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That is the problem, you always have to run on RER C tracks. And if the TGV service has caught delay, you are sandwiched between 2 stopping services and mostly trundling at 60 to 80 km/h.. LGV Interconnexion Sud (or at least a separate new line, viz. Marseille-Nice that won't be LGV but will be...

IMHO M7 motor coaches will be a big failure. They should have adopted the SBB Twindexx concept with variable length sets: an IR100 and an IC200. Those are real high-performance double deck Intercity EMU's, not this outdated motor-car concept. And no, KISS (Westbahn+DB operate them in...

I think the ECx sets will be operated the same way as Railjets: consisting of semi-permanent formations, only locos will be changed out as with conventional loco-hauled sets. But cars will remain in fixed formation unless operating conditions dictate otherwise (i.e. lengthening or shortening...

@MarcVD is absolutely correct: the I11 control-cars are needed until the (motored?) M7 stock finally gets the all-clear for Luxembourg operations. In my opinion, the Corail B6Dux cars would be a no-brainer: largely the same profile as the Spanish coaches (which were also based on...

On the evening of 1 December, the 2 locos were already spotted in Aachen-West: http://www.wallorail.be/actu2013/index.php/international/50-1er-decembre-passage-de-deux-class92-ews-vers-la-bulgarie As they already were quite quirky in the UK, I wonder how long the Bulgarians will keep them in...

Sorry for the late reply, but just saw this topic with no answer. Antwerpen-Haven is a service stop, i.e. the trains to there are only accessible for staff and personnel who work at Antwerpen-Noord shunting yard/signal box/workshops. Sometimes it's also used for special trains when open days...

Another good example is the so-called Vennbahn: originally located in Germany. After WW I and the Versailles Treaty in which Belgium annexed some German communities (Eupen, Malmedy, ..), the line now crossed the new Belgo-German border 5 times. To avoid border checks each time, the rail line...

I have been trying to get in contact with you via PM on this forum, have sent several e-mails on your e-mailadresses, but all with no avail ! Can you send me an e-mail on this address so I can get in touch with you ? Thanks ! Cheers, btrs