Old locomotive RENFE 321 series, based on the design ALCO DL-500. A total of 80 units were built and the first 8 of them were manufactured in the plant in Schenectady ALCO in 1965.

One of the ten maginificent 4-8-4s built by Maquinista in 1955-56 climbs with ease towards Bujedo on the ascent to Pancorbo with the 13.50 Irun to La Coruna express. Sadly their days on the line t... (more)

The southbound 'Iberia Express' heads away from its stop at Miranda de Ebro where traction was changed from electric to this Alco diesel (later RENFE class 321) for the climb to Pancorbo shortly b... (more)

A standard oil-fired RENFE two-cylinder 4-8-2 blackens the sky as it works upgrade from Miranda de Ebro towards the pass of Pancorbo with a southbound freight train shortly before electric tractio... (more)

The 15.00 Bilbao to Madrid Talgo climbs towards the pass of Pacorbo near Bujedo just south of Miranda de Ebro. I gather the last of these, now venerable Talgo trains, is about to be or has been ta... (more)

The 9.00 Irun to La Coruna Talgo train climbs past the ancient village of Pancorbo. I gather the last of these, now venerable Talgo trains, is about to be or has been taken out of service.

RENFE standard oil-fired 2-8-2 No 141F-2245 leaves the wayside station at San Felices with the 10.45 omnibus train from Bilbao to Zaragoza.

An evening view of a Standard RENFE 2-8-2 crossing the River Ebro as it leaves Miranda de Ebro with a southbound freight on the line to Madrid. Soon the engine will be slogging its way up to Panco... (more)

A Norte type four-cylinder compound 4-8-2 leaves the short tunnel beside the River Ebro as it approaches San Felices with the 15.40 Logrono to Miranda de Ebro Omibus train.

A RENFE 4-8-2 leaves the short tunnel beside the River Ebro at San Felices with the 10.45 'Omnibus' train from Bilbao to Zaragoza.

Another photo from almost 40 years ago. The evening sun glints off No 141F2125 as it hurries away from from its stop at San Felices with the 18.15 Miranda de Ebro to Logrono 'Omnibus' train. This ... (more)

Almost 40 years ago a pair of oil-fired 2-8-2s tackle the climb from Miranda de Ebro to Pancorbo with a southbound freight train on the old Norte main line to Madrid. Electric traction was due to ... (more)

269 Mitsubishi electric locomotive in bad condition.

38 years earlier, RENFE oil-fired 4-8-4 No 242F-2008 storms uphill through the pass of Pacorbo with a southbound freight train.

RENFE Bo-Bo electric loco No 252-061-7 powers uphill through the pass of Pancorbo with the 07.03 Barcelona to A Coruna Talgo train formed of the same rolling stock that was running back during my ... (more)