A far cry from the Railjets to-day used on this service - the 06.40 Vienna West to Basel SBB departs from Innsbruck.

A pair of SNCF dual-voltage 0-6-0 electric shunters bring a transfer freight from the French side of Basel to the Swiss Muttenz marshalling yard using 25Kv in France and 15Kv in an SBB Switzerland... (more)

One of the diesel-electric Blue Pullman sets normally used on the Midland Pullman service from St.Pancras to Manchester found unusual employment forming the 05.45 Preston to Wembley Hill FA Cup Fi... (more)

One of the Eurostar sets that has only been used in France for the past decade is seen in a hybrid TGV/Eurostar livery passes the junction for Arras at Croisilles forming the 14.26 Paris to Lille ... (more)

One of the Eurostar sets that has only been used in France for the past decade is seen forming a London Waterloo to Paris service crossing the M20 bridge at Tutt Hill running on the third rail cla... (more)

The 11.25 Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf formed of a double-deck TGV has just passed the closed station at Arzviller. Right-hand running applies here as a legacy from the German occupation of Alsace-L... (more)

A brand new Alstom Regional Express bi-mode (electric and diesel) six-car unit No 84517 for use in Picardie is being towed by Europorte diesel No 1725..

A Europorte diesel approaches Arzviller station with a train conveying a brand new Alstom Regional Express bi-mode (electric and diesel) six-car unit No 84517 for use in Picardie.

As Jean-Marc Frybourg remarks in my previous but one post that Lorraine was occupied by Germany from 1871 to 1918 which has left many features of German railway practice including right-hand runn... (more)

TGV Réseau set No 506 passes some interesting signalling as it joins the LGV Est at Baudrecourt forming the 12.01 Strasbourg to Bordeaux St.Jean service. This is the last signal the driver will s... (more)

DB ICE set No 4684 Forbach - Lorraine is getting up to line speed after joining the LGV Est at Baudrecort for the sprint to Paris in just over an hour forming the 13.01 Frankfurt am Main to Paris ... (more)

The 12.29 Augsburg to Lindau RE services formed of a two-car tilting DMU arrives at the fairly new station of Heimenkirch which contrasts nicely with the old buildings across the street. (This sta... (more)

The 07.20 Munich Hbf to Lindau Alex service passes a typical Algau farmhouse at Heimhofen between Oberstaufen and Rotenbach.

The 15.19 Munich to Lindau Alex service rounds the curve towards Weissenbachmuhle as the daylight draws to a close.

On a day of alpine blue sky a former DR 'Ludmilla' Russian built Co-Co diesel-electric heads a 32 wagon freight train running some 45 minutes late. This one of the trains currently being diverted ... (more)