Hi all, having just returned from a three-week's holiday in Istanbul ( Lots of family issues, of course, but with some getaways ), I'd like to tell you about...
Dear Ateshci, Did you see in Derince Station the old Skoda steam loko named in Turkish Railway 56xxx also 4-10-0 at the sea side of station. I am living in...
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May 2, 2004 8:39 pm
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Robin, Thanks for the pix. Did you ever get a chance to photograph a close-up of one of the standard metal quanset huts TCDD seemed to have all over the...
Derya It's not something I would have taken on its own but will bear it in mind when looking through my pictures to see if another closer view has been taken. ...
It was refreshing to read the rail trips by Ateshci and his observations! I need some observations now to help me.As I have previously mentioned,I am hoping...
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May 8, 2004 2:26 pm
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I have just finished posting the final pictures from my 1977 trip which covers some poor weather on the Zonguldak line around Karabuk. I still have plenty of...
Dear Robin, Please continue to post at your leasure. I think I speak for all when I say I don't think anyone on this list can "have enough" of your pictures. ...
Hi everybody, my humble efforts have resulted in eight pictures that I've put in the 'photos' section. BTW, I'm now sure the 'unknown maker' 0-6-0 sitting on...
Dear Robin, As for myself, I still need plenty more to say I've had enough. Please do post your wonderful photos. Although I do not have much to say about ...
In Robin's Bosphorus rail ferry pictures, note the small barge between the ferry and the freight wagons on the port tracks. This is no longer around. I don't ...
Robin, or anyone else who was there, Were the whistles of the American-built 56300's and the 46200's different than the whistles of the other German-built TCDD...
They were all "German" style. I have never faced a TCDD loco which sounded like Americans. Recently I talked to my mother (The daughter of the driver of...
Hi I can confirm that both the TCDD steamers that I have driven (Skyliner and Nohab 2-8-0) had the same squealer whistle, as did the Kreigslok I footplated. On...
This barge might be one of the barges used prior to the ferry. Speaking of these, I always wondered if crossing of large loco was done by the ferry or still...
Jean-Patrick, Actually, there is a lot of traffic on the Turkish version of this list talking about this project. There is no firm start date. Due to the new...
Ref message 1474 does anybody have any new timings for this train ? I am on a two week trip from 24th May. I realise this is a bit off topic and not about...
... I have the article in 'Cumhuriyet' dated 04/26/2004 at hand, where there is given an end date for the diggings in 2007 and readiness for traffic in 2008....
Bosphorus underwater tunnel and rail system to cost $2.5 bln Prime minister launches start of construction for a tunnel and rail system under the Bosphorus...
Yes, it is supposed to be rail-only. It will basically connect the two seperate rail lines on the two sides of Istanbul. There are also plans to upgrade and...
Hello, I hope someone can help. I have been surfing the net for weeks now, in the hope that I can track down a timetable site for trains in Turkey. No luck so...
Hello, You can check train times online at http://www.tcdd.gov.tr Unfortunately it's all in Turkish. But it is quite understandable. All you need to know is...
Hi, Thanks for your quick reply. I have been to the web-site that you mention below many times. I guess my problem is not being able to read Turkish. Trouble...
... it is? ... A total of 41 new stations will be built. According to the planning, the tunnel will start at Yedikule, will have ( main, I assume ) underground...
Here is the path for the timetable http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/trensaatleri.htm Jean-Patrick ... Hi, Thanks for your quick reply. I have been to the web-site...
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