Just in time to watch switching engines from one to another roundhouse stand to make different works as repair, washing and other work in the great depot of Dijon. About 160 SNCF engines having th... (more)
Gevrey-Chambertin is part of the famous vine region of Burgundy in France. Station building and the X76500 train of TER Bourgogne, the regional rail network serving the Burgundy region, matches th... (more)
The SNCF Class Y 8000 is a class of diesel shunter built between 1977 and 1990. They are used to replace older shunting engines, as well as trip work on minor lines. The right engine is a modified... (more)
essais d'endurance avant la mise en service
In the days before TGVs, the 07.45 Paris Lyon to Nice express enters Dijon station behind 2D2-9119. There were 35 of these locos built for the SNCF in 1950-51 for working on the 1,500v DC lines.
On what used to be one of France's major trunk routes prior to the opening of the TGV Sud-Est, freight and secondary passenger trains are still numerous. The sleepy station at Blaisy-Bas, north of... (more)
Trains Paris - Lyon - Marseille
