Hi! My name is Frank, I'm from Vancouver, Canada. I am an all-around railway fan, but especially of freight cars; I'm also engaged with modelling North...
Hello Frank, You may have seen these already, but have you looked at the following link? http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/tr/car/freight/pix.html Best regards,...
Hi Frank, Here is a nice photo of Gbs taken by myself at Derince Port. May be a more experienced person in this group can give you information about...
Everyone, thanks for the responses! I've already looked through the European Railway Server and the Tüdemsas sites. However these don't have the information...
Some time ago there were photos/video of a steam loco being tested that TCDD had repaired.Since then there has been no news.Has it successfully completed its...
A private company has restored 56548 at Izmir and she is now operational. She was brought to Haydarpasa for about a week towards the end of May and reportedly ...
Dear Friends the dead line for the registration has been prolonged till June 22nd, and the competition is open also for professional filmmakers. ...
Thanks for the interesting information about 56548 Derya.Would you know how to contact the company in Izmir with a view to using it. Are there any other steam...
Jim, I don't remember the name of the company in Izmir. Two friends and I saw "Skyliner" 56359 last summer at Cankiri. She was operational. However, the shed ...
Jim In my understanding, 56548 was repaired by a private sucontractor on behalf of TCDD who is still the owner of this loco. TCDD heated up also 56009 several...
I was informed last year by TCDD Technical Dept, Ankara, that a steam loco was being restored, although they did not say what it was or where it was. So I...
Hi, I already asked the group about 6 months ago about any places for me to photograph either abandoned trains (any kind), or any steam locomotives, working or...
Stan; Marsandiz is indeed the largest facility of TCDD. However, this is an active location and not a junkyard at all. Therefore it might be a little bit...
Hi Stan, In Turkish railway jargon, "Marsandiz" means freight train (or "goods train" if you are from the British isles). Marsandiz, pronounced "Mar-shan-deez"...
Does anyone have the timetable for this summer or is the timetable from 2006 in "files" still valid? I am specially wondering about train to Budrum. Is there...
Bodrum? There is no railroad to Bodrum at all!... The closest place that you can go by train is Denizli from Istanbul (Pamukkale Ekspresi, that departs at...
There is no train to Bodrum. But there is a train Soke from İzmir at 18.45, it arrives Soke about 22.00. From Soke to Bodrum nearly 130 km. -- Toprak,Güneş...
But this line is closed now due to major renovation. http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE [Non-text portions of this...
From Railways Africa newsletter: Director-general Süleyman Karaman of Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari (TCDD – the Turkish State Railway) formally...
Hi All For those who liked the book from Wermer Sôlch, "Expresszüge im Vorderen Orient" and for those who don't read German but like express train, I...
Thanks Jean Patrick, I was looking at this yesterday. You can find the neatest information in the most obscure places. According to this site, in August 1972,...
Hi Derya DE18000 is a funny beast: the original intend of this loco is not clear to me. The French BB67000 have the 16PA4 engine, and yet they were not...
Travelling through the Balkans to Istanbul via Thessaloniki in September-3 nights in Istanbul-friends joining us there for long weekend who fancy a trip out of...
Hello, A nice alternative would be to visit the Rahmi M. Koc Museum, located right on the Golden Horn. There you will find a number of railway exhibits,...
50% of the trip to Izmit will somewhat show you residential parts of greater Istanbul. The rest will go through industrial sections. Regional Trains (Called...
Good evening Oguz, I do have the same question in mind like Geoff: which town is a good destination for a train trip from Istanbul. What do you think about a...
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