I have just uploaded 28 pictures from the first day of our 1976 trip showing steam engines working on the lines to the south of Izmir. Enjoy, Robin Lush...
Robin, Did you know that "Catal" (pronounced - Chuh-TUHL) means "fork" in Turkish? Appropriate, isn't it? Thanks, Derya ... __________________________________ ...
Is the 4610X specific to the TCDD or were there other examples of this engines in the UK? I would like to know if I could find a model of this engine, or ...
Hi Yolcati is also from the same root- meaning junction (yol = road/way and cati fork/cross) (of course it is a "c" with a cidilla and an "i" with no dot) ...
I am not aware of any Robert Stephenson 2-8-2s being produced for the home market but some might have been produced for other export markets but nothing...
Hello to everybody on this list, My name is Kapaklis Andreas and I am a rail entusiast from the neiboughring country Greece.I have been actively involved with ...
An interresting bit of news from Today's Railways July 2004 issue: They report that DB and TCDD ran a special test train from Istanbul to Köln on 9 May. The...
Jean-Patrick, Tarkan Etginoglu, who works in the TCDD freight department at Haydarpasa reported this in the Turkish version of this list about a month ago....
Hello Derya, there was an announcement for a block container train from Köseköy to Köln in my station on Tuesday. The single information I got for the...
Kalimera! So if you are a real steam fan, my first recommendation to you is to plan a trip to Camlik museum at your earliest convenience. At this point in time...
Yes. Please see the link below (Ummm... It is in Turkish, but you will understand anyway) http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/bolgesel/basmaneafyon.htm ... From:...
... This is a corruption of the old Turkish word 'catalagizi' ( cidilla and the crested-moon-g of course! ) meaning 'river delta', nowaday's Turkish would say...
An excellent report about Irak in Trains Magazine issue of July 2004 is indicating railway freight traffic between Turkey and Irak through Syria. In Rail...
Hi I had a long discussion with my Turkish colleagues on Catalazi they certainly didn't come up with delta, as I even suggested all the possible combinations...
I read the same article, but it says 8 engines of this class instead of 6 and says they are "...relatively new, but appear to be of very good quality." You can...
That picture has been redone. I looked at that page some time ago and it showed the same photo with a TCDD number plate DH10002. I remember it because I had...
I assume Tire and Odemis lines are passenger-only and serviced using "Rayotobusu" (Railbus) equipment because the link that I have provided was pointing to the...
Thanks to friend, I have original pictures of the DH10000 with TCDD plates, taken in Eskisehir. Therefore, I can confirm that Tulomsas picture has not been...
... From: Jim Livesey To: Robin Lush Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Ottoman Railway RS 2-8-2 locos Robin, I saw your request for info on...
Hi Jim Thanks for these interresting comments. The 46101-46106 were ordered by the ORC very late in the 1929/1932. At this time, TCDD was already existing and...
Sorry but there is a significant mistake here: As I have mentioned in my very first (Introductory) message in this group, my gradfather (Davut Hepuysaloglu)...
Hi Mr Oguz makes some very interesting comments. I think that the point being made about narrow fireboxes over driving wheels while valid would also apply in...
First: I would rather be called Oguz, instead of Mr. Oguz or Mr. Gel. Particularly due to the fact that I have worked for an U.S. multinational for 15 years, I...
Hi Oguz Thanks for the input, I didn't realise the church dated to 1912, I somehow thought it older. I loved the stories, makes you realise how much change we...
I made some progress regarding the DH1000. From various sources, I can now confirm that 14 units have indeed been built by Tulomsas and delivered to IRR from...
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