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I moved further to where Dieter and Daan were standing. We didn’t have to wait long before some more colorful trains passed us: Rurtalbahn with its Lok-Spitze Vectron, BLS Cargo with one of their Alpinist Vectrons, and the expected purple HSL 186 383. This was much more than what I had expected!
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BLS Cargo 475 433, 40144 Bologna - Zeebrugge-Ramskapelle. Hoeselt, May 13, 2025.
And the party wasn’t over yet! Lineas’ “No Time To Waste” loco was also underway with a train to Germany. Time was limited to get to the next spot. It was all the more stressful because I had never been there and still had to find the way. Thanks to the good intel from Eurorailer and Bram finding the way was easy. I did have to run again with all my gear, but the panic shot of 186 454 turned out fine. Was this the end? Not really: I got to see 4 more trains before the sun finally sank under the horizon. The traction of these trains was, well, colorful again. A “das ist grün” Vectron from DB, an Alpha Traxx with Medway logo, and the Rainbow Traxx from Lineas. Not mentioning the bland Railpool Traxx with a very cool Ambrogio train.
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Lineas 186 454, 40213 Zeebrugge - Gallarate. Tongeren, May 13, 2025.
The past few days have been very sunny and warm. Apart from working in the garden, this is also good weather for spending some time along the tracks. Tuesday evening after work I rushed to Hoeselt. I didn’t expect much, but I found out that HSL Belgium’s 186 383 was scheduled for a train to Antwerp. After parking the car though, I saw that a train was already on its way! I had barely enough time to run to the spot, carrying all my gear, and set up. As it turned out, Mattias drove the first train that I would see that evening. The red Vectron, fluo Traxx and interesting yellow first car made it a very nice train to look at in the evening light.
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DB 193 330 and 186 115, 45504 Gremberg - Antwerpen. Hoeselt, May 13, 2025.
L'Ycone et le train, un mélange de beton, bois, verre alu, et un chemin de fer.
On the double-track Martin – Horná Štubňa, the 475-196 coming from Vrútky with a rack of authentic vintage passenger cars is running at full speed, offering us our first picture of the day. It is passing without stop the Rakovo Príbovce station, where an old telegraphic pole is still standing up.
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O krapat war ar stlejerez dre vurezh/ Ag dreapadh ar an inneall gaile/ Climbing on the steam engine - Truthnall Halt - Hyns-horn Hellys/ Helston Railway
PRINCESS Ffestiniog Railway Number 1 displayed in original condition inside the old locomotive shed. It is not anticipated that this locomotive will be returned to service having not run since the railway closed in 1946. This is to conserve its original appearance. Sister locos PRINCE, PALMERSTON and WELSH PONY are in service.
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Single Dairlie TALIESIN back in service in 2025 after a rebuild.
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NGG16 Beyer Garrett NGG130 arriving back at Porthmadog with the 12:20 Beddgelert to Porthmadog on Sunday May 04, 2025.
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We did in October 2020 the roof of our Ae 3/6 I.
Doing the roof meant the following: removing old paint, priming the roof, painting it in silver.
Prime and paint the wooden side walks for the personal.
When working up there without these side walks, you had always to be sure to hold on something stable.
You might also notice that this track has no overhead wire installed, so at least no danger at all from above or the power in the wire.
Here the fresh pantographs are visible.
The roof itself already got dirty again due to the removal of paint somewhere else on the locomotive.
You see on the right hand side that the side walk has been fix already. It is still missing on the left hand side.
Mehrsystemlok 1607 hat mit ihrem D-Zug von Köln nach Oostende den Grenzbahnhof Aachen Hbf. erreicht.
Einfahrt nach Gleis 6. Anhalten, Abrüsten der Lok: das sind jetzt die Aufgaben des DB-Lokführers, der den Zug in Aachen an seinen belgischen Kollegen übergibt. Mit einem nach Abrüsten der Lok frei gewordenen Schlüssel kann nun der übernehmende belgische Lokführer über einen Schlüsselschalter auf dem Bahnsteig die Umschaltung der Oberleitung beim Fahrdienstleiter anfordern. Während der Umschaltung bleibt der Schlüssel verriegelt. Sobald die Oberleitung mit 3000V= versorgt wird, leuchtet am Schlüsselschalter ein Licht auf, der Schlüssel kann abgezogen werden. Zurück auf der Lok wird er an passender Stelle hinterlegt, erst jetzt kann die Lok wieder aufgerüstet werden, wodurch der Schlüssel dort wieder verriegelt wird. Der Prozess klingt aufwändig, dauert aber nur kurze Zeit. Die Weiterfahrt kann beginnen.
In Aachen Hbf. sind die Gleise 6-9 für diese Prozesse vorgesehen. Nur aus und in diese Gleise kann nach/ von Belgien aus aus- bzw. eingefahren werden.
Multi-system locomotive 1607 has reached the Aachen border station with its express train from Cologne to Ostend, entering
track 6.
Stopping and disarming the locomotive: these are now the tasks of the DB driver, who hands the train over to his Belgian colleague in Aachen. Using a key released after disarming the locomotive, the Belgian driver can now request the overhead line switch from the dispatcher via a key switch on the platform. The key remains locked during the switchover. As soon as the overhead line is supplied with 3000V DC, a light on the key switch illuminates, and the key can be removed and returned to the appropriate location in the locomotive. Only now can the locomotive be rearmed. The process sounds complex, but it only takes a short time. The onward journey can begin.
At Aachen Central Station, tracks 6-9 are designated for this process. Trains can enter and exit from these tracks from/to Belgium.
FRET Captrain France Massy > Gudmont ?
EDWARD THOMAS has just arrived with the 10:30 train from Tywyn Wharf at Nant Gwernol Station which stands at the foot of the Alltwyllt Incline the first pof three inclines which led to Bryn Eglwys Slate Quarry.
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The driver and firelady of EDWARD THOMAS keep a good lookout as the locomotive approaches the carriages standing in the platform at Nant Gwernol Station.
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VALE OF FFESTINIOG running round at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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SYBIL is waiting with the stock of the Boston Lodge Works shuttle with BRITOMART on the rear. UPNOR CASTLE will soon back down onto her train bound for Tanybwlch.
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MERDDIN EMRYS has been returned to early preservation era green livery in 2025. The year marks 70 years of preservation and 200 years of railways with a major gala planned for June 2025.
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UPNOR CASTLE runs around at Porthmadog Harbour station before another service to Tanybwlch.
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UPNOR CASTLE arriving at Porthmadog Harbour Station with the 12:45 service from Tanybwlch. The signal has recently had wire cables fitted to endure it doesn't suffer the same fate as the bracket signal on the Cob which collapsed last summer.
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