Is there any information about any further specials over this line? What route will the "150 Jahre Südbahn" train (ÖBB erlebnis Bahn tour R07) take between N...
On a recent trip to Sicily, the following lines were noted: Alcantara - Randazzo (FS): Derelict and overgrown at Randazzo. Not seen at Alcantara, but it is...
A short bash to the Czech Republic last week - not a lot to note from a trackbashing viewpoint, but the following is a summary, with all accents omitted. ...
During all weekends in March, Infrabel is doing track work in the Kennedy tunnel in Antwerpen. Trains between Gent and Antwerp (L59) are partly bustituted....
Whilst covering some branches in the Berlin area found the line from Wensickendorf to Schmachtenhagen had reopened at weekends. There is a large indoor market...
... According to reports coming via the TEO forum [a French group or list] , Neussargues - St Chely d'Apcher has been clolsed to passnegers with immediate...
A couple bits & pieces I discovered last week On March 16 & 17 all Berlin-Warsaw EC do not start from Berlin Hbf but instead start at Gesundbrunnen and run via...
I was in Paris last weekend on a combination of sight-seeing and filing in some bits on the map. The above line, which used to be part of RER line C (Branch...
Hello, Infrabel is doing some major works during the Easter weekend (7, 8, 9 april) on L161 in the Brussels area. Trains will be diverted via L26 and then via...
... 9 ... As far as I can see, these trains will definitely use L26/3 (the curve between Watermael [L161] and Delta [L26]). The interesting bit is how to get...
On occasion of a "Fête du Train" on June 9 and 10 in Ettelbruck, there will be 5 trains doing Ettelbruck - Bissen, which normally is freight only. Links:...
Was in Berlin on Sunday on a scenic way home from the Wolsztyn kettle fest and found notices at Hbnf advising that on the weekend just past plus next weekend...
This year the trains on KBS 703 Müllheim (D) and Mulhouse (F) will run on all Sundays between 17 June and 14 October, and also on the 4 Sundays preceding...
Those seeking current French distances may possibly find http://www.rff.fr/biblio_pdf/uk_docref_anx4_2.pdf of help in cases where other sources are deficient. ...
... Equivalent Network Statement appears to be http://snb-prod.bahn.de/SNBViewer/public_html_en/index.html but doesn't seem to give distances [doesn't work...
... You could try http://tinyurl.com/3xc88t or http://www.infrabetrieb.at/uc1/loginE.jsp - or use the Schweers+Wall atlases which cover Germany, Austria and ...
I've uploaded to the Files section an Excel file showing, in numerical order, the line reference numbers given to the German network, together with the length...
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Ian, It is fairly common to despatch trains on time if an incoming one is late, in order to avoid escalating the delay, increasing the number of passengers who...
Last week's trip to .cz proved quite useful for the detailed trackbasher - so here goes! Usti nad Labem : the `avoiding line' (Usti jih. to Usti zapad, or ...
The train guard did indeed suggest we go to the booking office and mentioned taxis backing up the policy you state, but like you, the fact this involved a...
On the subject of maps, at <http://www.rff.fr/biblio_pdf/pages_fr_docref_cartes_carte1.pdf> is the French one page "Quail Map" Updated to 1/1/2007! If anybody...
I have had an update on the ban on specials in Ireland. In further amplification of the embargo on special trains on IÉ, all Societies have had a letter...
News from a knowledgeable friend: A "catenary" [sic] fell onto a passenger train on the Bayonne - St-Jean-Pied-de-Port branch on Sun. 3rd June. Following an...
