Waking up early to photograph the Estrella Costa Brava is an excellent incentive to make the most of the cooler hours of the day. Afterwards, it was a matter of finding the right spot to frame the Estrella as a visual border between the countryside and the city, while also
After a great deal of effort and having to spend half the night awake, I finally managed to tick off my bucket list a photo of the Estrella Costa Brava at this particular spot on the outskirts of Sitges. Despite walking several kilometres and dealing with dreadful lighting, I managed
On one of those days when your plans fall through and you find yourself with nothing to do, we headed down to the "future" Santa Perpètua - Can Folguera halt to see if anything interesting would pass by. What came our way was nothing less than a light
Just like the previous post, the following day I returned to the outskirts of Sant Pol de Mar to photograph the Estrella Costa Brava. To the surprise of everyone there, it appeared hauled by 252-023 —the very last locomotive to sport the colours of Renfe's Grandes Líneas business
Due to a bridge replacement on the Barcelona - Portbou via Granollers line in the town of Llinars del Vallès, the Estrella Costa Brava lived up to its name more than ever for three days. On each of those days, I headed out to the outskirts of Sant Pol de
On just an ordinary afternoon, we went to the viewing platform at Barcelona - El Prat Airport, where I managed to spot one of the last Airbus A340s sporting the old Iberia livery.
Taking advantage of the Expotren 2012 exhibition held in Lleida, we visited the open day at the Asociación para la Reconstrucción de Material Ferroviario (ARMF), located in Pla de Vilanoveta. In the picture, we see Baldwin 140-2054 (ex-Andaluces), built in 1928 by Babcock & Wilcox in Bilbao, shunting backwards within
Under a blazing sun, Regional service No. 15635 from Cervera to Lleida Pirineus passes the Pla de Vilanoveta freight yard. This is the headquarters of the ARMF (Asociación para la Reconstrucción de Material Ferroviario), captured here during an open day where they showcased several steam locomotives and other rolling stock
On a freezing winter morning, emerging through the first rays of sunlight, the Estrella Costa Brava service No. 00370 from Madrid Chamartín to Cerbère slows down to make its scheduled station stop at Granollers.
Bearing in mind that the Class 470 units serving the route between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Lleida Pirineus via Manresa (and vice versa) had their days numbered, we took advantage of Calaf's microclimate to head out and take some snapshots of them in the snow. The
Here is a shot of a common sight, though these Class 269 Japonesas never lose their charm... An intermodal container train (TECO) originating from Barcelona - Morrot station, bound for an unknown destination, is seen here passing through the approach to L'Arboç station.
That 18th December 2011 now feels a long time ago. On that day, the newly restored FGC locomotive 1003 (ex-MOP/MO, Manresa - Olvan), built by Alstom in 1955, set off with the following formation: 1003 + F13 + coaches C31 + C36 + C-103 + C-117 + HG219 from Martorell Empalme to Manresa Alta and