A different pace in Turin

In the winter of the newly arrived 2013, I wanted to tick another pending task off my list. So, we set course for Turin to discover a city with a very different kind of railway.

It is a real pleasure to stroll along its cobbled streets, seeing the trams as a normal feature of life —seamlessly integrated into the urban fabric and the traffic— and realising just how far behind we are in Spain with our over-reliance on private vehicles.

True to my word, here is a grain train hauled by a pair of SNCF-Trenitalia Class E436s, approaching Torino-Lingotto station.

Estación de Torino-Lingotto

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Mademoiselle Isabelle

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

Millau Viaduct

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

Cruzcampo

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

Euromed's memories (II)

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,