Just added: a report of the 3 first days of last autumn’s trip to Central- and South-Europe, covering the photos made between Ghent and Semmering. Click here to explore. The goal of this trip was to enjoy freedom, sunlight and trains. Starting from my home I let the weather forecast lead me to my next destination. That meant not knowing beforehand where I’d eat and … Continue reading In 3 days from Ghent to Semmering
Wednesday March 19 2025 was a very sunny day, and I was glad that I was able to take a day off work. Some interesting traffic to and from the stone quarry of Quenast was announced. First of all, TUC RAIL with a train headed to Schaarbeek, hauled by two class 55 locomotives. These locomotives may have lived their last winter, as rumors go that … Continue reading Late winter diesel day
Day 2 in Bulgaria. I can’t remember how we prepared for this trip, and maybe that’s the reason why we didn’t get to see so much. We started to check out action in Pirdop, destination of a copper train running from Olen, Belgium. We didn’t get to see the train, but saw a lot of parked imported locomotives. Old British Rail power was resting next … Continue reading Bludmilla!
In may 2018, with 3 friends we managed to get a week off duty in order to undertake a trip to Bulgaria. Purpose of the trip: discover what Bulgaria’s railway scene has to offer. Immediately after getting off the plane we headed to Septemvri for an afternoon on the Rhodopen railway, which connects Septemvri to Dobrinishte. It serves for tourism, but is also an essential … Continue reading Rhodopen railway
The last full day in Morocco! We started in Nador, where we ended up last night in our search for a hotel. The hotel was good so we started the day all refreshed. This line was our last hope to see a DF 100 locomotive in action. Somewhere we had read that these locomotives run freight trains here. Well, all we got to see was … Continue reading Morocco day 6: on the lookout for DF100’s
We took our time to enjoy breakfast, and the stunning view over Meknes from the rooftop terrace of our riad. Today we would move east, following the electrified line to Fès, to continue on the diesel line to Oujda and Taourirt. On this diesel line, we would have most chance to maybe still catch a DF diesel loco. Judging the satellite images, the section between … Continue reading Morocco day 4: from electric to diesel trains
Long driving around finally brought me to a spot between Ceska Trebova and Zabreh. I was expecting quite some traffic here. After a massive rain shower, time I prefered spending in the car, I set up tripod and camera in this field close to Hostejn. The train festival broke loose, I shot one train after another until I grew tired of it and the light … Continue reading After the shower
… that things have been quiet around here the last few days. I have taken a few days off with the family, and experienced that when you’re on the road with a baby, time consumption is quite different from what you’re used to. Plus, because of the good weather I prefered being outside instead of sitting behind a computer. As for the destination of the … Continue reading You may have noticed…
The night train has just that little bit more than a regular train. It adds that extra touch of travel to the trip, while you take the time to relax and enjoy the ride. It made us creative: posing, and trying different angles. Continue reading The night train experience
On august 8th 2015 I spent a day in Luxemburg with a friend. Our goal were the Eurocity trains from Brussels to Switzerland, and the nighttrain from Nice to Luxemburg. The day started sunny, so a bit after sunrise we were already standing in a field waiting for our first shot of the day. After a couple of regional trains, we could mark the Nice … Continue reading Wake up everybody!
Railscapes 