One of many cute tourist trains in France

2 sisters: these 2 steamers from the same series and with similar histories exceptionnally met together again and under steam at Longueville. The 141TB424 from the "Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rh... (more)

Express n°1113 Paris-Nevers

During the last years of steam in France, the 141R - of which 1340 had been built in the US at the end of WWII - were everywhere in France. They lasted longer than other series because they were s... (more)

Mikado 141R311 (US Built) and Chapelon Pacific 231E17 at the ferry terminal waiting for a connecting boat coming from England.

Cold !

Cold !

At the Calais Maritime ferry terminal, two Pacifics of PLM origin, 231K8 and 231G81, are ready for departure with the famous train "La Flèche d'Or" (the Golden Arrow). This was the standard and m... (more)

The Troyes Chatillon stopping train was fitted with very old equipment in 1965. The cars were of German origin (post WWI compensations). 10 years later, this train was to be the last steam hauled ... (more)

In 2010, the Bavarian Railway Museum (Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum, http://www.bayerisches-eisenbahnmuseum.de) celebrated 175 years of railway in Bavaria. For this occasion, they restored the Bavar... (more)