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(Madrid PdA - Bourg St-Maurice)
Landry, 7 January 2006.
In Winter 2005/2006, sleeper Talgo 6, PBA and TMST stock met in Tarentaise.
Pic by Lionel Mollard
(Madrid PdA - Bourg St-Maurice)
Landry, 7 January 2006.
In Winter 2005/2006, sleeper Talgo 6, PBA and TMST stock met in Tarentaise.
Pic by Lionel Mollard
1️⃣ The very first of the 12 Avelia Horizon sets ordered in October 2024 will start static trials in late-2026 and dynamic trials early-2027.
2️⃣ Proxima also approached Siemens and Hitachi. And only considered
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1️⃣ The very first of the 12 Avelia Horizon sets ordered in October 2024 will start static trials in late-2026 and dynamic trials early-2027.
2️⃣ Proxima also approached Siemens and Hitachi. And only considered
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As in 🇲🇦, TGV Euroduplex was to be ordered.
La Pampa flat emptiness would have kept construction costs to a world-record low.
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As in 🇲🇦, TGV Euroduplex was to be ordered.
La Pampa flat emptiness would have kept construction costs to a world-record low.
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It looks like a train wreckage waiting for its turn to the scrapyard 😬😬😬
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It looks like a train wreckage waiting for its turn to the scrapyard 😬😬😬
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VSOE used to run there BTW.
VSOE used to run there BTW.
There is passive provision for a c2c + Overground station called Green Castle (ex Renwich Rd).
From there, #CrossChannelRail budget passengers could connect
There is passive provision for a c2c + Overground station called Green Castle (ex Renwich Rd).
From there, #CrossChannelRail budget passengers could connect
Comboio Rápido 311/0
"Sud-express"
Lisboa SA - Paris A.
June 1988, Lisboa - Santa Apolónia.
Many old stainless-steel carriages by Soferame, no A/C.🥵🥵🥵
The sleeping-car of CP is a WL-S4, built in Ostend in 1922
Only couchettes cars (further left, off-pic) ran beyond Hendaye.
Comboio Rápido 311/0
"Sud-express"
Lisboa SA - Paris A.
June 1988, Lisboa - Santa Apolónia.
Many old stainless-steel carriages by Soferame, no A/C.🥵🥵🥵
The sleeping-car of CP is a WL-S4, built in Ostend in 1922
Only couchettes cars (further left, off-pic) ran beyond Hendaye.
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22 km via Hoerdt South, then passing between Kilstett and Gambsheim, then straight to Bühl.
This way, 🇫🇷🇩🇪 local HSLs will no longer be parallel with some no man's land in between.
They will henceforth join each other.🥳🥳🥳
With easy-to-build chords between Kilstett and La Wantzenau,
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22 km via Hoerdt South, then passing between Kilstett and Gambsheim, then straight to Bühl.
This way, 🇫🇷🇩🇪 local HSLs will no longer be parallel with some no man's land in between.
They will henceforth join each other.🥳🥳🥳
With easy-to-build chords between Kilstett and La Wantzenau,
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The only real pinch point is past Laboureur, on Rue Carnot.
But very quickly, you end up on M660 or along the Canal.
Then, it could go further on former Line 85 RoW until Dottignies and Avelgem.
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The only real pinch point is past Laboureur, on Rue Carnot.
But very quickly, you end up on M660 or along the Canal.
Then, it could go further on former Line 85 RoW until Dottignies and Avelgem.
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Long-term a by-pass, from El Goloso/Fuencarral to Mejorada del Campo/Vicálvaro vía MAD✈️ would open quite many opportunities.
For AVE, Iryo, Ouigo & Avant, too.
Stations:
. Colmenar Viejo East (C4️⃣)
. Barajas (✈️, C1️⃣, Ⓜ️5️⃣&8️⃣)
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Long-term a by-pass, from El Goloso/Fuencarral to Mejorada del Campo/Vicálvaro vía MAD✈️ would open quite many opportunities.
For AVE, Iryo, Ouigo & Avant, too.
Stations:
. Colmenar Viejo East (C4️⃣)
. Barajas (✈️, C1️⃣, Ⓜ️5️⃣&8️⃣)
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(And local 🚈 of Parla can easily extend there, too).
This way, Ouigo may join all Catalonia and Andalusia services, while skipping and relieving Puerta de Atocha.
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(And local 🚈 of Parla can easily extend there, too).
This way, Ouigo may join all Catalonia and Andalusia services, while skipping and relieving Puerta de Atocha.
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This line Barcelona S - Sevilla SJ is just a merger of 2 existing radial lines.
Perhaps ADIF should build an AV station in Vicálvaro, where the HSL passes over Ⓜ️9️⃣.
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This line Barcelona S - Sevilla SJ is just a merger of 2 existing radial lines.
Perhaps ADIF should build an AV station in Vicálvaro, where the HSL passes over Ⓜ️9️⃣.
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In a 15-20 year term, reinstatement looks realistic.
The RoW is still there and preserved with a 🚲 Via Verde.
The line was built with passive provision for a 2nd track + ⚡.
So, 25kV, part double-track, 100-120km/h in the top part and 120-140km/h
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In a 15-20 year term, reinstatement looks realistic.
The RoW is still there and preserved with a 🚲 Via Verde.
The line was built with passive provision for a 2nd track + ⚡.
So, 25kV, part double-track, 100-120km/h in the top part and 120-140km/h
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As other shortcutting lines of
Plan Guadalhorce, SMR features smoother curves and gradients than older lines.
It also includes a 7-km tunnel below the Corniche crest.🔜
As other shortcutting lines of
Plan Guadalhorce, SMR features smoother curves and gradients than older lines.
It also includes a 7-km tunnel below the Corniche crest.🔜
Santander.
Those 3 cities are perfectly aligned, and it's no coincidence at all that Santander is Madrid's harbour on the Cantabrigian Sea while Valenca does the same job on the Med.
And yes, there could be some 🛤️ on Burgos - Santander
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Santander.
Those 3 cities are perfectly aligned, and it's no coincidence at all that Santander is Madrid's harbour on the Cantabrigian Sea while Valenca does the same job on the Med.
And yes, there could be some 🛤️ on Burgos - Santander
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But it will be a PARKWAY STATION. 😤
Across the valley.😔
So, no interface with MD and Cercanías. 😬😬😬
Unless a station is built on the conventional line + 🚠 in between?
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But it will be a PARKWAY STATION. 😤
Across the valley.😔
So, no interface with MD and Cercanías. 😬😬😬
Unless a station is built on the conventional line + 🚠 in between?
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Basque Y shall relieve it, and speed up journey times.
But quite many populated cities (Zumárraga, Beásain, Tolosa, Andoain) will be left aside.
True, there will be a station called Eskio-Itsaso on the HSL.
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Basque Y shall relieve it, and speed up journey times.
But quite many populated cities (Zumárraga, Beásain, Tolosa, Andoain) will be left aside.
True, there will be a station called Eskio-Itsaso on the HSL.
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Let's say 120-140 km/h, more reasonable.
This line is single-track, but has had passive provision for a 2nd track (and ⚡) since Day 1.
Burgos - Miranda - Vitoria - Alsasua is a double-track ⚡railway, with pretty good line speeds (140-160km/h).
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Let's say 120-140 km/h, more reasonable.
This line is single-track, but has had passive provision for a 2nd track (and ⚡) since Day 1.
Burgos - Miranda - Vitoria - Alsasua is a double-track ⚡railway, with pretty good line speeds (140-160km/h).
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The iconic and scenic Directo has been suspended since subsidence in the tunnel beneath the Somosierra Pass (2011).
There are now plans to reopen, ⚡(25kV) and upgrade it to 140-160km/h) in the 2030s.
Primarily for Freight, but such speeds
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The iconic and scenic Directo has been suspended since subsidence in the tunnel beneath the Somosierra Pass (2011).
There are now plans to reopen, ⚡(25kV) and upgrade it to 140-160km/h) in the 2030s.
Primarily for Freight, but such speeds
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Not to mention the prospect for the tunnel Tarifa 🇪🇦 - West Tangiers 🇲🇦.
And in passenger traffic, there is more to serve <100km beyond:
Granada.
A new fast line (200km/h, 25kV, partly single-track) on
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Not to mention the prospect for the tunnel Tarifa 🇪🇦 - West Tangiers 🇲🇦.
And in passenger traffic, there is more to serve <100km beyond:
Granada.
A new fast line (200km/h, 25kV, partly single-track) on
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It sadly closed down in 1968.
LGV PSE marginally runs alongside the former RoW, and the station building of La Roche Vineuse is on the South side.
There was also a line Paray le M - Charolles - Cluny.
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It sadly closed down in 1968.
LGV PSE marginally runs alongside the former RoW, and the station building of La Roche Vineuse is on the South side.
There was also a line Paray le M - Charolles - Cluny.
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Short-term, dual-tracking and upgrade to 200-220km/h of Vadollano - Jaén is doable, with a short by-pass of Espeluy, so as to remove the reversal.
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Short-term, dual-tracking and upgrade to 200-220km/h of Vadollano - Jaén is doable, with a short by-pass of Espeluy, so as to remove the reversal.
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Almuradiel - Vilches is the real pinch point: super twisty through the Despeñaperros Gorge, so 80km/h on >20km
Vilches - Vadollano was dual-tracked and upgraded to 220 in the early-10s.
But too short to sustain >160, in fact.
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Almuradiel - Vilches is the real pinch point: super twisty through the Despeñaperros Gorge, so 80km/h on >20km
Vilches - Vadollano was dual-tracked and upgraded to 220 in the early-10s.
But too short to sustain >160, in fact.
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