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OBB Electric Loco 1216 001 / 190-001 (NVR 91 81 1216 001-8 A-OBB) with a northbound pax service on the Brenner line at Peri/Dolcè Station on 18/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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OBB Electric Loco 1293 006 (NVR 91 81 1293 006-3 A-OBB) with a northbound freight train at San Giorgio di Piano BO Station on 11/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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OBB Electric Loco 1293 026 (NVR 91 81 1293 026-1 A-OBB) with a southbound freight train at San Giorgio di Piano BO Station on 11/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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LTE Logistik and Transport Electric Loco E 186 221 stabled at Mannheim Hbf on 04/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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LTE Logistik and Transport Electric loco 286 940 (NVR 91 81 1286 940-2 A-LTE) at Mannheim Hbf on 05/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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Sofia stop ul. Dimitar Petkov (line 22), direction towards the city center. July 2023 . The stop is hidden behind some big trees along ul. Pirotska. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop ul. Dimitar Petkov (line 22), direction towards the city center. July 2023 . Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia T6A5 4145 at stop Konstantin Velichkov (line 22). July 2023. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia T6A5 4145 crossing blvd. Todor Alexandrov (line 22). July 2023 . Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia T6A5 4152 on blvd. Konstantin Velichkov (line 22). July 2023 . Photo by M.Koblischka

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SBB Cargo International Electric loco 193 475 (NVR 91 80 6193 475-1 D-SIEAG) at Mannheim Hbf on 05/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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SBB Cargo International Electric loco 482 011-4 (NVR 91 85 4482 011-4 CH-SBBC) with CHEMOIL front title only at Mannheim Hbf on 05/07/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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BLS Cargo Electric Loco 186 103 (NVR 91 80 6186 103-8 D-Rpool) on lease from Railpool at Mannheim Hbf on 15/05/2023. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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t Mayuram, Southern Railway MG 2-6-4T ST 37370 (Skoda 977/1939) runs round, to pick up its next passenger train; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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In mid-day sun, MG 2-6-4T ST 37370 (Skoda 977/1939) departs from Mayuram with T663 Mayuram-Tarangambadi passenger. Tarangambadi is interesting in that from 1620 it was a Danish enclave on the coast of India, until being sold to Britain in 1845. The single-track branchline to the town closed in 1986. 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Crossing the flood relief channel north of Mayuram station, MG 4-6-2 YP 2527 (Telco 778/1963) arrives with the south-bound T123 Villupuram-Trichy passenger service; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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North of Mayuram station, MG 4-6-2 YP 2839 (Telco 1124/1969) departs with the north-bound T124 Trichy-Villupuram passenger train; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Mayuram station with MG 4-6-2 YP 2031 (Krauss Maffei 17742/1952) is starting T625, the Mayuram-Sengottai passenger working; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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With "smoke by request" MG 4-6-2 YP 2031 (KrM 17742/1952) energetically accelerates T625, Mayuram-Sengottai passenger train away from Mayuram station; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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MG 4-6-2 YP 2031 (KrM 17742/1952) runs into Mayuram with T652, a Tirutiraipundi-Mayuram passenger working; 30.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The north end of Madras Basin Bridge shed where from the spare tenders and spring sets on the ground it is evident that even with Perambur Works nearby, an amount of repair work was carried out at the shed. BG 2-8-2 XD 22494 (NBL 25733/1946) is identified; 1.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The south end of the Southern Railway's Madras Basin Bridge BG engine shed is seen on 1st December 1979 with BG 4-6-2 WP 7154 (Chittaranjan 1965) in the foreground; 1.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Madras Basin Bridge engine shed; BG 4-6-0 HPS 24379 (Vulcan Foundry 5801/1950) is prepared for its next duty; 1.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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As far as is known, the Southern Railway did not employ the BG WM Class 2-6-4T in ordinary service. In Southern Railway brown livery, WM 13041 (Robert Stephenson, Hawthorn 7707/1953) was one of Perambur Works' pilot engines, though from its apprearance in the photograph, its working days were over; 1.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Fresh from an overhaul at Perambur Works BG 2-8-2 WG 8928 (Krupp 3419/1954) is wearing the Southern Railway's black, freight engine livery; 1.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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PolRegio EN99-004 and EN64-003 are reaching their final station Katowice on a service from Debica, Poland, 10.07.2023. Photo by Michal Kozicki (michalmarekkozicki@gmail.com)

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PKP Cargo ET22-1155 with empty Black-Box-Xpress stock to Walbrzych is leaving Rebiszow, Poland, 30.07.2023. Photo by Michal Kozicki (michalmarekkozicki@gmail.com)