SNCF Nord Region 231E Pacific No 231E27, built in 1937 it was the penultimate Chapelon Pacifc to be constructed, has just coupled onto the Rapide BC (Basle-Calais) at Lille having taken over from ... (more)

Train BC, the Basle to Calais overnight train, with an Italian carriage leading, clatters over the junction at Les Fontinettes as it nears the end of its journey at Calais Maritime. This is a trai... (more)