Hi, I'm an artist/photographer in New York, and wish to do a series about the legacy of steam trains in Turkey. I am particularly interested in abandoned steam...
Hi All Very good pictures taken by Fehmi Inel of 56009 outing in Sirkeci can be seen here: http://www.trainsofturkey.com/g/v/Steam/56009sep07/ Regarding the...
Another important milestone is that due to their heavy axle load, these engines had never worked on the European lines of the TCDD. Due to the recent increase ...
Trains to and from Haydarpasa are now being hauled by Konchar or Toshiba electric locomotives, trains to and from Izmir are mostly by DE 22000 diesel...
http://www.trainsofturkey.com/ is a very useful website. ... From: stanlichens To: Turk-Rail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 3:35 AM Subject:...
There must be some abandoned steam engines at Konya, Usak and Afyon, and contacts with railway enthusiasts will also be useful in Turkey. ... From: osman...
Could anybody provide an update about the scrap yard next to ADF, in Ankara Marsandiz? This place usually has lots of abandoned stuff. Jean-Patrick ... From:...
... At the mid-summer I have seen that most of the junk was cleared out unfortunately. Ergin -- Y. Doç. Dr. Ergin TÖNÜK Assistant Professor of Mechanical...
I do not know, I did not find any yet. I am now in Ankara, is there any model shop? In the museum they have no idea. Daniel Kaplan <kaplan_daniel@...>...
I never found a real model shop for railways, just shops that sold toys, near Kizilay there were shops that sold aircraft/ship models and supplies. I always...
Hi Daniel, Thanks to a gentleman named Harun Yamanlar, there is now a wonderful little store in Kadikoy (Asian part of Istanbul near Haydarpasa) with a display...
Hi all Sorry to bore you yet again with more questions, but....... I'm planning on doing the combined ferry and train from Yenkapi to Basmane on the 10th of...
Many thanks Oguz, and Gokce for the help. I've tried to register with ODI (The ferry company that runs the Yenkapi Bandirma ferry) without success, so it looks...
Dear all, I have prepared a new TCDD web site (in Turkish) containing mostly old and rather unknown photographs of TCDD rolling stock and sites that I really...
Thank you very much and congratulations for preparing this very beautiful website. o. sermet kabasakal ... From: Erim GÜRAYDIN To: Turk-Rail@yahoogroups.com ...
Normally you should not face a major problem unless your travel date coincides with Friday, Saturday, Sunday or a national / religious holiday during the...
Hello all, I wanted to ask a question about the engines used on the dostluk train that connects Istanbul to Thessaloniki in Greece. From my knowledge, the...
... Hello Nick, Between Alpullu and Istanbul electric locos, usually E52500 type, are used. Between Pythion and Alpullu DE24000 type diesel locos are used. The...
Thank you very much for your answer, especially for pointing out that Alpullu is the place where the engine change takes place. Saygilarimizla, Nick ... are...
A good news for all of us. A reprint of an English book of 1969 ; "Yataklı vagon- Turkish Steam Travel" is available now from the address below that I bought...
Hi group On another group there was a discussion about surviving "Churchill" type steam locomotives. One is preserved at Camlik and when I was last in Turkey...
Hi members - I'm planning a trip in May 2008 through the Balkans by train and having difficulty finding a proper timetable for trains from Istanbul to Edirne...
See here the list of known existing steam engine in Turkey. http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/Steam/PreservedSteam I don't dare to use the word...
