I'm on my way to Luxembourg for a one-week Interrail tour around Luxembourg and neighbouring parts of Germany and France. To save some time I'm flying there.
It would take me 1-2 days to get there by train, and this summer, the train punctuality has not been the best in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. There are also extensive railworks, as always, in the summer.
Unfortunately, the weather on the first days of my trip is quite bad
Luxembourg is at the top of Europe's GDP per capita. Gross domestic product per capita is often used as a proxy indicator of a country's standard of living.
The last time I flew from Luxembourg Findel Airport, I had to take a bus from the central station. Today it is possible with a tram
The tram is new, frequent and free of charge
There are even USB ports at the seats
Luxury brands in Luxembourg
I will not stay long in Luxembourg right now, but I will return here at the end of the week
Now I'm heading to Trier in Germany
Local train to Athus which is in Belgium
CFL Class 2200
After a short ride, I'm in Trier
Swineherd with pigs - The fortune drover
One of the pigs is heading to the nearby bank
The next day, I'm visiting Föhren and Hetzerath among other places
Hetzerath
Not much trains so far, just a lonely Vectron
The line between Trier and Koblenz is dominated by DB, SNCF Fret (now Hexafret) and CFL Cargo
Here is 185 026
Sehlem
189 083 at Salmtal
Just missed a french train at Sehlem
187 126
Back at Hetzerath and it is sunny for a while
185 105
152 106
The sun is gone, and now it comes the heavy rain
Finally there is CFL Cargo train
188 062
By the way, I have invested in a new camera, the Nikon Z50 II, and the photos will be better than with my older D7200. And with this weather it is the best time to test it
The Z50 II is definitely faster than the D7200, but it has more difficulty focusing on moving objects in bad weather conditions.
185 105
Trier-Pallien is one of the new stations opened in Mars 2025 at the Trier West railway.
The railway has been served only by freight trains between 1983 and 2025
Bridges over Moselle river
Yes, freight trains are still present here
188 063 heading from Luxembourg to Germany
P Ø SCANDEX specializes in transport between France and Luxembourg to Scandinavia.
Trier West
DE 18 from CFL Cargo
Steel products from Arcelor Mittal
Trier-Euren
Kreuz Konz - and the bridge over Moselle
The railway to Trier Hbf
The railway to Perl and Thionville
Konz Mitte
Konz
Old steam locomotive at Konz station
Just like this map shows at the WC in the train, I'm heading now from Trier to Saarbrücken
No comments:
Post a Comment