Steam charter in the Taurus mountains in the South Eastern part of Turkey.
The Sri Lanka Railways M6 is a class of 16 Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. They were manufactured by Thyssen-Henschel in Kassel, West Germany, under licence from Electro... (more)
In 1998 it was already very difficult to witness a JF6 class locomotive in steam in China. We were lucky enough to find the 3472 at the Huanggutun Carriage & Wagon Works
10 panoramic railcars of the X4200 class have been built by Renault in 1959 and numbered X4201 to X4210. These railcars were very modern at that time due to an improved passenger comfort compared ... (more)
The BDZ narrow gauge steam locomotive 609-76 is hauling a mixed train mixed train between Velingrad and Razlog. The 609-76 has been built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949.
Steam was still active in the Yebaishou shed in March 1998, but the DF4's were already here. A few months later, all the traffic around Yebaishou was in the hands of the Diesels.
When we arrived at the Ratmalana Works the staff pulled miniature steam locomotive SLR 001 out of its running shed. Its gauge is 1’ 4 ½” making it a quarter scale model. This model seems to b... (more)
Trespassing Myanmar style!
The last train of the day climbing up to the Brocken has left the HSB Wernigerode main station at 4.25 pm. It is seen here running through the famous Kirchstrasse in Hasserode.
An unidentified QJ hauling a passenger train from Nancha to Wuyiling has just reached the summit during a heavy snow storm.
