Dreseden Steam Festival Part 3 - the non-steam exhibits

May 2, 2018, 12:12 pm

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I declined to call this section "modern" traction for obvious reasons. The electric could be mistaken for steam at a distance, it has a compressed air whistle not a horn! View attachment 35717 View attachment 35718 View attachment 35719 View attachment 35720 View attachment 35721 View attachment 35722

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Lossnitzgrundbahn 5/4/18

May 2, 2018, 12:51 pm

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Prior to the start of the Dresden Steam Festival our group had a trip out to the Lossnitzgrundbahn for a round trip. View attachment 35723 View attachment 35724 View attachment 35725 View attachment 35726 View attachment 35727 View attachment 35728

Brittany, France: The Reseau Breton comes alive (well almost)

May 3, 2018, 2:15 am

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The metre gauge railway that ran through the centre of Brittany is being re-created at Gouarec, 22570, Cote d'Armor. It is planned initially to run from Gare de Gouarec to Halte de Bon Repos, a distance of 4.1km on most of the original trackbed. There is a possibility that an extension to Mur de Bretagne may be created at sometime in the future.
The ACBR will be a mix of 60cm & Metre Gauge. The Reseau Breton Museum being created at the Gare de Gouarec.
There is an active thread on this...

Brittany, France: The Reseau Breton comes alive (well almost)

Zittau - Bertsdorf - Oybin/Jonsdorf 9/4/18

May 3, 2018, 1:57 pm

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After the Dresden Steam Festival the group had a day on the Zittau, including a visit to the shed at Bertsdorf View attachment 35786 View attachment 35787 View attachment 35788 View attachment 35789 View attachment 35790 View attachment 35791 View attachment 35792 View attachment 35793

Weisseritztalbahn 10/4/18

May 3, 2018, 2:06 pm

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The group today enjoyed a pleasant morning cruising along the River Elbe in the paddle steam "Leipzig", before having a sortie up the Weisseritztalbahn. View attachment 35803 View attachment 35804 View attachment 35805 View attachment 35806 View attachment 35807 View attachment 35808 View attachment 35809

Waldeisenbahn (Muskau) Weisswasser 11/4/18

May 3, 2018, 2:54 pm

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The group travelled a little further afield today, Waldeisenbahn at Weisswasser. This was a chartered train to go to the newly opened section to overview what was described to us as the largest opencast mine in Europe. View attachment 35810 View attachment 35811 View attachment 35812 View attachment 35813 View attachment 35814 View attachment 35815 View attachment 35816 View attachment 35817 View attachment 35818 View attachment 35819

Dollnitzbahn 12/4/18

May 4, 2018, 12:28 am

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Final visit for the group before heading back to Blighty, very last night was spent in Colditz Castle, the escape plan worked! Dollnitzbahn for another chartered train, Saxon Meyer to boot! View attachment 35820 View attachment 35821 View attachment 35822 View attachment 35823 View attachment 35824 View attachment 35825 View attachment 35826 View attachment 35827

Harz Narrow Gauge - HSB

May 4, 2018, 4:14 am

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I know that many people are interested in the HSB railway systems in the Harz Mountains and - as a visitor - I have compiled my images into a book that may interest either those who have been - or those wondering if a visit is worthwhile.

A link to my book is at : https://www.albelli.co.uk/view-online-photo-book/aa85dfaa-7d97-439c-ba98-e6eb2eb068bf

Comments / thoughts regarding this effort are welcome

Regards

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SSN Rhine Express

May 14, 2018, 10:11 am

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The SSN (Stoom Stichting Nederland) based at Rotterdam have just announced their annual international outing. It will take place on October 19th - 21st and will go from (Gouda-) Rotterdam to Venlo and down along the Rhine to Koblenz. On the way it will stop at Brohl for a trip on the narrow gauge Vulkan Express. Dinner will be served at the Brohltalbahn, and the overnight stay will be at a hotel in Koblenz.
The second day involves a steam hauled trip on to Mainz, with an afternoon boat trip...

SSN Rhine Express

The SAR class 26 "Red Devil" to be restored!

May 19, 2018, 4:40 am

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Great news from South Africa for all us steam enthusiasts! The very famous class 26 "Red Devil" will now be restored (probably to working order!)

I have not found any website or blog about this project yet, but maybe other have some more information

A video from YouTube:


kind regards

Knut

Uganda Railways

May 19, 2018, 8:48 am

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My wife and I are in Uganda at the moment (9th May 2018), I have been here a number of times before. The national railway system is metre-gauge. I hope this first post is of interest to members of this forum.

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/uganda-railways-part-1

Other posts about the trip, but not railway related, can be found on this link:

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/category/uganda

Mombasa, Kenya

May 22, 2018, 5:46 am

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You will probably have noticed on the forum that I have recently been focussing on the metre-gauge lines that served Kampala and Uganda from the East African coast at Mombasa. While doing research on the route of the Mombasa line, I came across photographs and, in particular, old postcards that showed traces of tramway or trolleyway in the streets of Mombasa in the late nineteenth century. I thought it needed more research and this blog is the result....

Mombasa, Kenya

UP 4014

May 23, 2018, 12:37 pm

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This just noticed -- UP will get Big Boy 4014 & restore it

http://www.trainorders.com/discussi...eases/heritage_and_steam/2013/0723_4014.shtml

Tramways and Tramroads in Provence - the TAM and the TNL

May 29, 2018, 11:19 am

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In our many trips to Nice and Les Alpes Maritimes, my wife and I have seen a significant amount of engineering works, bridges, viaducts and tunnels all on lines which were neither part of the PLM network of standard gauge railways, nor part of the general metre-gauge network. It turns out that there were a significant numbe of line operated by tow main tramway companies in Provence, Tramways de les Alpes Maritime (TAM) and tramways de Nice et du Littoral (TNL).

These tramways ran on...

Tramways and Tramroads in Provence - the TAM and the TNL

Società Veneta Ferrovie.

May 31, 2018, 1:43 am

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Società Veneta Ferrovie was one of the names of the old "Società Veneta per l'esercizio ferrovie secondarie", a company that, after the creation of FS state railways in 1905, was left with a collection of non connected branch lines. AFAIK only an handful lines survive, The Udine Cividale, operated by FUC, Adria-Mestre, operated by Sistemi Territoriali and two (maybe some more) operated by FER, the Bologna-Portomaggiore and Parma-Suzzara.

Today Società Veneta Ferrovie (SVF) is the name of a...

Società Veneta Ferrovie.

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[Photoplug] Main line steam in Hungary

June 4, 2018, 8:33 am

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Here are 92 photos taken during a splendid Railway Touring Co visit in May.

We had three days behind three locos - 4-8-0 424.247, 4-4-0 204 and streamlined 4-4-4T 242.001. We had footplate rides on each loco.

https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/Hungarian-trains/Main-line-steam-2018/

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Vouga Line Portugal

June 4, 2018, 9:16 am

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Hi - does anyone have any up to date information as I hope to visit in the first two weeks of September. The CP timetable seems to indicate that that you have to make your own way from the two "main line" stations to the Vouga Line stations - is this far or walkable? Any info gratefully received - Martin

3801 Overhaul

June 6, 2018, 3:01 pm

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Does anyone know how the overhaul of C38 3801 is progressing?

last update on the overhaul website was in April?

Pennsylvania RR Duplex 4-4-4-4 replica build

June 19, 2018, 1:45 pm

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Latest Newsletter;

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DB museum sommerfest 2018

June 22, 2018, 2:38 am

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A great video I found on YouTube from this event in Koblenz. Credits to the filmmaker for the job and sharing it with others!
A lots of different locomotives but especially something for the fans of the well known ,great looking diesel BR 216, 217 and 218 class!



Knut