I have attached a photo (in the photos section of the group) of a train ferry plodding up the Bosporous, passing under the bridge at Ortakoy. I took the photo...
There is regular train ferry service between the port of Derince on the Marmara and Romania. This service carries freight wagons between the two countries. I...
Hello Derya, I think the diesel loco on page http://www.akyildiz.name.tr/trenler/trakya9.htm is one of the new DE 33000. Are these locos also in "Europe" in...
That train is double-headed by two DE33's. Trakya, the European part of Turkey is very hilly and I am assuming they need extra power on some of the heavier ...
TCDD site has a page on the new DE33000 locos. Can someone give a rough translation? http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/haberler/tcddloko.htm Personally I don't like the...
... rough ... While the Turkish is all Greek to me, I can tell the ceremony was at Ankara station! I have travelled fairly regularly between Ankara and...
Hi I can tell you that the train you saw between Sincan and Polatli is the local train that runs 3 or 4 times a day. These locos (DE11XXX) also haul local...
... the ... also haul ... Izmir ... 1997) they ... them, ... similarities in ... level of ... dreams! ... to 15 ... Malcolm Your move from Turkey to South...
Hi all On a journey Istanbul - Ankara and Ankara - Sivas, what to look out for, anything special to stop off for on the way? Can anyone let me know roughly how...
Hi Roger TCDD websites indicates timetable and cost of trips. One can even make reservation also. Its all in Turkish unfortunatly. Here below the link to the...
I have placed a few photos in the photo folder named (unimaginatively) Brian Dunn. They are of a northbound train ferry at Ortakoy; a Taksim tram and trailer;...
Currently shunting is not possible at the tunnel end of the tram line due to undeground construction. Now, the line is (I believe temporarily) about 200 meters...
It seems that 2006 will be the 150th anniversary of the first concession granted to build a railway in Turkey. What was the date of the concession,where did...
Hi Jim you can read all about this first line here: http://www.trainsofturkey.com/hist_orc.htm I don't know wether TCDD will celebrate this but most likely it...
Hi Every year there is a party to celebrate the railway aniversary at Ankara Station attended by TCDD senior management and all the related politicians. I used...
Hi Jim, The first concession was granted to the Oriental Railway Company (ORC) on September 22, 1856 to a group of Britsh investors to build and operate the...
Hi all Some of you may already know the excellent site "trainspotting Bükkes" and its excellent collection of railways maps. http://bueker.net/trainspotting/ ...
Hi, The map looks great and really detailed. Just one thing, I think the station south of Izmir which appears as "Boca" is actually "Buca". Regards....
Hi Phil, No, this message just signals that trains are full/filling again, especially during the holidays. The writer is happy to see that the Turkish people...
Todays Railways May 2005 issue (p18) has a short comment about train ferries on the Black sea. In addition to the Roumania / Derince service indicated by...
Hi Jean-Patrick, hi All, I do have some comments on the map published earlier this week, which you may wish to consider. The comments come in free order, so...
Hi Christian Thanks for the comments. - color coding: point taken, I will pass it on the the guy in charge of this. - closed / disused lines: the idea was to...
Hi Jean-Patrick Excellent map, the short branch from Sincan is missed (used by 4 EMU's daily plus freight) also the scale precludes clear indications of ...
There is an industrial branch to the Kirikkale refinery, diverging from east of Kirikkale station (on the Irmak-Bogazkopru segment), running south of the main...
From ERG - Mailing List Subject: OSE/TCDD New night direct trains THESSALONIKI-ISTANBUL by 15/7/2005 This the announcement at OSE's Internet site: OSE informs...
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