Images uploaded on Rail-pictures.com in Februar 2026:
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On 4 August 2012 Veolia Transport 202 stands at Nijmegen showing an advertising livery for the each ten years held flower and garden show Floriade, that in 2012 took place at Venlo. Ten years later, the last Floriade was held in Aalsmeer and went down with a massive defecit in order of scores of millions euros and massive scandal. That spelt the end of the Floriade.
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ALEX 223 064 advertises for the German Landesgartenschau in Furth (Bay) on 24 September 2025 whilst shunting coaches at Schwandorf.
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ALEX 223 069 enters Schwandorf on 24 September 2025 hauling the Zapadny-Express from M:ünchen Hbf to Praha hl.n. via Plzen.
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ALEX 223 081 stands at Schwandorf with the Zapadny-Express from Praha hl.n. to München Hbf on 24 September 2025.
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On 31 December 2025 MOB 2003 stands in Zweisimen station and gets photograph from the further platform. The two black/grey things protruding at the platform's side are the gauge changers that enable MOB stock to switch slowly from standard gauge to narrow gauge.
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The DB 218 422-9 wiht his RE3 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen is arriving at the Singen Station.
15.03.2025
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The DB 146 230-8 with a RE from Karlsruhe to Konstanz by his stop in Radolfzell.
15.03.2025
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RRF/DistriRail 189 099 runs light through Valburg on 3 June 2020. Sadly, RRF doesn't have this loco anymore since 189 099 was sold back to DB Cargo by the owners MRCE.
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NS VIRM 9409 passes through Alverna on 24 January 2024 as IC to Zwolle and gets photographed from behind the fencing.
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More than a year out of service! Due to serious issues with vibrations during higher speeds, DDZ were taken out of service as a precautionary measure in 2020-2021. On 23 August 2019 the world still seems OK for DDZ like 7645 passing here at Hulten.
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NS 7533 passes through Alverna on 18 March 2025. This Class of EMUs came to be as a rebuild of mDDM EMUs that themselves were formerly hauled by NS Class 1700 electrics untill 2000, when fifty driving trailers replaced as many 1700s to form Class mDDM (motorised DDM; being the double deck coaches for regional and urban services) 7800. From 2013 the mDDMs were given a mid-life overhaul, getting transformed into InterCity EMUs Classes 7500 (four coach EMUs) and 7600 (six coach EMUs) of the NID/DDZ design.
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On the evening of 15 July 2019 it starts to get cloudy at Deventer when 6454 hauls a tank train through that station toward Almelo.
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The SNCF "Zou!" 81 779 and an other one in the Marseille St Charles Station.
21.03.2025
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By the Rue de la Douane is comming a Strasburg tramway.
19.03.2025
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The SNCF BB 67591 wiht a TER is arriving at the Strasbourg Station.
17.03.2025
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The SNCF TGV Duplex Rame 239 and 856 are by Agay on the way to Nice.
24.03.2025
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The SNCF TGV Duplex Rame 239 and 856 are by Agay on the way to Nice.
24.03.2025
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The SNCF Z231547 in the Marseille Saint Charles Station.
21.03.2025
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The SNCF BB 22247 with his TER to Nice in the Marseille Saint Charles Station.
21.03.2025
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The new SNCF 85541 (94 87 00 85 542-2 F-SNCF) is arriving at the Molsheim Station.
18.03.2025
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The new EVO TMR Region Alpes RABe 533 701, operating as train R 26320 from Orsières, arrives at its destination Sembracher. Connections to Martigny are available here.
January 24, 2026
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In the 2025/26 winter season, a direct train will once again run from Geneva to Le Châble (-Verbier). This year, instead of the operationally complex splitting of an IR90 train in recent years, an RE33 will run through from Martigny. It should be clarified that of the two trainsets arriving in Martigny, one will continue to Le Châble (Verbier), while the "main train" will reverse direction as RE 33, as scheduled. The image shows the SBB RABe 511 110 as RE 33 18463 / RE 3562 from Geneva to Le Châble shortly before entering Sembrancher station, where the train will pass through as scheduled.
January 24, 2026
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A TMR Region Alpes NINA by Sembrancher on the way to Le Châble.
30.10.2024
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The TMR Region Alpes NINA RABe 525 040 in Sembracher is the local service to Orsières.
30.10.2024
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The E 3/3 853 (UIC number 90 85 0008 573-7) with his steamer service to Summiswald Grünnen in the Wasen Station.
June 14, 2025
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The E 3/3 853 (UIC number 90 85 0008 573-7) is shouting on the Wasen Station.
June 14, 2025
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The traditional Gotthelf Market takes place in Sumiswald, and the Emmental Railway (Emmentalbahn) runs several steam trains on the Sumiswald Grünen - Wasen i.E. line for this event. The picture shows the E 3/3 853 of the Bern Steam Railway Association traveling from Sumiswald to Wasen near the Oberei stop.
This steam locomotive was built in Winterthur in 1890 under factory number 629 and delivered to the Jura-Simplon Railway (J-S) as F3 853. The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) assigned the E 3/3 series shunting locomotives, numbered 851-853, to Group 82 and renumbered 8571-8576. In 1911, locomotive E 3/3 853 received a new boiler and was sold to the RVT (Regional Transport Company) where it remained in service until 1928, when it was used as an industrial shunting locomotive by Von Roll in Gerlafingen and Klus. When diesel locomotives made steam locomotives obsolete, the Düby Foundation saved this one from being scrapped by transferring it to the DBB (Deutsche Bahn-Gesellschaft). After an overhaul in 1983, it entered service on the Sensetalbahn, among other lines. Following another overhaul in 2021, the DBB E 3/3 853 is primarily used on the Emmentalbahn line between Sumiswald-Grünen and Wasen i.E. Today, the E 3/3 853 bears the UIC number 90 85 0008 573-7. June 14, 2025
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The OeBB Ed 2 x 2/2 with the operating number 196 builet by the J.A. Maffei Locomotive Works, Munich, Germany in Summiswald Grünen for the traditional Gotthelf Market.
The owner of this old steamer is the SBB Historical Heritage Foundation
Vehicle keeper the OeBB.
14.06.2025
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A CEV MVR ABeh 2/6 near Les Avants on the way from Montreux to Les Avants.
15.06.2025
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CentralBahn 110 278 stands at Venlo on 7 February 2026 to take over an extra train from the Netherlands.
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CentralBahn 110 278 stands at Venlo on 7 February 2026 to take over an extra train from the Netherlands.
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DBC 189 025 passes through Venlo-Vierpaardjes with a box train on 7 February 2026.
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From Rotterdam, RXP 9902 -in Tommy&Tess painting advertising a childrens'book- enters Venlo with an extra train to Koblenz on 7 February 2026. At Venlo, this DC loco will be swaped for a German AC loco Class 110.
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From Rotterdam, RXP 9902 -in Tommy&Tess painting advertising a childrens'book- stands in Venlo with an extra train to Koblenz on 7 February 2026. At Venlo, this DC loco will be swaped for a German AC loco Class 110.
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On 24 January 2026 Arriva 374 'JAN TERLOUW' stands ready for departure as stopping train to Winterswijk.
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RXP 9902 runs round at Venlo on 7 February 2026 before continuing to Eindhoven, wher she will spend the night.
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On 26 October 2022 CD Cargo hauls a tank train out of Nijmegen, this being one of the first workings for CD Cargo Vectrons in the Netherlands. Since 2025 every day at least one CD Cargo CLass 383 can be spotted somewhere in the Netherlands.
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On 5 April 2019 RailPromo 101001 (ex NS 1781) hauls two G2000s of IRP through ALverna. In 2021 RailPromo went bankrupt after which Dinner Train B.V. entered the fray of RP's core business of dinner train haulage in the Netherlands. COVID and even more the smallness of that niche took out Dinner Train B.V. in 2024 amidst much scnadal of non-paid salaries and customers' money 'disappearing' without refund after they bought a trip on the train that never was given.
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Koploper 4246 stands sidelined at Oss on 17 April 2021. Once a common and very characteristic sight on Dutch tracks, the Koplopers Classes 4000 (three coach) and 4200 (four coach) are sadly rapidly declining.
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Gone are the EMUs Class SGMm SPRINTERS (the nickname of the class due to their relatively rapid accelleration) -that would give their nickname to the entire range of EMU Classes deployed bij NS Reizigers on regional traffic. ON 2 May 2021 NS 2990 leaves Wijchen in the Class' last year of service.
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Gone are the EMUs Class SGMm SPRINTERS (the nickname of the class due to their relatively rapid accelleration) -that would give their nickname to the entire range of EMU Classes deployed bij NS Reizigers on regional traffic. ON 2 May 2021 NS 2990 leaves Wijchen in the Class' last year of service.
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The TMR Region Alpes NINA RABe 525 039 in Martigny is the local service to Le Châble. 30.10.2024
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A SBB Re 460 is with his IR90 by the Castle of Chillon on the way to Lausanne.
04.02.2026
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The 193 080, leased from SBB Cargo, is seen near Veytaux-Chillon with a freight train heading towards Valais.
February 4, 2026
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MOB 244/344 (the cab coaches have different numbers) enters Zweisimmen on 31 December 2025 with a regional train from Gstaad.
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MOB 244/344 (the cab coaches have different numbers) enters Zweisimmen on 31 December 2025 with a regional train from Gstaad.
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Arriva 276 quits Venlo on 7 February 2026 with a diesel service to Roermond. The first catenary masts however, between Roermond and Nijmegen via Venlo have already appeared.
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Arriva 278 quits Venlo on 7 February 2026 with a diesel service to Roermond. The first catenary masts however, between Roermond and Nijmegen via Venlo have already appeared.
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CBB 110 278 takes over an extra train at Venlo on 7 February 2026. Because the platforms on tracks 1 and thre were occupied AND due to the partying public, it was decided at Venlo to swap locos on the fre track 2 that has no platforms. Here, the oldie has just put herself in front of the train and will lower her frontal pantograph to allow for electric connections betwen loco0 and coaches to be made.
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On 17 Sep0tember 2022 ÖBB 1116 140 pushes an IC service out of Rosenheim toward München Hbf.
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On 22 May 2022 DB 111 074 stands at Köln Hbf with the Herzerather extra train. Travellers on board this train (also known as 'Sauferzug'; that is Drunkards' Express in Germany) made no attempt to hide audible their enthusiasm for a weekend of wine drinking.
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Side view on 232 401 at Seddin works on 17 September 2022 during the Tag der Schiene (Railways Days) in Germany.
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On 2 August 1999 NS 1608 stands at Utrecht CS with EuroCity 'FRANS HALS' to Köln Hbf.
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Second of five: NS 1732 quits 's-Hertogenbosch with the 2nd of five overnight trains from Tyrol on 4 March 2012. In order to replace Classes 1100, 1200 and 1300 in one blow/"fell swoop"(thanks to Shakespeare's MacBeth) NS ordered French again with a slightly modernised and somewhat lighter nez-cassé like Class 1600. The 81 locos ordered became Class 1700 and from 1994 were almost exclusively deployed om passenger services, from the humble urban trains to international crack passenger trains.
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On 15 May 2017 RRF 4402 quits Nijmegen with a tank train bound for Bad Bentheim. After the demise of Class 1600/1800 with the Netherlands State railways, private operators were quick to buy some examples, like RRF, who still operate two engines (4401 and 4402, formerly from HUSA).
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Top shot from the pedestrian bridge at Boxtel on NS 955 calling there on 22 August 2015.
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NS/NSM 876 enters Rotterdam Centraal on 26 March 2017 during the goodbye weekend of the railway line Rotterdam<=>Hoek van Holland.
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The CEV MVR ABeh 2/6 7502 "Blonay" is arriving on the Les Pléiades Station.
29.01.2026
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The CEV MVR ABeh 2/6 7502 "Blonay" on the way from Blonay at the Les Pléiades Station.
29.01.2026
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The CEV MVR ABeh 2/6 7508 on the way form Blonay to Les Pleiades is arriving on the summit Station.
29.01.2026
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After the snowfall, the HGem 2/2 2501 and tne CEV X 464 are runing of the Les Pléidades. Now, after the works the HGem 2/2 2501 and the X464 run back to Blonay.
29.1.2026
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On a rainy 12 February 2026 TRI 145 097 pushes RB37 through Kaarst-Broicherseite toward Krefeld. The 1986 red with white slab on the loco is a little joke on behalf of TRI, since DBAG 145s never had this colour scheme.
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RTB Cargo 193 173 hauls a badly ;loaded container train through Kaarst Broicherseite on a weathery even worse 12 February 2026.
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The camera already having been packed in on 12 February 2026 at Kaarst-Broicherseite, the alarm bells of the nearby railway crossing alerted your photographer on the approach of RheinCargo RhC DE 510 with this lime slurry train.
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ÖBB 1293 187 hauls a mixed freight through Kaarst-Broicherseite on 12 February 2026.
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RFO 1831 stands in Oss on 11 February 2026 with a celebration livery for the 75th anniversary of the Dutch railway fan club NVBS (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Belangstellenden in Spor- en tramwezen). This loco will hold this livery for at least one year, entered service with NS in 1984 as 1631, became 1831 upon the loco fleet sectorisation in 2000 (1600 remaining the NS Passenger division's locos with those going to NS Cargo/Railion became Class 1826-1858) and remained 1831 upon transfer to RFO, after a breif spell as 9904 with LOCON Benelux. On 15 December 2025 this livery was revealed by the NVBS and RFO and the loco was renumbered 1931 (the year when the NVBS was founded) for one day on 3 January 2026 on an extra trip to kick off the 75th anniversary of the NVBS, before reverting to number 1831.
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RRF 4401 runs light through Lage Zwaluwe on 20 July 2016 to pick up an automotives train at Roosendaal. RRF Class 4400 were former NS, later HUSA Class 1600 locomotives that became an own numbering class, but are identical to their sisters of Classes 1600 and 1800.
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In the streets of the old town, the A-LBDeh 4/4 313 battles its way through traffic with its regional train to Leysin.
9 February 2026
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The TPC AOMC / ASD Beh 2/6 542 ‘La Forteresse’ is travelling from Aigle to Les Diablerets as R71 440 and can be seen in the vineyards above Aigle. Although the Beh 2/6 N° 541 - 547 have been able to run on the ASD since they were put into service by TPC, they are rarely seen here.
9 February 2026
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In Aigle, the TPC narrow-gauge railcars Beh 2/6 543 and ABe 4/8 473 are waiting to depart for Monthey-Ville and Les Diablerets respectively. The regional train to Leysin can also be seen on the right of the picture.
9 February 2026
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The TPC AOMC / ASD Beh 2/6 542 ‘La Forteresse’ is travelling from Aigle to Les Diablerets as R71 440 and can be seen in the vineyards above Aigle. On the left of the picture, the castle of Aigle can be seen in the background. Although the Beh 2/6 N° 541 - 547 have been able to run on the ASD since they were put into service by TPC, they are rarely seen here.
9 February 2026
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In Aigle, the TPC narrow-gauge railcar Beh 2/6 546 to Troistorrens is standing by, while in the background an SBB RABe 511 as RE 33 on its way to Annemasse makes a short stop in Aigle.
9 February 2026
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In Aigle, the TPC narrow-gauge railcars Beh 2/6 5463 and ABe 4/8 471 are waiting to depart for Troistorrens and Les Diablerets respectively.
9 February 2026
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In Aigle, the TPC narrow-gauge railcar ABe 4/8 471 are waiting to depart for Les Diablerets
9 February 2026
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An SBB RABe 512 travelling as RE 33 from Annemasse to St. Maurice reaches the Veytaux-Chillon stop, but this train passes through without stopping.
4 February 2026
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An SBB RABe 503 ETR 610 travelling as EC from Milan to Geneva reaches the Veytaux-Chillon stop, but this train passes through without stopping.
4 February 2026
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An SBB RABe 511 travelling as RE 33 from Annemasse to St. Maurice reaches the Veytaux-Chillon stop, but this train passes through without stopping.
February 2026
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DB 218 429-9 is leaving from Singen (Htw) with its RE 3 3057 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen-Hafen. DB 245s are usually used on this route, so the beautiful DB 218 offers a pleasant change, especially since this beautifully designed locomotive, once seen everywhere, is now quite rare. March 15, 2025
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DB 218 429-9 by his stop in Singen (Htw) with its RE 3 3057 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen-Hafen. DB 245s are usually used on this route, so the beautiful DB 218 offers a pleasant change, especially since this beautifully designed locomotive, once seen everywhere, is now quite rare. March 15, 2025
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The SEG G 2x 2/2 105 by the Blonay-Chamby Railway is with his steamer service betwen Blonay and Chantemerle on the way to Chaulin. 18.05.2025
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With two Re 6/6 locomotives, the EWKV SBB Cargo freight train from Lausanne Triage to Zürich RBL via Brig and Kandersteg is traveling between Rivaz and St-Saphorin. At the front of the train is the red SBB Re 6/6 11630 (Re 620 91 85 4 620 030-7 CH SBBC) "Herzogenbuchsee" leading the train, with the Re 6/6 11624 "Rothrist" assisting behind it. The picture was taken between Rivaz and St-Saphorin at the now well-known photo spot.
May 16, 2025
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The SBB 6/6 11676 (Re 620 076-0) "Zurzach" is shortly past Villeneuve with its "Spaghetti" train on its way to Vallorbe, where the SNCF will take over the train.
May 28, 2025
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A SBB Re 460 with his IR 90/95 is near Vileneuve on the way to Geneva Airport.
28.05.2025
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While the SBB RABe 523.502 'Mouettes' is in operation on the 'Train des Vignes' line and waiting on plattform 4 in Vevey for departure to Palézieux, the CEV MVR ABeh 2/6 7503 is somewhat hidden on plattform 7.
May 31, 2025
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On the "Train des Vignes" line of the SBB, RABe 523.502 (RABe 94 85 0 523 502-8 CH-SBB) "Mouettes" was in service and could be photographed here from a low-angle perspective, filling the frame.
May 31, 2025
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In Lausanne, an SBB Re 460 waited with its IR 90 for departure to Brig.
May 1, 2025
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A new, small ZAGRO E-MAXI (battery-powered) is helping to move passenger carriages in the MOB workshop.
February 20, 2026
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The MOB Ge 4/4 8001 has taken over the GoldenPass Express running from Interlaken Ost to Montreux in Zweisimmen and is now almost at its destination as it passes through Chernex on its GPX route.
20 February 2026
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The MOB GoldenPass Express from Interlaken Ost to Montreux meets the CEV Te 2/2 No. 82 in Chernex.
20 February 2026
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On 18 September 2022 LOCON 201 stands in the shed at the Bw Berlin-Schöneweide during an open weekend of the Berliner Eisenbahnfreunde.
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ICE 408 029 (German number)/8029 (Dutch number) stands at Amsterdam Centraal on a rainy 20 February 2026.
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X61 013 of Skänetrafiken enters Malmö Central on 17 February 2026. Once a bustling vantage site, the surface section of Malmö Central only sees a few fast trains to/from Stockholm and this one regional connection since the four-track underground station has swallowed up almost all railway traffic of Malmö Central.
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X 2019 enters Malmö Central on 17 February 2025. Once a bustling vantage site, the surface section of Malmö Central only sees a few fast trains to/from Stockholm and this one regional connection since the four-track underground station has swallowed up almost all railway traffic of Malmö Central.
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Second passing of RFO 1572/7110 with container train through Blerick toward Rotterdam-Waalhaven, after having run round at Venlo on 26 November 2020.
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On 28 June 2019 RFO 275 618 hauls an empty container train through Oisterwijk toward Tilburg-Industrie.
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RFO 6702, former LOCON 9802 (of which the name and numer still are visible on the ex-NMBS loco) stands at Venlo on 27 August 2020.
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RXP 6703 rides solo through Moerdijk on 25 April 2025. THis loco is rented by RFO and sub-leased to MDrivers. Less than a month after this picture was shot; MDrivers went bankrupt, but RFO still operates the loco at Lage Zwaluwe.
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On 20 December 2016 the Sun shone on NS 2982 that just had left Wijchen station as a regional train to Arnhem.
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NS 1772 stands at 's-Hertogenbosch with an EETC overnight train to Avignon on 18 August 2006.
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The 12.4 km long TMB (Tramway du Mont-Blanc) rack railway has been running from Saint Gervais les Bains Le Fayet station to the Nid d'Aigle in the Mont Blanc massif since 1913, with the first section to Col de Voza having been opened in the summer of 1908. A curious feature is the ‘naming’ of the vehicles: they have no identification or number but are named after the director's daughters, and each train has its own colour. At the hairpin bend between Le Fayet and St-Gervais, the Blue MARIE with the control car of the same name is on its way from the Col de Voza to the Saint Gervais les Bains Le Fayet train Station.
21 February 2026
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A view from the Bon Nat Bridge towards the TMB depot and workshop with various older vehicles, in particular the JEANNE railcar.
21 February 2026
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The 12.4 km long TMB (Tramway du Mont-Blanc) rack railway has been running from Saint Gervais les Bains Le Fayet station to the Nid d'Aigle in the Mont Blanc massif since 1913, with the first section to Col de Voza having been opened in the summer of 1908. A curious feature is the ‘naming’ of the vehicles: they have no identification or number but are named after the director's daughters, and each train has its own colour. At the hairpin bend between Le Fayet and St-Gervais, the green ANNE with the control car of the same name is on its way to Col de Voza; the rest of the route is currently closed due to avalanche danger.
21 February 2026
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Snow and a steel train with 187 185 show up at Hamburg-Harburg on 13 February 2026.
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GoCollective/Arriva DK 1009 stands aside at Odense and gets photographed from the pedestrians' bridge at the station.
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DSB 5053 is about to call at Kolding with the hourly IC service to Esbjerg on 18 February 2026.
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Snälltaget 193 255 pushes thre coaches under ECS action out of the surface part of Malmö Central on 17 February 2026.
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Two coaches is the consist of Snälltaget 193 288 on departure at Malmö Central to Kobnhavn Hovedbanegard on 17 February 2026.
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On 26 June 2012 NS 4245 passes through Lage Zwaluwe whilst the skies begin to darken with train clouds.
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On 23 January 2021 NS 4074 rounds the bend whilst passing through Wijchen and being photographed from behind.
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On 5 July 2019 NS 2975 calls at Deventer with a stopping train to Apeldoorn and Amersfoort.
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On 3 July 2015 NS 1733 calls at Wijchen with her DD-AR to Nijmegen. Note the automatic Scharffenberg couplers of the locomotive, that enabled 1700s deployed on regional services to couple and uncouple fast at greater stations, albeit that this feature was no longer used from 2012 after time and again, this coupling during station dwells often failed, leading to delays of ten minutes or more.
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the SBB LEX RABe 522 223 in Annemasse is the RL4 23227 to Coppet.
21 February 2026
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LOCON Benelux 9903 stands with an extra train on 30 March 2015 in Amsterdam Centraal.
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Dutch treat for RegioJet? Rail Force One is a Dutch freight operator that leased one of her Vectrons, in casu 193 627, to RegioJet that has expanded so fast, that they had to draft in any rentable loco -mostly Vectrons, andf that results in a nice variety on the Czech Rycklyk line R8 Bohumin<=>Brno Kralove Polje -and at least until end of September, RFO 193 627 is at the party. Here she has arrived at Brno Kralove Polje with R1118 from Bohumin. Sadly, this loco has lost these beuatiful colours since 2023...
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The SBB LEX RABe 522 226 is travelling as RL2 from Annecy to Coppet and is currently arriving at Annemasse, where the train will change direction for the onward journey.
21 February 2026
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‘Foreign’ signals and overhead lines quickly give it away: this SBB RABe 512 was not photographed in Switzerland; since the 2025/26 timetable change, the SBB RABe 512 has been reaching Annemasse in France, albeit, like its ‘predecessors’, the SBB RABe 511, only on the single track ‘G’ electrified with 15,000 volts and 16 2/3 Hz.
21 February 2026
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On 15 February 2026 DB 245 024 hauls a rather poorly lpoaded Sylt-Ahuttle into Niebüll.
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DB 245 206 stands with an RE to Hamburg-Altona in Niebüll on the late afternoon of 15 February 2026.
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On a cold 20 February 2026 Metrans 187 500 hauls a comntainer train through Osnabrück Obf.
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Loco swap at Itzehoe on 14 February 2026: DB 101 145 pushes an IC from Hamburg into Itzehoe. During a twelve minute stop the electric loco will get off the train whilsyt at the front end a DB Class 218 will take the lead for ther non-electrified ride from Itzehoe to Westerland (Sylt).
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Loco swap at Itzehoe on 14 February 2026: DB 218 321 gest coupled to the driving coach ("trailer" for a first coach? ...) an IC from Hamburg at Itzehoe. During a twelve minute stop the electric loco (at the back) will get off the train whilsyt at the front end a DB Class 218 will take the lead for ther non-electrified ride from Itzehoe to Westerland (Sylt).
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WFL strikes again: WFL has some interesting workings on German tregional passenger traffic. On 13 February 2026 WFL 112 024 deputises for a non-available EMU and enters Osnabrück Obf. The hourly RE's between Osnabrück and Bremen Hbf are operated by two ex-DR Class 112/114s and some ex-DB Class 145s, some carrying most interesting liveries.
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From Hamburg-Altona, DB 101 094 hauls ECS stock into Hamburg Hbf to provide for an IC_service to Lübeck on 15 February 2026.
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On 18 July 2016, LOCON 9902 stands with an extra train in 's-Hertogenbosch. Less than a year later, LOCON-Benelux will be bankrupt.
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Rail Experts 9901 -ex-LOCON 9901- hauls a hisatoric EMUs, flanked by two box wagons, through Wijchen toward Maastricht for maintenance on the EMU and passes through Wijchen on 10 NOvember 2019. During LOCON days, eight former NS Class 1600/1800 carried this nice livery and after LOCON-Benelux' downfall some electrics that were bought by RXP and RFO continued to carry this livery. But in 2026, RXP 9901 is the only locomotive remaining with this livery.
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Rail Experts, ex-LOCON, 9901 hauls Alpen-Express 1388 into 's-Hertogenbosch on 1 March 2020.
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On 18 March 2022 RFO 189 209 hauls the Gekkengraaf container shuttle train through Tilburg-Reeshof.
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On 16 March 2022 RFO 189 209 shows up at Blerick with the Bottrop coal train and gets photographed with a little zooming in. Sadly, this loco has lost her stickers.
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Another RFO loco to lose her markings is 189 213, seen here on 21 June 2020 hauling a tank train through Alverna.
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Completely gone from Dutch tracks are the once ubiquitious TRAXX Class 186.0 and the ICR coaches. On 26 May 2017 NS 186 018 hauls such a rake through Tilburg Oude Warande. In 2018 NS used a sale-and-lease-back construction with Akiem to cut costs on the locos and from December 2025 all NS Class 186 were returned to Akiem, who lost no time in removing the yellow and blue.
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The 12 km long Coleraine - Portrush branch line is usually served by older Class 450 diesel railcars. They run hourly and provide good connections in Coleraine to the Belfast - Derry and Derry - Belfast trains, which cross in Coleraine every two hours. At the terminus in Portrush, the NIR diesel railcar train 8457 ‘Carrickfergues Castle’ with railcar 454, centre car 794 and control car 784 waits for the return journey to Coleraine.
19 September 2007
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MZ 1456 thunders with a sister loco and mixed freight through Odense on 16 February 2026.
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MK 613 takes a short break at Kolding on 18 February before continuing shunting between the railway station and the river harbour, that ses a decent amount of railway traffic.
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The days of manually operated signaling are numbered in Niebüll and the era of Class 218 also draws to a close. From Summer 2026 almost all CLass 218 will have been replaced and the old signalling given way to more modern signalling. On 16 February 2026 DB 218 470 hauls an RE to Westerland (Sylt) out of Niebüll and passes the old signal mast.
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DB 218 431 quits Lübeck Hbf with an RE to Bad Klkeinen on 15 February 2026 -the REs between Bad Kleinen and Lübeck were then almost all operated by Diesel locomotives Class 218. Four days later however, almost 2/3 of these trains were operated by DMUs.
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Battery train 526/826 009 of Erixx quits Lübeck Hbf on 19 February 2026 as stopping train to Kiel.
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ES499-0001/350 001 is about to haul an extra train to Prague out of Benesov u Prahy on 27 September 2026.
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Froggy view on 218 321 in front of an IC to Westerland (Sylt) via Niebüll at Itzehoe on 15 February 2026. From 1 May 2026, new electro-diesels Class 248.5 are about to haul the IC services betweem Hamburg and Westerland, cutting times considerable due to their electric and Diesel capacity.
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Koploper 4011 passes through Tilburg-Reeshof on 23 July 2021. This EMU is now part of the collection of the Nederlandsch Spoorwegmuseum at Utrecht-Maliebaan, having been handed over in 2024 in preparation of the phasing out of these once ubiquitious EMUs that modernised Dutch InterCity traffic from 1977 onwards.
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On 26 March 2017 NS 2964 calls at Hoek-van-Holland Haven with the light house in the back ground. A few days later, heavy rail traffic was consigned to the past on the line HvH<=>Rotterdam with the rebuild to light-rail/tram style netowrking.
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Catching the last light on 15 July 2019, NS 2963 stands aside at Deventer, but wqithin ten minutes will be deployed on a regional service to Hengelo.
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On the shortest day of the year, 20 December 2020, NS 2944 passes through Alverna, catching the twilight of the day and of this Class of EMUs, that went out in 2021.
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RFO 193 507 hauls a container train through Valburg CUP on 9 March 2025, just before a massive closure of the connecting German track from Emmerich forced massive diversions onto older routes.
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Dutch treat for RegioJet? Rail Force One is a Dutch freight operator that leased one of her Vectrons, in casu 193 627, to RegioJet that has expanded so fast, that they had to draft in any rentable loco -mostly Vectrons, andf that results in a nice variety on the Czech Rycklyk line R8 Bohumin<=>Brno Kralove Polje -and at least until end of September, RFO 193 627 is at the party. On 20 September 2020 she calls at Brno hl.n. with an R8 service to Bohumin via Prerov and Hranice-nad-Morave.
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RFO 193 742 hauls a container train through Blerick toward Gekkengraaf on 4 March 2022.
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On 9 September 2023 RFO's second (and since 2024 only) Sharky 193 949 passes Venlo-Vierpaardjes with a diverted container train.
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