This freight with sand from Arija is one of my most beloved trains but lately I have a little abandoned ... And it is not for lack of interest on my part since the problem is that it has almost c... (more)
Aluminium freight from Alcoa factory at Xove arriving to Burtzeña, where the load will be interchanged to trucks that will transport the aluminium to the Alcoa factory at Amorebieta.
The intense activity that was lived in the branch of Burtzeña disappeared about a year and a half ago. This couple of GE U10B has just brought an aluminum train from the Alcoa company and back do... (more)
In the following days, the branch of Burtzeña would receive a number of circulations well above the usual. Perhaps that is the reason for the presence of so many people on the balcony of the GECO... (more)
After leaving an aluminium freight in the yard of Burtzeña, a pair of GE U10B returns to the terminal of Lutxana from where they will depart with an empty freight.
Built in 1964 by GE in Erie, PA, these indefatigable locomotives had been reassigned in recent years to ancillary services, but ultimately are in charge of major trains, such as this Aluminum frei... (more)
End of the journey for this aluminum freight after more than 300 miles, the longest distance for a meter gauge freight in Spain. The train comes from Alcoa factory in Xove.
For nearly a century, Barakaldo was one of the main industrial centers of the country. Now, the vast majority of companies have disappeared, but still survive some chemical company like Alquitra... (more)
Empty steel freight in charge of the Alsthom 1662.
The locomotive Sunsundegui 1902 leaving the Arcelor Branch after bringing a train with aluminum blocks of Alcoa company.
The locomotive Alsthom 1658 ready to leave towards Aranguren with a empty steel freight, surrounded by an atmosphere of industrial decline.
The locomotive Alsthom 1658 ready to make a lot of maneuvers at the Arcelor-Mittal branch
Feve doesn´t use switchers and the line locomotives are in charge of all kind of maneuvering. Thus, in such atypical branch like this, they can be photographed a lot of times pushing wagons, pu... (more)
