Time to leave Switzerland and head to Spain
It's not photoshop
From Bern to Barcelona it is possible to get in one day by train, but I will be taking a plane this time. Why? Because it's cheaper and less complicated - which is very sad, it should be the other way around.
The symbol of Bern is a bear - can be viewed here in the summer
Last minute walk around Bern
Train trip to Zurich Flughafen is included in the plane ticket
It's cold and rainy in Zurich, but warm and sunny in Barcelona
Incredible clouds over Europe today
Landing in Barcelona
Here they are, freight trains in Can Tunis that I will spot tomorrow
There are now 4 train operators in Spain
Visiting Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
My cat friends from Catalonia
Vila Seca is the station on the route Barcelona-Tarragona-Reus
Last time I was here in the winter, I did not see any freight train, but it must have been due to the weekend, today I'm here on a Monday - so I'm expecting to not get disappointed
The first train, even if it's only a locomotive
335 011 is a Euro400 from Transfesa
Transfesa was founden in 1943. Today it is a subsidiary of DB Iberica
And now a locomotive I've never seen before, surprise surprise
It is common in Europe that locomotives are based on another type from European manufacturers, but this one is based on a Japanese locomotive - JNR Class EF66
Renfe Class 251 is from 1982 and is manufactured by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, CAF, MACOSAPlanes from nearby airport of Reus
At Torredembarra - more spotting
Class 253, Traxx DC
Class 256 is a new type for locomotives in Spain
Class 256 is a Stadler Euro 6000
Captrain is using 13 units in Spain, 5 have standard gauges for operations between Spain and France
Time to visit the beach, which happens to be right next to the station
I hope I haven't missed anything while being at the beach
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Passenger trains at Torredembarra
Another Class 251
Class 251 has a power output of
4650 kW, which is compared with the modern Euro 6000 which has 6000 kW, but the weight is 138 t for 251 and 120 t for Euro 6000Impressive beast
Class 252 with Talgo train
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Cat is crossing the railway
On the other side of Barcelona, at Sant Celoni station
Freight train heading to France
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