D1023 | Train Pictures

Photographs - Trains

	Portugal - October 3-5 2023 Flew into Porto for a run up the Minho line before returning to Porto to ride the Douro Valley line to Pocinho and the 1400 diesels.
	France, Luxembourg and Belgium - August 22-24 2023 Flew into Basel/Mulhouse and then to Strasbourg, Metz, Luxembourg and Antwerp. Returned to the UK on Eurostar.
	Slovakia and Hungary - August 7-12 2023 Flew into Bratislava and to Budapest via Komarno and Lake Balaton. Continuing on to Kosice via Miskolc before returning the Budapest via Sátoraljaújhely.
	Hungary - June 15-18 2023 A weekend on Lake Balaton with M61 and M62 locos in use on summer dated passenger trains.
	Hungary and Romania - May 19-23 2023 Starting in Bratislava and finishing in Sibiu travelling mainly on secondary routes via Budapest, Arad and Craiova.
	Czech Republic and Austria - March 20-23 2023 A three day trip starting and finishing in Salzburg via Lipno nad Vltavou, Domažlice, Plzeň and Linz.
	Bulgaria & Romania - August 4-9 2022 Starting off in Sofia and travelling to the Black Sea via the overnight sleeper to Silistra, crossing the Danube into Romania by car ferry and continuing to Constanta. Day trips to Mangalia and Tulcea Oras before travellling to Bucharest via Pitesti.
	Slovakia, Hungary and Austria - June 21-27 2022 A six day trip from Vienna to Bratislava & Zvolen then central Hungary and back to Vienna via a stop-over in Sopron.
	Czech Republic - May 26-31 2022 A five day trip around the Czech Republic, starting and finishing in Prague.
	Spain & Morocco - March 2-7 2020 Starting in Madrid and taking the train south from Atocha to Algeciras and then onto to Tarifa for the ferry crossing to Tangier. Took the sleeper to Nador and concentrated on the diesel hauled trains east of Fez.
	Hungary and Slovakia - August 16-22 2019 A trip starting in Budapest before heading east to the Debrecen area and then back west towards Lake Balaton and then continuing into Slovakia before flying home from Vienna.
	Hungary - June 15-22 2019 A weeks holiday in Révfülöp on Lake Balaton.
	Ukraine, Romania and Hungary - March 20-25 2019 A trip to the rural diesel worked lines on the Ukraine/Romania border. Starting in Kiev then heading south-west to Solotvyno. Crossing into Romania on foot at Sighetu Marmatiei and then onto Oradea, via Cluj. The final leg of the journey was from Oradea to Satu Mare via Debrecen in Hungary.
	France - February 25-27 2019 A short trip to travel on the last route in France still using the classic SNCF BB67000 diesels on express trains. The locos work Paris to Boulogne trains forward from Amiens.
	Portugal - February 4-5 2019 A short visit to travel along the Douro Valley behind the CP class 1400's working the eastern end of the line in place of the more usual DMU's because of engineering work.
	Slovakia & Czech Republic - June 28-July 5 2018 A trip starting in Vienna then to Bratislava before travelling up to Prague for the weekend afterwhich taking the overnight sleeper back into Slovakia for a few days travelling around and finishing with a day on the RTC Slovak Broad Gauge charter train.
	Romania, Ukraine & Hungary - April 9-13 2018 Starting in Romania at Suceava and then crossing into Ukraine, up to Chernivsti and north on the non-electrified route to Lviv. From Lviv heading south-west, through the Carpathian Montains, into Hungary and flying home from Debrecen.
	Germany & Switzerland - December 14-17 2017 A short trip from Munich to Basel via Füssen and Lindau.
	Germany & Czech Republic - October 26-29 2017 A trip starting in Munich and then into Czech to Prague via Železná Ruda and Plzen. Once in Prague the plan was to spend the weekend on the NFP railtour to Liberec, however this was disrupted by a severe storm on the Sunday which curtailed the itinerary.
	Poland - September 23 2017 A very short trip to Poznan to take the booked steam hauled regional service to Wolsztyn and back.
	Poland - August 21-25 2017 A trip to north east Poland and the Baltic Coast. Starting in Warsaw, east to Białystok then north to Gdynia. Continuing onto the Hel Peninsular and from there, west along the Baltic Coast to Szczecin, stopping over in Łeba and Kołobrzeg.
	Slovakia, Ukraine & Hungary - April 6-9 2017 A short trip starting in Vienna then heading east to Chop in Ukraine before circling back to Košice via Zahony in Hungary.
	Czech Republic - February 12-15 2017 Flew into Katowice in Poland and crossed the border into eastern Czech Republic, riding on the diesel lines around Ostrava and Šumperk before heading south to Brno and my flight back to Luton.
	Slovakia - January 12-15 2017 A trip to the High Tatra Mountains starting in Bratislava, via a stop over in Žilina and returning to Bratislava.
	Bulgaria - June 30-5 July 2016 A circular trip around Bulgaria. Starting in Sofia to Lovech via Levski and onto the Black Sea coast at Varna. This was followed by an overnight train to Plovdiv and onto Bansko via the state run narrow gauge route through the southern mountain ranges before returning to Sofia via a trip to the Greek border.
	Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary - June 20-25 2016 Flew in Brno and headed to Olomouc to pick up the NFP Slovak railtour which was bound for Košice and then spent two days in the east of Slovakia. Afterwards we left the railtour at Žilina and headed south to Budapest via Zvolen and Lake Balaton.
	Croatia & Slovenia - May 27-31 2016 A trip starting in Osijek and then to Split via Zagreb. After a night on the coast returning to Zagreb on the overnight and into Slovenia for a last run with the 664's on the Hodoš line before heading to Trieste Airport via the Autovlak on the Bohinj Line.
	D1015 - The Western Challenger Railtour - May 7 2016 A railtour from Paddington to Waterloo via Plymouth and Okehampton hauled by D1015 Western Champion.
	Italy - April 8-11 2016 A trip starting in Nice around the coast of the Ligurian Sea to Pisa stopping over in Monterosso. Continuing onto Siena via Florence before heading to Bologna via Faenza for the flight home.
	Portugal - February 25-28 2016 A trip from Lisbon to Porto and the Duoro Valley.
	France - October 18-21 2015 A trip from Marseille to Poitiers via Toulouse and La Rochelle to ride on SNCF BB67000 diesels working on the local Marseille trains and the Bordeaux - Nantes Intercités route.
	Hungary & Germany - August 20-25 2015 Flew into Budapest on a trip to ride the diesels along Lake Balaton in Hungary before taking the train into Slovenia and then onto the sleeper to Munich in search of DB Class 218's. The last leg of the trip was from Stuttgart to Zürich via the 'Gaubahn'.
	Romania - June 11-16 2015 A trip in search of the Sulzer engined CFR Class 60 & 62. Flew into Bucharest and then by rail to the diesel lines around Târgu Mures, Piatra Neamt, Oradea and Satu Mare. Flew back from Debrecen in eastern Hungary.
	Severn Valley Railway - June 2nd 2015 A return trip from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth behind D1062 Western Courier working the weekday diesel diagram.
	Italy, Albania, Montenegro & Serbia - May 13-19 2015 Flew into Naples with Easyjet for train to Bari then over the Adriatic by ferry into Albania. Headed along the coast into Montenegro to ride the highly scenic Bar to Belgrade railway. Flew back from Belgrade with WizzAir.
	Bluebell Railway - April 18 2015 Deltic Preservation Society locos D9009 and 55019 paid a weekend visit to the Bluebell Railway in West Sussex.
	Czech Republic & Slovakia - March 8-12 2015 WizzAir to Prague to spend the day on the NFP Railtour around the capital. Then on the overnight sleeper into Slovkia for a few days around Zvolen, Bratislava and Košice. Flew with WizzAir back to Luton from Košice.
	Italy, Sardinia and Sicily - February 19-24 2015 Flew Easyjet to Cagliari for two days on Sardinia before boarding the overnight sailing to Palermo. A night in Sicily before continuing to the mainland by the Messina Train Ferry and then around the 'toe' of Italy on the scenic line to Taranto. Flew back from Lamezia to Stansted.
	Slovenia & Croatia - November 17-18 2014 A short trip to ride behind the Slovenian Class 664's working on part of the Ljubljana - Sezana/Koper route due to overhead line damage. Flew in and out of Ljubljana with Wizzair
	Macedonia - September 4-7 2014 A long weekend riding on the 1960's vintage former Yugoslavian class 661's. Flew in and out of Skopje with WizzAir.
	Hungary and Slovakia - July 24-29 2014 Flew with Wizzair to Debrecen and then to Sárospatak before heading to Budapest and Lake Balaton. Afterwards heading north into Slovakia via Komarom/Komarno and to Bratislava. Flew home with Ryanair.
	Czech Republic - June 29-July 2 2014 A trip based in Prague for the dwindling class 749 workings as well as trip out to Karlovy Vary for the loco hauled diagram on the Johanngeorgenstadt branch. Flew into Brno and out of Prague with Wizzair.
	Slovenia - June 1-4 2014 A trip to ride the Autovlak and hopefully sample some 664's hauling trains in place of electric locos over the damaged section of line on the Ljubljana - Koper route. Flew in and out of Trieste with Ryanair.
	Fawley Hill Railway - May 4 2014 A visit to Sir Robert McAlpines full size train set in his garden near Henley on Thames.
	Moldova & Ukraine - April 3-11 2014 Flew to Bucharest with Wizzair and took the overnight train to Chisinău and then into Ukraine travelling to Kiev via Odessa, Kharkiv & Donets'k. Flew back to Luton with Wizzair from Kiev.
	Morocco - March 19-25 2014 Flew with Easyjet to Marrakesh then by train to Rabat, Beni Nsar, Fez and Tanger before a ferry over to Algeciras (Spain) and a flight back to Gatwick from Gibraltar.
	Poland - March 9-12 2014 Ryanair to Rzeszow and then north via Katowice and Wolsztyn before flying back to Stansted from Bydgozscz.
	Germany - February 6-9 2014 Flew Easyjet to Munich then making towards Basel via Lindau, Stuttgart, Singen and Neustadt. Easyjet from Basel to Gatwick.
	Germany - January 23-26 2014 A return flight from Stansted to Bremen with Rynair. Then a trip to Westerland before coming south to Münster join up with the V200 railtour to Wernigerode.
	France - November 29-30 2013 A quick trip to Chambéry to sample the SNCF BB67300 diesels on the Rhône-Alpes line to Grenoble. Flew in and out of Marseille with Ryanair.
	Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania - October 2-6 2013 A five day trip flying from Luton to Belgrade with WizzAir then to Bucharest by train stopping off in Sofia and Svishtov. Flew back from Bucharest with WizzAir to Luton.
	Isle of Man - September 6-8 2013 A Manx mix of trams and trains.
	Central Europe - August 6-11 2013 EasyJet Stansted - Munich then by train to Prague the long way round via Zagreb, Budapest and Zvolen. Ryanair back to Stansted from Brno.
	Germany - June 30-July 3 2013 Stansted to Memmingen with Ryanair for a few days chasing class 218's in and around Munich and Frankfurt. Flew back from from Frankfurt Hahn which was reached via a Flibco bus from Trier.
	Czech Republic - June 12-16 2013 A circular trip from Brno via Ceský Krumlov, Prague and Tanvald.
	France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium & Germany - April 4-10 2013 Eurostar to Paris and then to Cologne in a roundabout way taking in Zurich, Munich, Lindau and Luxembourg. Flew back from Cologne with Easyjet.
	Kosovo & Macedonia - Febraury 21-25 2013 A trip to one of the poorest part of Europe with the railways still recovering from the effects of the civil war in Yugoslavia. We flew WizzAir into and out of Skopje.
	Czech Republic - January 23-26 2013 A cold trip to Czech mainly to do the diesel branch to Luhacovice and the Prague to Cercany line. Got lucky with some OHLE repairs resulting in some extra class 749 haulage around Prerov. Ryanair into and out of Brno.
	Czech Republic - October 4-7 2012 A trip to Czech Republic to catch the very last of the 749's working the Ceské Budejovice - Prague trains. Ryanair into and out of Brno.
	Slovenia & Croatia - September 23-26 2012 Flew into Trieste airport with Ryanair and took an FS service into Trieste for a taxi over the border into Slovenia before heading to Graz via Ljubljana, Rijeka, Zagreb and Hodoš.
	Slovakia - August 20-24 2012 A five day trip starting in Bratislava and heading to Kosice along the scenic secondary line via Margecany and returning to Bratislava along the southern route through Plešivec and then via Zvloen and Prievidza.
	Germany - July 28-31 2012 A weekend chasing Kempten based class 218 locos around Munich.
	55022 to Penzance - June 23 2012 Royal Scots Grey from Birmingham to Penzance and back with Pathfinder Railtours.
	Germany - March 15-16 2012 Flew to Cologne for a couple of days around there before heading to Hamburg on the class 103 hauled Intercity train to Flensburg. Easyjet back to Gatwick
	Italy - February 12-17 2012 Arrived by Ryanair into Lamezia Airport then took the train into Sicily via the Messina train ferry. Returned to Rome then onto Florence, Milan and Venice before flying back from Rimini to Stansted.
	Germany - January 27-28 2012 A trip to do the Dortmund - Wernigerode V200 railtour but also time to fit in a trip with a class 218 from Hanover to Bad Harzburg.
	Great Western Society Didcot - May 29 2011 The completion of the restoration of GWR Steam Railmotor No.93 was part of an event celebrating self-propelled railcars.
	West Somerset Railway - June 11-12 2010 Hydraulics in the Quantock Hills. D1062 and D821 were the visiting locos from the Severn Valley Railway.
	D1015 to Kyle of Lochalsh - June 19-21 2009 A three day railtour from Bristol to Kyle of Lochalsh with Western Champion with a two night stop over in Inverness.
	East Lancs Railway - July 5-6 2008 The summer diesel event at the East Lancs Railway in Bury.
	The Rat Resurrection - October 6 2007 A class 25 to Whitby. A trip with North Yorkshire Moors Railways based 25278 on its first 'mainline' working as part of the agreement to allow the NYMR to operate trains on the Whitby branch.
	Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - April 30 2007 Scottish Sulzer diesels on show at Bo'ness.
	South Devon Railway - June 10-11 2006 A summer weekend with diesels beside the River Dart.
	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - May 14-15 2005 The annual diesel event featuring visiting Scottish locos from the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway.
	Llangollen Railway - February 28 2004 A cold weekend on Deeside.
	Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway - July 11 2003 A diesel running day at Toddington.