Diesel - Steam - Electric! Northern Europe DE FR UK EE LV, August 2 - 13 2011

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10-day-trip through Northern Europe, visiting class 181 electrics in Mosel river valley, BB 67000 and Caravelle diesel in Alsace region, thundering class CC 72000 diesel locos around Paris, museum steam and diesel in Greater Manchester, steam specials on the Settle - Carlisle line, steam specials, narrow gauge steam, rack steam, cable-hauled tramways and diesel class 57 pulled trains in Northern Wales, monster diesel GE Dash-7, 2TE116 and 2M62 hauled freights in Estonia and Riga, Latvia, as well as trams and some other modes of transport.

Index (sadly times exceeding one hour cannot be linked):
--- Germany ---
0:15 Mosel valley: Koblenz, Hatzenport, Treis-Karden - class 181
--- France ---
3:30 Elsass / Alsace: Frohmuhl, Tieffenbach, Sarreguemines - BB 67000
7:50 second day: Sarreguemines, Zetting - Caravelle, BB 67000 diesel parallel ride
13:45 cabride Saarbahn S1 Sarreguemines - Saarbrücken
16:55 TGV to Paris, diesel: Paris Est, Verneuil l'Etang - CC 72000
27:00 Eurostar Paris - London
--- England ---
27:45 East Lancashire museum railway - "Sapper" Hunslet steam, 101 diesel
38:05 Saddleworth viaduct - 142, DBS 66, 6201 "Princess Elisabeth" steam
40:10 Ribblehead - 158+142, Black Five 44932 steam "The Waverley"
--- Northern Wales
43:50 Snowdon Mountain rack railway ride, #2 "Enid" steam, #9 Ninian diesel
48:40 ride to Blaenau Ffestiniog
49:15 Roman Bridge - 150, 48151 steam "The Welsh Mountaineer"
50:18 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Ffestiniog narrow gauge diesel, Double Fairlie steam
55:40 Conwy - 57 Holyhead - Cardiff express, 221, 175
57:40 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" steam "The North Wales Coast Express"
1:00:19 Llandudno - Great Orme Tramway
1:03:57 Llandudno Junction - 48151 steam departure
1:05:35 Colwyn Bay - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" steam departure
1:07:31 Abergele & Pensarn - 57 Cardiff - Holyhead express, 158, 221
1:09:36 Llanfairfechan - 57 Cardiff - Holyhead express, 158
--- England ---
1:11:26 Ely - Freightliner class 66
1:11:45 Stansted Airport - Easyjet departure
--- Estonia ---
1:12:40 Tapa - several GE Dash-7, 2TE116 diesel freights, DR1B, TEP70 passenger
1:22:05 ride to Rakvere - GE Dash-7 freight departure
1:25:50 Lehtse - morning mist TEP70 "Moskva Express", DR1B
1:27:06 Tapa - 2TE116, GE C-36-7i freights, DR1B, track maintenance vehicle
1:31:36 Tallinn - DR1B, trams, ferries
1:35:40 TEP70, TEM2, ChME3, Dash-7, DR1B, ER2 parade
1:39:04 "Moskva Express" departure, Trolleybus
1:40:18 Ülemiste - DR1B, original ER2 departure
1:41:30 Tallinn Ülemiste airport - Air Baltic Fokker 50 departure
--- Latvia ---
1:43:55 Riga, Daugava bridge - 2M62 freight, M62 with crane, light 2M62, ER2s, tram
1:47:57 Riga - trams
1:49:15 Riga station - 2M62 freight departure, DR1A departure
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[applecounty]

Proof that Britain still uses her railways for freight (38:40) - even if it is German railways that enable us to do so. Hope you enjoyed your trip to the UK Roni, pity the East Lancs didn't have much running. Great production as always - how is the new(ish) camera performing?

[ronik24]

@applecounty

Hi,

Thanks! :-)

Well, Freightliner is also included... ;-)

East Lancs was not bad with 2 train traffic, the BR blue railbusses fit right into the landscape, I only caught them in older liveries (or newer in the 90s) yet. And the Hunslet is also a nice change from mainline steamers.

The camera was great, only once it gave up on me with low battery, there should also be a scene with the "Welsh Mountaineer" leaving Blaenau. Oh well, that way I only have it on photo.

Cheers,

Ron

[zelfoto]

Super video Roni. On time 1:35:40 is loko ČME3 (CKD Praha).

[ronik24]

@zelfoto

Hi,

Thanks! :-)

The ChME3 is at 1:38:05, do you mean this one?

Cheers,

Roni

[AndreiTupolev]

This is like a whole series of Great Railway Journeys. That Horse must have wondered what his Person was doing (32:00).

I hestitate to correct your fine production, but that's not 46115 at Blea Moor, it's a Black 5, 44932 I think.

[ronik24]

@AndreiTupolev

Hi,

Thanks, yes, you are right, it should have been 46115 though...

Cheers,

Ron

[stenh006]

And that trolleybus what did u see was my Favorite!

[stenh006]

1:12:40 is a Train what i have riden and ITS HORRIBLE! and 1:12:46 is comes a train what i have seen 100 times and you spelt all ESTONIAN WRONG and i have seen the Dash-7 too 100 times and that Rakvere-Tallinn i have riden that and its not Rakvere its Aegviidu -_- and You Sure Like Estonia My Home Contury :D

[zelfoto]

@ronik24

Hi, Yes. It is one.

[jstein4123]

Very entertaining adventure through Europe.