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Photo reports of visits and events
Over the course of any year I attend various events and pay visits to clubs or travel around for business. If I think it is of some interest I make a phot album to enjoy for anybody who may be interested in it.
All published reports (in descending order of event date)
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| Country | Date event |
Subject |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2024-05-11 | RTM Ouddorp | Another visit to the tramway museum in Ouddorp |
| Netherlands | 2024-05-08 | Jaap 100 | A special with C9002 (Dutch class Mat '24) to commemorate its centennial |
| Germany | 2024-04-20 | Intermodellbau 2024 | A visit to the supposedly largest model show in the world |
| Germany | 2024-04-13 | Bruchhausen-Vilsen | A visit to Germany's first heritage railway |
| Gemany | 2024-04-12 | Miniaturwunderland | A visit to the supposedly largest modelrailway in the world |
| Netherlands | 2024-02-03 | To the South West | A railway trip to Vlissingen |
| Netherlands | 2024-01--27 | To the North East | A railway trip to Leeuwarden and Groningen |
| UK | 2023-06-10 |
Isle of Wight Steam Railway | A most enjoyable day out on a beautiful island |
| Belgium | 2023-04-10 | Trams in Brussels | A quick snap during a business trip |
| Netherlands | 2023-03-17 | Ontraxs | The yearly model railway show at the National Railway Museum in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2023-01-05 2023-08-18 |
Trams at the Arnhem Open Air Museum | Two consecutive visits |
| Netherlands | 2022-10-22 | Live Steam Meet | A invitation to attend a garden railway steam meet and match and compare two NBDS models |
| Germany | 2022-10-07 | Stellwerk S | Being in Germany I visited an impressive 1:160 model of Stuttgart Hbf |
| Germany | 2022-10-05 | Frankfurt Hbf | A business trip took me to Frankfurt, where I some time to spare at the station. |
| UK | 2022-09-24 | Spa Valley Railway | A quick outing during a short stay in Kent |
| Switzerland | 2022-09-15 | Jungfrau Joch | Up the highest railway station in Europe |
| Switzerland | 2022-09-13 | Schynigge Platte | A rack railway allowing view on the famous Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and still operating its century old electric locomotives |
| Switzerland | 2022-09-09 | Furka | A stop and go at Gletsch, featruing HG 3/4 no 9 |
| Switzerland | 2022-09-09 | Erstfeld | A visit and tour at the SBB Historic depot at the Gottthard railway. |
| Switzerland | 2022-09-08 | Rigi | A ride up the Rigi near Lucerne with one of the oldest rack railways in the world |
| UK | 2020-06-01 | Various visits | CANCELLED due to Covid-19 |
| Netherlands | 2020-05-21 | VSM | CANCELLED due to Covid-19 Ascencion Day start of the season event |
| Netherlands | 2020-03-13 | Ontraxs 2020 | CANCELLED due to Covid-19 Annual layout show in the railway museum in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2019-12-23 | SHM Christmas Express | A visit to Stoomtram Hoorn Medemblik in the festive season |
| Netherlands | 2019-07-20 | Visit to SSN | My lifelong friend invited me to visit to the SSN depot in Rotterdam as a birthday present |
| France | 2019-06-04 | Charleville-Mézières | A short photo shoot at the main station of the French town of Charleville-Mézières |
| Belgium | 2019-06-02 | Chemin de Fer de Trois Vallées | During our holiday in the French Ardennes we incidentally stumbled (really, really, really) upon this heritage railway. |
| Netherlands | 2019-05-30 | SGB | Stoomtrein Goes Borssele organised the event ""Sporen naar het verleden" in the week of Ascencion Day. |
| Netherlands | 2019-03-15 | Ontraxs 2019 | A visit to the annual model show at the Railway Museum in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2019-01-12 | Nederlandse Modelspoordagen 2019 | A visit to the annual model show at Rijswijk |
| France | 2018-11-20 | A Péchot-Bourdon in Paris | While going to Paris for work I found some time to spend in the city and visit en very special steam locomotive |
| Germany | 2018-09-06 | Mallets of Brohltalbahn | During a visit in the Moselle area I could visit Brohl where I expected to find an operational Mallet steam locomotive. It was a Mallet with a surprise. |
| France | 2018-05-19 | Clairière de l'Armistice | We paid a short visit to the Armistice Clearing near Compiègne in France, the place where WWI ended. |
| Netherlands | 2018-05-10 | Museum Katwijk | A visit to the Narrow Gauge Museum at Katwijk (formerly Valkenburg) |
| Netherlands | 2018-03-09 | Ontraxs 2018 | The 10th edition of this annual event |
| Germany | 2018-03-06 2017-05-31 2016-10-13 |
LHB Museum | A compilation of three quick visits to the Linke-Hofmann-Busch museum on the premises of Alstom Salzgitter. |
| Germany | 2018-01 | A weekend in Germany | After a business trip to Munich I visited a friend in the Stuttgart area |
| Netherlands | 2017-12-09 | 01.1075 Christmas Express | We travelled with the SSN Christmas Express from Rotterdam to Beekbergen led by 01.1075, sister engine of the 01.1063 I had seen only two days earlier |
| Germany | 2017-12-07 | 01.1063 by night | I passed Braunschweig Germany and made a few photos of this loc in front of the main station |
| Czechia | 2017-10-11 | Toy Museum Prague | Some rail related exhibits of the Prague Toy Museum |
| Czechia | 2017-10-10 | NTM Prague | A visit to the three standard gauge steam locomotives in the National Technical Museum in Prague |
| Czechia | 2017-10-10 | Stations of Prague | During our visit to Prague I found time to visit two stations |
| Czechia | 2017-10 | Trams of Prague | During a week I spotted many trams in Prague. Although not in my direct interest I thougth nice to make a special photo report on the theme. |
| Germany | 2017-09-20 | A business trip to Germany | Impressions of rail related events during a business trip to Germany |
| Wales | 2017-06-24 | Welshpool | UK 2017 album No 2 of 9: a visit to Welshpool Llanfair and Monarch in particular |
| England | 2017-06-22 | Severn Valley Railway | UK 2017 album No 1 of 9: a visit to and ride on the Severn Valley Railway |
| Wales | 2017-06 | David Lloyd George FR | UK 2017 album No 7 of 9: Ffestiniog's Fantastic Fairlie Four. A compilation of photos of David Lloyd George of the FR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Wales | 2017-06 | Dinas Station Yard | UK 2017 album No 9 of 9: left-overs and spares at Dinas |
| Wales | 2017-06 | Earl of Merioneth FR | UK 2017 album No 5 of 9: Ffestiniog's Fantastic Fairlie Four. A compilation of photos from Earl of Merioneth of the FR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Wales | 2017-06 | Merddin Emrys FR | UK 2017 album No 6 of 9: Ffestiniog's Fantastic Fairlie Four. A compilation of photos from Merddin Emrys of the FR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Wales | 2017-06 | No 143 WHR | UK 2017 album No 4 of 9: A compilation of photos from NGG16 no 143 of the WHR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Wales | 2017-06 | No 87 WHR | UK 2017 album No 3 of 9: A compilation of photos from NGG16 no 87 of the WHR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Wales | 2017-06 | Taliesin FR | UK 2017 album No 8 of 9: Ffestiniog's Fantastic Fairlie Four. A compilation of photos of Taliesin of the FR over the course of a week in Wales |
| Netherlands | 2017-05-25 | VSM | Visiting the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij at Ascencion Day 2017 |
| Netherlands | 2017-03-24 | Last call Hoek van Holland |
A farewell ride to railway operation from Hoek van Holland to Rotterdam |
| Netherlands | 2017-03-10 | NS 5085 | Overview and detail photos of the sole surviving member of the NS5000 (ex WD 2-10-0) class |
| Netherlands | 2017-03-10 | Ontraxs 2017 | I visited the annual model railroad show in the National Railway Museum of the Netherlands in utrecht. |
| Netherlands | 2016-12-31 | Christmas Express at ZLSM | A steam ride in frosty weather in Zuid-Limburg |
| Netherlands | 2016-10-28 | Eurospoor 2016 | My customary visit to the largest modelrailroadshow in the Netherlands |
| Germany | 2016-09-28 | 01 1063 | A chance encounter with Germany's mighty three cylinder Pacific |
| Germany | 2016-09-21 | Innotrans 2016 | A selection of hobby suitable photos from a business trip to the Innotrans in Berlin |
| Netherlands | 2016-09-14 | Arnhem Central Station | Arnhem's main station after its recent rebuild. |
| Germany | 2016-09 | S-Bahn Berlin | When visiting Berlin for the Innotrans I travelled around with the S-Bahn and made a brief photographic impression |
| Italy | 2016-05-19 | Tram in Pescia | A description of the remains of a tramway line I found in Pescia, Tuscany, Italy. |
| Netherlands | 2016-03-11 | Ontraxs 2016 | The annual layout show at the Dutch Railway Museum in Utrecht |
| Germany | 2015-09-29 | Harzquerbahn | Fifth and last album of the Harz, a ride on the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen from Nordhausen to Drei Annen Hohne |
| Germany | 2015-09-28 | Brockenbahn | A ride on the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen to the Brocken |
| Germany | 2015-09-26 | Mallets of the Harz | I traced two the mallets still operable in the Harz and made a special photo report of them covering several occasions. |
| Germany | 2015-09-25 2015-09-27 |
Wernigerode by night | A nocturnal impression of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen's main depot |
| Germany | 2015-09-23 | Selketalbahn | A ride on the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen from Gernrode to Alexisbad |
| Netherlands | 2015-08-01 | ISM | A visit to the Industiral Narrow Gauge Museum in Erika, Netherlands |
| England | 2015-06-10 | Black Five | UK Holiday 2015: a chance encounter with a special headed by a Stanier Black Five |
| England | 2015-06-08 | NRM Shildon | UK Holiday 2015: a visit to "Locomotion" in Shildon |
| England | 2015-06-07 | NRM York (3) | UK Holiday 2015: my third visit to the National Railway Museum in York |
| England | 2015-06-04 | NYMR | UK Holiday 2015: trailing a Gresley A4 during a visit to North Yorkshire Moors Railway |
| England | 2015-05-31 | Ormesby Hall | UK Holiday 2015: While visiting a National Trust property we stumbled on three beautiful layouts supported by the Ormesby Hall Model Railway Group |
| Netherlands | 2015-05-14 | RTM no 54 centennial | No 54 of the RTM celebrated its 100th birthday |
| Netherlands | 2015-03-08 | Ontraxs 2015 | The annual high quality layout show of Dutch Railway Museum |
| Netherlands | 2014-10-17 | Spoorparade | Railway parade in Amersfoort on the occasion of 175 years of railways in the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2014-09-20 | 175th railway anniversary | Festivities in Amsterdam and Haarlem on the occasion of 175 years of railways in the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2014-08-02 | Icons of the rails | An exhibition at the Dutch Railway Museum on the occasion of 175 years of railways in the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2014-07-18 | Decauville | A visit to the closing Decauville narrow gauge museum in Harskamp, NL |
| England | 2014-06-18 | BRC | UK Holiday 2014: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre |
| England | 2014-06-18 | SAR Class 25NC | UK Holiday 2014: 25NC as seen in the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre |
| England | 2014-06-14 | Pendon Museum | A tribute to Roye England, which took a while to publish (I forgot all about it) |
| England | 2014-06-12 | Didcot Railway Centre | UK Holiday 2014: a visit to Didcot Railway Centre |
| England | 2014-06-07 | Mid-Hants Railway | UK Holiday 2014: a ride on the Watercressline |
| Germany | 2014-04-06 | Tram World Stuttgart | My German friends took to the local tramway museum of Stuttgart |
| France | 2014-04-05 | Mulhouse | After the business trip I stayed the weekend at a friend's place. We visited the French National Railway Museum in Mulhouse. Not really close, but not too far either |
| Germany | 2014-04-01 | To Sinsheim by ICE | A business trip with the ICE to Mannheim and from there with local trains to Sinsheim |
| Netherlands | 2014-03-07 | Ontraxs 2014 | My visit to the annual model railroad show in the Dutch Railway Museum |
| Netherlands | 2013-09-28 | Narrow Gauge Modeling Event | at the National Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Valkenburg |
| Netherlands | 2013-09-21 | Indonesia event | at the National Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Valkenburg |
| Netherlands | 2013-04-16 | Sporen naar het Front | A visit to the Dutch Railway Museum's exhibition "Tracks to the Front" |
| Netherlands | 2013-03-15 | Armoured train near Utrecht | On my way to Utrecht I chanced upon an armoured train on its way ti an exhibition in the Dutch Railway Museum |
| Netherlands | 2012-11-14 | Sliedrecht station | an early morning fall sun illuminated Sliedrecht's station in stunning way. I skipped a train to record the event. |
| Netherlands | 2012-10-20 | Eurospoor 2012 | Visit to the annual model railroad show in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2012-09-12 | Visit to the ZLSM | Ride with a Class E2 2-8-0 and visit to the signal box and workshop in Simpelveld in Zuid Limburg |
| Spain | 2012-06-25 | Tren de Soller | Visit to Mallorca's famous 1929 electric railway line. |
| Netherlands | 2012-05-17 | A visit to the VSM | on National Steam train day |
| Netherlands | 2012-04-20 | Firing at SHM | My first footplate experience |
| Netherlands | 2012-03-29 | Shooting in Amsterdam | While on my way for work I missed a train connection in Amsterdam Central. I took the opportunity for a photo shoot |
| Netherlands | 2012-03-02 | Ontraxs 2012 | My visit to the annual show of the Dutch Railway Museum |
| Netherlands | 2012-02-03 | Winter in Utrecht | Severe winter weather crippled rail traffic in early February. Of course there was the customary public outrage but ignoring that, the weather was great for some impressive shots. |
| Switzerland | 2011-10-04 | Albula Line | Walk between Preda and Bergün, Landwasser viaduct |
| Switzerland | 2011-10-02 | Meeting RhB G4/5 | during a trip to Switserland |
| England | 2011-08-31 | NRM York | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-27 | Boston Lodge | FR en WHR Workshops A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-27 | Ffestiniog Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-25 | Welsh Highland Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-24 | Llanberis Lake Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-24 | Snowdon Mountain Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Wales | 2011-08-21 | Penrhyn Castle | In steam show on castle grounds in Wales. A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| England | 2011-08-17 | Spa Valley Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| England | 2011-08-14 | Blue Bell Railway | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| England | 2011-08-12 | RHDR | A visit to the RH&DR Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| England | 2011-08-09 | Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden | A belated publication from my UK holiday in 2011 |
| Netherlands | 2011-06-03 | RTM | A visit to the Riding Tramway Museum at Ouddorp |
| Netherlands | 2011-02-25 | Ontraxs 2011 | My visit to the annual model railroad show in the Dutch Railway Museum in 2011. I forgot to publish it. |
| Belgium | 2010-10-16 | ModelspoorExpo Mechelen | A journey to Mechelen (Belgium) tot visit a national model railroad show |
| Norway | 2010-08-29 | Hamar | Visit to the national railway museum of Norway |
| Norway | 2010-08-17 | Gamle Vossebanen | Visit to the depot of a heritage railway near Bergen, South Norway |
| Norway | 2010-08-10 | Setesdalbanen | Visit to the depot of a narrow gauge railway in South Norway |
| Norway | 2010-08 | Norway's Stations | Visits to Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Hamar and Oslo station |
| Netherlands | 2010-07-18 | Linge bridge at Geldermalsen | Replacement of the seventy year old railroad bridge |
| Netherlands | 2010-06-24 | Opening Rotterdam Waalhaven | In June my employer opened a new site in Rotterdam. Photos published with kind permission of its management |
| Netherlands | 2010-06-05 | Bridge at Zwolle | Visit to the construction site of a brand new railroad bridge |
| Netherlands | 2010-05-29 | Dordt in stoom | The bi-annual steam event in Dordrecht |
| Netherlands | 2010-02-26 | OnTraxs | Model railroading event at the National railway Museum in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2010-01-29 | Walk along the LTM | A two days winter walk with a friend along the former track of the Maastricht to Vaals line of the Limburg Tramway Company (LTM) where the only ever Dutch Garratt had its working. |
| England | 2009-06-24 | National Ry Museum york | Roundtrip UK |
| England | 2009-06-16 | Carlisle station | Roundtrip UK |
| Wales | 2009-06-13 | Fairlies at Porthmadog | Roundtrip UK |
| Wales | 2009-06-13 | Welsh highland ry | Roundtrip UK |
| Wales | 2009-06-10 | Blanche at Porthmadog | Roundtrip UK |
| Wales | 2009-06-10 | Fairlie at Blaenau Ffestiniog | Roundtrip UK |
| England | 2009-06-06 | Didcot Ry Center | Roundtrip UK |
| England | 2009-06-06 | Swindon STEAM | Roundtrip UK |
| England | 2009-06-03 | Blue Bell railway | Roundtrip UK |
| Netherlands | 2009-05-23 | Stoomtram Hoorn Medemblik | |
| Netherlands | 2009-03-06 | Rail 2009, 25th anniversary | |
| Netherlands | 2009-02-20 | On Traxs | Model Railway exhibition at the Dutch National Railway Museum |
| Netherlands | 2009-02-04 | Station Haarlem | |
| Germany | 2009-01-08 till 12 | Visit to the Stuttgart area, Germany | |
| Netherlands | 2008-12-13 | Open Day NedTrain plant Leidschendam | marking the 100 year anniversary of the plant |
| Netherlands | 2008-11-29 | Nederlandse Modelspoordagen | |
| Netherlands | 2008-10-24 | Eurospoor 2008 | Model railroad exhibition and trade fair in Utrecht |
| Netherlands | 2008-09-13 | Narrow gauge museum Valkenburgse Meer | Open day in the museum and National narrow gauge model railroad exhibition |
| Germany | 2008-06-29 | Eisenbahnmuseum Heilbronn | |
| Germany | 2008-06-29 | Gauge 1 meeting Sinsheim Germany | Part of my five day visit to my German friend Dieter |
| Netherlands | 2008-06-07 | Hoorn-Medemblik | Visit to the workshop of a steam tram museum |
| England | 2008-05-31 | Museum of Childhood, London | |
| England | 2008-05-30 | Waterloo station, London | |
| Netherlands | 2008-05-18 | Dordt in stoom | Bi-annual steam event (some films may take some time to load) |
| Netherlands | 2008-04-29 | Sprinter Light Train | New rolling stock in the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2008-03-08 | Rail 2008 | |
| Netherlands | 2008-01-19 | Nederlandse Modelspoordagen | Dutch Model Railway Days (fair) |
| Netherlands | 2007-12-14 | Visit to Railz Miniworld | |
| Netherlands | 2007-12-14 | Visit to Rotterdam Central Station | |
| Netherlands | 2007-10-28 | Eurospoor 2007 | |
| Netherlands | 2007-08-14 | Visit to Jenbach | Zillertalbahn, Achenseebahn |
| Netherlands | 2005-10-04 | Amsterdam Central Station | Early morning atmosphere in Amsterdam |
| Netherlands | 2005-08-30 | Summer's morning | The start of a normal working day between Sliedrecht and Geldermalsen |
| Netherlands | 2002-12-20 | 3737 in Tilburg | |
| Switzerland | 1974 | Summer holiday | An album about the 1974 summer holiday in Switzerland, published on the occasion of my 40th anniversary in railroading |
| Germany | 1974 | Visit to Rheine depot | Visit to one of the largest steam depots in Germany before the demise of steam |
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