Gauge changer of Lérida/Lleida, seen on the Iberic-gauge side (1668mm-5ft6in; 3kV DC), looking towards the HSL, Lerida, Zaragoza and Madrid.
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This gauge-changer is used by Altaria services running between Barcelona and Madrid or Zaragoza.
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This Iberic-gauge Class 252 has been hauling a Talgo 7 set from Barcelona-Sants.
It is now heading towards the siding left of the gauge-changer, where it will stay until the Talgo 7 set (off-pic) has passed on Standard-gauge tracks.
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There is also a Standard-gauge siding (terminating with a big buffer) right of the gauge-changer, used by standard-gauge locos the other way round.
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Lleida (East).

08th May 2004.


Photo by Nacho Rojano (Perruca@tranvia.org)(Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org

Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).