Cruzcampo

Charter service number 39504 from Zaragoza Delicias to Barcelona Estació de França, chartered by Crucemar, winds its way through the comarca of Les Garrigues.

It is surprising to see a conventional loco-hauled formation of this calibre in a country that has put all its eggs in the basket of multiple-unit functionality, thereby losing all the flexibility and comfort that this traditional rolling stock provides.

Els Omellons

Mademoiselle Isabelle

Taking a break during a business trip, I headed to Rodez station. La Gare surprises with its curious features, such as the interlocking system, which still operates partly by mechanical means, and the canopy, which remains in very good condition. It is a crying shame that the Sévérac-le-Château to Rodez

Millau Viaduct

I have always been fascinated by great feats of engineering, but this one in particular is genuinely awe-inspiring. The Millau Viaduct carries the traffic of the A75 autoroute as it crosses the valley of the River Tarn, near the town after which it is named. With an impressive length of

Euromed's memories (II)

While visiting Valencia, I slipped away once again to València-Font de Sant Lluís, as I had spent years tracking down what is currently set number 12 of the 100 Class. The power car featured in this snapshot (formerly 101-201) was involved in an accident on 30 March 2002, when it

"Healing wounds"

In the very near future, this landscape will change forever. The intention is to put the tracks underground in order to "heal wounds" in the city. Funnily enough, expressing such an intention in these words would be unthinkable, delusional and comical in any European city where common sense

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Mademoiselle Isabelle

Millau Viaduct

Euromed's memories (II)

"Healing wounds"