| A very long day trip !! First stage was a 3 hour car trip to St Etienne to view the roundhouse - a major disappointment as the roundhouse is no longer used and only Units can be seen in the area.
Onward by rail and a short 60 km trip to Lyon Part-Dieu station. Courtesy of the impressive Lyon metro , it was possible to view the massive Vénissieux depot and then the Lyon Mouche depot. A further hour on Part-Dieu station was followed by the return trip to St Etienne and then the drive home stopping off at Clermont Ferrand roundhouse to view 3 of the remaining co-co diesel 72000 class. It was good to see a fair number of BB 25500 locos still performing passenger duties in the Lyon area. Despite their ancient looks , the remaining locos in this class are mainly of mid-70s vintage - mere pups by SNCF standards !! Long day but enjoyable !! |
2 Duplex sets go head-to-head at Lyon Part-Dieu 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040087.JPG 2008-04-05 14:53:33 |
A view of the deserted & overgrown roundhouse at St Etienne.Photo taken from the station 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040035.JPG 2008-04-05 10:03:31 |
BB 22350 R arrives at Lyon Part-Dieu with a Corail train 05/04/2008 1027x749 P1040041.JPG 2008-04-05 11:17:19 |
BB 25238 arrives at Lyon Part-Dieu station 05/04/2008 1023x766 P1040074.JPG 2008-04-05 14:19:05 |
BB 25257 manoeuvres on Vénissieux depot in readiness for its next turn - 05/04/2008 1025x767 P1040054.JPG 2008-04-05 12:35:08 |
BB 25258 taken at maximum 10 times zoom sits outside the roundhouse at Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1024x770 P1040060.JPG 2008-04-05 12:38:58 |
BB 25585 on Lyon Mouche depot 05/04/2008 1025x768 P1040072.JPG 2008-04-05 13:47:59 |
BB 25596 on Lyon Mouche Depot 05/04/2008 still sporting 'Île de France' livery 1022x766 P1040069.JPG 2008-04-05 13:41:36 |
BB 25597 in Île de France livery sits alongside BB 63784 on Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040045.JPG 2008-04-05 12:24:30 |
BB 25601 on Lyon Mouche Depot 05/04/2008 still sporting 'Île de France' livery 1026x766 P1040068.JPG 2008-04-05 13:40:59 |
BB 25627 on Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040049.JPG 2008-04-05 12:33:01 |
BB 25649 switches its tail-lights on for the 'Push' leg of its suburban service - Lyon Part-Dieu 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040043.JPG 2008-04-05 11:21:57 |
BB 25660 manoeuvres on Vénissieux depot in readiness for its next turn - 05/04/2008 1031x768 P1040055.JPG 2008-04-05 12:35:40 |
BB 25664 on a TER local service at Lyon Part-Dieu 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040083.JPG 2008-04-05 14:39:24 |
BB 25666 passing 7249 comes onto Lyon Mouche depot 05/04/2008 1022x768 P1040067.JPG 2008-04-05 13:40:19 |
BB 25681 arrives with the stock of a TER local service - Lyon Part-Dieu 05/04/2008 1024x769 P1040038.JPG 2008-04-05 11:09:29 |
BB 26164 in en-voyage livery glimpsed inside the roundhouse at Lyon Mouche 05/04/2008 1026x767 P1040070.JPG 2008-04-05 13:43:24 |
BB 26187 pulls a load of cereal wagons through Lyon Part-Dieu station 05/04/2008 1023x768 P1040089.JPG 2008-04-05 15:04:35 |
BB 63759 stabled at Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1025x751 P1040059.JPG 2008-04-05 12:37:25 |
BB 63789 on the turntable at Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1027x763 P1040047.JPG 2008-04-05 12:25:20 |
BB 67401 stabled on Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1024x768 P1040056.JPG 2008-04-05 12:36:36 |
BB 67410 on Clermont Ferrand Depot 05/04/2008 1025x768 P1040095.JPG 2008-04-05 17:50:03 |
BB 67412 on Clermont Ferrand depot 05/04/2008 1019x765 P1040096.JPG 2008-04-05 17:50:24 |
BB 67440 heads a group of the class stabled on Vénissieux depot 05/04/2008 1027x770 P1040053.JPG 2008-04-05 12:34:31 |
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