Dave's European Travels
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Welcome to my site about my railway travels around Europe
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Ex DB VT98 railcar 998-172-1 at Siegen Railway Museum on 5th November 2009
Top Photographs of All Time
Bo-Bo electric 2503 at Porto Campanha station in August 1974  Portuguese Standard Gauge  (239)
Turkish 1927-built Corpet Louvert 569xx 2-10-0 near Izmir Basmane station  Turkey and Greece  (164)
2-6-4T at Porto Campanha station in August 1974  Portuguese Standard Gauge  (148)
Dublin Heuston November 1972  Ireland  (127)
At Buchs on the way back home in October 1989  Vienna  (117)
Most Recent Collections
8th Mar 2009Latest Photos
Here are a few of my latest photos - check the appropriate gallery for more
23rd Apr 2006IVA88
A trip from Derby to Hamburg and back with a special train consisting of the following: 89001, 90008, 91003, 150263, 2 match wagons and 2 International Coaches. The vehicles were on show at the International Transport & Traffic Exhibition (IVA88) in hamburg Germany in May-June 1988
29th May 2005Belgium
A collection of pictures of various Belgian stock from 1973, 1984, 1989 and December 2005
22nd May 2005Germany
An early steam picture from the 1960's plus more pictures from a trip by rail to Munich in 1984, to the IVA88 exhibition at Hamburg in 1988 plus the appearance of a DB class V200 at the NS150 exhibition in Utrecht in 1989. Recent visits in March, July, September and November 2009 include pictures at Frankfurt, Giessen, Siegen and Cologne
12th May 2005Eastern Europe
Views of steam in eastern Europe taken from the carriage window during a trip through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the summer of 1973
12th May 2005Jugoslavia
Some Jugoslavian steam seen from the carriage window on a trip to Istanbul in 1973
5th May 2005Ireland
A few pictures in southern Ireland from 1972
29th Apr 2005Portuguese Standard Gauge
A standard gauge steam tank locomotive and a couple of electrics at Porto station in August 1974
27th Apr 2005Italy
Some pictures from Italy taken in 1966 and 1973
27th Apr 2005Turkey and Greece
Some pictures from 1973 in eastern Europe and Turkey and Greece mainly steam - en route to Izmir via Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest and Istanbul.
27th Apr 2005Holland
Some pictures from Holland from the 70's, the 1980's, including several steam locos from the NS150 exhibition at Utrecht in 1989 and more recent times up to October 2005
27th Apr 2005Bulgaria
A few shots at Sofia station in 1973 and en route through the country towards Turkey
23rd Apr 2005Switzerland
Some pictures around Basel in 1989 when en route to Vienna
23rd Apr 2005France
Various visits to France with pictures of steam, diesel and electric traction from the 1960's to 2006
23rd Apr 2005Vienna
Some pictures taken in 1989 on a trip by rail and sea with a IC225 TSOE coach and DVT to the Vienna Arsenal climatic testing station. The route taken was via Dunkirk, Lille, then through France to Strasbourg, into Switzerland via Basel, Zurich and Buchs through Liechtenstein into Austria to Innsbruck then via Salzburg and Linz to Vienna.
21st Apr 2005TGV
An original set in the Loire valley and one of the first Atlantique sets at the NS150 celebrations in Utrecht. Now added a couple of shots taken at Lille in January 2006
21st Apr 2005Utrecht NS150
Visit of Strathclyde unit 156 502 to NS 150 exhibition in Utrecht June 1989
21st Apr 2005Sweden
Pictures taken in November 1979 on the line between Gothenburg and Stockholm during pantograph tests with Swedish Railways
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Bo-Bo electric 2503 at Porto Campanha station in August 1974
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Portuguese Standard Gauge
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