Contumil, Vale de Figueira, Gelida, Vilaverd, Vinaixa, Lleida

Today I'm leaving Portugal and returning back to Spain

Before heading to the airport, I'm visiting the station Contumil, just north of Porto Campanhã

The entrance is well hidden, but I could find it at the end

Touristic train on tour

TrenCelta

The tram of Porto

Vale de Figueira station on the way to Lisbon airport

A random town in Portugal

At the airport

Before leaving Portugal: a glass of port wine and pastel de nata

"Who will be the 2024 democratic nominee..."

On the way to Barcelona

Landing in Barcelona

Hopefully, I will see this train soon from the ground

I'm back in Spain, and starting the next day, I will be traveling in Spain for one week, checking out trains

The next day, I'm reading to go

It is Sunday, and I'm in Spain - so there are not many chances of seeing freight trains; the only one I see today rolling is this one

Just as the shipping company MSC owns Medway, another shipping company, CMA CGM, has purchased the railway company Continental Rail in 2021

Continental Rail has existed since 2000

335 023, is a Euro 4000 manufactured in 2008

On this trip in Spain, I will be going from Barcelona to Madrid through Lleida and Zaragoza, then returning back through Albacete and Valencia

I'm renting a car here in Spain as well; this is due to the heat and also the uncertainty about train frequency along the conventional Iberian gauge lines

The line through Gelida station has a dual-gauge railway

Montblanc station along the Tarragona-Lleida line

There is a freight train parked here; I was uncertain if it is on the way anytime soon

So, I'm heading to nearby station - Vilaverd

There are frequent services of Regional and Media Distancia trains here

But there are no freight trains today

Waiting for the train to Barcelona

The train at Montblanc station is just parked here with pantographs down

On my way to Lleida, I'm stopping at Vinaixa

From Vinaixa I can spot the high speed train line

Juneda

Puigvert-Artesa

The road to Lleida

My hotel for tonight

It's Euro 2024, and Spain is going to win the whole thing.