Trenhotel Elipsos 275/4 "Pau Casals" (Zürich Hbf-->Barcelona Sants) and 11275/4 "Salvador Dali" (Milano Cle-->Barcelona Sants, via Modane), seen passing the gauge-changer and arriving at the station of Portbou.
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At this stage, this formation was being banked by a French locomotive. 
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Unlike daytime services, banking extends until the trainshed of Portbou (South end), as sleepers are distinctly longer than daytime Talgo formations (300-420m instead of 120-180m).
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Portbou (Spanish sector).
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25th July 2005.
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P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)