. 20/9/25.
La BB75104 est en tête d'un céréalier composé de wagons "Soufflet" reliant Rouen-Martainville à Bobigny, puis Troyes et enfin les sillos de Polisot dans le Grand Est. La rame vient de passer Herblay avec +30. Pas commun de voir cet EF passer par le groupe VI !
Comme depuis plusieurs jours, quelques machines font de l’assistance Intercités, et pour cette première photo de l’année 2019 c’est la BB 22366 qui assure le 4764/5 Marseille - Bordeaux, vu de passage à l’entrée de Saint Chamas. 01.01.19
Op de spoorlijn Liberec - Harrachov in Tsjechië worden Regio-Shuttle-motorwagens ingezet van fabrikant Stadler uit 2011. Twee stuks met voorop de 840 012-9 passeren het afgelegen station van Dolní Polubný, niet ver verwijderd van de grens met Polen.
Motorcars of class Regio-Shuttle built by Stadler in 2011 provide the services at the Czech railway line from Liberec to Harrachov. Headed by 840 012-9 the train is passing the railway station of Dolní Polubný, not far away from the Polish border.
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FR - 30 mai 2026 – Rakovo Príbovce, Slovaquie
Pozor vlak : attention train ; surtout s’il s’agit de la belle locomotive-musée 486.007 « Anton Verte ».
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EN - 30 May 2026 – Rakovo Príbovce, Slovakia
Pozor vlak : beware of trains. Particularly when one of them is the beautiful preserved 486.007, “Green Anton”.
© Jean-Marc Frybourg – 260530-5765
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In de vroege ochtend van 28 mei 1972 - de klok wijst net 6 uur aan - wordt in Haaksbergen door NS-personeel nog kisten in ‘Geelbander’ type Gls geladen. Deze standaard gesloten goederenwagens waren speciaal bestemd voor het stukgoedvervoer van Van Gend & Loos. Op deze dag reed tussen Haaksbergen en Enschede de laatste buurtgoederentrein van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
De scene werd vastgelegd op 23-04-2022 tijdens een fotorit georganiseerd door Fotostop bij de Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS) met als thema 'De laatste dagen van de NS-bediening'. Een te moderne lichtmast is hier digitaal verwijderd. Een verslag is te bekijken op: nvbs-actueel.com/2022-06-juni/de-laatste-dagen-van-de-ns-...
An early morning scene remembering the last day of freight trains by NS (the Dutch state railways) from Haaksbergen to Enschede, 28 may 1972. The picture was taken 23-04-2022 at the heritage railway line of Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS) during a special charter.
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FR – 31 mai 2026, 11h00 – Kremnica, Slovaquie
La vallée des résistances
À la sortie sud du tunnel Sohler, au-dessus de Kremnica, la 486.007 descend vers la ville avec un train historique, quelques mètres avant de franchir la route de Partizánska dolina.
Le nom de cette vallée, littéralement la « vallée des partisans », renvoie à la mémoire du SNP, le Slovenské národné povstanie, ou Soulèvement national slovaque de 1944. Dans ce secteur de Kremnica et de Skalka, la montagne garde le souvenir des résistants, des replis et des répressions de la fin de la guerre. Un monument situé dans la vallée commémore notamment onze participants du soulèvement exécutés.
La locomotive, elle aussi, porte une forme de résistance : celle de la mémoire ferroviaire. La 486.007 de 1936 appartient à une petite série surnommée en tchèque et slovaque Zelený Anton (littéralement « l’Anton vert »). C’est la série ČSD 486.0, neuf puissantes locomotives tchécoslovaques de rapides construites par Škoda à Plzeň dans les années 1930. Le surnom ne semble pas renvoyer à un personnage précis nommé Anton, mais plutôt à un ancien usage argotique du mot anton pour désigner un fourgon de police ou véhicule de transport de détenus, auquel s’ajoute la livrée verte très caractéristique de ces machines.
Construite en 1936, radiée en 1971 puis sauvée et remise en état de marche, la 486.007 passe ici dans un paysage où le mot « résistance » n’est pas seulement une métaphore. C’est à la fois un train qui refuse de disparaître, et une vallée qui n’a pas oublié.
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EN – 31 May 2026, 11:00 – Kremnica, Slovakia
A Valley of Resistance
At the southern portal of the Sohler Tunnel, high above Kremnica, 486.007 descends towards the town with a heritage train, only a few moments before crossing the Partizánska dolina road.
The name of this valley, literally the “valley of the partisans”, refers to the memory of the SNP, the Slovenské národné povstanie, or Slovak National Uprising of 1944. In this area around Kremnica and Skalka, the mountains still carry the memory of resistance fighters, retreats and reprisals in the final phase of WWII. A monument in the valley commemorates eleven participants in the uprising who were executed.
The locomotive, too, carries its own form of resistance: that of railway memory. 486.007, from a series known in Czech and Slovak as Zelený Anton (literally “Green Anton”) belongs to the ČSD 486.0 class of powerful Czechoslovak express steam locomotives built by Škoda in Plzeň during the 1930s. The nickname does not seem to refer to a particular man named Anton, but rather to an old colloquial use of the word anton for a police van or prisoner transport vehicle, combined with the striking green livery of these engines.
Built in 1936, withdrawn in 1971, then saved and restored to working order, 486.007 is seen here passing through a landscape where the word “resistance” is more than a metaphor. It is both a train refusing to disappear, and a valley that has not forgotten.
© Jean-Marc Frybourg – 260531-6510
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I was out of inspiration as to where to photograph next. CFL1800 and Peter Gootzen kindly let me follow them to the station of Krefeld Linn. Standing on the platform we awaited a few trains - from the expected trains, one would be hauled by a recently repainted Ludmilla engine!
The building on the left of the frame is an old signalling cabin, I think. It seems to be out of service for a while now.
DB 232 669, Krefeld Linn 17.3.2016
CASTELL CRICCIETH heading the Phase 5 Special Train from Blaenau Ffestiniog runs into Tanybwlch where the driver surrenders the train staff to the station master during the Victorian Gala Weekend.
For more photographs of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Welsh-Narrow-Gauge...
(EN) At the beginning of 2013 the winter arrived Croatia especially snowy, within a short time there was considerable snowfall in many parts of the country. While in the Zagreb area the railway traffic was characterized by numerous failures of the electric locomotives and trainsets, there were almost no restrictions on the diesel routes around Varazdin. The robust diesel locomotives of American origin were, as usual, extremely reliable in the winter conditions. On 15/01/2013. 2044 022 made its way to Varazdin with the regional train 3006 through dense snowfall and was captured at the exit from Zabok.
(DE) Anfang 2013 war der Wintereinbruch in Kroatien ausgesprochen schneereich, innerhalb kurzer Zeit gab es in weiten Teilen des Landes erhebliche Neuschneemengen. Während im Raum Zagreb der Zugverkehr von zahlreichen Ausfällen der dort eingesetzten E-Loks und Triebzüge geprägt war, hat es auf den Dieselstrecken rund um Varazdin so gut wie keine Einschränkungen gegeben. Die robusten Dieselloks amerikanischen Ursprungs zeigten sich in den winterlichen Verhältnissen wie gewohnt äußerst zuverlässig. Am 15.01.2013. bahnte sich 2044 022 mit dem Regionalzug 3006 durch dichtes Schneetreiben ihren Weg nach Varazdin und wurde bei der Ausfahrt aus Zabok bildlich festgehalten.
Because respect will take you the furthest.
An evening LKW Walter train from Crossrail is seen near Sint-Martens-Latem in the setting light of a Sunny day on Saturday 14th of May.
Rpool 186 292 (XRAIL), Sint-Martens-Latem 14.05.2022
Temperatures were rising already as this empty phosphate train passed us, hauled by a Japanese Hitachi loocomotive.
ONCF E-1113, Mrizig 15.5.2017
Earlier attempts to shoot the famous French nez cassé locomotives on the IC trains between Paris and Maubeuge were rather frustrating, partly due to the very sparse number of trains. That is, until we discovered that there were also loco-hauled trains running between Paris and Saint-Quentin. It turns out you can fill quite a day south of Saint-Quentin chasing these trains, which my friend Eurorailer and I have done a few times last summer.
The full story is as always available on railscapes.blog. This panic shot of 22320 with IC 16458 from Maubeuge to Paris-Nord kicked of the evening parade in Essigny-le-Grand.
Aan de Broerdijk in het Noord-Hollandse Midwoud bemaalt nog altijd deze poldermolen (op vrijwillige basis) de Klikjespolder. Tijdens het Bello-Festival van de Stoomtram Hoorn Medemblik (SHM) met als thema de 'Roaring Twenties' passeert NS-stoomlocomotief 8107 met een gemengde trein de molen. De locomotief (bijgenaamd 'Kikker') werd gebouwd in 1901 door Machinefabriek Breda voor de Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) en is nu eigendom van de Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS). De twee boerenjongens op de Broerdijk zullen de laatste trein naar Medemblik gemist hebben en moeten nu lopend door de uitgestrekte polder - voor de fotograaf liepen ze gelukkig net niet voor de locomotief (….. ‘zucht van verlichting').
At Midwoud, North Holland, this poldermill still operates the Klikjespolder (on a voluntary basis). During the Bello Festival of the Stoomtram Hoorn Medemblik (SHM) NS steam locomotive 8107 passes the windmill with a mixed train. The locomotive was built in 1901 by Machinefabriek Breda for the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and is now owned by the Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS).
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11 May 2025 – Harmanec jaskyňa, Slovakia
Line 170 between Banská Bystrica and Vrútky
This is the Rábkinský Tunnel (197m) on the spectacular section Banská Bystrica - Dolná Štubňa of the line 170 Zvolen - Banská Bystrica - Vrútky. The steam locomotive 556-036 is approaching the east portal, at km 27.2.
Here is the picture of the same train exiting the tunnel : flic.kr/p/2r4jTYX
© Jean-Marc Frybourg – 250511 – 2299
After getting a picture of the yellow 363 005 (here), I wanted to chill ot a bit longer at this location. Sun was perfect and maybe another train would be coming up? This shiny 363 came at the right time, in very beautiful light.
SZ 363 011 with an empty car train towards Ljubljana. Črnotiče, July 12, 2024.