From the harbour in Nouadhibou to the ore mines in Zouerate, Guelb el Rhein and M'houdat there is a 704 kilometer (437 miles) single track, standard gauge railway, built between 1960 and 1963 (ext... (more)

The full or empty ore trains in Mauritania have always been used free of charge by the locals. In recent years, a trend has emerged whereby the trains are increasingly being used by adventurers fr... (more)

After the journey from Boulenouar (PK 96), the “Train du Désert” arrived in Nouadhibou and was shunted onto the site of the SNIM's main workshop. In the foreground is the double-decker “sal... (more)

On the occasion of the inauguration of the rebuilt Wildegg station area, there was open doors day in the old signalbox (Wärterstellwerk) of Wildegg. It was built in 1915 and has a Jüdel apparatu... (more)

Staverton station on the South Devon Railway. Here, on this museum line, there is still a manually controlled gate (MG). These legacy gated crossings are locally operated by a signaller or other r... (more)

With the steam locomotive to the garden restaurant! The Rigi Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway (RSB), also known as the Rigi-Scheidegg Railway or Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway for short, is a former Swiss nar... (more)

The Rigi Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway (RSB), also known as the Rigi-Scheidegg Railway or Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway for short, is a former Swiss narrow-gauge railroad. In Rigi Kaltbad at 1423 m above ... (more)

The Rigi Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway (RSB), also known as the Rigi-Scheidegg Railway or Kaltbad-Scheidegg Railway for short, is a former Swiss narrow-gauge railroad. In Rigi Kaltbad at 1423 m above ... (more)

Old mechanical signal box type Saxby of the SNCF in the station of Meymac, in operation.

Seven years ago, there was even more snow on the Furka mountain route between Realp and Tiefenbach in the area of the Steffenbach bridge than this year. In mid-May, the gorge was still buried mete... (more)

The Steffenbach Bridge is a railroad bridge on the Furka mountain line. Built in 1925, the steel bridge has a span of around 36 meters and a maximum height of around 17 meters. It is remarkable be... (more)

0-4-0 T shunting locomotive E 2/2 named "Chnurrli", no number, but work number # 5966 of Krauss and Cie, Munich and Linz, 1907. Served for the Feldschlösschen brewery Rheinfelden till 1... (more)

Privatly owned cogwheel steamlocomotive "Caspar Honegger" in the roundhouse of Railway Park Brugg AG on the open doors days 2024. The locomotive with cogwheel drive was built in 1876 by ... (more)

Abandoned and unnamed.

One meter gauge 0-4-0 steamlocomotive "Ticino" operating on a about 70 meter long temporarily laid track at the roadside on the occasion of the Day of the Monument and "Precious met... (more)