Ponferrada - Villablino
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updated : 2020-12-19
The F.C. de Ponferrada - Villablino was a 62km metre gauge coal carrier in north-west Spain and remained 100% steam worked until 1980. It was blessed with superb scenery, plenty of impressive bridges and tunnels and a fleet of very distinctive locomotives. I made three visits from 1979 to 1981.
Palma - Sa Pobla and Manacor
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updated : 2020-12-19
Unlike the Soller line, Mallorca's other railway is nothing like as interesting or visually appealing. The metre gauge SFM operates services using modern EMUs on the core Palma - Inca - EnllaƧ section and DMUs from EnllaƧ on the branches to Sa Pobla and Manacor. The whole network is now electrified.
F.C de Soller
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updated : 2020-12-19
The Mediterranean island of Mallorca is home to a fascinating electric railway, the FC de Soller, which still runs all its trains with traction built in the late 1920s. To add to the charm, the journey begins with street running through Palma before crossing the island to finish with a spectacular descent into Soller.