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...
According to this official timetable, it seems that if you prefer taking 08.30 train to Edirne, you will have to make a change in Alpullu but as far as i know,...
Hi, does anyone know who the current moderator of the "Trenler" group on Yahoo is?? Cheers ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
The Trenler group is currently "asleep". Please visit the brand new Trenyolu group instead. http://groups.google.com/group/trenyolu Jean-Patrick ... From:...
The trenler group was combined with other groups and became trenyolu as stated by jean patrick, and the moderators are Gökçe Aydın and Baki Berk Kayalar. ...
Hi all Here's a report from my recent trip to Turkey in search of long runs behind noisy (preferably EMD powered) diesels. Sorry about the delay in posting,...
Hi all As well as my report I've also got a few new TCDD pictures on my fotopic site from the November trip. The first can be found at this link, the rest of...
very well done Steve; the trip and the story alike. I love the way the British tell stories. It's so objective and yet delightful! You woke up interest in me...
some belated notes from a turkish bash, via a £52 return with sleazyjet Luton-Istanbul fun and games with timetables, as they all changed shortly before our ...
... mm ... http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/NarrowGauge/OguStudentRailway Hello, as I plan a visit to this very last Turkish steam loco in regular ...
This being a campus, photography is no problem. Just ask if you happen to see a guard. While you are in Eskisehir, can you do me a favor and make some pictures...
... Those locos are out of service. The one you mentioned powered by compressed air is in Osmangazi University Campus. The line and the loco is there. There is...
Dear friend, this compressed air train is in the campus but currently it is not in operation. I am an academic staff in the eskisehir osmangazi university and...