Hi all, Following another great holiday in Turkey last week, we plan to go again next year (July 2005). We flew from the UK to Dalaman, well next year my...
Your best bet is the "Pamukkale Ekspresi" from Haydarpasa to Denizli. It is a daily overnight train leaving Haydarpasa in the early evening (currently 17:35). ...
Thanks Derya, Looks like I'll have no trouble from Istanbul to Denizli. Just got to get from London to Istanbul now......... Pete ... From: Derya Ferendeci To:...
Hi Pete visit http://www.seat61.com/ for a full description of such a trip Cheers Jean-Patrick ... Thanks Derya, Looks like I'll have no trouble from Istanbul...
Hi All, I will be leaving for a solo trip to Turkey late next week. I will be arriving in Istanbul, but would like to catch the train from there to Adana, a...
Hi All, I am travelling to Turkey in just over a week, and will be navagating the country as a solo traveller for roughly a month. I am looking for ANY...
Cynthia, Normally, the best way to go from Istanbul to Adana is to take Toros Express, which leaves Haydarpasa (Istanbul east) at 08:55 in the morning on ...
Many thanks, that is valuable information. I am arriving in Istanbul on Saturday, the 11th, and plan on staying overnight to rest, and then getting on a train...
Pete, Try this: http://www.seat61.com/Turkey2.htm Derya ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other...
Cynthia, Do not worry about making reservations. Due to the recent railway accidents, the whole country has been unnecessarily scared away from rail travel by...
You're a lifesaver, I really feel like I have a sense of direction now. Thanks so much. I understand how the media can distort, they're often in the ...
I believe there is a misunderstanding here, quite likely caused by my English. I have mentioned that there is no practival way to make a trip from Istanbul to...
Hi Far from wanting to disagree with Oguz's statements in the 3rd and 5th paragraphs, but surely the trains that don't go via Ankara (ie turn off at Eskisehir)...
Hi maybe help you this URL http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/Transportation/Train/tcdd_website.html Cynthia Eck <cynthia_eck@...> wrote:Hi All, I am...
You guys have been great. I feel so comfortable now with the notion of travelling by rail, and I'm really excited; because it sounds like a fabulous way to see...
OK but try to avoid internet cafes which have computers with "Turkish - F" keyboard with FGGIODRNHP at the top row. You can still manage, but it would be too...
The DSB carriages were spotted at Haydarpasa this past weekend, off the ferry waiting to head east. Safak Aktas took about 10 photos and posted them on the...
I moved Robin's pictures to a new home: http://www.1974.trainsofturkey.com/ This is a new space dedicated to these pictures and with room for a lot more... ...
Jean-Patrick, Thanks for finding a more permenant place for Robin's pictures. One bit of inconsistency, the area for Izmir-Basmane pictures contain pictures...
I have the terminal stations all mixed-up. I was not in a proper state of mind when I did this... I will fix this mess asap. cheers Jean-Patrick ... ...
Jean-Patrick, As the train fans we are a bit impatient. Considering what you have done till today, I am sure you will put everything into proper order....
I have posted some more pictures in the files section under my name. There are a few questions asked if anyone can supply the answers. More to come in due...
Robin, I believe 46052 is the only surviving member of this class. I have an "Eisenbahn Kurier" video showing 46052 pulling a special train through the Taurus...
TCDD E52 521; ex ZFBH 441 408 (ASEA/SGP 65229/68); was on test drive few days ago; it will be delivered to Turkey soon! regards from zagreb toma [Non-text...
Turkish State Railways to Buy $91.5 Million in General Motors Locomotive Kits WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States...
Hello, For having some fun through TCDD models, please visit my modelling page opened very recently at : http://www.geocities.com/egraydin Regards Erim ...
With regard to above I need a little assistance. After the train accidents the top management of TCDD have changed and I have had to go over the itinerary...
Hi As to mixed trains (karma) they run every day! Re the 18XXX I suspect the problem is they only have enough to cover the Agean diagrams so to send one far...
Dear Jim, DE 21 505 was overhauled in Ankara shops recently and after the test runs was sent to "Çatalagzi Depo" (where it belonged to). I have not confirmed...
Thank you for the two replies so far-both were very helpful to me.If anyone else knows any information which could be useful to me,please reply urgently. I...