andreaswiedenhoff

andreaswiedenhoff, 6 days ago to random

A photo I’ve taken at La Roche-sur-Foron 🇫🇷 station in April 2002: Pictured here is dual-current (1.5 kV DC and 25 kV AC) #SNCF #Z2 unit #9614 still in its original livery from the 1980s.
#PastTrainTrips

andreaswiedenhoff, 11 days ago to Adelaide

#Cook 🇦🇺 in the middle of no… err, in the middle of the #Nullarbor Plain. A fresh-air stop, as remote as it can get: #Adelaide and #Perth are each more than 1,000 kms away. And: it’s THE opportunity for everyone to take pictures of the #IndianPacific, its 27 cars and the loco.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 12 days ago to sydney

The #IndianPacific 🇦🇺 from #Sydney to #Perth via #Adelaide has got a number of Lounge Cars in its consist: perfect places to unwind, to enjoy some really good coffee ☕️ or a drink.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 12 days ago to Adelaide

The first full day on the #IndianPacific 🇦🇺 with an afternoon arrival into #Adelaide. Nice views from the cabin window throughout. On some occasions, when the train is going through a curve, one can see the two engines at the front of the train‘s long consist.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 13 days ago to sydney

Boarding the #IndianPacific 🇦🇺 at #Sydney Central. The train is almost 30 cars long. The 4,352 km long journey to #Perth, on the other end of #Australia, will last 65 hours they say. Plenty of mileage ahead then. And what a beautiful train!

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andreaswiedenhoff, 13 days ago to sydney

#Sydney’s 🇦🇺 commuter network is not only land-based: a range of passenger ferry lines are serving neighbourhoods bordering the harbour. And the fine catamarans operating on these waterborne routes provide some nice sightseeing opportunities. 😊

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andreaswiedenhoff, 14 days ago to sydney

Early morning sees quite a number of #InterCity services coming and going to and from #Sydney 🇦🇺 Central. These services are usually worked by very nice trainsets that look familiar to the British traveller: their design is very close to the #InterCity125 #HST.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 14 days ago to sydney

Good Morning from #Sydney 🇦🇺 Central Station, a busy transport hub with #InterCity and #Suburban train services, #LightRail and more. It also is a nice place for the railfan (and, I understand, a convenient one for the commuters).

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andreaswiedenhoff, 15 days ago to wellington

Evening at #Wellington 🇳🇿: arrival of the “Northern Explorer” from #Auckland.
This undoubtedly is another one of the world’s great train stations.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 15 days ago to wellington

#Auckland 🇳🇿 to #Wellington by train means a full day of travelling. Yet time passes quickly with all these options on the table, be it, literally, this delicious cheese platter (together with some New Zealand Merlot) or, figuratively, with these vistas from the fresh air car. 😊

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andreaswiedenhoff, 15 days ago to wellington

The #Auckland 🇳🇿 to #Wellington #GreatJourneysNZ “Northern Explorer” climbs up to National Park station (825 metres a.s.l.) by means of the complex “Raurimu Spiral”, a line development with loops and hairpin bends, reminding me of the #Albula line in Switzerland.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 15 days ago to wellington

The #Auckland 🇳🇿 to #Wellington “Northern Explorer” is, I’m told, famous for its viewing options. And indeed: in addition to the seat cars with their large panorama windows, there’s a viewing platform for some (very) fresh air feeling with just a set of handrails, and the roof.💨

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andreaswiedenhoff, 16 days ago to wellington

Boarding @GreatJourneysNZ #KiwiRail “Northern Explorer” at #Auckland 🇳🇿. This is the departure point for today’s trip across New Zealand’s North Island, all the way down to #Wellington.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 16 days ago to wellington

The #Auckland 🇳🇿 to #Wellington #KiwiRail #GreatJourneysNZ “Northern Explorer” has got a lovely #Café @diningcar. Time to head for a nice New Zealand breakfast. (And time to make this post as long as we’ve got mobile network coverage.)

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andreaswiedenhoff, 16 days ago to random

Beautiful #Auckland 🇳🇿 Railway Station which … no longer is a railway station.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 18 days ago to random

One of the (many) highlights of the trip on the “Coast Starlight” down to Los Angeles 🇺🇸: before reaching Santa Barbara we travel right next to the #Pacific Ocean, and under the evening sun. All of this, while enjoying dinner, served by a lovely crew in the #Amtrak @diningcar.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 18 days ago to california

The southbound #Amtrak 🇺🇸 #CoastStarlight leaves inland #California and descends to the Coast over the “Cuesta Grade” incline by means of several hairpin bends, and reaches San Luis Obispo.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 20 days ago to portland

#Portland, OR 🇺🇸 is the first “smoke stop” on the southbound #Amtrak Coast Starlight: everyone who wants may get off the train for a moment and stretch their legs. The lovely departure board in the main hall dates back to pre-digital times. And we again meet the Cascades #Talgo.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 20 days ago to Seattle

Leaving beautiful #Seattle 🇺🇸 King Street Station under a blue sky. I’m travelling on board #Amtrak’s “Coast Starlight” to Los Angeles.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 21 days ago to random

The #AmtrakCascades 🇺🇸 #Talgo8 comes with a @diningcar and a kitchen/bar car called #Bistro. #Talgo cars are comparatively short, hence the accommodation of the bar/kitchen area and the dining room in adjacent cars. The latter one also serves as the business class lounge.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 22 days ago to glasgow

after my pictures taken at #Glasgow Central and #Glasgow Queen Street last week, today it’s #Glasgow, MT 🇺🇸 station - slightly less busy than the other two. (And I’m staying on the train.)

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andreaswiedenhoff, 22 days ago to random

At #Minot, ND the #Amtrak 🇺🇸 “Empire Builder” makes a refuelling stop: not only the engines get refuelled, but also the coffee addicts are glad to see a sort of coffee truck right next to the station building, where a lovely barista is making some really good Espresso ☕️😊❤️.

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andreaswiedenhoff, 23 days ago to chicago

Boarding #Amtrak’s #7, the #EmpireBuilder, at #Chicago 🇺🇸 Union Station, one of the world’s great railway stations. The

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andreaswiedenhoff, 24 days ago to Illinois

A visit to the #Illinois Railway Museum 🇺🇸 today for the “Chicago and North Western Weekend”. Among the trains running: the “bi-level” consist with “gallery cars” from the 1950s and the round-nosed EMD F-7A diesel #411 from 1949, all in matching colours.

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