The "Expreso de La Robla" is a tourist train that makes diverse routes by the narrow gauge of the north of Spain. This time it was a four-day Oviedo-Bilbao trip including three nights sl... (more)
Freight of sand to Balmaseda ready to depart at Arija station.
Freight of coal and sand to Balmaseda at Bercedo.
Probably with the only ray of sun in all day, this freight of sand is ready to leave for Balmaseda.
It will be because the February 29 has some magical power, because it is not normal that a hour before this photo, I have photographed this train at Robredo with the second locomotive in head of ... (more)
End of the journey for this aluminum freight after more than 300 miles, the longest distance for a meter gauge freight in Spain. The train comes from Alcoa factory in Xove.
For nearly a century, Barakaldo was one of the main industrial centers of the country. Now, the vast majority of companies have disappeared, but still survive some chemical company like Alquitra... (more)
Empty steel freight in charge of the Alsthom 1662.
Empty steel freight to Aranguren departs from Lutxana Station, the old terminal of La Robla Railroad.
Sand freight from Arija at Cabañas de Virtus.
Sand freight from Arija at Bercedo. The station still preserves in good condition the water tank for the steam locomotives.
In a truly very cold morning, the sand freight from Arija approaches to Bercedo station .
The locomotive Alsthom 1658 ready to leave towards Aranguren with a empty steel freight, surrounded by an atmosphere of industrial decline.
The locomotive Alsthom 1658 ready to make a lot of maneuvers at the Arcelor-Mittal branch
Freight of sand from Arija al Mercadillo-Villasana Station.
