Following my previous posts showing railway horses shunting wagons this is my third and final photo depicting horse shunting. Taken in slightly more recent times, 1951 as against 1926 and 1938, th... (more)

Following my previous post showing a railway shunting horse beside a main line train here is another at Grantham having, appropriately, just shunted a horse box. He does not look too happy! Photo ... (more)

High spped essays of TGV (350km/hour) on the new high speed rail road Rhin-Rhône. The Duplex Dasye 746 was decorated for the occasion.

In 2011, for 30 years of high speed in France, the SNCF(FRENCH NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY) decorated one of his TGV. It's PSE number 65.

Express n°1113 Paris-Nevers

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

express Dijon-Lille sur le viaduc de Chaumont

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)

The CC72022 has entered service in August 1969 and has ended its active life in June 2007. It has been name after the city of Villemomble. Unfortunately, these mighty and beautiful diesel locomoti... (more)