It was raining quite hard a few minutes before this photo came to be. The air was fresh and clean as I caught this TGV train on chip, the sky not convinced yet that the rainshowers are over. Continue reading Coming out of the shower
An afterwork on August 25 led me to a location close by home. This train seemed to run every Monday evening and after some photos in the port of Ghent I headed to Astene to try out a new location. With some luck I would still be on time. While the sun was sinking behind the trees, I could see the shadows grow by the … Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (XI)
A pleasant summer evening at 20:26. It was a right on time moment to get this photo. Get out of the car, set gear up, test shot of a passenger train and 3 minutes later the photo was a fact. Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (X)
Still July 4th, more than 13 hours after the previously posted photo. At 20:52, to be more precise, I made my last photo of the day. It was a warm summer evening, quiet like it can be in rural France. Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (IX)
Summer is, yet again, over. Short days of fall and winter make us long for those long days again.On Saturday June 14, after a short and arm night, I got up early to enjoy the first light of the day. First train of the day was Rurtalbahn Cargo with one of their Euro 9000 locomotives. At 6:44, the sun was already lighting the town for … Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (VI)
Summer is, yet again, over. Short days of fall and winter make us long for those long days again.On Friday June 13, after making the photo in Visé, I finally made it to my overnight address in Sint-Martens-Voeren. After the long drive, I was happy to sit down on the terrace in the warm summer heat and watch the trains go by. At 22:12, while … Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (V)
Summer is, yet again, over. Short days of fall and winter make us long for those long days again.On Friday June 13 I was on my way to Sint-Martens-Voeren for an overnight stay. My plan to still make some photos was largely spoilt by a huge traffic jam. Fortunately I could still see this Medway train on it’s way to Germany, while enjoying pasta on … Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (IV)
Summer is, yet again, over. Short days of fall and winter make us long for those long days again. I’ll show a few photos the coming time that were shot at moments when today light is out. I start with a photo taken in Brugge-Sint-Pieters. Vegetation on the embankment near the station was shaved off completely, allowing the sun to light the trains until sunset. Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (I)
This is really on the other side of the tracks compared to this photo. You’ll for sure recognize the bridge in the background. The red VFLI liveried loco is now running for Captrain France. The stickers could stay on, fortunately, they make this loco look better than the standard grey. Continue reading Red loco
On a sunny day, motivation is high and the travel time seems short to the north of France. Also on July 4th of 2024, when I had a day off to spend chasing trains. The time before noon I spent in Belgium, but in the afternoon I ended up along the Somain – Cambrai line, were the blue sky was. I started in Thun-Saint-Martin on … Continue reading First time between Somain and Cambrai
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