<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531684915017108974</id><updated>2026-10-28T19:16:23.747+01:00</updated><category term="Tourist Trains"/><category term="Tramways"/><category term="Tour de France of tramways"/><category term="Rack Railways"/><category term="Historic Journey"/><category term="Legendary Train"/><category term="Steam Train"/><category term="Guided Light Transit Vehicle"/><category term="Paris Metro"/><category term="Park Railways"/><category term="World War I"/><category term="High Speed TGV train"/><category term="Mont-Blanc"/><category term="Renovation Works"/><category term="Rubber-tyred tramway"/><category term="Subways and Metros"/><category term="Barcelona Tram"/><category term="Central Guidance Rail"/><category term="Chamonix Train"/><category term="Dual Mode Vehicle"/><category term="Marseille Tram"/><category term="Mont-Blanc Express"/><category term="Paris Train"/><category term="Regional Trains"/><category term="Saint-Etienne"/><category term="Steam Locomotive"/><category term="Toy Trains"/><category term="Train Pass"/><category term="Trolleybus"/><category term="funicular"/><category term="Citadis tram"/><category term="First Subway in Continental Europe"/><category term="Hybrid Vehicle"/><category term="Lisbon Tram"/><category term="Restricted Area"/><category term="Barcelona Regional Train"/><category term="Budapest Metro"/><category term="First railway in continental Europe"/><category term="French Riviera Train"/><category term="Garden train"/><category term="Genoa"/><category term="Italian Trains"/><category term="La Rhune tourist train"/><category term="Maintenance Facility"/><category term="Manchester Liverpool Road"/><category term="Manchester Victoria Station"/><category term="Marseille line 68"/><category term="Model Railways"/><category term="Montserrat Funicular"/><category term="Montserrat Rack Railway"/><category term="Vintage tramway"/><category term="Aubagne Tramway"/><category term="Bienvenue à Bord"/><category term="Bombardier-Eurotram"/><category term="Bordeaux Tram"/><category term="Budapest"/><category term="Cog-wheel Railway"/><category term="Commuter Trains"/><category term="Le Havre Funicular"/><category term="Low cost train"/><category term="Marseille Train"/><category term="Monorail"/><category term="Montenvers Railway"/><category term="Nantes Tramway"/><category term="Paris Model trains"/><category term="Railway Museums"/><category term="Spanish trains"/><category term="Suspension Railway"/><category term="The tramway of Nice"/><category term="Tram in Nantes"/><category term="Tram-train"/><category term="Tramway of Nancy"/><category term="Transport Museums"/><category term="Tunnels"/><category term="Turin Rack railway"/><category term="Barcelona Funicular"/><category term="Basque Country Trains"/><category term="Berlin Subway"/><category term="Bilbao Subway"/><category term="Bilbao Tram"/><category term="Chamberi station"/><category term="Corsica Train"/><category term="Electric Bus"/><category term="Ephemeral Railways"/><category term="First railway of continental Europe"/><category term="French Pyrenees Train"/><category term="Ghost station"/><category term="Greenway"/><category term="Le Havre Tramway"/><category term="Legendary Subway"/><category term="Lisbon Funicular"/><category term="Liverpool Lime Street Station"/><category term="Luxury Train"/><category term="Madrid subway"/><category term="Mulhouse"/><category term="Mulhouse Tramway"/><category term="Paris Subway"/><category term="Paris Tramway"/><category term="St.Lazare Station"/><category term="Strasbourg Tramway"/><category term="Strawberry Train"/><category term="The La Mure Railway"/><category term="Train de la Haute Somme"/><title type='text'>Closely Observed Railways</title><subtitle type='html'>in France and Europe by me... Boris!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Boris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18269806795061852702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TTriqgxHYoCff4dZknUd80jvSSTFiymQs331BYzzaJbFBk6VSPc-Wh6c_aEuC7RCjZMWlxs-FImvFClY8TEoGMSSZKIrxZnddLQuBz4YGbEEnrgHqiBR-LWMY4RIE/s220/IMG_E9902.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>374</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531684915017108974.post-4344801539063888654</id><published>2026-10-25T00:00:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2026-10-25T00:00:00.127+02:00</updated><title type='text'>SUISSE - En route vers le terminus le plus haut d&#39;Europe à bord du train du Gornergrat ! </title><content type='html'>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrHLjbOd_ukxXqMszPdTWp6hcqBzz0ctfiMrYfaiyl6Bc9yOiUrsBOjJrPY6ykn6myxcqvuFqH7jJaWpLCNXwu9PiTGA4qGlPbJvoH06Jxw5RKMh1pwNzZYB8i4HWTtHDNtuohg4rYdYK3rrIUl_SZMo4ey9iYqJRqJ38rRC81WBsBmlhR7xhuXVBGkiI/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20001%20BANDEAU%20BIENVENUE%20A%20BORD.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrHLjbOd_ukxXqMszPdTWp6hcqBzz0ctfiMrYfaiyl6Bc9yOiUrsBOjJrPY6ykn6myxcqvuFqH7jJaWpLCNXwu9PiTGA4qGlPbJvoH06Jxw5RKMh1pwNzZYB8i4HWTtHDNtuohg4rYdYK3rrIUl_SZMo4ey9iYqJRqJ38rRC81WBsBmlhR7xhuXVBGkiI/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20001%20BANDEAU%20BIENVENUE%20A%20BORD.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-header&quot;&gt;&lt;h1 class=&quot;title entry-title&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;&lt;a data-id=&quot;6319467192811706563&quot; data-item-type=&quot;post&quot; href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/04/switzerland-on-gornergrat-train-to.html&quot; itemprop=&quot;url&quot; rel=&quot;bookmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  

  




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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La Suisse… pour tous les passionnés de
train, &lt;b&gt;la Suisse a quelque chose de magique !&lt;/b&gt; Ce pays est un
véritable sanctuaire ferroviaire dont les adeptes du rail rêvent de
vénérer les innombrables voies helvétiques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Les trains sont
omniprésents &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;en Suisse&lt;/b&gt; : tels le sang qui pulse dans les
veines, ils irriguent inlassablement le pays, des principales villes
aux villages alpins les plus reculés, nichés dans les plus hautes
montagnes d&#39;Europe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors, pourquoi ce blog
a-t-il ignoré ce lieu sacré depuis son tout premier article en 2010
?! Eh oui, difficile à croire, mais je n&#39;ai jamais écrit un seul
article sur les trains en Suisse depuis le lancement de ce modeste
blog !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Je dois avouer qu&#39;il &lt;b&gt;m&#39;a
été difficile de &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;décider par où commencer&lt;/b&gt; : tant de
trains, de tramways et de funiculaires sillonnent des paysages alpins
à couper le souffle...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quoi qu&#39;il en soit, afin de
préserver la crédibilité de ce blog, &lt;b&gt;il est temps de prendre
une décision&lt;/b&gt;, une fois pour toutes. Pour une destination aussi
grandiose, que diriez-vous de viser le terminus le plus haut
d&#39;Europe, à quelques 3&amp;nbsp;089 mètres d&#39;altitude&amp;nbsp;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;De la ville huppée de
Zermatt au sommet du Gornergrat, &lt;b&gt;embarquons à bord de l&#39;un des
trains à crémaillère les plus incroyables que&lt;/b&gt; j&#39;aie jamais
empruntés !&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Le terminus inférieur de la ligne ferroviaire du Gornergrat à
Zermatt (Suisse).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Les premières impressions peuvent être
trompeuses...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Même si le train du
Gornergrat a ouvert ses portes en 1898 (il ne s&#39;agit pas d&#39;une erreur
: il est en service depuis le 1çème siècle !), ne vous attendez
pas à trouver à Zermatt un bâtiment de gare typique de l’âge
d’or du ferroviaire.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai été un peu surpris,
de trouver à Zermatt un terminus ressemblant à une gare moderne de
banlieue. Ne me demandez pas pourquoi mais &lt;b&gt;j&#39;avais &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;plutôt
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;imaginé un bâtiment austère&lt;/b&gt;, vous savez, ce genre
d&#39;édifice imposant conçu pour rappeler aux passagers à quel point
leur voyage allait en imposer !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Quelques informations utiles&amp;nbsp;:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si vous comptiez arriver à
Zermatt en voiture, c’est raté&amp;nbsp;: votre véhicule ne sera pas
autorisé à rouler au-delà de Täsch. Ensuite, vous devrez prendre
une navette ferroviaire pour Zermatt ou, comme le suggère le site
web de l&#39;office de tourisme, «&amp;nbsp;louer une limousine&amp;nbsp;»
(cette offre généreuse inclue bien évidemment les services d’un
chauffeur), &lt;b&gt;le moyen le plus simple d&#39;éviter &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;une&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;
insupportable promiscuité avec les &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&quot;humbles&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;passagers&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;de la navette &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmaKPmciU_SNAjAt72ATdERiEWEkIqHozXzWubcvm04ClHy0XPgImVm4HOhcTgawsudQycsqBW_j3_wxk1m-vOMKIGPMRE-oehU8cgf8Ew7yQb3IXFZs5rN4Wid_KSJ7x99E5S5Rb8NQ2Z1suzy2Qm1E6TV_UfXSFLr67tcmRIjW2SiKPj6bI1A6KgVrR/s1024/image.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmaKPmciU_SNAjAt72ATdERiEWEkIqHozXzWubcvm04ClHy0XPgImVm4HOhcTgawsudQycsqBW_j3_wxk1m-vOMKIGPMRE-oehU8cgf8Ew7yQb3IXFZs5rN4Wid_KSJ7x99E5S5Rb8NQ2Z1suzy2Qm1E6TV_UfXSFLr67tcmRIjW2SiKPj6bI1A6KgVrR/w640-h640/image.png&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Le tracé de la ligne selon l&#39;IA...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Il était une fois, au pays des merveilles
de l&#39;IA...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pour rendre cet article
aussi attrayant que possible, j&#39;ai demandé à une IA d&#39;illustrer le
trajet en train jusqu&#39;au sommet du Gornergrat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Eh bien, pour le dire
gentiment, &lt;b&gt;le résultat est assez déconcertant&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;: aussi
charmant que fantaisiste&amp;nbsp;! Voyons voir&amp;nbsp;: la station
Riffelberg apparaît deux fois à des altitudes différentes, le
sommet du Gornergrat se trouve à droite de l’image alors qu’il
devrait être à gauche… L’IA a même inventé le nom de l’arrêt
«&amp;nbsp;Riffelberp&amp;nbsp;»… euh… désolé, Votre Altesse
Numérique, mais «&amp;nbsp;Riffelberp&amp;nbsp;» n’existe pas…
vouliez-vous dire «&amp;nbsp;Riffelalp&amp;nbsp;», un endroit également
célèbre pour son hôtel de luxe&amp;nbsp;?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Je vous épargne les autres
inexactitudes… Bref, j&#39;ai retenu la leçon&amp;nbsp;: &lt;b&gt;l&#39;IA n&#39;est pas
encore prête à prendre le contrôle de mon blog&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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La ligne de chemin de fer du Gornergrat dans le monde réel !&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Je sais, la carte ci-dessus paraît un peu plus
austère que celle générée par l&#39;IA&amp;nbsp;! Malgré l&#39;absence d&#39;un
joli décor, sa précision reflète fidèlement le tracé sinueux de
la voie ferrée.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME-Ipududw3lWqQJ8HjV9jCpdZP5CUGZpwTu9J3ozmkAL4ztGQrWEeGORIrpl54FWmNDeymse5eWdhSjaLvK8R5kzrEJe_dWXKvXT_H2REVnYQ5GzWMFZ2sZX5R2iM5LzYJTFQRoUhyyCUZK1_GH4f1ymfNkWLU6C59-gEJ_bKQxoP92srlMH4La-HjRH/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME-Ipududw3lWqQJ8HjV9jCpdZP5CUGZpwTu9J3ozmkAL4ztGQrWEeGORIrpl54FWmNDeymse5eWdhSjaLvK8R5kzrEJe_dWXKvXT_H2REVnYQ5GzWMFZ2sZX5R2iM5LzYJTFQRoUhyyCUZK1_GH4f1ymfNkWLU6C59-gEJ_bKQxoP92srlMH4La-HjRH/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Dépôt et voies de garage à côté du terminus de Zermatt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Comme je suis arrivé à la gare avec pas mal d&#39;avance sur le départ de mon train, j&#39;en ai profité pour flâner dans les
installations ferroviaires.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un défi relevé sans hésitation !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;e
suis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt; toujours &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;un
peu &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;anxieux lorsque je pénètre
sur une emprise ferroviaire &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;pour
prendre des photos : j’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;ai &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;encore
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;en mémoire &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;la
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;manière quelque peu expéditive dont je
me suis fait raccompagner hors de la zone des ateliers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
à Soller (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;île de Majorque, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Espagne)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;lors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;qu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;e
le chef de gare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;repéré &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;ma
présence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;... (lire le billet &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/02/spain-mallorca-my-ride-on-ferrocarril.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: navy;&quot;&gt;ici&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bref, à Zermatt, j&#39;ai été
soulagé de trouver un grand passage à niveau permettant aux piétons
de traverser les multiples voies de garage situées entre le dépôt
et les quais.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Inutile de préciser ici le
nombre de mes passages effectués pour prendre toutes les photos
nécessaires à cet article&amp;nbsp;! J&#39;ai même eu la chance de filmer
un train sortant des ateliers pour se rejoindre le quai des départs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08OAFMc7_5ayshyjJL5wkD5cIQ1gIKDOp4F1BlFbBGI-MaxCKiV4peej2IKBFvQNU_FqJ-HG4GGZxIc2T_V1aeonJVxvN5UkyJ8XpelE52X5g4dH6AY4bGDOGCXjq8i4vQ7wTGbr_D1bSyqoXGWEyEfNOvK7cKgTlaLPNls_YB6nQnaQsNGIPdxSsIwF7/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08OAFMc7_5ayshyjJL5wkD5cIQ1gIKDOp4F1BlFbBGI-MaxCKiV4peej2IKBFvQNU_FqJ-HG4GGZxIc2T_V1aeonJVxvN5UkyJ8XpelE52X5g4dH6AY4bGDOGCXjq8i4vQ7wTGbr_D1bSyqoXGWEyEfNOvK7cKgTlaLPNls_YB6nQnaQsNGIPdxSsIwF7/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Un train Stadler « Polaris » en attente du départ en gare de
Zermatt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En règle générale, les horaires des chemins
de fer de montagne sont souvent réduits au strict minimum&amp;nbsp;: un
ou deux trains le matin et autant l’après-midi. Leur vocation
uniquement touristique explique principalement cette faible fréquence
hors des périodes de forte affluence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En ce qui concerne le train
du Gornergrat, c&#39;est une toute autre histoire. Comme je l&#39;ai
découvert, cette ligne n&#39;est pas seulement destinée aux touristes,
mais joue également &lt;b&gt;un rôle essentiel dans le &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;dispositif&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;
de&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;s&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; remontées mécaniques de la station&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Chaque jour, &lt;b&gt;de 8 h à 22
h, il y a près de 30 allers-retours&lt;/b&gt;. L&#39;après-midi, aux heures
de pointe, vous pouvez prendre un train toutes les 20 minutes, que
vous alliez au sommet ou que vous retourniez à votre confortable
chambre d&#39;hôtel… Cela explique peut-être pourquoi les rames sont
aménagées comme des trains de banlieue&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Une flotte de trains élégante...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Mais soyons honnêtes, les
cinq nouvelles rames en service offrent un design et un confort &lt;b&gt;bien
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;supérieur à celui&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; des trains de banlieue ordinaires&lt;/b&gt;
. Surnommées «&amp;nbsp;POLARIS&amp;nbsp;» (pour «&amp;nbsp;POpular Landscape
Railway In Switzerland&amp;nbsp;»), elles ont été conçues par le
prestigieux constructeur italien Pininfarina, &lt;i&gt;«&amp;nbsp;le
constructeur de&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; voitures électriques de luxe le&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
plus désirable&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; et le&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; plus durable&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
au monde&amp;nbsp;»,&lt;/i&gt; affirme l&#39;entreprise non sans un certain
lyrisme sur son site web…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfaQ_NUfV-ldSY-wgIUiRNFP_ba60X0dqbdKmqQwFhuBRZV5DkkZ7ZwA_5ZryCjDoWLi8txmAgq4wb0CuelQrZ5wy0gTOIL0EbcaEvHsptkRErM987NKzQntmMRwpiQURtM1wb91zp9hgoFafoV8wP3QrxanOoSlxQRAgcucOEnDK0f38O8zqkX_Din1O/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfaQ_NUfV-ldSY-wgIUiRNFP_ba60X0dqbdKmqQwFhuBRZV5DkkZ7ZwA_5ZryCjDoWLi8txmAgq4wb0CuelQrZ5wy0gTOIL0EbcaEvHsptkRErM987NKzQntmMRwpiQURtM1wb91zp9hgoFafoV8wP3QrxanOoSlxQRAgcucOEnDK0f38O8zqkX_Din1O/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Une rame double des années 1990 couplée à un nouveau train Polaris
(à l&#39;arrière).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Sur la photo ci-dessus, le train vient de
quitter la gare. La plupart du temps, un train est composé de deux
rames&amp;nbsp;: une récente et une plus ancienne. Je suppose que le
nouveau matériel roulant remplacera progressivement les rames les
plus anciennes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai eu toutefois le plaisir
de voyager à bord des deux générations et j&#39;ai saisi l&#39;occasion de
prendre autant de photos que possible des trains les plus anciens :
une occasion unique d’ajouter les photos à mes archives !u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;À ce stade, je dois avouer
&lt;b&gt;avoir &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;complètement raté une particularité unique de la
ligne&lt;/b&gt; : imaginez-moi, tel le chasseur guettant sa proie, en
l’occurrence ici le passage d’une des rames du Gornergrat…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Une faute inexcusable !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;… alors que toute mon
attention était uniquement mobilisée sur la voie, &lt;b&gt;je&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;tournais le dos à une installation &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;ferroviaire unique&lt;/b&gt;
: je suis passé complètement à côté de l&#39;entrée du tunnel de
250 mètres de long utilisé comme dépôt des trains du Gornergrat !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ce tunnel-garage fut foré
uniquement à cette fin&amp;nbsp;ce qui est plutôt inhabituel : une
seule entrée et pas de sortie à l&#39;autre extrémité.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;L’un des principaux atouts
du lieu est sa température constante (environ 12 degrés), ce qui
permet de s&#39;affranchir du dégivrage des trains en hiver.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si seulement j’avais fait
demi-tour, j’aurais pu prendre en photo les portes imposantes du
tunnel&amp;nbsp;!&lt;b&gt;Imaginez ma frustration&lt;/b&gt; quand j’ai réalisé ce
que j’avais raté&amp;nbsp;! &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6GTU6U3zKEhZsKUp46Xl6Se71No-ZWwsaCm9cuabMpsNNxaSnpH9hzi3EOeL252gdTD0jQRtvWjZzwA6K3QoMwyEfZSKJVz_6puUjqNHeEze_z90ZsTcj_H2Z9HSvcg_MenMFj0Q-Rk3qWEz1_1WyHuoj3tUmO0S7b2SMrUlAqNsN4SR4ktXSnxOVUV8/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6GTU6U3zKEhZsKUp46Xl6Se71No-ZWwsaCm9cuabMpsNNxaSnpH9hzi3EOeL252gdTD0jQRtvWjZzwA6K3QoMwyEfZSKJVz_6puUjqNHeEze_z90ZsTcj_H2Z9HSvcg_MenMFj0Q-Rk3qWEz1_1WyHuoj3tUmO0S7b2SMrUlAqNsN4SR4ktXSnxOVUV8/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Chalets à Zermatt au pied du Mont Cervin 4 478 m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En arrivant à la gare de Zermatt, j&#39;étais un
peu inquiet à cause de la météo. De gros nuages ​​menaçaient
non seulement de gâcher mon trajet, mais aussi toutes mes photos !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Et si la situation empirait
au sommet (à 3&amp;nbsp;089 mètres d&#39;altitude)&amp;nbsp;?! &lt;b&gt;Je&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;b&gt;m&#39;imaginais &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;déjà&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;piégé&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; en &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;haute
montagne&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;,&lt;/b&gt; une tempête de neige se déchaînant sur 
l&#39;humble auteur de ces lignes jusqu’à le transformer en statue de
glace…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;De toute façon, je n&#39;avais
pas vraiment le choix, car c&#39;était le seul jour que je passais à
Zermatt. Croyez-le ou non, une fois mon train parti à l&#39;heure
(n&#39;oubliez pas que nous sommes en Suisse !), les nuages ​​ont
commencé à se dissiper, révélant en quelques minutes un soleil
radieux sur tous les sommets des alentours… Quel spectacle
magnifique !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj0FGyIFoYAY064qEuwFwIGiPn4-7iL5Unfl6iemZ_j2yiaePReIDyAlt-DkJGZZIKBj3kAXOXkspVM1S_SE-HHOexnGizc0Itz-A7TPgNuP-zwI8TrChTdmXKsQJKJzwvRuqa4Iso_OGOogY1BwmoqaGwj2ym-pdpU2afrj8ymq8mLupwwZPtyKY5vZ/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj0FGyIFoYAY064qEuwFwIGiPn4-7iL5Unfl6iemZ_j2yiaePReIDyAlt-DkJGZZIKBj3kAXOXkspVM1S_SE-HHOexnGizc0Itz-A7TPgNuP-zwI8TrChTdmXKsQJKJzwvRuqa4Iso_OGOogY1BwmoqaGwj2ym-pdpU2afrj8ymq8mLupwwZPtyKY5vZ/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Entre Zermatt et Riffelalp, la ligne traverse la forêt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Petite séance d&#39;autocritique...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En relisant les paragraphes
précédents, je me rends compte que &lt;b&gt;j&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;e me suis un peu trop
apitoyé sur mon sort&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;jusqu’ici : allais-je avoir des
problèmes à cause de mon intrusion autour des installations
ferroviaires&amp;nbsp;? Pourquoi n&#39;avais-je pas pris de photos du tunnel
de remisage des trains&amp;nbsp;? Et enfin, et surtout, que se
passerait-il si une tempête de neige me bloquait au sommet&amp;nbsp;?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon, assez parlé de moi, je
pense qu&#39;&lt;b&gt;il est&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;temps de revenir à ce qui compte vraiment&lt;/b&gt;
dans cet article : le train du Gornergrat, bien sûr !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;« Les montagnes m’appellent et je dois
y aller. » (John Muir)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;_MY94advZMeukkdUPuI-o4AE_94&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le
trajet de Zermatt à&amp;nbsp; la gare de Riffelalp est tout simplement
génial : au début, la voie ferrée s&#39;élève progressivement,
permettant aux passagers de contempler une vue panoramique sur les
toits enneigés de la vallée.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Une fois le dernier chalet
hors de vue, la ligne serpente à l&#39;ombre des sapins dont les
branches chargées de neige renvoient en un discret écho le
glissement du train sur ses rails...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A plusieurs reprises,
surgissant entre les arbres ou les rochers, &lt;b&gt;l&#39;imp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;os&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;ante
silhouette du Cervin se profile au loin,&lt;/b&gt; du haut de ses 4 478 m.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;_MY94advZMeukkdUPuI-o4AE_94 Copie 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;À&amp;nbsp;
la gare de Riffelalp , un groupe de skieurs enthousiastes a rompu le
calme régnant à bord&amp;nbsp;: l’occasion de rappeler aux passagers
les plus contemplatifs, que le train du Gornergrat fait aussi office
de remontée mécanique. A cette fin, toutes les voitures sont
équipées de porte-skis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si vous prenez le train en
été, vous apercevrez peut-être un petit tramway à la gare de
Riffelalp. En effet, une ligne de tramway de 480 mètres de long
relie le quai de la gare à un complexe hôtelier de luxe situé à
proximité.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYQk7EsJTR5Rn2HcnrLEgjqx_AdB6t_c1PAP6gkEo4k_LsRsmJVjWwporIBZFRIcY9WXIFXluU6nF0Dfz2d0d0pRDsxmt4CLruZTJhpp7-VcTMLTbhfuyyfOMN1QMUhp2U_g0kX31zx-o3cCLY52c6XrLc-3x6aHjp6hzKPVV8V_7Z561F7Q6OE-Biij/s906/Little%20tram.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;590&quot; data-original-width=&quot;906&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYQk7EsJTR5Rn2HcnrLEgjqx_AdB6t_c1PAP6gkEo4k_LsRsmJVjWwporIBZFRIcY9WXIFXluU6nF0Dfz2d0d0pRDsxmt4CLruZTJhpp7-VcTMLTbhfuyyfOMN1QMUhp2U_g0kX31zx-o3cCLY52c6XrLc-3x6aHjp6hzKPVV8V_7Z561F7Q6OE-Biij/s320/Little%20tram.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(c) &lt;a href=&quot;https://zermatt.swiss/en/p/riffelalp-tram-&quot;&gt;https://zermatt.swiss/en/p/riffelalp-tram-&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Au début du XXe siècle, il était impensable
d&#39;imposer une «&amp;nbsp;pénible&amp;nbsp;» marche à des clients fortunés
entre la gare et leur luxueux hôtel&amp;nbsp;; d&#39;où la construction de
la petite ligne de tram. J&#39;aimerais tellement y retourner en été
pour l&#39;emprunter et, bien sûr, m&#39;offrir un séjour dans une suite
cinq étoiles&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PHuE5l8lgRgNlH3xUgUYNTHGVzq3DL1Sh5I1ExWnHdVDmGyIS56BtTiLxmGFCPeAAOpsTm0_cUvAQ0ARFfKlYUxwLGJ6Wx6wv5DRrsMv0UYrhotduAuVZ8auyhFR7wW8sU0mono0Zgsb0dJce8qFWwMttuGVXX6IpVr949nwNCQnY8hV424yzzwuPYGa/s864/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20RTS%20001%20et%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;864&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PHuE5l8lgRgNlH3xUgUYNTHGVzq3DL1Sh5I1ExWnHdVDmGyIS56BtTiLxmGFCPeAAOpsTm0_cUvAQ0ARFfKlYUxwLGJ6Wx6wv5DRrsMv0UYrhotduAuVZ8auyhFR7wW8sU0mono0Zgsb0dJce8qFWwMttuGVXX6IpVr949nwNCQnY8hV424yzzwuPYGa/w534-h640/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20RTS%20001%20et%20002.jpg&quot; width=&quot;534&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Viaduc de Findelbach (c) SSR TV&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Juste avant d&#39;arriver en gare de Findelbach, la
ligne franchit le viaduc de Findelbach. Quasi imperceptible depuis le
train, &lt;b&gt;ce pont ferroviaire de 100 mètres enjambe une gorge de 90
mètres de profondeur.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pour vous donner une idée
de la profondeur du ravin, j&#39;ai utilisé les captures d&#39;écran
ci-dessus tirées d&#39;un excellent documentaire sur le train du
Gornergrat, diffusé à la télévision suisse. Difficile d&#39;imaginer
les obstacles que les ingénieurs civils ont dû surmonter pour bâtir
un tel ouvrage d’art en 1898&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJNB51j1-hETj2o5htUfM3AA3THWH2lrfYLaKtmYtfWOhsT3Ztxv6LFZGrq3xriWIy9qJEzZph9qLnpNgOm6wkfYdOovVWPMgxacoX2yhNB6oFEnXjopNiGP90F0lsLMyBOraYJfZSC9GU-xLkoci-ARcO1f6tHje0lyxL3jzbzbY3cQVqxY3Rm72mX5c/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;362&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJNB51j1-hETj2o5htUfM3AA3THWH2lrfYLaKtmYtfWOhsT3Ztxv6LFZGrq3xriWIy9qJEzZph9qLnpNgOm6wkfYdOovVWPMgxacoX2yhNB6oFEnXjopNiGP90F0lsLMyBOraYJfZSC9GU-xLkoci-ARcO1f6tHje0lyxL3jzbzbY3cQVqxY3Rm72mX5c/w640-h362/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Une rame articulée, mise en service en l&#39;an 2000, entre en gare de
Riffelberg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Une véritable ruche...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Comme mon billet
aller-retour me permettait de descendre du train à chaque gare, j’en
ai profité pour descendre à Riffelberg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;À première vue, cet
endroit n&#39;a &lt;b&gt;plus grand-chose à voir avec la nature sauvage de la
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;haute &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;montagne&lt;/b&gt; : comme une toile d&#39;araignée, une
multitude de poteaux et de câbles de remontées mécaniques (sans
parler de la caténaire du train) gâchent un peu le paysage (photo
ci-dessus).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Malgré son altitude (2&amp;nbsp;583
mètres), la gare de Riffelberg est l&#39;une des plus fréquentées de
la ligne. Je ne m&#39;attendais pas à y voir autant de monde&amp;nbsp;! Pour
la plupart, il s’agissait &lt;b&gt;de skieurs &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;faisant&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; la
correspondance entre le train et les télésièges&lt;/b&gt; permettant de
rejoindre les pistes les plus élevées de la station.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Cependant, si comme moi vous
n&#39;êtes pas un grand amateur de ski, la gare de Riffelberg est aussi
&lt;b&gt;un point de départ pour &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;l&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;es sentiers de randonnée&lt;/b&gt;
(ce doit être génial de les parcourir en été).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Enfin, &lt;b&gt;pour ceux qui rechigneraient à tout
effort physique&lt;/b&gt;, ils trouveront peut-être leur bonheur dans l&#39;un
des restaurants situés près de la gare. Je leur conseillerais de
goûter la fondue suisse (fromage fondu, vin et… ail), bon
appétit&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CiMsrP_lB_JUMgay7sLPTRoqqV0H9NbYQ4bv4fx9XYI1zVsVu_6FM1MUDXdSiyzeu7POt0w8U4_cy4E0kZHhryqqNVPx-bWlIveYEf-JhJERT7i-raXu7ETPqYtmDPnoBiEQJOVlMvVQAGNgDeUFzU-oblHLS5ooGGzl41CoUP5mzsUjPjtrogJIQBrZ/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CiMsrP_lB_JUMgay7sLPTRoqqV0H9NbYQ4bv4fx9XYI1zVsVu_6FM1MUDXdSiyzeu7POt0w8U4_cy4E0kZHhryqqNVPx-bWlIveYEf-JhJERT7i-raXu7ETPqYtmDPnoBiEQJOVlMvVQAGNgDeUFzU-oblHLS5ooGGzl41CoUP5mzsUjPjtrogJIQBrZ/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Le soleil joue à cache-cache en gare de Riffelberg...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Le souffle de la montagne...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai toujours entendu dire
que les conditions météorologiques en altitude pouvaient changer
très rapidement. Eh bien, je peux le confirmer puisque j&#39;en ai été
témoin  en gare de Riffelberg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En cinq minutes, &lt;b&gt;le ciel
d&#39;un bleu profond a viré au gris&lt;/b&gt; . Une brise glaciale s&#39;est
levée, comme si la montagne voulait nous murmurer à l&#39;oreille que,
malgré le train, nous n&#39;étions là que tolérés ici… Frissons
garantis !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quoi qu&#39;il en soit, par un
heureux hasard, le soleil est réapparu une dizaine de minutes plus
tard. Les nuages ​​menaçants avaient été définitivement
vaincus jusqu&#39;à la fin de la journée, quel soulagement !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswSq9O_oV2BxkKNSP2IMWq8pMsF4p-QLRtOhnq3Uq82y_hMHGYNEaoknnw-HiKrWF6ZNhm3Sv1r1d77OmWX2yhmwYOCpluL7lNJHQ7pvsX9aVTvOT27G2r3nAHTUS8t9RLAOSqxTsR5QnCKYdsRG-Ik3yA78vljxb8vgWgdgz8vUUt49TSKDvce64K4oL/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswSq9O_oV2BxkKNSP2IMWq8pMsF4p-QLRtOhnq3Uq82y_hMHGYNEaoknnw-HiKrWF6ZNhm3Sv1r1d77OmWX2yhmwYOCpluL7lNJHQ7pvsX9aVTvOT27G2r3nAHTUS8t9RLAOSqxTsR5QnCKYdsRG-Ik3yA78vljxb8vgWgdgz8vUUt49TSKDvce64K4oL/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Lignes électriques aériennes et aiguillage photographiés à la gare
de Riffelberg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Puisque les conditions météo sont de nouveau
optimales, profitons-en pour aborder quelques détails techniques&amp;nbsp;!
En résumé, deux points clés méritent d&#39;être soulignés.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;1/ Sans jamais perdre le fil !&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le premier exemple se trouve
&lt;b&gt;juste au-dessus de votre tête&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;: comme pour les
trolleybus, des lignes bifilaires fournissent le courant de traction
sur toute la ligne du Gornergrat (partie supérieure gauche de la
photo ci-dessus). De ce fait, chaque rame est équipée de deux
petits pantographes parallèles (partie inférieure gauche de la
photo ci-dessus).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Avant mon voyage à bord du
train du Gornergrat, &lt;b&gt;je n&#39;avais vu de tels dispositifs que sur le
train de La Rhune&lt;/b&gt; (France). En effet, dans les années 1910, les
trains dont les moteurs électriques étaient alimentés en triphasé
nécessitaient le dispositif d’alimentation électrique suivant&amp;nbsp;:
deux petits pantographes parallèles ainsi que la voie ferrée.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;À l&#39;époque, la puissance
du courant continu n&#39;aurait pas suffi à faire gravir les pentes
escarpées aux trains du Gornergrat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU8b6N1ndQi8ndo87m2TNWi3MIrEQNXjLIqAipaiCA_2jiOejEivt_qMucgmdaVV8UmKr522Hnvi-aDNkUNrTw_01mj8KWwl9MJeDkiTxkJdYWEdLOIjB8UCiJo2hf_PTOAMmbVrzQxC-2PfLcLez2v767pyJu4HJPDseyUZD3hM4vDXkgGECYChUTg60/s1920/MASK%2016-9%20PHOTOS%20FACEBOOK%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;La Rhune rack-railway (France)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU8b6N1ndQi8ndo87m2TNWi3MIrEQNXjLIqAipaiCA_2jiOejEivt_qMucgmdaVV8UmKr522Hnvi-aDNkUNrTw_01mj8KWwl9MJeDkiTxkJdYWEdLOIjB8UCiJo2hf_PTOAMmbVrzQxC-2PfLcLez2v767pyJu4HJPDseyUZD3hM4vDXkgGECYChUTg60/w640-h360/MASK%2016-9%20PHOTOS%20FACEBOOK%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; title=&quot;La Rhune rack-railway (France)&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Les trains de La Rhune, en France, utilisent également des
pantographes parallèles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;2/ Sur la bonne voie !&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Le d&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;euxième
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;centre d’intérêt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; concerne l&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;a crémaillère&lt;/b&gt;
. J&#39;ai toujours été fasciné par ces rails dentés placés entre
les rails de roulement et croyez-moi, celui-ci mérite une attention
particulière. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La ligne de chemin de fer de
Gornergrat est équipée du système Abt (Carl Roman Abt était
l&#39;ingénieux ingénieur qui l&#39;a conçu au début des années 1880).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Contrairement à la plupart
des chemins de fer à crémaillère classiques, celui-ci semble être
constitué de deux rails à crémaillère centraux soudés l&#39;un à
l&#39;autre en observant un décalage précis de leurs dents verticales.
De ce fait, les roues dentées des trains sont toujours en prise
directe avec la crémaillère. Ce système garantit &lt;b&gt;une grande
efficacité et une sécurité optimale&lt;/b&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ExvNZsH74foF_K7rms3OTvUb4YzpSpj4yolMR-NKMwNi193oMY4YYoRT13zld5jBCqgJr1jmFtxpqir08HgYyklnsVdNHVdsz7qdu55ud2nOnz1IoKEX96UMBB-imPgcD3ZICtxZn3DmOU9cxO9pu2t4sDsar9XolbGyBtKkBbmomFrP3eM60s4upTwA/s1920/Aiguillage.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ExvNZsH74foF_K7rms3OTvUb4YzpSpj4yolMR-NKMwNi193oMY4YYoRT13zld5jBCqgJr1jmFtxpqir08HgYyklnsVdNHVdsz7qdu55ud2nOnz1IoKEX96UMBB-imPgcD3ZICtxZn3DmOU9cxO9pu2t4sDsar9XolbGyBtKkBbmomFrP3eM60s4upTwA/w640-h360/Aiguillage.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Gros plan sur un aiguillage à crémaillère à la gare de
Riffelberg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bref, comme vous pouvez le constater sur la
photo ci-dessus, le système imaginé par ce bon vieux Carl Roman Abt
se &lt;b&gt;complexifie et devient coûteux&lt;/b&gt; avec les aiguillages. C&#39;est
pourquoi la plupart des chemins de fer à crémaillère actuels sont
équipés d&#39;un système plus simple et moins onéreux appelé
«&amp;nbsp;crémaillère Sturb&amp;nbsp;» (nous rendrons hommage au
vénérable Emil Sturb en temps voulu, promis&amp;nbsp;!).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L6sp-iAZ6ELtjxldI_ZNib1Xxj2QAiTl7ayaoF20lhKf90pc8HM-3OLpul7k9QyAmfN_dWurZ3bbb6lEDSyenZPtK43nSJu4lRtS7HbvKUaaQvPeEFhyZEfCAU0bTT9-eOqYRjTHyq9cwoNoWjxEOuUZ70IoAcHIkzHjHn6LmmO-6Y0xIkm9ikMnTR7b/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L6sp-iAZ6ELtjxldI_ZNib1Xxj2QAiTl7ayaoF20lhKf90pc8HM-3OLpul7k9QyAmfN_dWurZ3bbb6lEDSyenZPtK43nSJu4lRtS7HbvKUaaQvPeEFhyZEfCAU0bTT9-eOqYRjTHyq9cwoNoWjxEOuUZ70IoAcHIkzHjHn6LmmO-6Y0xIkm9ikMnTR7b/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20011.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Par beau temps, le panorama depuis la gare de Rotenboden est à
couper le souffle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les quais de la gare de Rotenboden se situent à
2 815 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer... ça commence à faire
haut, n’est-ce pas&amp;nbsp;?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Qui pourrait croire qu&#39;à
cette altitude vertigineuse, une double voie dessert une gare où les
trains s&#39;arrêtent toutes les dix minutes&amp;nbsp;?! Difficile
d&#39;imaginer à quel point cet endroit inhospitalier fut isolé pendant
des siècles&amp;nbsp;! Tellement désolé, en fait, que jusqu&#39;à la fin
des années 30, tout trafic devait être interrompu&amp;nbsp;pendant
plusieurs mois : &lt;b&gt;les hivers étaient trop rigoureux pour &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;que
les trains &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;s&#39;y aventure&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;nt &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;avant le printemps&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;« De nos jours, compte tenu
de l&#39;altitude, certains passagers étrangers ont besoin d&#39;utiliser
les &lt;b&gt;masques à oxygène disponibles&lt;/b&gt; ici », m’a même confié
le chef de gare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-PIVCqc8mI4cBuva6SPET9dvnhTFkEYZvEvGWvFGda-VRb7hVUdhSd3ERLBoVb8QpzojnpIAr3G1XwQVgpr74KB5FKLH07QAmRj_0_bmQkFilrnKKy0AY47PFUfbbDcKBhhPM14RuVKPd-vy5kCCeBLnxNHMLvQNiWNuNpsB1XuBjqVkbfaW3-z3w_M/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-PIVCqc8mI4cBuva6SPET9dvnhTFkEYZvEvGWvFGda-VRb7hVUdhSd3ERLBoVb8QpzojnpIAr3G1XwQVgpr74KB5FKLH07QAmRj_0_bmQkFilrnKKy0AY47PFUfbbDcKBhhPM14RuVKPd-vy5kCCeBLnxNHMLvQNiWNuNpsB1XuBjqVkbfaW3-z3w_M/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Derniers virages avant d&#39;atteindre le terminus à ciel ouvert le plus
haut d&#39;Europe !&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors que le train gravissait lentement la
montagne, je ne pouvais m&#39;empêcher de me demander quelle folie avait
bien pu conduire un investisseur à construire une voie ferrée à
cet endroit...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Remontons le temps jusqu&#39;au milieu des
années 1850 !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;À l&#39;époque, toute
l&#39;économie de la vallée reposait sur les éleveurs de chèvres.
Pourtant, de temps à autre, quelques &lt;b&gt;Anglais audacieux et
fortunés &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;venaient &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;s&#39;aventur&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;er jusqu’&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;à
Zermatt&lt;/b&gt; . Étaient-ils amateurs à ce point du lait de chèvre
local&amp;nbsp;? Bien sûr que non&amp;nbsp;! On sait tous que les
Britanniques ne renonceront jamais à leur thé adoré, même sur un
coup de tête&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En réalité, ces touristes
« d’avant-garde » recherchaient surtout &lt;b&gt;l’ivresse de
l’altitude&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;sur les pentes glacées du Gornergrat&lt;/b&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Évidemment, n’allez pas
les imaginer vêtus de tenues de ski modernes, mais emmitouflés dans
des costumes victoriens hors de prix. Marcher dans la neige et
risquer d&#39;abîmer leurs élégants vêtements était tout simplement
impensable&amp;nbsp;; on engagea donc des paysans locaux pour transporter
&lt;b&gt;nos vaillants aventuriers dans… des chaises à porteurs&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En quelques années, cette
petite entreprise devint bien plus lucrative que l&#39;élevage de
chèvres. Cependant, dans les années 1890, alors que le trafic des
chaises à porteurs atteignait son apogée, &lt;b&gt;un investisseur
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;intrépide&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; imagina une façon révolutionnaire
d&#39;explorer la montagne&lt;/b&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Voyons voir… quel moyen de
transport pourrait acheminer des hordes de touristes jusqu’au
sommet du Gornergrat&amp;nbsp;? Un train, bien sûr&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Il faut évoluer avec son temps...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Au départ, &lt;b&gt;le projet
rencontra une forte opposition&lt;/b&gt; car il menaçait le commerce
florissant des chaises à porteurs. Malgré des opposants déterminés,
les travaux de construction de la voie ferrée furent officiellement
lancés en 1896. Incroyable, mais vrai&amp;nbsp;: seulement deux ans plus
tard, le 20 août 1898, la ligne fut ouverte au public&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;N&#39;oublions pas non plus les
centaines de travailleurs italiens qui ont battu des records (au prix
de parfois de leurs vies) pour mener à bien leur mission périlleuse
sur les pentes du Gornergrat. Nous leur devons également d&#39;avoir
transformé un rêve fou en réalité !&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79WGJ18qsqB8jbzD0lkdwQG8syg-Auu6DqVA51znvFX5RGNILmlY_Aw4xs2LpNk9KhFZAlMH3RcQiXNJHhJTxjkFg3LiDeGd-etQo-LcvzzEhB9r8Vv2Sjri5JmtvDGDC9gTmreMWRJTCNPML3TuA6gpEH-mws5K1J0whv-ZWLyE4EUISRQ81PdH9lzY/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79WGJ18qsqB8jbzD0lkdwQG8syg-Auu6DqVA51znvFX5RGNILmlY_Aw4xs2LpNk9KhFZAlMH3RcQiXNJHhJTxjkFg3LiDeGd-etQo-LcvzzEhB9r8Vv2Sjri5JmtvDGDC9gTmreMWRJTCNPML3TuA6gpEH-mws5K1J0whv-ZWLyE4EUISRQ81PdH9lzY/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
Planter mon drapeau au sommet du Gronergrat...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bien que la vue dégagée spectaculaire depuis
le sommet supérieur ne se présente que rarement  dans une vie, &lt;b&gt;il
y a &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;pas mal de choses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; à faire au sommet du
Gornergrat&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Vous pouvez bien sûr
choisir de &lt;b&gt;grignoter quelque chose au restaurant chic&lt;/b&gt;
(préparez-vous à une addition salée !), vous pouvez également
envoyer une carte postale depuis le bureau de poste situé à
l&#39;intérieur de la gare (le deuxième bureau de poste le plus haut
d&#39;Europe) ou, comme le font de nombreux visiteurs, &lt;b&gt;allumer une
bougie dans la chapelle&lt;/b&gt; « Bernhard von Aosta » construite en
1950.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un joyau qui vaut son pesant d&#39;or !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les passionnés de chemins
de fer, dont je fais partie, s&#39;intéresseront aussi à &lt;b&gt;la
«&amp;nbsp;3003&amp;nbsp;», l&#39;une des toutes premières locomotives&lt;/b&gt;
mises en service en 1898 (au centre sur la photo ci-dessus). Ne me
demandez pas pourquoi elle a été peinte en doré, je n&#39;en ai aucune
explication… si ce n&#39;est peut-être la fascination des Suisses pour
l&#39;or&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Il convient de souligner ici
le caractère écologique de la ligne de Gornergrat, électrifiée
dès sa construction. À ses débuts, une centrale hydroélectrique
fournissait le courant de traction aux trains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un train vertueux...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Aujourd&#39;hui, chaque
locomotive fonctionne comme un générateur électrique lors de la
descente. L&#39;énergie ainsi produite est ensuite utilisée par les
autres trains lors de leur montée. Cette technologie verte permet à
trois trains descendant de produire suffisamment d&#39;énergie pour deux
trains remontant vers le sommet. Voilà ce que j&#39;appelle le
développement durable&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkmsdCHNjsIx_pGXBlljyv5gRWSyM2QJ0Q91Y56R89PbAYYNdhirKLpsUfDoVckfSGSrJjWfy3v28HJ0kIXMf3X1bYkiNf55qxkort8ZnFZYYMOAHS3Bb62y4pXY2XGK7KRTTEACbjEXijxOSYkl94HdzVUpM3xp2DNEErJKRfVatIyDtrmv9RENmywbn/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20014.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkmsdCHNjsIx_pGXBlljyv5gRWSyM2QJ0Q91Y56R89PbAYYNdhirKLpsUfDoVckfSGSrJjWfy3v28HJ0kIXMf3X1bYkiNf55qxkort8ZnFZYYMOAHS3Bb62y4pXY2XGK7KRTTEACbjEXijxOSYkl94HdzVUpM3xp2DNEErJKRfVatIyDtrmv9RENmywbn/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20014.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;
J&#39;ai même obtenu mon diplôme du chemin de fer du Gornergrat !&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;En guise de conclusion...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bien sûr, je pourrais
résumer la ligne de chemin de fer du Gornergrat en utilisant de
nombreux superlatifs pour souligner sa magnificence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pourtant, ce n’est pas ce
que je vais faire. &lt;b&gt;Je veux &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;donner à&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; mes derniers
paragraphes un &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;caractère un &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;peu plus personnel&lt;/b&gt; en
partageant avec vous &lt;b&gt;un dernier conseil qu&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;i a transformé
mon expérience&lt;/b&gt; sur le train du Grognergrat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Après avoir visité le
sommet, essayez de prendre un train pour Zermatt au coucher du
soleil. Croyez-moi, lorsque le jour décline, le voyage est un
inoubliable&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;western&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Le bonheur à l&#39;état pur !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors que le bleu du ciel
s&#39;assombrit pour dévoiler les premières étoiles scintillantes, le
blanc éclatant de la montagne se teinte de pourpre. Pour une fois,
&lt;b&gt;ne tentez pas&lt;/b&gt; d&#39;immortaliser ce spectacle avec votre appareil
photo&amp;nbsp;; au contraire, ouvrez grand les yeux et &lt;b&gt;laissez-vous
imprégner &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;par&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; cette atmosphère unique&lt;/b&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Tandis que le ronronnement
discret du moteur du train berçait doucement ce paysage évanescent,
&lt;b&gt;j&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;e devins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; comme hypnotisé par cette expérience
crépusculaire inattendue&lt;/b&gt; . Croyez-moi, je n&#39;avais jamais vécu
un atmosphère  aussi irréelle dans un train !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Évidemment, j&#39;ai hâte de
prendre d&#39;autres trains en Suisse, ne serait-ce que pour découvrir
s&#39;ils ont tous ce pouvoir enchanteur unique de réaliser une alchimie
parfaite entre l’Homme et la Nature…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s1920/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;337&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s320/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Last century could be considered as a &quot;giant leap&quot; not only on the moon but also in the world of transport.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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From  the horse drawn carts in the early 1900s to high speed trains in 
the  noughties, endeavours to travel ever faster are countless. However,
 this  upheaval in technology wasn&#39;t the same in every matter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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For  instance, let&#39;s compare a tramway of the roaring twenties with one 
of  those currently operating in our modern cities : both vehicles have 
 nothing in common. That&#39;s not a surprise since generations of tireless 
 engineers have been working for all these years to improve the rolling 
 stock.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Anyway, &lt;b&gt;have you noticed that something has stayed the same for more than a century ?&lt;/b&gt;
  Come on, just look over the vehicles... there is no chance of missing 
 the overhead power line! That&#39;s incredible : years of research seem to 
 have forgotten to tackle this rather old fashioned way to collect  
current.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOBpgzq4bKJN1THUDm4qrEF5iod_6O_gPo7xaLs3jZI0EAKrKLrLY2SBUxAmPurcXIDY2Ogyo-uOtpiTyP6bbByKCuqceo_HQSL3eRpta5dOVBClCwqg1qJgXOVS8DnNXRUx7zaWxKCO4/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOBpgzq4bKJN1THUDm4qrEF5iod_6O_gPo7xaLs3jZI0EAKrKLrLY2SBUxAmPurcXIDY2Ogyo-uOtpiTyP6bbByKCuqceo_HQSL3eRpta5dOVBClCwqg1qJgXOVS8DnNXRUx7zaWxKCO4/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I took this photo in Budapest (Hungary) in May 2017. &lt;br /&gt;
Aren&#39;t these intertwined power lines a relevant example of what cities would be glad to banish from their downtowns?!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As  a result, gigantic webs of wires were weaved over every single 
tramway  network. Needless to say that touristic cities are not 
overwhelmed with  joy to have their landmarks spoiled with such 
infrastructures.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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The good news is that things might change... at last!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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In this post I gathered some interesting initiatives to set the trams free from their aerial facilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
France : Bordeaux Tramway &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Where the power supply comes from the bowels of the Earth !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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If  you have some time to visit France, then you should definitely go to
  Bordeaux. From Paris, it&#39;s only a 2-hour trip by high speed train. &lt;b&gt;I bet you&#39;d enjoy the local patrimony, not only in your glass but also moseying around the city!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Grand Théâtre of Bordeaux, one of the most famous landmarks of the city. &lt;br /&gt;
Even though the line B passes next to the monument, its facade isn&#39;t spoiled by any power lines.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even  if the city council&#39;s first choice was an automated subway, a 
simple  glance at the cost estimate made them choose something... more  
affordable! As a result, the new Bordeaux tramway network opened in  
2003.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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However, &lt;b&gt;it was out of the question to disfigure the inner city with overhead power lines.&lt;/b&gt;
  As in board batteries wouldn&#39;t have lasted enough to cover the whole  
service, the engineers had to work on a different option... a third  
option... like a &quot;third&quot; rail for instance!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The first  thing to do was to find out a way to make the third rail work
 only when  necessary : obviously it would be dangerous to leave it 
live, putting  the pedestrians&#39; life into harm&#39;s way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This sign commands the tram driver to low the pantograph in order to switch to &quot;APS&quot; mode.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As  the ground-level power supply system is more expensive than overhead
  power lines, the Bordeaux tramway uses both systems : in the city&#39;s  
outskirts current is provided through catenaries whereas the &quot;APS&quot; is  
only required in the fancy downtown. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ground-level power supply at Stalingrad station on line A.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The  ground-level power supply (in French &quot;Alimentation Par le Sol&quot; APS)
 is  the stripe you see located between the running rails (see the photo
  above). It is divided in several electrical sections designed to be 
only  enabled once a tram passes over them. Seems obvious, doesn&#39;t it 
?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
However, the commissioning of this brand new technology was &lt;b&gt;an absolute nightmare&lt;/b&gt;.
  For several years, rains caused a lot of short circuits and many  
traffic disruptions. The situation was so problematic that the Mayor of 
 Bordeaux set an ultimatum to fix the system once and for all. If they  
hadn&#39;t found the solution, the Bordeaux tramway would have gone back to 
 the catenary option.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Lines A and B at a crossroads in the town hall area. &lt;br /&gt;
Both lines have recourse to the &quot;APS&quot; here.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Fortunately,  little by little things got better. The spectrum of the 
return of the  overhead power lines disappeared as quickly as it rose up
 some months  before. Today, the ground-level power supply system has 
become so  reliable that it is used in other cities such as Angers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
France : Angers Tramway&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The copycat !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
In  France, we commonly speak about &quot;la douceur Angevine&quot;, the mildness 
of  the climate in Angers. I experienced it for myself when I was there 
on a  sunny day in late October.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
I  also took some time to pay a visit to the castle of that good old 
King  René, that used to live in a massive seven-tower fortress built in
 the  early 13th century. Trust me, it&#39;s really worth the detour !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Obviously, as you can guess, the tramway was on my bucket list aswell. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Tramways calling at Molière Square, Angers downtown.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Contrary  to Bordeaux, Angers tram system has a very short ground-level 
power  supply section. Actually, it runs down the middle of one of the 
city&#39;s  pedestrian streets. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The red sign marks the beginning of the only catenary-free section of the Angers tramway.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The  Angers&#39; ground-level power supply system looks exactly the same as 
in  Bordeaux. The only difference are the signs that indicate to the 
tram  drivers when they have to pass from one power supply system to 
another. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Central stripes of the &quot;APS&quot; joining together at the heart of a very uncommon railway switch. Fascinating isn&#39;t it ?!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The  &quot;highlight&quot; of the ground-level power supply is this switch that  
enables the tramways to operate on a short single track that goes  
straight to the exit of the pedestrian area through a narrow street.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Back to the overhead power line !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;This  is it, the ground-level power supply section is over. As you can 
see in  the photo above, the overhead power line is back. I really 
wonder why  the tram drivers need the red sign to rise up the 
pantograph... &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t they get used to doing it time after time ?!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Spain : Seville Tramway&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Holy Week outweighs the catenary...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Here is one of my number one destinations : a city where History, Art and the Spanish way of life all combine perfectly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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What  should I begin with? Seville breathtaking cathedral? The amazing  
Alcazar palace? The magnificent Spain square? I could also tell you for 
 hours about the wonderful people I met by chance in some tapas bars,  
nibbling exquisite ham and sipping beer all night long...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Actually I think that the whole city put a spell on me !!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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OK  I know what you&#39;re thinking at this very moment : wasn&#39;t this guy  
supposed to go there to investigate about the tramway instead of getting
  besotted with the city ?! You&#39;re right, I was also on duty and trust  
me, &lt;b&gt;Seville tramway deserves to be considered as a technological pionneer.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;At first glance, Seville tramway looks like any other tramway...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2017/12/tour-de-france-of-tramways-aubagne.html&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The  Seville tram network is one of the shortest I visited: a 
2.2-kilometer  line, only 5 stops and 5 vehicles... well, there&#39;s 
nothing to write home  about these figures!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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At least they could be compared with &lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2017/12/tour-de-france-of-tramways-aubagne.html&quot;&gt;Aubagne tramway&lt;/a&gt; whose &quot;network&quot; is nearly as modest as Seville&#39;s.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;At  the entrance 
to Seville&#39;s historic district, the last masts supporting  the catenary 
wire are standing between the running rails.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;From  the line inauguration in 2007 to March 2011, the whole route was  
electrified with overhead power lines. Nevertheless, they had to be  
partly taken apart for Holy Week every year. Indeed, &lt;b&gt;the aerial wires were an obstacle for the float procession.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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As  a result, the tramway couldn&#39;t operate downtown for almost a month. 
 Therefore, it was decided to get rid of the whole catenary facility as 
 soon as the line approaches the historic inner city.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Tram stop with charging rails at Puerta de Jerez&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;How does the new system work ?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;

It all relies on  the tramway&#39;s on-board energy storage devices: 
&quot;supercapacitors&quot; for a  quick charging mode and batteries to enable the
 tramway to reach the  next stop.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;At each stop, a charging rail provides the tramway with a 750-Volt Direct Current.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As soon as the tramway calls at a stop,  its pantograph lifts up to 
reach the charging rail. While the passengers  get on and off the 
vehicle, its batteries are fueled up. The whole  process takes around 30
 seconds, that&#39;s what I call breaking records !&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Take a look at the following video I made on location:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even if Seville tramway fast charging device is noteworthy, &lt;b&gt;I doubt that other cities will adopt it.&lt;/b&gt;
  As a matter of fact, the charging capacity of batteries has been  
improving significantly for the last few years. I bet the new fleets  
will be given those &quot;super power batteries&quot; in the next few years. That 
 will set tramways free from any disgraceful power supply facilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Actually,  some networks rely on batteries already. On specific 
sections, their  tramways are fully autonomous. Well, I think it&#39;s &lt;b&gt;time to pack our gear to get to the French Riviera&lt;/b&gt; in order to pay a visit to Nice tramway!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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France : Nice Tramway&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Too famous to be bound with wires...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Here  is another city I strongly recommend you to visit if you&#39;re 
planning to  stay  in France for a while. Nice is the unavoidable spot 
of the French  Riviera. The city has so many assets : climate, culture, 
local  &quot;cuisine&quot; and monuments, they all combine perfectly in &lt;b&gt;a mix of tradition and modernity.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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You can even drop by at Monte Carlo for a crazy night of gambling at the Casino. However if you really plan to do this, &lt;b&gt;make sure that you save enough money for... a tram ticket!&lt;/b&gt;
  Indeed, Nice tramway is worth a detour aswell. As line 2 is due to 
open  by the end of 2018, line 1 has been in operation since 2007.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;When crossing the &quot;Place Masséna&quot; the tramway lowers its pantograph and relies on its on-board batteries.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;There  are two large famous squares in Nice: Masséna and Garibaldi. 
Obviously,  it was unthinkable to disfigure them with overhead power 
lines. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SnBAB5wrKAnZ0ekfC5wTa4xVN8xF6xuFea518WcEhQLwE9kKVe-sXEzLICZ1ykw0_-SLS1lbv9k6WYhVS7tR6joFm2wSiWGsgqhh0KEJKe1F5Yb45S5cB-WvTRqFQPcAU-EtZTm4ZZIJ/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+019.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SnBAB5wrKAnZ0ekfC5wTa4xVN8xF6xuFea518WcEhQLwE9kKVe-sXEzLICZ1ykw0_-SLS1lbv9k6WYhVS7tR6joFm2wSiWGsgqhh0KEJKe1F5Yb45S5cB-WvTRqFQPcAU-EtZTm4ZZIJ/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+019.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Tram lowering its pantograph at Opéra station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At first, engineers wanted to equip the tramway with the same ground 
level  power supply (APS) as in Bordeaux. However, given the glitches of
 the  APS system at its debut and its prohibitive price, they decided to
 give up on this technology in  Nice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZMVEJgCxH-9V_emQfrZA4Ez-zxea_FpRaCoEG-lkPqsPXmz82UPPSzMOnhPGm4cx2RcNWmOH_qr4YIz5QJGNdj-UF2mQj7pHJMMPmZ-2gd8R1eho5Mxi9VyfNjS5xQ5WsFY2rnrJDZgM/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZMVEJgCxH-9V_emQfrZA4Ez-zxea_FpRaCoEG-lkPqsPXmz82UPPSzMOnhPGm4cx2RcNWmOH_qr4YIz5QJGNdj-UF2mQj7pHJMMPmZ-2gd8R1eho5Mxi9VyfNjS5xQ5WsFY2rnrJDZgM/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+018.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Last mast supporting the catenary wire just before Masséna square.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Finally,  the whole fleet was provided with nickel metal hydride 
batteries. Their  autonomy is long enough to enable the tramway to cross
 the large  squares without any other source of power. As soon as the 
vehicle  reaches the catenary section, the on-board batteries switch to 
charging  mode.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUxNZNA1-6QEUQuh3R7q-1iiT3UiaMAvidLNyhEAbgxXu36xqPqP_fm_Y1Ng9rGbHIxltOy8qdtNbPS6DQDMjYebX4F73tgEmse3efcZA48_514MfnQ7IQu5B-E9caiRMSZhNhdrTN1d6/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUxNZNA1-6QEUQuh3R7q-1iiT3UiaMAvidLNyhEAbgxXu36xqPqP_fm_Y1Ng9rGbHIxltOy8qdtNbPS6DQDMjYebX4F73tgEmse3efcZA48_514MfnQ7IQu5B-E9caiRMSZhNhdrTN1d6/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+017.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A tram operating in battery mode, is heading to Masséna station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The line 2 is rather innovative too :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Its outer route is catenary-free! The entire power supply system relies on short sections of third rail located at each station. As for the APS, it is installed between the running rails.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z3WduFu-PSZVtafGI3DennCPQ8Jh35wRHaCKOOUdsP4ECEskgPbZr0g_WITarhoAjx5r-P4os7jsfrF8jTkGWo0t9AG3kvGEmNhJVjXZLZAgHeLyBRVIAPdYP2GWIBbyl7dcWqPAD3rCnjqz4osnmuWgIxaMJ5hpiN3P6Eh8JthrhaIICnzRlQ1eNsMc/s1920/CATENARY-FREE%20TRAMS%20LINE%202%20APS%20SYSTEM%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z3WduFu-PSZVtafGI3DennCPQ8Jh35wRHaCKOOUdsP4ECEskgPbZr0g_WITarhoAjx5r-P4os7jsfrF8jTkGWo0t9AG3kvGEmNhJVjXZLZAgHeLyBRVIAPdYP2GWIBbyl7dcWqPAD3rCnjqz4osnmuWgIxaMJ5hpiN3P6Eh8JthrhaIICnzRlQ1eNsMc/w640-h360/CATENARY-FREE%20TRAMS%20LINE%202%20APS%20SYSTEM%20001.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Line 2 power supply rail and rolling stock new livery (on the right)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At every stop, an automated contact shoe connects to the third rail. The charging phase is designed to last no more than 20 seconds. This quick recharge enables the tramway to reach the next station, where the charging process begins again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
France : Caen Tramway&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lest we forget!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZBLJKxPl-7V6jVyou_J6U1KRVN2DVukm3tzqrUvJTrub6qKRnbxVa7WMwFRffje1Czh_f693Jf4_C7QQjMgZ9caOsO3ex8KmUvB0BviGNmQEqYur3x2ANzfYrC1lLGW6mXZs7b-Gyh0Z/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+014.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZBLJKxPl-7V6jVyou_J6U1KRVN2DVukm3tzqrUvJTrub6qKRnbxVa7WMwFRffje1Czh_f693Jf4_C7QQjMgZ9caOsO3ex8KmUvB0BviGNmQEqYur3x2ANzfYrC1lLGW6mXZs7b-Gyh0Z/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+014.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Caen hybrid tramway leaving the depot using its Diesel engine.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2014/12/tour-de-france-of-tramways-nancy.html&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lastly, there is a catenary-free tramway  I&#39;d like to introduce in this 
post. Well maybe I should say &quot;I&#39;d like to  pay tribute to&quot; since &lt;b&gt;Caen rubber-tyred tramway is not running anymore.&lt;/b&gt;
  Like the French city of Nancy in the noughties, the city council of  
Caen choose to built a rubber-tyred tramway network system. Like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2014/12/tour-de-france-of-tramways-nancy.html&quot;&gt;Nancy&lt;/a&gt;, the vehicles were also supposed to operate free from the central guidance rail.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Due to its complexity, &lt;b&gt;this system quickly turned into a nightmare&lt;/b&gt; . Therefore, a few years ago it was decided to give it up in order to get back to a &quot;regular&quot; tramway network....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyrAyxUmXJjXx5E6-ySdTnp_Zo05nc9XuWe_vwwIJ_YnJqgTmTq9_a2HhjAcf_Bpkr_sEfWdHBdFlZIMfk8-kjaJiaxlJ2_F1dydi-LQw19SG_Wt0vYmxVQxYhWDg5-H03HXEO-9kx9QA/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyrAyxUmXJjXx5E6-ySdTnp_Zo05nc9XuWe_vwwIJ_YnJqgTmTq9_a2HhjAcf_Bpkr_sEfWdHBdFlZIMfk8-kjaJiaxlJ2_F1dydi-LQw19SG_Wt0vYmxVQxYhWDg5-H03HXEO-9kx9QA/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+015.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;That piece shaped like a funnel, leads the guide wheel onto the central rail.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In  spite of all its flaws, the fleet was designed to operate without  
catenary. Even if current was provided by power lines throughout the  
network, &lt;b&gt;each vehicle was able to reach the depot by its own means.&lt;/b&gt;
  Once they disengaged their tram from the central guidance rail, the  
drivers just had to start the Diesel engine. Then they could get back to
  the garage using the steering wheel like a regular bus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxCAcgvqNK3iOqijFKa3gtjTK6jLaAjDgS_ogcHeEMUCOyyNw9PSUqQFJDNLi03KD887c7kyQSACQ-tT6uCAgp2aApiEN14v6gWIe-ZJ9sMne2PPXu7rtyfkQ91B8Z2Bm649ehf25C1Bv/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxCAcgvqNK3iOqijFKa3gtjTK6jLaAjDgS_ogcHeEMUCOyyNw9PSUqQFJDNLi03KD887c7kyQSACQ-tT6uCAgp2aApiEN14v6gWIe-ZJ9sMne2PPXu7rtyfkQ91B8Z2Bm649ehf25C1Bv/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A tram is slowly passing over the device that will switch the vehicle to guided mode.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Despite its low reliability, I think that &lt;b&gt;this type of hybrid tramway was doomed because of its Diesel engine&lt;/b&gt;.
  This polluting traction mode is no longer worshipped as every 
transport  authority is seeking electric rolling stock nowadays. 
Therefore, they  can all communicate on their low carbon footprint, no 
matter if  electricity comes from a &quot;good old&quot; coal plant... 
greenwashing in its  hey days!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLJb91wUZQ9vijHoqGpcjOK1-GJXwc_dEp6zkSlGGK5pIGadcqw8bEsZnBUh-M1R3-KbafQFCLIFF8YE3Ta7Cd_kCuqVOGoakZdl8CT1VbkZqqOcXbad3Iu4uzG169VetxxAl8Onncd1_/s1600/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLJb91wUZQ9vijHoqGpcjOK1-GJXwc_dEp6zkSlGGK5pIGadcqw8bEsZnBUh-M1R3-KbafQFCLIFF8YE3Ta7Cd_kCuqVOGoakZdl8CT1VbkZqqOcXbad3Iu4uzG169VetxxAl8Onncd1_/s640/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Catenary-free trams - Catenary-free tramways&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Once the tramway was connected to the central guidance rail, &lt;br /&gt;
the driver had to lift up the pantograph and to kill the Diesel engine.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAsuOFgTkXdVV4zllD_ayRE2JSaUjSTF6cbDCJpFpmsmpq5IA04WHoZhy52jEM9O2JeSLW0pR8IAg6vPyPS3q0hzDvqkwzvBR7m4CihcjQmRoQjeAFsDFLzqaZBS8M-4BTWnOU9RXY4R7Z3NRjUgS3aIOxyDv8anumJBTo8TRC5U7r9NFDxue4sifKvp-/s1920/CAEN%20NEW%20TRAM%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAsuOFgTkXdVV4zllD_ayRE2JSaUjSTF6cbDCJpFpmsmpq5IA04WHoZhy52jEM9O2JeSLW0pR8IAg6vPyPS3q0hzDvqkwzvBR7m4CihcjQmRoQjeAFsDFLzqaZBS8M-4BTWnOU9RXY4R7Z3NRjUgS3aIOxyDv8anumJBTo8TRC5U7r9NFDxue4sifKvp-/w640-h360/CAEN%20NEW%20TRAM%20001.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Caen new tram system entered service in July 2019&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Closing thoughts &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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So,  are batteries the future of power supply for tramways? How long 
will it  take to find out a way to stock enough electricity to enable 
trams to  operate for several days without any delicate charging phases?
 Indeed,  whatever the collecting system is, they&#39;re still the Achilles 
heel: if  something goes wrong it inevitably jeopardizes the whole 
traffic on the  line.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Anyway, is electricity the only solution? What about hydrogen or any other fuel cells? Whatever the future technolgy will be, &lt;b&gt;my only hope is that the final choice will be profitable not only for the industry but also, for once, for the planet too!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Thank
 you for reading this post. Don&#39;t hesitate to reach out to me for 
comments or questions : it&#39;s always a pleasure to get feedback!&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;You may also like :&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/03/scotland-my-ride-on-lilliputian-glasgow.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIdwC1TDy3btpCICYPIwt5dZx-lY2Rne4j23GAbp7Z1m0PuQiDLyjHPnhA4I2Sd4PL3YOXc71FrxS60DcZpgZlNZ0fhWSiFdEuZjduzar6JGGtdArQ9vDtTS153Zyj8kd5WrNtykbglQALWPcE612cfF1b60b2EctBPunMOVuSh9ZOyzTfM1X5nTpBw/w400-h225/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow - The Long Read Subway&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/feeds/1023891393813794610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5531684915017108974/1023891393813794610' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/1023891393813794610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/1023891393813794610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/10/europe-catenary-free-tramways.html' title='EUROPE - Catenary-Free Tramways'/><author><name>Boris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18269806795061852702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TTriqgxHYoCff4dZknUd80jvSSTFiymQs331BYzzaJbFBk6VSPc-Wh6c_aEuC7RCjZMWlxs-FImvFClY8TEoGMSSZKIrxZnddLQuBz4YGbEEnrgHqiBR-LWMY4RIE/s220/IMG_E9902.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqRm8hHBf1yug2ebhUGUOUD8WYT2gan77_2VWDnRL3UVnJzW9EJQjewGwGtq8EwhY9W97FD43o0jbueyvdiAjiOgpLsx4oCtlKwQX9-HZ3ZSSMM84DJhblSxG5bNSEV5q03Yil_6BmwB2/s72-c/CATENARY-FREE+TRAMS+-+BANDEAU+LONG+READ+V2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531684915017108974.post-8949186909154238</id><published>2026-10-05T00:00:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00.227+02:00</updated><title type='text'>SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-header&quot;&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMze7N87IfdmrSLRc8ic_7yBKWF34Lpxm6XOSFIOPnov4TX0C3PXxYPnSkKdcptafIU9b-HkTdvunOi7NsCAMYVq9VDNX3D7YzompCiLojFsThB_DbnDJIQ3oU_nyyKTLSCpixGmhR-TU10gCVWHU0wZxz8aMHatkFutaiumSq79VhedSfOlejF8e8gYH/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMze7N87IfdmrSLRc8ic_7yBKWF34Lpxm6XOSFIOPnov4TX0C3PXxYPnSkKdcptafIU9b-HkTdvunOi7NsCAMYVq9VDNX3D7YzompCiLojFsThB_DbnDJIQ3oU_nyyKTLSCpixGmhR-TU10gCVWHU0wZxz8aMHatkFutaiumSq79VhedSfOlejF8e8gYH/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Trust me, &lt;b&gt;it really worth shelling out for a ride on Glasgow subway&lt;/b&gt;. To me it&#39;s truly the city&#39;s hidden gem!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As a matter of fact, &lt;b&gt;its pristine circular line is quite unique in the world&lt;/b&gt;
 : none of the extension projects have come to fruitition so far! 
However don&#39;t come to the hasty conclusion that this subway is treated 
poorly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;On
 the contrary, for almost 130 years, it has been gradually upgraded to 
keep it running with efficiency despite its infrastructure constraints.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdu42-nzB0vnar7ILUAachnnla_PMQYuiSEQHPoU_C-UyqSIUH1oxtwkygI_i4bRaOJbatrjs4rBC9tFzBRmqBC7IaitAE5uLg6ZKS-foAPfR1K5cRBiTTyasfgEsIFadlzy9Xq04o2feXhNP4eNUGCmlF7n3HeYUDAPJiOUO-Av7TnankY7RLodkrA/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20007%20-%20TICKET.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdu42-nzB0vnar7ILUAachnnla_PMQYuiSEQHPoU_C-UyqSIUH1oxtwkygI_i4bRaOJbatrjs4rBC9tFzBRmqBC7IaitAE5uLg6ZKS-foAPfR1K5cRBiTTyasfgEsIFadlzy9Xq04o2feXhNP4eNUGCmlF7n3HeYUDAPJiOUO-Av7TnankY7RLodkrA/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20007%20-%20TICKET.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway - Train calling at Buchanan Street.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Train calling at Buchanan Street.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;ve always been fascinated by the small gauge of the London tube rolling stock and &lt;b&gt;I didn&#39;t expect to ride on even smaller trains in Glasgow!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Take
 a look at the photo above : see how tall the staff member wearing the 
orange vest is compared to the height of the train beside her ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Not only have the passengers to &quot;mind the gap&quot; but also their heads when getting on the subway!&lt;/b&gt;
 Anyway I didn&#39;t notice any suspicious bumps on the forehead of the 
tallest commuters... It seems everybody is used bending over as soon as 
they cross the threshold of doors!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A quick word about such an unusual rolling stock...&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 current trains are part of what Glasgow subway officially calls &quot;the 
second generation&quot;. Like the London Tube, today&#39;s cars were manufactured
 by Metro-Cammell (merged with Alstom in 1989). Those trains entered 
service in April 1980 after the first complete refurbishment of the 
infrastructure ever done after its openning in 1896!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Those &lt;b&gt;modernisation works required the closure of the whole line for almost three years&lt;/b&gt;
 (1977-1980). Therefore, that &quot;second generation&quot; of trains symbolised 
the rebirth of Glasgow subway. Lastly, the 33 units were given their 
white and orange livery in 1995. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj16aVVFbnH_nJQo_j9hT8ztRlSiDQe0PMR6AmDNZOHOyMdOo5NtP1Eg0h98UBJLRG6VunZDRQgpgXEBZbxjd0GIOstkcu3wnkle1I_IA7zD1XktgozwQ3HvP2rkPJVsAQprM3JNJ7cUtRaU1mpvYuvG8MzML6lqPK0ViFagSco-LJDiueT8YSEfIIA/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj16aVVFbnH_nJQo_j9hT8ztRlSiDQe0PMR6AmDNZOHOyMdOo5NtP1Eg0h98UBJLRG6VunZDRQgpgXEBZbxjd0GIOstkcu3wnkle1I_IA7zD1XktgozwQ3HvP2rkPJVsAQprM3JNJ7cUtRaU1mpvYuvG8MzML6lqPK0ViFagSco-LJDiueT8YSEfIIA/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway - Inside a panoramic midget submarine ? Nope, a Glasgow subway car!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside a panoramic midget submarine ? Nope, a Glasgow subway car!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Tall people travel at their own risk!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Have
 you ever sat on miniature chairs of a nursery school ? You know, when 
your knees tickle your chin... Well, it almost feels the same on the 
Glasgow subway whose &lt;b&gt;low-height trains require... low-height seats&lt;/b&gt; (ideal setting for your offspring anyway)!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;If you choose to remain standing, do it right in the middle of the carriage : if not, &lt;b&gt;brace yourself for travelling bent as a bow&lt;/b&gt; (not mentioning the risk of a stiff neck)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQrPU1ybCbedbEqxeHGgwELaag2DNFlpvD2HNer2PXylZhDeTeVphAEht6yh3qFPOCjDoYnUZygP1IWhY3Iqs3RkzBY4qlTQy1sbYyIPc8JlcNyExI9JVT3Yf7yAZWrMuWAJmQR3GMTzGYEbvMJiii_7REyVgXxJp5PxyR0JV3hLR8x2NaHUNKnV4g/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQrPU1ybCbedbEqxeHGgwELaag2DNFlpvD2HNer2PXylZhDeTeVphAEht6yh3qFPOCjDoYnUZygP1IWhY3Iqs3RkzBY4qlTQy1sbYyIPc8JlcNyExI9JVT3Yf7yAZWrMuWAJmQR3GMTzGYEbvMJiii_7REyVgXxJp5PxyR0JV3hLR8x2NaHUNKnV4g/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20015.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway - Waiting for a train at West Street.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Waiting for a train at West Street.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Initially
 my plan was to take the subway to go to the Riverside Museum (home of 
the Glasgow transport museum) straight away, that is to say a 5 
five-station ride between Buchanan Street and Partick station. Well I 
must confess that &lt;b&gt;I got so excited on that liliputian subway that I completed a full tour of the line!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 some stations a narrow central platform enable passengers whether to 
get on trains riding the inner circle (station names on grey signs) or 
outer circle (station names on orange signs).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;While you are waiting for the next train to come, &lt;b&gt;take a look at the tracks&lt;/b&gt;.
 Indeed, the gauge is quite unusual : neither metric nor standard but a 
1,219mm (4 ft) width. That gauge is very rare today since most of the 
economic railways using it closed in the mid 20th century.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lastly,
 the third rail (beside the running rails) brings the traction current 
(600 V DC) throughout the line.&amp;nbsp;It was added in 1936 to replace the 
original system that I was about to discover at the Riverside Museum...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJXGTr2ofPlrsZ52DWjsJO8f4HKErSAXMEMExLuYqAcbptVahkMCifXfxrHSY5gg_lmY9jzY7AwApqYjm7JcI-UGVcIFA99kygSOrzlq0__WOY9DY-kVwO_mub5Y6ESEMde8XOhTbSKRSykLlh5RIYm8GWx6ghSgeuYsGOWPHToH7NkRfjkkcQXuLMw/s1500/Glasgow_Subway_1965_300dpi.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1021&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;435&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJXGTr2ofPlrsZ52DWjsJO8f4HKErSAXMEMExLuYqAcbptVahkMCifXfxrHSY5gg_lmY9jzY7AwApqYjm7JcI-UGVcIFA99kygSOrzlq0__WOY9DY-kVwO_mub5Y6ESEMde8XOhTbSKRSykLlh5RIYm8GWx6ghSgeuYsGOWPHToH7NkRfjkkcQXuLMw/w640-h435/Glasgow_Subway_1965_300dpi.png&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Glasgow subway map in the 60s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Here are two different ways to depict the 10-km (6,5 mi) Glasgow subway line : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I
 assume I&#39;m not the only one fancying the former map above : not only 
does it represent the route and stations but also the city&#39;s main 
arteries, train stations and of course the river Clyde. Therefore &lt;b&gt;it&#39;s child&#39;s play to locate the 15 stations&lt;/b&gt; and their whereabouts in the sourounding neighborhoods.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;mw-mmv-final-image png mw-mmv-dialog-is-open&quot; crossorigin=&quot;anonymous&quot; height=&quot;381&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Glasgow_Subway_map.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Today&#39;s Glasgow subway map...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;So, why on earth trash a picturesque map to turn it into the above dull diagram stripped of any useful information ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, &lt;b&gt;let&#39;s say thank you to the &quot;Beeching cuts&quot;&lt;/b&gt;
 whose designers&#39; aim was to enhance the readability of the routes. As a
 result, geometry has taken over UK&#39;s railway maps since the late 60s. 
As you can see, Glasgow subway plan wasn&#39;t spared as well...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/03/scotland-my-ride-on-lilliputian-glasgow.html?q=GLASGOW&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Read the whole post about Glasgow Subway&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIdwC1TDy3btpCICYPIwt5dZx-lY2Rne4j23GAbp7Z1m0PuQiDLyjHPnhA4I2Sd4PL3YOXc71FrxS60DcZpgZlNZ0fhWSiFdEuZjduzar6JGGtdArQ9vDtTS153Zyj8kd5WrNtykbglQALWPcE612cfF1b60b2EctBPunMOVuSh9ZOyzTfM1X5nTpBw/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; class=&quot;shrinkToFit&quot; height=&quot;224&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIdwC1TDy3btpCICYPIwt5dZx-lY2Rne4j23GAbp7Z1m0PuQiDLyjHPnhA4I2Sd4PL3YOXc71FrxS60DcZpgZlNZ0fhWSiFdEuZjduzar6JGGtdArQ9vDtTS153Zyj8kd5WrNtykbglQALWPcE612cfF1b60b2EctBPunMOVuSh9ZOyzTfM1X5nTpBw/w400-h224/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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font-size: 14px; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica;&quot;&gt;Vous souvenez-vous des contes de fées de votre enfance ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Prenons
 par exemple La Belle aux Bois Dormant : vous savez, la princesse à qui 
la méchante belle-mère jette un sort. Résultat des courses, un roupillon
 pour l&#39;éternité à moins qu&#39;un jeune prince de passage ne réveille la 
miss en ayant recours non pas au coup de la panne mais à une grosse bise
 bien baveuse...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon
 apparemment le prince charmant devait avoir un emploi du temps plutôt 
chargé puisqu&#39;il fallut quelques années avant qu&#39;il ne se pointe au 
château. Ok, je sais ce que vous pensez à ce moment précis : mais de 
quoi nous parle t-il avec son histoire de conte de fées alors qu&#39;il est 
censé écrire un blog sur les trains ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Et bien, ne vous en déplaise, &lt;b&gt;la découverte que j&#39;ai faite dans le métro de Madrid fut presque similaire à celle du conte de fées&lt;/b&gt;
 : dans le rôle de la Belle aux Bois Dormant, la station de métro 
désaffectée de Chamberi et dans le rôle du prince charmant... moi, bien 
sûr !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Vous
 voyez maintenant de quoi je vais parler dans ce post : je vais explorer
 la seule station fantôme du métro de Madrid et je suis impatient de 
découvrir quelle sorte de sort a été jeté à cet endroit au point de 
fermer ses quais pour toujours...&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;353&quot; data-original-width=&quot;605&quot; height=&quot;117&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtZtghUyAXIecwjjcatPFt9pxSq8VCQvMfrBQwQhiAHcL7K6Kij2qUR-u9UZbT0ahrU6vR-QN34sQsJkD7DCHSqj0bvhXQnIXgI6IvueYPR3PMViVqiUoLKS4PRK5mat0ukHRMjVaAppNjGauz3huCfNwwoUaZFEnYaltLMT50pfOwEVrjREzjTjPTA/w200-h117/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition-property: color;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2017/01/exploring-madrids-chamberi-ghost-station.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Verdana, sans-serif&quot;&gt;ENGLISH VERSION, CLICK HERE !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Verdana, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOLcplJTHw0p6dvFSw-YVHsqkrPvPmFiPEqccLvb5G__3SEIQksmifVitQl_P1MFtEon9kTSHoWdlfBm_CAMOPpedC8JmPaKeVdZSBbzAIhi2JxYA8upSy6b45qKIIhyphenhyphenB6h8oZMwPAfk/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOLcplJTHw0p6dvFSw-YVHsqkrPvPmFiPEqccLvb5G__3SEIQksmifVitQl_P1MFtEon9kTSHoWdlfBm_CAMOPpedC8JmPaKeVdZSBbzAIhi2JxYA8upSy6b45qKIIhyphenhyphenB6h8oZMwPAfk/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Voilà une station de métro mythique pour tous les amateurs de foot!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;N&#39;étant
 pas un expert du métro de Madrid, je pensais que même une station 
fermée au public avait conservé son entrée d&#39;époque. J&#39;ai donc cherché 
le losange caractéristique signalant la station de Chamberi. Après avoir
 remonté l&#39;avenue Engracia, après avoir redescendu l&#39;avenue Engracia 
toujours pas la moindre trace de signalétique... en même temps j&#39;aurais 
dû m&#39;en douter : &lt;b&gt;une station fantôme est par définition discrète!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ5EOBxdjpp3tHu98Xf_WD28GEvadzvriEzU-Mm4oraiaX3znh7KKGAhmRJV7oFqXeXMqI2pOMp1LZG5v50XORg2oKi3rRfWPf_BF7ZpThitUjh6vwDh2Yhn9IvjHbvGseYNU80ljlpG-/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; 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src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe52QV9o81Xvul3RemyW8y-IwjXK7G3rxVfC_ZuNh6kt5jOYdL3RuT-8TitL52I0esMiwUk8JhUNqCp7BFLiFjNAgc8Tx8cw0siMMOk9msbsLh1YNOWq8sx0fQ1AqZRBJvrqDN-wrXyNT/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Entrée de la station fantôme Chamberi sur l&#39;avenue Engracia, Madrid.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Finalement
 je suis tombé sur ce kiosque étrange. En le voyant de loin j&#39;ai d&#39;abord
 pensé qu&#39;il s&#39;agissait de... toilettes publiques! Heureusement en 
arrivant à proximité, plus de doute possible : l&#39;entrée de la station 
musée Chamberi était bien devant moi. Bien que soulagé d&#39;être arrivé à 
destination, je ne pouvais m&#39;empêcher de regretter la disparition de 
l&#39;entrée d&#39;origine...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZB-YaiN7QD4WOERAUJlE-9qA5XG93WtujfiY7F9xQGCtf72F54Ws67JpKzl1q7RcSbTiZxlrw-HN6UEQoZFLD0b_QGe_hLDYQ5fF7Wc9B89Rhi1Tr7Qo33UgNXhbU_6whlgBnKXCVXZ-/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZB-YaiN7QD4WOERAUJlE-9qA5XG93WtujfiY7F9xQGCtf72F54Ws67JpKzl1q7RcSbTiZxlrw-HN6UEQoZFLD0b_QGe_hLDYQ5fF7Wc9B89Rhi1Tr7Qo33UgNXhbU_6whlgBnKXCVXZ-/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Un couloir qui vous transporte dans le temps...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En bas de l&#39;escalier d&#39;accès, j&#39;ai été frappé par le contraste entre l&#39;entrée moderne et le vieux couloir carrelé... &lt;b&gt;Ici la lumière du jour ne pénètre jamais&lt;/b&gt;
 et les vieilles ampoules à filament diffusent une lumière jaune qui 
vous transporte dans l&#39;atmosphère des années 20 en un instant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoz4_JisjbGyA4t_ThOx1fG6VyRNjCMLP-APyB1slyBMduDrHaYBN2wrjvyvPpR3d6g_TD3MckqlvxTSdxcsOVHzJdopUIwEHyuA0Btpl5REsqhbXZQMy-t74GzXV8u0MbKI2Spv3DNdD/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Ambiance Twilight Zone dans la salle des billets...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;Euh... y&#39;a quelqu&#39;un ?!&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;L&#39;écho
 de mes pas résonnait encore dans le couloir d&#39;accès lorsque je suis 
arrivé dans la salle des billets plus déserte que jamais. &lt;b&gt;L&#39;endroit est resté le même que le jour de l&#39;inauguration, le 17 Octobre 1919&lt;/b&gt;.
 La station Chamberi faisait partie de la toute première ligne du métro 
de Madrid. Il parait même que les ingénieurs Espagnols se seraient 
largement inspirés du métro de Paris pour concevoir les infrastructures 
voyageurs... cocorico !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZmLFuc_wyQE6usJJ5rheFgHGEF3lzI6UpIPIun8rEtHtXfIKBC1eoHSOvDx4vXieEmdQj1eNjQ8qqvmCA2PYHv1kGe4_TGLeTrie-QjCv9gR6fUT8lnZ9CoVyLawNlrRGPWHNo9lZBg1/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Retour vers le Futur !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Aujourd&#39;hui, les halls d&#39;accès aux stations de métro de Madrid sont sensiblement plus chaleureux que leurs ancêtres!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;L&#39;ère
 du carrelage aux murs est définitivement terminée, les guichets sont 
majoritairement remplacés par des distributeurs automatiques et des 
tubes fluorescents diffusent une lumière uniforme dans cet univers 
aseptisé. Ok, rien à dire côté propreté mais ça manque tout de même d&#39;un
 peu de chaleur humaine...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aezzgJiYJpHo49-H4MgCZBzYdHNimoDfpLno1qbnvDLLL2XkyKMtXngfDBfL-ypYm2YPBeP1lqMJo7bj3_ybwP7IzeLi96zO6QDPJugLDOvx5fqaw5833T5frZIernDg-dcK__qWPWRM/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Se repérer dans les couloirs du métro des années 20 était un jeu d&#39;enfant!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un jeu de piste à portée de tous !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;L&#39;architecte
 du métro de Madrid, le vénérable Antonio Palacios, craignait que les 
passagers soient mal à l&#39;aise avec ce nouveau moyen de transport 
souterrain. C&#39;est pourquoi il insista auprès de ses équipes pour que la 
signalétique dans les couloirs soit la plus simple possible : au moins 
l&#39;angoisse de se perdre serait-elle évitée aux courageux premiers 
voyageurs!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En regardant le panneau sur la photo, on peut se dire qu&#39;il serait difficile de faire plus simple! Avec une telle signalétique &lt;b&gt;impossible de se tromper de direction&lt;/b&gt;.
 De toute façon les risques de se perdre étaient relativement limités 
puisque la première ligne ne comportait que... 8 stations. Aujourd&#39;hui 
c&#39;est une autre histoire puisque le réseau s&#39;étend sur 284 kilomètres, 
comprend 318 stations réparties sur 13 lignes desservant Madrid et sa 
proche banlieue.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXL0zKa5xehgjByXFGzGR57fBnWVRT1yVL7_5pgI2OOJvy-7Ty1AfgAlVn0xndgRELJ7qw9LzWe0QzO8q36DENeHMgwYib_VISA0GFTZyoNmFeZbvFNY5OmvJtqWktO1jYdVrYWLueoEF/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Au détour d&#39;un couloir, je suis tombé sur les quais fermés au trafic voyageur depuis 1966.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans
 les années 60, le métro devint tellement populaire (et le trafic en 
surface tellement embouteillé) qu&#39;il fallu envisager la mise en service 
de rames plus modernes et surtout... plus longues. Problème, &lt;b&gt;les quais de certaines stations étaient trop courts pour accueillir les nouveaux trains&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Chamberi
 étant relativement proche des stations Bilbao et Iglesia, il fut décidé
 qu&#39;il serait plus simple (et plus économique) de la fermer plutôt que 
d&#39;entreprendre des travaux d&#39;autant plus délicats que les quais sont 
établis dans une courbe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdQJEXihf2AzmaUzM901Oo0Dpx3TZJeLGovl0TfuszZksVVCoUXFcO2tTJCxe7ajoCoVIOEJn7Da2-3RXAzLMhjAohc0fDilmCJKSvoTNpiCwbWes-tkkkwJ4mx0OAtvkakYLXNEbI2rs/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdQJEXihf2AzmaUzM901Oo0Dpx3TZJeLGovl0TfuszZksVVCoUXFcO2tTJCxe7ajoCoVIOEJn7Da2-3RXAzLMhjAohc0fDilmCJKSvoTNpiCwbWes-tkkkwJ4mx0OAtvkakYLXNEbI2rs/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Des affiches publicitaires en carreaux de céramique.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Malgré
 toutes ces années passées dans la pénombre, les couleurs des &quot;réclames&quot;
 sont toujours vives sur leurs supports de céramique. Franchement, &lt;b&gt;un petit nettoyage de printemps ne serait pas de trop&lt;/b&gt;
 pour assurer leur conservation...&amp;nbsp; Après tout ces affiches d&#39;un genre 
ancien sont le témoignage d&#39;une époque où le marketing moderne ne 
sévissait pas encore : art et publicité formaient alors un couple 
harmonieux.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdifku9rPzjtBZjYxdIeYDMUaf7dMeDmZgVIvIlxxMQT6BmYzkFzCerMxOpckNACLfWzHImWiAPaMX1xrN8voBidyHPy6zwFCCMvti1IZUZ5MbKxw164hzt83F_PC1YMia8Pt5eJDUlz7/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdifku9rPzjtBZjYxdIeYDMUaf7dMeDmZgVIvIlxxMQT6BmYzkFzCerMxOpckNACLfWzHImWiAPaMX1xrN8voBidyHPy6zwFCCMvti1IZUZ5MbKxw164hzt83F_PC1YMia8Pt5eJDUlz7/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption_photo&quot;&gt;D&#39;autres exemples de publicité sur carreaux en céramique sur les quais de la station Chamberi, Madrid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; 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border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Les métros passent, le temps se fige dans l&#39;ancienne station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans
 un vacarme assourdissant, les trains de la ligne 1 passent 
régulièrement à toute vitesse dans la station. A ce moment précis, &lt;b&gt;seuls quelques centimètres séparent le monde moderne des quais déserts&lt;/b&gt;
 de la station Chamberi. Pour les passagers du métro, le passage dans la
 station est si rapide que je doute fort qu&#39;ils s&#39;aperçoivent de 
l&#39;existence même d&#39;une station fantôme à cet endroit...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ulPLlX1IgQ9AG_ROblIctZ2dDCgG7g8WLHl34xXFN_kYSZRdZN4_g5hwN7UI77teQQLhlTcWDvFhndhySDoq4xzRKDlWu5CQ_e5m8R127SbW14F8Drd5C4HIn2quXtOnGmFBpP3fJAAq/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Indicateur d&#39;itinéraire sur l&#39;un des quais de la station Chamberi, Madrid.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Une station marquée par la guerre civile...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;De
 1936 à 1939, la guerre civile espagnole fit rage dans tout le pays. 
Comme dans beaucoup de capitales en guerre, les stations de métro furent
 réquisitionnées pour servir d&#39;abris antiaériens. Il faut dire que leurs
 installations souterraines étaient idéales pour abriter un maximum de 
personnes pendant les bombardements. &lt;b&gt;Je me demande combien de familles ont passé des nuits sans sommeil sur ces quais&lt;/b&gt;... difficile d&#39;imaginer leur angoisse et leur détresse...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2i6FgN6OSxhY_m6sjT3JGGp3QQr4N_vz24qrzp8yLDFyFsPwmhr9qJGILcyf3u0jDN2XBhIIqhgjvyG4eVV5x50q06Dgz8TaF8GfG7x0US_QYv6P_4lvvqWqU_9H2lB-lFW18fC_9ATk/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2i6FgN6OSxhY_m6sjT3JGGp3QQr4N_vz24qrzp8yLDFyFsPwmhr9qJGILcyf3u0jDN2XBhIIqhgjvyG4eVV5x50q06Dgz8TaF8GfG7x0US_QYv6P_4lvvqWqU_9H2lB-lFW18fC_9ATk/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px;&quot;&gt;Avant de regagner la surface, passage obligé par les ancêtres des &quot;tourniquets&quot; modernes !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Puisqu&#39;il ne reste quasiment plus aucune trace du métro de Madrid au début du XXème siècle, &lt;b&gt;la station Chamberi est le dernier témoignage d&#39;une époque définitivement résolue&lt;/b&gt;.
 En fait nous avons beaucoup à apprendre de cet endroit, des premiers 
pas de l&#39;affichage publicitaire et surtout du contexte historique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Dommage
 que la visite ne soit pas guidée par un ancien employé du métro de 
Madrid. Il pourrait régaler les visiteurs de quelques unes de ses 
meilleures anecdotes issues de la petite et de la grande histoire des 
lieux. En attendant vous pourrez toujours profiter d&#39;une visite guidée 
très classique. Il y&#39;en a toutes les heures.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;* * * * *&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s1920/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;337&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s320/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore
 merci de votre intérêt pour mon blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un 
petit mot, un commentaire ou une suggestion: c&#39;est toujours un plaisir 
de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/11/france-paris-le-petit-train-du-jardin.html&quot; 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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content entry-content&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LJ0IE0pvquvtzEIMD4VWBuHyyuIdf2mf3i5AXsIcuGRyc2_gshZM8ucklLAT63SHdxjdHOmM-C9OL1a2gunf1w_ziOTXL8cpRIq40fv35HCobkDwuvqnLUHJTUVp8RbUpk59TL6-cKA3/s1920/MONTENVERS++-+BANDEAU+THE+LONG+READ.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LJ0IE0pvquvtzEIMD4VWBuHyyuIdf2mf3i5AXsIcuGRyc2_gshZM8ucklLAT63SHdxjdHOmM-C9OL1a2gunf1w_ziOTXL8cpRIq40fv35HCobkDwuvqnLUHJTUVp8RbUpk59TL6-cKA3/w640-h360/MONTENVERS++-+BANDEAU+THE+LONG+READ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s continue our ride on the Montenvers train, an amazing rack railway
 that connects Chamonix to the Mer de Glace, Europe&#39;s second largest 
glacier.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
In part 1/2 we made acquaintance with that noteworthy train :&amp;nbsp; we 
lingered on the line&#39;s debut in the 1900s (under the threat of mule 
drivers), spotted some interesting pieces of heritage (one quite vintage
 and the other rather rusty) and finally we got on that spick-and-span 
red train (well actually I should say struggled with our fellow 
passengers to get a window seat)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Anyway, eventually our ascent to the Mer de Glace began through the Planard forest in the shade of fir trees that echoed the 
rumbling of our train. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Don&#39;t you dare confess that you missed that 
gripping first part ?! You can still be forgiven by reading it &lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2018/01/france-montenvers-railway-chamonix-part.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Time for a tall order from now on&lt;/b&gt; : as our train approaches the wilderness of 
high mountains we&#39;ll see how the line deals with it.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Fyn8_09if8b_vxxLYDMc-dr1jXKGODYsxYAYlB_ODjnp07yhLiQGWmuyxOKhpjyl5_T1Q4S0a2fdrwUMPusqiXynUZhJ8fmh84-YE2fZ7I-F2Aj1iNlVB2DcfbpXt-7t_RfipdEERVT/s1600/MONTENVERS+001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Fyn8_09if8b_vxxLYDMc-dr1jXKGODYsxYAYlB_ODjnp07yhLiQGWmuyxOKhpjyl5_T1Q4S0a2fdrwUMPusqiXynUZhJ8fmh84-YE2fZ7I-F2Aj1iNlVB2DcfbpXt-7t_RfipdEERVT/s640/MONTENVERS+001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A train passing through the Planard forest, looks dashing doesn&#39;t it ?!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For almost 50 years, trains were pulled by steam locomotives. However, their capacities were rather 
inadequate to face the ever growing number of passengers : each locomotive 
couldn&#39;t tow more than two wooden light coaches. Moreover they usually 
took an hour to get to the upper terminus.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore,
 in the 50s it became urgent to opt for a more efficient rolling stock. 
Even though it&#39;s hard to believe now, in those days Diesel traction was considered 
as first choice ! As global warming wasn&#39;t a concern yet, those polluting 
locomotives had a lot of assets : power, speed and autonomy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fortunately for our lungs, Diesel locomotives had one major flaw :&lt;/b&gt; their weight. 
Indeed, the infrastructure of the tracks wouldn&#39;t have been strong 
enough to support it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTdyuDQ4iyC7cqEmopjUx0kncvZ9yXUhedORDjTKLkL7rqlb62-d2-gvzT6AqyloQeJNKyiqTkNl-sgRAbDvrHVbNd_r8sFFafV5k59GdzSGliOCsG0V0wWeM8MlteN9F61b1mvTuxBjP/s1600/MONTENVERS+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTdyuDQ4iyC7cqEmopjUx0kncvZ9yXUhedORDjTKLkL7rqlb62-d2-gvzT6AqyloQeJNKyiqTkNl-sgRAbDvrHVbNd_r8sFFafV5k59GdzSGliOCsG0V0wWeM8MlteN9F61b1mvTuxBjP/s640/MONTENVERS+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This type of pantograph looks rather obsolete by now. &lt;br /&gt;
Nonetheless, it is so reliable that it&#39;s still in use on today&#39;s trains.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A world premiere for a rack railway...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
As you can guess, the second choice was electric power. At first, 
engineers wanted to set up a third rail to bring the traction current 
throughout the line.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After a full study, they gave up the project and chose an overhead power line to provide trains with &lt;b&gt;a much higher electrical voltage than a third rail could have ever delivered.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In June 1954, a brand new electric train popped of Chamonix station. 
Twenty minutes later, it was calling at the upper terminus : three times
 faster than its steam ancestors... that&#39;s what I call breaking records !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvvEF9trrzVxYWp7ivBMrg5jzU5tABoVJd00OSaPbedoJF1E0FYfpCNerlbzY_PBnbtwlMnd2E4LuAa5ad7C1n5LrLxARwpk5_Kmhqx0jogLtj2XeMN2DWIKBEEtklFhRIo7WgQlbIN8U/s1600/MONTENVERS+013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvvEF9trrzVxYWp7ivBMrg5jzU5tABoVJd00OSaPbedoJF1E0FYfpCNerlbzY_PBnbtwlMnd2E4LuAa5ad7C1n5LrLxARwpk5_Kmhqx0jogLtj2XeMN2DWIKBEEtklFhRIo7WgQlbIN8U/s640/MONTENVERS+013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Although it doesn&#39;t blend in with the scenery, this ugly structure is a true guardian angel for the line and trains.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the altitude gets higher, the snow tightens its grip on the tracks. 
My train is about to pass&amp;nbsp; through the first &quot;snow shed&quot;. This facility 
made of reinforced concrete, secures the line against the threat of 
avalanches. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The train keeps making its way in hostile environment by now.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Zooming out from the valley, the train appears so tiny, so vulnerable, 
almost swallowed by the gigantism of the mountain. Even using my 
viewfinder, I can tell you &lt;b&gt;it wasn&#39;t obvious at all to spot the train !&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&#39;s hard to imagine how challenging the line construction was in
 the early twentieth century. Well it only took three years to complete 
it. Believe it or not, no more than two hundred workers accomplished 
that amazing feat !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Several passing loops enable trains to operate in both ways simultaneously.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2014/09/once-upon-time-orient-express.html?q=orient+express&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Though I rode the train late March, tracks were still covered with snow.
 As you can see in the photos, it was a lovely afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One day, I&#39;d really love to take the Montenvers train in a snowstorm. I know, it&#39;s a little bit weird but I assume that &lt;b&gt;the atmosphere on board must be rather different, almost anguishing&lt;/b&gt; and surely inspiring!&lt;br /&gt;
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Uh... wait a second... wasn&#39;t somebody already inspired by such a 
context, writing about a train stuck in the snow with a murderer on 
board ?! This plot sounds very familiar to me, if you want to know why, 
click &lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2014/09/once-upon-time-orient-express.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQj46XZ9ilQlWi7f_App2Gce74xNV8_U9XRCUaZBmmLtiv0jNCTDt94QjdKPoFQ1sRv91Tbk4qijBUAuOk7mGPHd-LbY58_FO5XSuoHYDJSGApvrwqeDTgKeuB-4n5zqGTHsOkVCkEIam/s1600/MONTENVERS+015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQj46XZ9ilQlWi7f_App2Gce74xNV8_U9XRCUaZBmmLtiv0jNCTDt94QjdKPoFQ1sRv91Tbk4qijBUAuOk7mGPHd-LbY58_FO5XSuoHYDJSGApvrwqeDTgKeuB-4n5zqGTHsOkVCkEIam/s640/MONTENVERS+015.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;My train is approaching the Viaduct du Montenvers... there&#39;s something magical in the air !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Like the other mountain railway lines, the Montenvers train route 
requires a lot of stonework to ensure its stability. In addition to 
that, two viaducts were built : the smallest (Viaduct des Bois) 
integrates a metal span at one end whereas the Montenvers viaduct, the 
longest, was shaped as a long &quot;S&quot; (see postcard below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Unfortunately, due to the dense vegetation it&#39;s quite impossible to see those impressive structures nowadays. Too bad, as &lt;b&gt;they are both a testimony to the engineers&#39; audacity&lt;/b&gt; in the early twentieth century.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Despite seeing it for real, this old postcard features the Montenvers viaduct when it wasn&#39;t yet hidden by trees.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Mixed feelings at the top of the line...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Grand Hotel du Montenvers is an unmissable landmark for the visitors of the Mer de Glace.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the train nears its upper terminus, it passes next to the former 
Grand Hotel du Montenvers. This massive building is rather unusual at 
such an altitude.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Indeed, it has nothing to do with the ordinary rufuges that usually look
 like alpine cabins. The truth is the Grand Hotel du Montenvers opened 
in 1880, in a time when the Mer de Glace was only reachable after hours 
spent riding a mule. Therefore the wealthiest tourists needed &lt;b&gt;a cosy place to try to recover&lt;/b&gt; from their uncomfortable ascent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
After a &quot;good&quot; night&#39;s sleep, they would get back down to the valley not
 only with some great memories but also with a resiliant backache !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
In 1909, &lt;b&gt;the golden age of the hotel gradually came to an end&lt;/b&gt; as the new rack railway enabled tourists to make the round trip in a same day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
A few years ago, the former hotel was rebranded as the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.montblancnaturalresort.com/en/grand-hotel-montenvers&quot;&gt;Montenvers Refuge&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.
 It&#39;s now a fancy place with luxury rooms and a refined restaurant where
 the simple reading of the menu makes my mouth water ! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Get ready for a mind blowing sight as soon as you get off the train !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Low tide on &quot;the Mer de Glace&quot;...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Montenvers train station, the upper terminus of the line.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;There&#39;s nothing to write home about the sober granite facade of the 
train station. Now, let&#39;s suppose you&#39;re reading this post while you&#39;re 
looking at this very building, &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t hesitate obey my order and turn around at once !&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Indeed, the highlight of this place is right behind you : a ring of snowy peaks glittering in the sun above the &quot;Mer de Glace&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The great panoramic balcony in front of the Montenvers upper terminus.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Trust me, weather permitting, there is nothing better than making the 
most of the scenery from the great balcony located just at the exit of 
the train station. As some chairs and tables are available, don&#39;t 
hesitate to sit and soak up the atmosphere !&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A dreadful &quot;before-after&quot; effect... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrGL-660utrahj3FyhzkOzJZ0-RatVPwg7YlSMlPMKs4tmVxuU4NNGZlJnFvTOtykpC3wXJH2S6CiUEgqOcRAH77pyTKyOr0LNF5bC1CKGAT5dJi_Bggjjlcq2Pk8Ci4bTL4qGKK1pr5m/s1600/BF_Lux_109_-_MASSIF_DU_MONT-BLANC_-_CHAMONIX_-_Gare_du_Montenvers_et_la_Mer_de_Glace.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1017&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;406&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrGL-660utrahj3FyhzkOzJZ0-RatVPwg7YlSMlPMKs4tmVxuU4NNGZlJnFvTOtykpC3wXJH2S6CiUEgqOcRAH77pyTKyOr0LNF5bC1CKGAT5dJi_Bggjjlcq2Pk8Ci4bTL4qGKK1pr5m/s640/BF_Lux_109_-_MASSIF_DU_MONT-BLANC_-_CHAMONIX_-_Gare_du_Montenvers_et_la_Mer_de_Glace.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Photo &quot;A&quot; taken around the 1910s&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Have you ever seen one of those 
&quot;before-after&quot; ads ? Generally speaking, they&#39;re published in 
glamorous magazines. An exhausted model &quot;A&quot; is standing besides a&amp;nbsp;
model &quot;B&quot; in great shape. Needless to say that the cream &quot;X&quot; or the diet &quot;Y&quot;
 touted by the advertising has done miracles on the model &quot;B&quot; !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Well
 let&#39;s go back to the &quot;Mer de Glace&quot;. As you can see in the above and 
below photos taken from the same perspective, &lt;b&gt;the &quot;before-after&quot; effect seems to work upside down&lt;/b&gt; since 
the state of the glacier has been worsening for several decades. Who 
said that global warming doesn&#39;t really exist ?! There is no better 
evidence than these photos !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hrFt7Cu07WkVKjRe7fujadcnU7V0xXq_6HB0IgUsJlyTu3fc6w_vz0OtjAYVSgR8geIY6Y1nuxzspijeYVSpmrfOpG0vi8h7uIIwdAxJUcq-dcz-9cV3KvKqPyGsiXmaQrVVufVaNkny/s1600/MONTENVERS+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hrFt7Cu07WkVKjRe7fujadcnU7V0xXq_6HB0IgUsJlyTu3fc6w_vz0OtjAYVSgR8geIY6Y1nuxzspijeYVSpmrfOpG0vi8h7uIIwdAxJUcq-dcz-9cV3KvKqPyGsiXmaQrVVufVaNkny/s640/MONTENVERS+017.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Photo &quot;B&quot; I took it in March 2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The glacier melted 120 meters in a century, that is to say &lt;b&gt;it was almost halved!&lt;/b&gt;
 In 1909, at the opening of the Montenvers railway, the visitors could 
walk straight to the glacier. In 1961, its level had decreased so much 
than it was decided to built a cable car to reach it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Now the question is : at this pace, will the next generations be able to see &lt;b&gt;any traces of ice there ? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUiiaEIriCKBi-kP2Q4V2f_VlcORnKEWMmrKdmLpqrAKf8hDG8su5UjgTDt1M2fOftlwQ8HZfx5OVRpDFeYIvdeQxmXNri6IUXzhctx3ao1tl-mtO-l1L4I51vLPXOHNifss0SoHuiHBx/s1600/MONTENVERS+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUiiaEIriCKBi-kP2Q4V2f_VlcORnKEWMmrKdmLpqrAKf8hDG8su5UjgTDt1M2fOftlwQ8HZfx5OVRpDFeYIvdeQxmXNri6IUXzhctx3ao1tl-mtO-l1L4I51vLPXOHNifss0SoHuiHBx/s640/MONTENVERS+018.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Montenvers Railway - The Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Skiers getting on the train to go back to Chamonix.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Closing thoughts&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
On the one hand, the train fulfilled all my expectations : I was such a 
lucky man having a ride on it on that lovely day ! On the other hand, I 
didn&#39;t plan that my experience on the Montenvers railway would end with&lt;b&gt; the opportunity to witness what the expression &quot;global warming&quot; really means.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Beyond its touristic purpose that train has an educational role to play 
for sure.&amp;nbsp; Maybe it should also be a compulsory visit for&lt;b&gt; some political leaders who are still denying the problem !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Please  don&#39;t hesitate to leave your comments. It really matters to me to have 
feedback in order to know what your expectations are.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;By the way, you may also like the following post :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/04/switzerland-on-gornergrat-train-to.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTTb9zNcYrvSkcTJAMKYltcL4zMErmDOO65yDu5ubhwfg-d-RlAh2e0Onk1aF0XO3HeWruwH5qfrC1Gno9fdpDs8ib7cJMWXPRasTw7HaqjMdMEhyphenhyphenpbBnmNCZB88wrPBCbcbqv-7n4KiWQRVvOOz7aE8w5kge7abXcYoDjjsOd51e30SZEG5VkTJTVjS/w400-h225/VIGNETTE%20HIGHLIGHT%20BLOG%20LONG%20READ%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content entry-content&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content entry-content&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2QggASferSh53HAWPeX_JlkjXtTTdswaYTOtDcpX5yrINILurHj8f8IBS0wA0F6s-CnWx4cCPT5qz6bUZpsHqXycre4E1TyyZvWsVg0GEZic2YrF3ik1_W28myhoKENX0AJ-dK6ptf3X/s1920/GENES+BANDEAU+HIGHLIGHT+CASELLA.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2QggASferSh53HAWPeX_JlkjXtTTdswaYTOtDcpX5yrINILurHj8f8IBS0wA0F6s-CnWx4cCPT5qz6bUZpsHqXycre4E1TyyZvWsVg0GEZic2YrF3ik1_W28myhoKENX0AJ-dK6ptf3X/w640-h360/GENES+BANDEAU+HIGHLIGHT+CASELLA.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Higher and wilder : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;the Genoa-Casella railway...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I must warn you : its out of the way station is not as easy to reach
 as the others since it&#39;s not served by the subway or a funicular. From 
downtown, if you want to spare yourself an exhausting ascent, take bus 
34 or 36 and get off at &quot;piazza Manin&quot;.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALY - Exploring Genoa&#39;s City Transport - the Genoa-Casella railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEX_8rz0ZRE7f1Tv7ItJFWVHKP8VAl_cMfIJpuPOLQ9BEh14XcbDdJE4FSgv6HvL4CUGE7H2zV_u2R3L07qRzMmRwhjUtEqiUME3Drf2XZIz4IEg4wdEGCkgzmNTSlAlMn0-mnKEJCF1e/s640/GENES+CASELLA+001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALY - Exploring Genoa&#39;s City Transport - the Genoa-Casella railway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Genova Piazza Manin station, departure point of the Casella-Genoa railway.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Once you arrive, buy your ticket and if you have some time left before departure, &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t hesitate to mosey around the original station building&lt;/b&gt;.
 For sure, you&#39;ll see an interesting sample of the rolling stock 
operating there : heritage coaches, work trains, Diesel locomotives from
 the 50s and more recent electric railcars... don&#39;t forget your camera!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Once upon a time the Genoa-Casella railway...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lastly, the story of the Genoa-Casella railway caught my attention too. I tried to sum it up in the few lines that follow:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The initial idea was to link the city to the hinterland and &lt;b&gt;it took more than fifty years to achieve the project!&lt;/b&gt;
 At the beginning, in 1875, the civil engineers didn&#39;t plan a train but a
 path for mules carrying goods on their backs. Well, given the roughness
 of the terrain it took a lot of time to study the different 
alternatives to find the best itinerary through the steep inclines 
around Genoa. In any cases the poor mules would have made a great deal 
of effort to achieve their arduous task in one piece!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In the 1900s the perspective of a railway began to grow popular in the region. After all &lt;b&gt;why wouldn&#39;t the train overcome the difficulties and time needed for the journey...&lt;/b&gt; can you hear our valiant mules&#39; sigh of relief?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In 1915 construction works began at 
last... and stopped a few month later due to WWI. Six years later, works
 resumed for good till the inauguration day on 1st September 1929. Quite
 an odyssey, isn&#39;t it ?! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Special fares apply on the Genoa-Casella railway.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Be careful, even though the Genoa-Casella railway belongs to Genoa’s main public transport company (AMT) &lt;b&gt;you need to buy a specific ticket before getting on board&lt;/b&gt;.
 There is no round-trip ticket, consequently the getaway will cost you 
two one-way tickets... full fare! The price also depends on the ride 
you&#39;re planning to take.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway unless you know the region well, &lt;b&gt;do not hesitate take a ticket to the terminus Casella&lt;/b&gt;.
 Obviousy you can hop off before but I must warn you since most of the 
stops are lost in the countryside and there doesn&#39;t seem much to do 
around there... (even Casella is not very lively).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The train I travelled on.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I wish I had had the opportunity to travel
 on one of those heritage trains I spotted at the station. As you can 
see in the photo above, &lt;b&gt;my train was far from my expectations!&lt;/b&gt; At least I was given the choice of my seat since I was the only passenger for most of the ride. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Series of viaducts stepping over the scarps.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In only 25 kilometers, &lt;b&gt;the line overcomes the worst difficulties for a railway&lt;/b&gt;.
 Despite its maximum gradient (45 per thousand), the engineers didn&#39;t 
opt for a rack railway. However, they chose to electrify the whole route
 : electric locomotives are more powerful and lighter than coal ones.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I guess it was &lt;b&gt;quite a difficult task to set as many catenary masts as required&lt;/b&gt;
 to keep the wire strictly above the track in the multiple tight curves.
 Nowadays, the power line provides trains with a 3 000 volt direct 
current (versus 2 500 volts in the first years of operation).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hard to imagine how tough the construction works were&lt;/b&gt;.
 In the 1920s, such a civil engineering project required a large number 
of workers. Most of them were former WWI soldiers looking for a job in 
the region. The challenge was huge : mountain slopes had to be 
excavated, rocks disintegrated with dynamite, depressed areas filled 
with stones and earth. Like every mountain line, &lt;b&gt;it was also necessary to drill some tunnels and build viaducts&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;All those railway infrastructures demand constant attention. Well, it seems they weren&#39;t closely inspected as needed : in 2013 &lt;b&gt;the transport authority pulled the emergency cord&lt;/b&gt; and stopped the Genoa-Casella train for 3 years. Some viaducts were in such bad shape that they put the line at risk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ideal view over Genoa bay from the train.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Fortunately, the line was reopened in 2016. Today it is mainly promoted as a tourist train (also known locally as &#39;&lt;i&gt;Il trenino di Casella&lt;/i&gt;&#39;). Actually &lt;b&gt;you can even rent a heritage railcar for a special occasion&lt;/b&gt; (just passing on the message for my next birthday)!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyhow, there might be a new perspective for the Genoa-Casella train. In fact, &lt;b&gt;the line could be extended to Brignole station&lt;/b&gt;
 (both subway and national train hub). That connection would surely 
bring back some commuters on board : an interesting option to reduce the
 ever growing road traffic congestion in the region. The project is 
still wishful thinking at the moment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Freshly restored &#39;Nuova Elettromotrice&#39; on a siding.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Find out more about Genoa&#39;s City Transport :&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/05/italy-exploring-genoas-city-transport.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Exploring Genoa&#39;s City Transport - Part 1/2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALY - Exploring Genoa&#39;s City Transpor&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApCJw7VEgERMCE9VWESVlL_CMJY8Ien_UpwHdePMDq2dHDE8v1s4P3gGLyXM1zst8LvLrcYXd2H2tqQSwqzrlr6dhUgpq_uj2htsOkmWkav3nddMKjemip8lFRa2TB5efzsbrkHvpAzwz/w320-h180/GENES+BANDEAU+LONG+READ+-+PART+1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALY - Exploring Genoa&#39;s City Transpor&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/b&gt;Avez-vous déjà entendu parler des légendes urbaines ? Vous savez, 
ces rumeurs locales à propos de complots supposés ou de&amp;nbsp; suspicions plus
 ou moins glauques... Pendant longtemps tous ces &quot;sympathiques&quot;&amp;nbsp; ragots 
se propageaient grâce (ou plutôt à cause) du bouche à oreille. 
Aujourd&#39;hui, les réseaux sociaux ont pris la relève du sale boulot et 
regorgent d&#39;histoires à dormir debout!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Avec ses tunnels abandonnés, ses voies de garages inutilisées et ses wagons livrés au vandalisme, l&lt;b&gt;e monde ferroviaire est sûrement un parfait incubateur pour les légendes urbaines&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le London Mail Rail cochait toutes les 
cases pour y associer une bonne petite rumeur. Ce réseau souterrain fut 
conçu dans les années 20 pour transporter le courrier entre les 
principaux centres de tri de Londres. Fermé définitivement en 2013, qui 
sait ce qui s&#39;est passé dans l&#39;obscurité de ses tunnels abandonnés 
jusqu&#39;à la réouverture en 2017?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Même s&#39;il a un peu 
perdu de son mystère depuis son nouveau statut d&#39;attraction touristique,
 le London Mail Rail demeure un réseau intriguant. Pour en savoir plus, &lt;b&gt;j&#39;ai bravé tous les dangers pour descendre dans les entrailles de la capitale&lt;/b&gt;
 de la Grande Bretagne : je ne vous cache pas que j&#39;étais impatient de 
percer le mystère de ce réseau qui n’apparaît sur aucun plan de 
transport...&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2019/12/uk-my-ride-on-london-mail-rail.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;This post is also available in English&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Le centre de tri de Mount Pleasant est le plus grand de la capitale britanique.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pas évident de se rendre au Mail Rail en transport en commun!&lt;/b&gt;
 Il n&#39;y a pas de station de métro à proximité. J&#39;ai bien essayé de 
trouver un arrêt de bus dans le secteur mais impossible de comprendre 
quelle ligne dessert le quartier (si quelqu&#39;un sait comment mettre la 
main sur un plan des lignes de bus de Londres, je suis preneur)! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si vous choisissez l&#39;option taxi, &lt;b&gt;demandez plutôt au chauffeur de vous conduire au Mount Pleasant Mail Centre&lt;/b&gt;
 : le centre de tri fait partie du paysage depuis 1889 donc il y&#39;a plus 
de chances qu&#39;il soit inscrit dans l&#39;ADN des chauffeurs de taxi que le 
London Mail Rail. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Une fois arrivé, vous trouverez l&#39;entrée du Mail Rail à quelques pas du centre de tri, face au musée de la poste. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhXpVppP35Um0OjdnyTqntwhtGoh-5V_21DpHaCcbGhyphenhyphen9G9RJSZOD9cndFCNB8Zx_Ym1CWByTpYrkDnslnqSiAmgLAU3624osXoDr6Hlz4cl7sLvGmT_XrXuh91W-E1wV-l3PjUSW1GjK/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhXpVppP35Um0OjdnyTqntwhtGoh-5V_21DpHaCcbGhyphenhyphen9G9RJSZOD9cndFCNB8Zx_Ym1CWByTpYrkDnslnqSiAmgLAU3624osXoDr6Hlz4cl7sLvGmT_XrXuh91W-E1wV-l3PjUSW1GjK/s640/MAIL+RAIL+006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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La ligne du Mail Rail s&#39;étend de l&#39;Ouest à l&#39;Est de Londres.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;C&#39;est difficile à croire mais les 
embouteillages étaient déjà une vraie plaie dans le Londres des années 
1890! De plus, à cette époque, les moyens de communications étaient 
limités au bon vieux courrier postal. En cette période de plein essor 
économique de la révolution industrielle, la nécessité de disposer d&#39;un 
service des postes le plus fiable possible devint une absolue nécessité.
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans ces conditions, pour assurer une distribution des plis et des colis la plus régulière possible, il fut décidé que &lt;b&gt;la poste Royale ne pouvait souffrir davantage des ralentissements dus aux caprices du trafic&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Puisque les transports de surface 
n&#39;étaient plus envisageables, la seule alternative restante était 
d&#39;imaginer un moyen de transport sous les rues embouteillées de la 
capitale. Après tout, le métro londonien fonctionnait déjà depuis 1863 
et son électrification au début des années 1900 donna même un coup 
d&#39;accélérateur décisif à son extension.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors pourquoi ne pas mettre au point un système de transport équivalent pour le courrier? &lt;b&gt;En 1915, les premiers coups de pioche furent donnés&lt;/b&gt; pour creuser un premier tunnel entre Whitechapel et&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Paddington
 via 
Mount Pleasant. Ralentis par la 1ère guerre mondiale, les travaux ne 
s&#39;achevèrent qu&#39;en Décembre 1927, date à laquelle furent inaugurés les 
10,5 kilomètres de la ligne.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYzvOjOyG6_I8yC0QtTQI-HEvagW_Yv7TAvtAQPwDExRrBPJbvciXP4YaaTT6iZF1ctrkk7DSuiqFQdiBVckv4i5KjC1iHRGbDZrCU5NHAGjqtRvAkqAUA_TvfqbW4HsxAuLvbEljF_Wc/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYzvOjOyG6_I8yC0QtTQI-HEvagW_Yv7TAvtAQPwDExRrBPJbvciXP4YaaTT6iZF1ctrkk7DSuiqFQdiBVckv4i5KjC1iHRGbDZrCU5NHAGjqtRvAkqAUA_TvfqbW4HsxAuLvbEljF_Wc/s640/MAIL+RAIL+013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Train automatique à la fin des années 40.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai été très surpris de découvrir que &lt;b&gt;les trains du Mail Rail étaient entièrement automatiques&lt;/b&gt;
 : aucun conducteur à bord (le gabarit du tunnel ne permet pas le 
passage d&#39;une locomotive classique). En fait, tout le secret de 
l&#39;automation résidait dans l&#39;alimentation électrique des trains via un 
troisième rail situé au milieu de la voie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Voyons comment ce système aussi simple qu&#39;ingénieux fonctionnait&lt;/b&gt;
 : dans le tunnel, l&#39;intensité électrique était à son maximum (courant 
continu 440 Volts) ce qui permettait aux navettes d&#39;atteindre les 50 
km/h.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Au moment d&#39;entrer en station, les trains 
décéléraient en passant sur une rampe et le courant alimentant le 3ème 
rail tombait à 150 Volts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Quai d&#39;embarquement au terminus de Mount Pleasant.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Seule une petite partie du parcours du Mail Rail a été rouverte au public. Par conséquent, &lt;b&gt;ne vous attendez pas à faire la totalité du trajet entre &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Whitechapel et Paddington&lt;/b&gt;. En fait, vous embarquerez à &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Mount Pleasant et débarquerez à ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Mount Pleasant! Même si ça n&#39;est pas évident de s&#39;en rendre compte, &lt;b&gt;le train décrit une boucle dans l’impressionnant réseau de tunnels&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En arrivant sur le quai, j&#39;ai été 
agréablement surpris par la hauteur sous plafond. En effet, je dois 
avouer que je redoutais un peu de me retrouver dans un espace confiné 
sous une voute plutôt basse. Je dirais même que l&#39;endroit m&#39;a semblé &lt;b&gt;plus vaste qu&#39;une station de métro londonienne!&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Une des deux rames actuellement en service.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un train ou un jouet ?!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Voilà à quoi ressemble un train de 
passagers... est-on vraiment supposé se glisser à l&#39;intérieur de ce 
cercueil sur roues?! Je dois avouer que l&#39;idée de me retrouver 
prisonnier de cette caisse à savon ne me réjouissait guère... en même 
temps &lt;b&gt;je n&#39;allais quand même pas me défiler si près du but!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Attention à la tête !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;En &quot;voiture&quot;!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;L&#39;heure d&#39;embarquer a sonné. Inutile de 
préciser que toute la souplesse de vos articulations sera sollicitée au 
moment de se &#39;lover&#39; sous les Plexiglas du train. En tout cas, les 
passagers de grande taille devront s&#39;attendre à voyager avec &lt;b&gt;les genoux &quot;collés&quot; sous le menton&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqkFfa6-710_8HYcKM5w24-eYWRz9GAyRdb9yIKxvlAxWyYqJ3YAVH2-9m_MUMg8JMRSRKb8AjR0aCgRu-xtfwpdvMq-0sIuU07ct1nRDPO_kEYcpscRbguvCENxrevzq3Mfxq-y8ktv_/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqkFfa6-710_8HYcKM5w24-eYWRz9GAyRdb9yIKxvlAxWyYqJ3YAVH2-9m_MUMg8JMRSRKb8AjR0aCgRu-xtfwpdvMq-0sIuU07ct1nRDPO_kEYcpscRbguvCENxrevzq3Mfxq-y8ktv_/s640/MAIL+RAIL+002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;CENTER&quot;&gt;
Dans l’obscurité du tunnel… (en raison du faible
éclairage, les photos ont été prises en mode infrarouge).&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot; class=&quot;western&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;20 mètres
sous la surface...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Malgré le confort relatif des
wagons, le toit en plexiglas est &lt;b&gt;une idée géniale&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;: il permet
une vue imprenable sur l’infrastructure du tunnel, son  squelette
composé d’anneaux en acier et la double voie à l’écartement
riquiqui de 60 centimètres&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour des raisons de
sécurité, &lt;b&gt;le troisième rail a été retiré&lt;/b&gt;. Les trains actuels ne
captent plus le courant de traction depuis les voies. Ils évoluent
désormais en complète autonomie grâce à des batteries embarquées.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les trains avancent à vitesse
réduite dans les tunnels. La luminosité étant faible, &lt;b&gt;j’ouvre
grand mes oreilles afin de profiter d’une playlist un peu
particulière&lt;/b&gt; composée du ronronnement du moteur électrique, du
crissement des roues dans les courbes du tunnel et du commentaire
diffusé par haut-parleur pour tout savoir sur l&#39;histoire de ce réseau
hors du commun..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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Faisceau de câbles
courant sur la voûte du tunnel.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot; class=&quot;western&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Les
gigabits on tué le train postal...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Inutile de convoquer ce bon
vieux Sherlock Holmes&amp;nbsp;: &lt;b&gt;le meurtrier du train postal court juste
au dessus de ma tête&lt;/b&gt; bien tapis dans ce réseau de gros câbles
gavés de données numériques&amp;nbsp;! Les e-mails ont remplacé les
sacs postaux du train postal...   &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpNAIx5W-W7ArydapUGlb8Kpsny4H1TacFnx89Wjaga68D5JXGCvlXYo4P6tKwhquREaeYMiGLLMwFKkr3IP2qiB1gPy8PMeuXPQhwL-O8ysWShwwDG5UmBEyV6NL7KYy-al0o34nrJ_J/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpNAIx5W-W7ArydapUGlb8Kpsny4H1TacFnx89Wjaga68D5JXGCvlXYo4P6tKwhquREaeYMiGLLMwFKkr3IP2qiB1gPy8PMeuXPQhwL-O8ysWShwwDG5UmBEyV6NL7KYy-al0o34nrJ_J/s640/MAIL+RAIL+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;CENTER&quot;&gt;
Pause nostalgie dans une ancienne station du train
postal.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;LEFT&quot; class=&quot;western&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Une station à
remonter le temps...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Le train
vient juste de s’arrêter dans une ancienne station. Les murs vont
se transformer en écran de cinéma le temps d’un petit film sur
&lt;b&gt;les grandes heures du service postal de sa Gracieuse Majesté&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;!
J’imagine que les ‘millénaux’ (la génération née après
l’an 2000) ont découvert avec stupéfaction cette drôle d’époque
où les gens ne communiquaient pas avec leurs pouces collés à un
écran de smartphone mais au fil de pages patiemment manuscrites&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AMuFWru47dAm6j7IrN1ZiO03W9t2JTAwz5KYBLvwgtPcQrNOR-bG_1x7q7raQKu3QeeWEthho9GR_vtqQ_IC9u-NQIjPTq_4aQDRz5KwJF2ynNRzYmXJfOInYF8oVncrPw5echA4KROw/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+022.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AMuFWru47dAm6j7IrN1ZiO03W9t2JTAwz5KYBLvwgtPcQrNOR-bG_1x7q7raQKu3QeeWEthho9GR_vtqQ_IC9u-NQIjPTq_4aQDRz5KwJF2ynNRzYmXJfOInYF8oVncrPw5echA4KROw/s640/MAIL+RAIL+022.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;CENTER&quot;&gt;
A l’époque les centres de tri postaux étaient
de véritables ruches... 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le film projeté sur les murs
de l’ancienne station présente également les installations de tri
postal indispensables à l’acheminement du courrier. Tout comme le
réseau ferré, les routes postales se sont développées tout au
long des siècles pour faire face au besoin toujours croissant de
communiquer. &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lors des périodes de pointe,
&lt;b&gt;les trains ne stationnaient pas plus de quelques minutes en station&lt;/b&gt;.
Les postiers devaient donc décharger et charger les wagons dans un
temps record. Un travail qui était non seulement très physique mais
demandait aussi une attention constante pour éviter les erreurs de
tri.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2VRx27ojLLfUdqv01VzlpEP_2YHpfc_Wfjf1Vw8LP36yMgO3IieTAEL_1ZVVDwMhrWPGG8LA_F_UO6p9WEa0QYz0wYWYUbfwL5meqcchU8aPfcMNxceAwODQHwIQw9FRca5CR7zlLejs/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+021.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2VRx27ojLLfUdqv01VzlpEP_2YHpfc_Wfjf1Vw8LP36yMgO3IieTAEL_1ZVVDwMhrWPGG8LA_F_UO6p9WEa0QYz0wYWYUbfwL5meqcchU8aPfcMNxceAwODQHwIQw9FRca5CR7zlLejs/s640/MAIL+RAIL+021.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Embranchement souterrain vers une destination inconnue...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Labyrinthe des profondeurs...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai toujours été fasciné par les entrées 
des tunnels que l&#39;on peut apercevoir de temps en temps depuis une rame 
de métro : où peuvent-ils bien mener ? S&#39;agit-il de simples voies de 
garage ou conduisent-ils vers des destinations aussi mystérieuses que 
dangereuses ? Difficile de le dire puisque &lt;b&gt;ces inquiétantes bouches béantes disparaissent dans l&#39;obscurité aussi vite qu&#39;on les remarque !&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEjcJRoBiHVjO8H00Ft7mE80woIzubfpyphOAB0_ssSXHj7JNjYBV0_MNJz99XOL2g_bE7t7-8L27cY9kfmzK8x1qHgfx3ynLeHQ297tAa6o-k8G-Ycz_iSQpP0-IAF_KcFIqbwcjEyv7/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEjcJRoBiHVjO8H00Ft7mE80woIzubfpyphOAB0_ssSXHj7JNjYBV0_MNJz99XOL2g_bE7t7-8L27cY9kfmzK8x1qHgfx3ynLeHQ297tAa6o-k8G-Ycz_iSQpP0-IAF_KcFIqbwcjEyv7/s640/MAIL+RAIL+018.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;CENTER&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.5cm;&quot;&gt;
Un des derniers modèles
de trains ayant roulé sur le réseau.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;LEFT&quot; class=&quot;western&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Un
matériel roulant inhabituel...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;JUSTIFY&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Après votre voyage
ferroviaire au centre de la terre, je vous recommande de visiter le
musée qui occupe l’ancien atelier juste à côté du quai de
départ et d’arrivée. C’est &lt;b&gt;l’occasion de jeter un coup d’œil
sur le matériel roulant utilisé à partir des années 80.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;b&gt;
&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon, comme vous pouvez le constater sur
la photo, &lt;b&gt;le design et l’aérodynamisme n’étaient pas la
priorité des concepteurs de ces drôles de machines&lt;/b&gt;. Peu importait 
leur look : le seul impératif était la fiabilité de ces drôles de 
machines... sans doute la raison pour laquelle &lt;b&gt;ces &quot;locomotives&quot; ressemblent à des gros aspirateurs !&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEtX3Zx66X6ARWUPUDwiGXjLHhe6wqu_B25QSRtb-yduiSqORaaduq0WebbiKWY-frTVspGrVb4xQFne0p5e20zg3A70ypZkCfTe4SXTPuUW2EgQxR_cQC8VsfFxu6mivcwnfsjsiFgax/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEtX3Zx66X6ARWUPUDwiGXjLHhe6wqu_B25QSRtb-yduiSqORaaduq0WebbiKWY-frTVspGrVb4xQFne0p5e20zg3A70ypZkCfTe4SXTPuUW2EgQxR_cQC8VsfFxu6mivcwnfsjsiFgax/s640/MAIL+RAIL+017.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gros plan sur les wagons-plateformes sur lesquels étaient chargés les sacs de courrier.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Réservé aux enfants... et moi !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le musée dispose aussi d&#39;un secteur 
ludique pour les enfants : un bon moyen pour leur faire découvrir 
comment le train postal fonctionnait. Je reconnais avoir testé quelques 
activités et à ma grande surprise &lt;b&gt;j&#39;ai appris pas mal de choses sur la régulation du trafic de ce réseau atypique&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IApw-Zn85WxOB-h4JghpOi-_oKwGH0n4xDPMSVnGTCZN77oKCCewU75KP0AB8LX_22uoOk7fhIWH2mIyboRbC8M1OEhAZX3ob0cKd10Dlb-HW_LhDrehXetQWt12o4OYe_6E9Vv4KvuP/s1600/MAIL+RAIL+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IApw-Zn85WxOB-h4JghpOi-_oKwGH0n4xDPMSVnGTCZN77oKCCewU75KP0AB8LX_22uoOk7fhIWH2mIyboRbC8M1OEhAZX3ob0cKd10Dlb-HW_LhDrehXetQWt12o4OYe_6E9Vv4KvuP/s640/MAIL+RAIL+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Ride on the London Mail Rail&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;L&#39;entrée du &quot;Mail Rail&quot; est située juste en face du &quot;London Mail museum&quot;.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bilan de ma visite.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Évidemment, ne vous attendez pas à vivre l&#39;aventure de votre vie. Cependant, tout est si bien organisé que &lt;b&gt;cette excursion dans les entrailles de Londres conviendra à toute la famille&lt;/b&gt;.
 De plus, il s&#39;agit d&#39;une visite originale qui vous changera des lieux 
touristiques incontournables et habituellement bondés (genre relève de 
la garde devant un grand palais tout gris...).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Apparemment il n&#39;y a pas de projet en 
cours pour réhabiliter la partie du réseau toujours abandonnée. Pour ma 
part, je suis sûr qu&#39;&lt;b&gt;un escape game géant dans les tunnels inutilisés serait top&lt;/b&gt; : on ne peut rêver mieux comme décor pour un jeu de rôle grandeur nature &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;bien flippant !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Enfin, pour tout savoir sur les horaires 
d&#39;ouverture, les tarifs et les conditions d&#39;accès au Mail Rail, vous 
trouverez ci-dessous le lien du site officiel: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.postalmuseum.org/discover/attractions/mail-rail-ride/&quot;&gt;Mail Rail official website&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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 you know that in France, at every level crossing there&#39;s a sign that 
reads &quot;Attention, un train peut en cacher un autre&quot; (Beware, one train 
can hide another)? Well, I suppose I can use that warning for this post 
about the Bay de Somme Railway.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Indeed I already wrote a post about a train trundling in the &lt;b&gt;Somme&lt;/b&gt;
 region (Northern France). In 2014, I had a ride on the Haute Somme 
Railway, a small train that played a key role during World War One (read the post &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2024/07/france-veteran-of-world-war-i.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In this post I&#39;m going to have a ride on the Bay de &lt;b&gt;Somme&lt;/b&gt; Railway, a narrow gauge network set around a magnificent gulf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;See where the catch is ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Two different trains featuring the Somme region in their pedigree : one train can definitely hide another!&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2-Yn232an5ir2T_RWHU46XjtaBK60S2CQOPphHCJzlO72RhDOKDgfRBYoBl8Z04dKX390nkT54PmD3bCGelzvWRgPA1e-fzgZbsYypAl6QdEd7NVhMrj_Ntww4ad7pw4w842LVjTtX7cgkdE-pjfJtYm5n9G-K3zoV5nn3RH-9enruDRGYWp-VNOA/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ABBEVILLE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e2-Yn232an5ir2T_RWHU46XjtaBK60S2CQOPphHCJzlO72RhDOKDgfRBYoBl8Z04dKX390nkT54PmD3bCGelzvWRgPA1e-fzgZbsYypAl6QdEd7NVhMrj_Ntww4ad7pw4w842LVjTtX7cgkdE-pjfJtYm5n9G-K3zoV5nn3RH-9enruDRGYWp-VNOA/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ABBEVILLE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Abbeville train station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Abbeville train station&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;My first tip to enjoy your stay in the region... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;If like me, you want to &lt;b&gt;avoid to spend too much money in hotel nights in the Bay de Somme&lt;/b&gt; fancy villages, here is my advice : &lt;b&gt;book a room in Abbeville&lt;/b&gt;. Accommodation is cheaper there and you can easily commute by train to 
Noyelles-sur-Mer station where there&#39;s a connection with the Bay de 
Somme Railway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Moreover,
 your stay in Abbeville would be the occasion to visit its train station
 whose unique brick building in a wooden framework was built in 1855.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously,
 if you&#39;re game to treat yourself with a night in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
 in a room overlooking the Bay de Somme, go for it, you won&#39;t regret it !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1SjV_XdDMb9SrXVE5h1xpN9_sidtbjeg0bCNNUx3W_spTWuc-QPAt1nLgLYahX_apo4cJmyI38-bjU-cOU1n2VGrwzol27BieBDoo-U7D7boACzSifPbbfFbtX42lbGJoBBFO7FBOCQosUSrfDGV-p-62GJaL4qePA3uEgmfOQwhIpjHcXSZFnCEiQ/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CARTE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1SjV_XdDMb9SrXVE5h1xpN9_sidtbjeg0bCNNUx3W_spTWuc-QPAt1nLgLYahX_apo4cJmyI38-bjU-cOU1n2VGrwzol27BieBDoo-U7D7boACzSifPbbfFbtX42lbGJoBBFO7FBOCQosUSrfDGV-p-62GJaL4qePA3uEgmfOQwhIpjHcXSZFnCEiQ/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CARTE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(c) Map by Hektor - &lt;i&gt;Wikipedia the free encyclopedia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Beyond a touristic line... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To
 me, the map above truely features a little railway network. Quite 
interesting indeed to note that contrary to most of touristic trains, &lt;b&gt;the Bay de Somme Railway is much more than a local attraction&lt;/b&gt; : it&#39;s really been playing a key role in the region&#39;s development for more than a century.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Its
 tracks have never been reduced and still stretch over 27 kilometers 
around the bay. Can you believe that trains have been serving the 
stations of the &quot;Bains de Mer&quot; network since 1887 ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;(To
 be accurate, the traffic stopped in December 1969 and resumed in July 
1971 when a non profit organization took over the network after its 
closure by local authorities.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKcc8oGSXBhQkSgzQ4Q6f4gaUaX_02Chw7GmtGXpIxDmnWxPE-i76VB7tkeAeH5iZQMz1_xjGjC9-vaFBbqLnPKZTgdTt0sJw8U-UuGuLqgopZ0uc3-uGAzQ80OiOhUEsYRidJmBX9quBfs3QcZ6sHogdY4cx0CNZV4BjW16SlVxqk0NLTnco0AqoNQ/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20CANAL%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKcc8oGSXBhQkSgzQ4Q6f4gaUaX_02Chw7GmtGXpIxDmnWxPE-i76VB7tkeAeH5iZQMz1_xjGjC9-vaFBbqLnPKZTgdTt0sJw8U-UuGuLqgopZ0uc3-uGAzQ80OiOhUEsYRidJmBX9quBfs3QcZ6sHogdY4cx0CNZV4BjW16SlVxqk0NLTnco0AqoNQ/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20CANAL%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Around the maintenance facilities&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Around the maintenance facilities...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Behind the scenes... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;During
 my stay in the Bay de Somme, I had the opportunity to visit the 
workshop at Saint-Valery Canal station. That place is very unique since 
it is a maintenance facility for the rolling stock, a depot for the 
impressive diversity of coaches and... &lt;b&gt;a &quot;rest in peace&quot; area for withdrawn cars and locomotives&lt;/b&gt; whose rusty frameworks sit on the surrounding sidings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Saint Valery canal is also &lt;b&gt;a spot for steam train lovers&lt;/b&gt;
 : this is the best place to discover the steam locomotives operating on
 the network. Five out of nine are on duty whereas another one is 
currently being overhauled. I don&#39;t remember seeing such a steam army 
elsewhere!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In a less romantic way, there are also 10 Diesel locomotives that regularly tow passenger trains. &lt;b&gt;Don&#39;t forget to pay attention to&amp;nbsp; timetables&lt;/b&gt;
 in order to find out which kind of locomotive has been given to your 
train : I bet you prefer to inhale wafts of coal soot despite their 
merciless carbon footprint...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcdGpLVNcDmAOp_WxmZiAITCkM9OHzE1FKV8Z3s6STIohb-dQhWWYIQrgCGArvy6Qs_bqf_oiDADHGuWYpsFQN4RQnSHTVw3c7xMUl7M-NLmIzJAWHr-9G5B16_p5Hw2_J-T0ec85gYbEqVwEdMPzoYKXJbC-tTSYZVQH5p_IuYX4_xJVApKlOUegow/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-VOIE%20BDS%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcdGpLVNcDmAOp_WxmZiAITCkM9OHzE1FKV8Z3s6STIohb-dQhWWYIQrgCGArvy6Qs_bqf_oiDADHGuWYpsFQN4RQnSHTVw3c7xMUl7M-NLmIzJAWHr-9G5B16_p5Hw2_J-T0ec85gYbEqVwEdMPzoYKXJbC-tTSYZVQH5p_IuYX4_xJVApKlOUegow/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-VOIE%20BDS%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Outstanding panorama from the train&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Outstanding panorama from the train...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highlights of the route... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since a round trip between Cayeux-sur-Mer and Le Crotoy lasts almost 3 
hours, you might not have enough time to complete the whole journey. 
Therefore, &lt;b&gt;I advise you the 30-minute ride 
between Noyelles-sur-Mer&lt;/b&gt; (where the station connects with trains to 
Paris) and Saint-Valery-sur Somme.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the layout of the track is set on an embankment, the train offers &lt;b&gt;the best view over the gulf&lt;/b&gt;.
 As it slowly moves along the wet marsh area, you&#39;ll find out that 
beyond the site&#39;s beauty, its fragile ecosystem accommodates a large 
diversity of wildlife. Get your binoculars and cameras ready to take it 
all in!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6VtXiWTb13UJLXv73_NQBlrUsyxvbfd0JrfvJyLaEaBdmyalyFUbxFOeZENz39BaY353cCZH0jEtDRRwcBBlQO28LxHI3FCdJA0SwnY4ugkaq5sCF2EKf39NNk_vrFRQuDiRoQM7nWdCbsU_fkOPyCBM0tCt2jSsgCC2Ekrx5HWlhs29R8OdFlSzXw/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20PORT%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6VtXiWTb13UJLXv73_NQBlrUsyxvbfd0JrfvJyLaEaBdmyalyFUbxFOeZENz39BaY353cCZH0jEtDRRwcBBlQO28LxHI3FCdJA0SwnY4ugkaq5sCF2EKf39NNk_vrFRQuDiRoQM7nWdCbsU_fkOPyCBM0tCt2jSsgCC2Ekrx5HWlhs29R8OdFlSzXw/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20PORT%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Saint-Valery port station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Saint-Valery port station&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A terminus on a dock... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Undoubtedly,
 Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is the liveliest village of the bay. Most 
passengers get off at the station next to the canal. This stop is &lt;b&gt;the ideal place to attend the refilling of the locomotive water tank&lt;/b&gt;
 and the meticulous lubrication of the cogs. Then, the locomotive slowly
 rolls onto a turntable to go back to the front of the train.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 the picturesque station building, you&#39;ll find a little book shop 
dedicated to the Bay de Somme Railway. Obviously you can also buy train 
tickets there (one way, return or passes valid for 2 days, a week or... 
even a year)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG5dbZGfpGKn7AnJ_wvhPmT1ymVm8INQqJ9D5Y_ewcAOMTQ6mEI3WzFtOMo5ZLAZHUS6A2eOrmyXJBYNuK2m0AHg9_he0_dd1m6IcZJcsOmz1B9I4lh2M-H09NfMXsycGU1C72GhP75q4MpO-eeXKgvpiIh5P-03zfe3zpelsg4IVLs1iG5SV7yV_dA/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20PORT%20PSCC%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG5dbZGfpGKn7AnJ_wvhPmT1ymVm8INQqJ9D5Y_ewcAOMTQ6mEI3WzFtOMo5ZLAZHUS6A2eOrmyXJBYNuK2m0AHg9_he0_dd1m6IcZJcsOmz1B9I4lh2M-H09NfMXsycGU1C72GhP75q4MpO-eeXKgvpiIh5P-03zfe3zpelsg4IVLs1iG5SV7yV_dA/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20PORT%20PSCC%20002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Inside a carriage&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside a carriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Here
 is what the inside of a carriage looks like. Don&#39;t expect any 
comfort... anyway you&#39;ll soon forget the stiffness of the wooden benches
 given the jaw dropping landscapes along the tracks!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At the rear of every train, cyclists can put their bikes on a special wagon : free of charge!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MDLrWLOUJ0M_G4bZexudkwXmTFCG2pd4Z4hE6CYOgnnkanwzPoIaSay7ndgH_ETICMUJmkO16mJgSwDBtYfVW4_ooDcbnojkg-upb5yZRSjvwyOi48ElJKvuig5o-_x7o-lF-lKh9hmhte0xLMfE2RmLu8epEAN2nYTbwwIiKnB0-xTzxhmeilq4FQ/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20VILLE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MDLrWLOUJ0M_G4bZexudkwXmTFCG2pd4Z4hE6CYOgnnkanwzPoIaSay7ndgH_ETICMUJmkO16mJgSwDBtYfVW4_ooDcbnojkg-upb5yZRSjvwyOi48ElJKvuig5o-_x7o-lF-lKh9hmhte0xLMfE2RmLu8epEAN2nYTbwwIiKnB0-xTzxhmeilq4FQ/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-ST%20VALERY%20VILLE%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Saint-Valery Ville station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Saint-Valery Ville station&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Trains are everywhere ! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To my great surprise, there&#39;s another train station in Saint-Valéry ! As if I were in a great European capital, &lt;b&gt;that small village of approximately 6,000 souls is served by 3 stations&lt;/b&gt; : &quot;Canal&quot; (where the maintenance facility is), &quot;Port&quot; (the main terminus) and &quot;Ville&quot; for trains to Cayeux-sur-Mer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beware : &lt;/b&gt;if
 you bought a ticket Le Crotoy to Cayeux-sur-Mer, there&#39;s no direct 
train to get there! You must alight at Saint-Valery-Port, walk for about
 200 meters to Saint-Valery-Ville station where trains for 
Cayeux-sur-Mer leave from. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 station building was inaugurated on the same day as the line opened : 
6th September 1887. A passing loop enables trains to pass each other 
there. Saint-Valery-Ville station is also home to the offices of the Bay
 de Somme Railway.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Inside the buiding &lt;b&gt;get ready for something unbelievable&lt;/b&gt;
 : not only can you buy tickets for the touristic train but also for all
 regional trains operated by the SNCF the national railway company. What
 a privilege given the numerous stations in France where the public 
cannot even find a vending machine which works!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kq0Rn6oN-pA1qiXNcVCtnucg1kJlr78L1Sz85gmPnnXOGhDYLbVxkAO8LZaafKbnSzMbiKR8jK-JX0FEzJkGety4mT5Xh6tMy--lSTclxwsdxuepc9eIgZmv09ePiNMS2FrhjjoOfaw8UdofSfx71cW6reclV71d0I36gmEm2s00obl69-2nx7Ow3A/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CAYEUX%20PSCC%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kq0Rn6oN-pA1qiXNcVCtnucg1kJlr78L1Sz85gmPnnXOGhDYLbVxkAO8LZaafKbnSzMbiKR8jK-JX0FEzJkGety4mT5Xh6tMy--lSTclxwsdxuepc9eIgZmv09ePiNMS2FrhjjoOfaw8UdofSfx71cW6reclV71d0I36gmEm2s00obl69-2nx7Ow3A/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CAYEUX%20PSCC%20002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - From Saint-Valery to Cayeux-sur-Mer&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;From Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Cayeux-sur-Mer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 ride to Cayeux-sur-Mer is less picturesque than around the bay : not 
only is the train towed by a Diesel locomotive but it also goes through 
scenery essentially formed of corn fields and hedges as far as the eye 
can see... &lt;b&gt;a bit boring in the end!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;My train under attack! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;All of a sudden, a series of gun shots echoes in the distance... &lt;b&gt;Is our 
train being targeted by some local indians ?!&lt;/b&gt; Of course not : 
there&#39;s a group of hunters in a field. I hope the noise of our train 
bumping along the jointed track, has already scared away the wild game! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 its heyday, the train enabled a quick development of Cayeux-sur-Mer as a
 seaside resort. However the line was also travelled by goods trains 
which convoyed&amp;nbsp; tons of sugar beets to a local plant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Though
 I spotted some intermediate stations, I couldn&#39;t say if trains are 
still calling there (may be on demand, provided adventurous passengers 
dare to get off in the middle of nowhere...). Even if the tiny station 
buildings seem barricaded for good, they all look in pretty good shape. &lt;b&gt;I like the idea that this railway patrimony is still being taken care of! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ-_g5UtjoDXBCoRfcUv8p7GLOXxPHNdoTtrhgYwiicnbcHjLxa7VvU4H_o_QrkDFmnJEVtER6zuw9DwAUZlbZXpUW0hXqvEfl2Cs7L--p1rHPZEreUDdmXL_Ld6YLqJLEJffoORh6cKH5xPkkOogXmZoIkWoKS3efOgmxhlKFzgAcW91a_L8U7hgHg/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CAYEUX%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ-_g5UtjoDXBCoRfcUv8p7GLOXxPHNdoTtrhgYwiicnbcHjLxa7VvU4H_o_QrkDFmnJEVtER6zuw9DwAUZlbZXpUW0hXqvEfl2Cs7L--p1rHPZEreUDdmXL_Ld6YLqJLEJffoORh6cKH5xPkkOogXmZoIkWoKS3efOgmxhlKFzgAcW91a_L8U7hgHg/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-CAYEUX%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Cayeux-sur-Mer train station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Cayeux-sur-Mer train station&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The British mystery... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;When
 I got off the train at Cayeux-sur-Mer my attention was immediately 
drawn by the full name carved on the station facade : &quot;Cayeux-sur-Mer 
Brighton-Plage&quot;. Uh, wait a minute... Brighton doesn&#39;t sound French but 
English... so &lt;b&gt;why on earth had a british name been added to the official destination ?!&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I decided to investigate and in no time I found myself heading for downtown &lt;b&gt;in search of a vital piece of information&lt;/b&gt;.
 Since I&#39;m more an amateur sleuth than a professionnal, I thought that 
someone could obviously solve the &quot;Brighton enigma&quot; at the tourist 
office.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well,
 it was around noon and the deserted streets quickly reminded me that in
 rural France, a lot of shops and offices close till 3pm! Since I had to
 catch my train back to Saint-Valery at 2pm, &lt;b&gt;my investigation was getting all the chances of ending up a cold case!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A hamburger leading to a successful outcome... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway,
 I decided to pass the time until I reboarded by looking for something 
to nibble. The only place open near the station was a small burger take 
away restaurant. As I was waiting for my order to be delivered, &lt;b&gt;I told the waiter how relieved I was to find its place open.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Actually&lt;/i&gt;, I said, &lt;i&gt;I was hoping to find out at the tourist office why a british name had been added to the city&#39;s official name.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Oh, you don&#39;t need to go there to know the reason why&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;b&gt;he replied in a conspiratorial tone&lt;/b&gt; : &lt;i&gt;actually,
 not far from Cayeux, there&#39;s a hamlet founded by some crazy English in 
the late 19th century. Given its seaside location they called the resort
 &quot;New Brighton&quot;. As the train made the destination more and more 
popular, New Brighton became Brighton Plage. See, as simple as that !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well since my intrepid quest for information and food had been unexpectedly fulfilled at the same time, &lt;b&gt;I went back to the station with the satisfaction of having accomplished my duty.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDHLsnbkuLH_Dyh59q1EMhZ1C_tXmw6RnMC1zGLmRixbXbN27sV6ieKBRXzV8CnkXT0D_k6nbiaj-LNIr4iM1t1_juN_uH-2NNhCVIyZliuoe2YBC3Hz5PEaNiLJPKq5BO4mzksL1-7_HeU8ben3Ib4JjzbOq1pdLlcVApq_p_V1R2gcVAHk0zf5QKA/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-LE%20CROTOY%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDHLsnbkuLH_Dyh59q1EMhZ1C_tXmw6RnMC1zGLmRixbXbN27sV6ieKBRXzV8CnkXT0D_k6nbiaj-LNIr4iM1t1_juN_uH-2NNhCVIyZliuoe2YBC3Hz5PEaNiLJPKq5BO4mzksL1-7_HeU8ben3Ib4JjzbOq1pdLlcVApq_p_V1R2gcVAHk0zf5QKA/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-LE%20CROTOY%20PSCC%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - Train facilities at Le Crotoy station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Train facilities at Le Crotoy station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Till the end of the line... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;After an 1 hr 30-minute ride from Cayeux-sur-Mer,&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;I arrived in Le Crotoy, last port of call of my train&lt;/b&gt;. The 27 kilometer-journey took me from one extremity to another of the Bay de Somme railway network.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The station in Le Crotoy looks exactly the same as in Cayeux-sur-Mer. Inside the building, &lt;b&gt;a small museum displays an old wooden ticket counter and a station master office&lt;/b&gt; as it used to be in the early 20th century. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Outside,
 the staff gives the locomotive all the needed care after the ride. 
Wherever the terminus is, the routine is still the same : water, coal 
and meticulous lubrication.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12o-iITg1GcowImrGoT2Uc8rWJRbu3bqn85khxGJvz6krRle5xIta-J4qNdd1fcAR7aERPHKjS6tFPznD3QzS03beDZT4tM-tfoDQGo6L2LDudrQWJbSAemb3Ob1P4zSCqhMgBVCc0PG09SZnCL-sywgZExG9fXB9sAvrXn4iIERLKgEX9o-180hvhA/s1920/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-LE%20CROTOY%20PSCC%20003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12o-iITg1GcowImrGoT2Uc8rWJRbu3bqn85khxGJvz6krRle5xIta-J4qNdd1fcAR7aERPHKjS6tFPznD3QzS03beDZT4tM-tfoDQGo6L2LDudrQWJbSAemb3Ob1P4zSCqhMgBVCc0PG09SZnCL-sywgZExG9fXB9sAvrXn4iIERLKgEX9o-180hvhA/w640-h360/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-LE%20CROTOY%20PSCC%20003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway - The Bay de Somme photographed from Le Crotoy&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Bay de Somme photographed from Le Crotoy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Closing thoughts :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although
 I spent 2 days on the Bay de Somme Railway, I still have the feeling 
that I have barely discovered a tiny part of it : there are so many 
other things to do beyond a &quot;simple ride&quot;. Actually, the non-profit 
organization that runs the train seems to have unlimited imagination!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Indeeed, &lt;b&gt;throughout the year you can book a large range of activities online&lt;/b&gt;
  such as : learning how to drive a steam locomotive, having a ride on 
Santa&#39;s train, sharing a fancy diner on board, spending an evening 
nibbling some exquisit local products at sun set, discovering the bay de
 Somme with a train and boat joint ticket, renting a bike to go to 
Cayeux and then getting back to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme by train, 
attending the fireworks from a window seat on Bastille Day... wow, &lt;b&gt;what an endless bucket list!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To me, that explains why the Bay de Somme Railway is so intertwined in local life and why &lt;b&gt;I&#39;m dying to go back to the Bay de Somme!&lt;/b&gt; Well I guess I&#39;d better take a sabbatical leave right now to be sure not to miss anything...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Thanks again for  reading my blog, please  &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t hesitate to leave your comments&lt;/b&gt;. It really matters to me to have  feedback in order to know what your expectations are!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;You may also like : &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/05/france-maintenance-facility-for-subways.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;A Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsIGKTfZimAg2Zp2mmDsuGb2PNyLgtMeevXblWVpcX-qz49aag-XYvvrJjAtsZo3ht8gxZb2bjsIqUkg_5d7eodP6UW2FcOBVfmVBKwBk69me0TtYg7b09g3GMtfnAG4tmh9QrJgYChE_/w400-h225/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+BANDEAU+LONG+READ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/feeds/3497679755206010993/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5531684915017108974/3497679755206010993' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/3497679755206010993'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/3497679755206010993'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/08/france-baie-de-somme-railway.html' title='FRANCE - The Baie de Somme Railway'/><author><name>Boris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18269806795061852702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TTriqgxHYoCff4dZknUd80jvSSTFiymQs331BYzzaJbFBk6VSPc-Wh6c_aEuC7RCjZMWlxs-FImvFClY8TEoGMSSZKIrxZnddLQuBz4YGbEEnrgHqiBR-LWMY4RIE/s220/IMG_E9902.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C6ks_KXrwBh7y5rbj346Y5CosqXCGwcOo5Onjpy5jM3Lxnkiv4NGFZ4sDWXXDfpFG8KEn1FUIA8t0S-06JjHcNsNrFPl-0lTF7J-_RJl--1eQYryjVl97UVngOr2eGYm46mizbSuQfwsW7XmSJR2w4k1kotDi3588qvx_Af32Qnk8Poov50A7wTJjw/s72-w640-h360-c/BAIE%20DE%20SOMME-BANDEAU%20THE%20LONG%20READ%20PSCC%20001.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531684915017108974.post-5834238559683377093</id><published>2026-08-05T00:00:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2026-08-05T00:00:00.123+02:00</updated><title type='text'>SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-header&quot;&gt;
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  &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hlrkrn5eRxV9RBnZRQvnhyphenhyphenE5lkFSjIzimNZdseJM_t1SzC5r4PekItATNrzppivq6A515giNZOwHMG3Ws3DKIZ1tyudfqFKYlWrqzFLAXYasra2D52F9ibiLTbEwKRSQgbbAPomUmNBvTbG_IsF2NC-hcOI-PRRdQq8g8wjUl2ppak3kaIt7Q8ZYUtwK/s1920/CANFRANC%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hlrkrn5eRxV9RBnZRQvnhyphenhyphenE5lkFSjIzimNZdseJM_t1SzC5r4PekItATNrzppivq6A515giNZOwHMG3Ws3DKIZ1tyudfqFKYlWrqzFLAXYasra2D52F9ibiLTbEwKRSQgbbAPomUmNBvTbG_IsF2NC-hcOI-PRRdQq8g8wjUl2ppak3kaIt7Q8ZYUtwK/w640-h360/CANFRANC%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Some years ago, a colleague of mine, fond of photography and 
who obviously knew my passion for trains, told me about a trip she had 
taken to &lt;b&gt;a former international train station on the border between 
France and Spain&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The black and white photos she showed me were unbelievable : a wide building stranded in the bottom of 
a narrow valley in the wild. Most of the shots depicted &lt;b&gt;an 
abandoned place in poor condition&lt;/b&gt;. It seemed that for an unknown reason,
 life had been suddenly washed away from the station leaving its 
facilities opened to generations of looters.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well I think that the mere view of the photos succeeded 
in putting a spell on me : not only did &lt;b&gt;I get besotted by that dormant 
area&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; but also by its terrible fate. Needless to say that my endless 
bucket list was given one more place to visit!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Time
 went by until I heard a report &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;on the radio &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;about &lt;b&gt;the reopening of the 
railway line from the South-West France city of Pau to Bedous&lt;/b&gt; that used to 
be on the route to the international station of... Canfranc, the 
abandoned site which my colleague had showed me impressive photos of!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The 
reporter also briefly alluded to works in the former station to turn it 
into a luxury hotel. I had heard enough to turn off the radio and... 
well I bet you already know what happened next : &lt;b&gt;I packed my gear and 
hopped on the first TGV bound for Pau!&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLhiB-6QwJb4YUQvkPTI-fx-odX-L32fxkNXEfUNGikC8MehYMgKmE6sGpcVR4lF3n99ptxabJ7bBoBi4fVGglnli3acXX-Ww-fyN9bc8yBlCwzut97x85xtISpDoNjrb7ifRbfMqH9kFW99cRfLa28yrwV0nQ3OE5imCKqJVwdtf5-cNRFliq55ec5pa/s1920/CANFRANC%20006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLhiB-6QwJb4YUQvkPTI-fx-odX-L32fxkNXEfUNGikC8MehYMgKmE6sGpcVR4lF3n99ptxabJ7bBoBi4fVGglnli3acXX-Ww-fyN9bc8yBlCwzut97x85xtISpDoNjrb7ifRbfMqH9kFW99cRfLa28yrwV0nQ3OE5imCKqJVwdtf5-cNRFliq55ec5pa/w640-h360/CANFRANC%20006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Last remains of the golden age of Canfranc international station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lest we forget Canfranc heyday... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A few steps from the bus stop, &lt;b&gt;I came across a surprising welcome committee :&lt;/b&gt;
 a bunch of rusty carriages left over on a siding. Given the renovation 
work in progress, I doubt those relics will remain there for long. 
Anyway, let&#39;s hope they&#39;ll be refurbished and exhibited to the public as
 a testimony of the past...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To
 be honest, I was afraid that my trespassing would be stopped by some 
security guard at any moment (maybe accompanied by a big ferocious dog 
looking forward to &quot;playing&quot; with me a bit... am I getting paranoid here
 ?!).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nevertheless, I kept snooping around the compound since &lt;b&gt;I had the feeling it would never be the same at the end of the renovation works&lt;/b&gt;.
 It was obvious that the past was fading away in front of my own eyes 
like those ruins of freight depot and staff shelter I spotted along 
tracks already taken apart (on the left and right in the photo above). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwkc-5q3G3jdpQEJCf8K4cwYOtbx2BL2jLsUW9pvZXA4afe_ifg-XfEcfXSKezcYCa3Kq4HE-2Z3adCDidLOQwc1rvgv5khTUtmORejcQK6lm4xHEWwXaomSCc2dh8CG4z8uVCydjShZ_3_YnVRpmK5_M6tNsDCUe4mi-oZZOdMAVeNm4h6Qfehitg8B2/s1920/CANFRANC%20009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwkc-5q3G3jdpQEJCf8K4cwYOtbx2BL2jLsUW9pvZXA4afe_ifg-XfEcfXSKezcYCa3Kq4HE-2Z3adCDidLOQwc1rvgv5khTUtmORejcQK6lm4xHEWwXaomSCc2dh8CG4z8uVCydjShZ_3_YnVRpmK5_M6tNsDCUe4mi-oZZOdMAVeNm4h6Qfehitg8B2/w640-h360/CANFRANC%20009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Station building undergoing rejuvenation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The reveal... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;There it is : &lt;b&gt;the Pyrenees&#39; hidden gem&lt;/b&gt;, Canfranc International station&#39;s gigantic building often referred to the &quot;&lt;b&gt;Titanic of the Mountains&lt;/b&gt;&quot;
 at its opening (not really a good omen since it was only 16 years that 
the notorious ship had sunk... a premonition of the sation&#39;s troubled 
fate to come?)!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even
 my fish-eye lens could hardly capture the whole 121-meter wide building
 featuring some 365 windows spread on 3 storeys not mentioning the 75 
doors in a row : &lt;b&gt;typical neoclassical architecture like it used to be in the roaring twenties&lt;/b&gt;.
 At the time, the architects resorted to the brand new technic of 
reinforced concrete for infrastructures and stucco on exterior walls, 
the station was meant to be the ambassador for spanish modernism. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Given
 the altitude of 1200 meters, a pine forest was even planted on the 
flanks of the valley in order to protect Europe&#39;s second largest station
 from avalanches!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The international train station of the yesteryear...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although
 it&#39;s loctated in Spain, due to its international train station status, 
the eastern wing was part of French territory whereas the Western one 
belonged to the realm of Spain. As a result, passengers who had passed 
through customs went down &lt;b&gt;an underpass to get from one country to another&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Why
 didn&#39;t they stay comfy on board to continue their journey after having 
their passports checked ? Well despite the fact passengers would have 
been deprived of casting an eye over the magnifiscence of the inside 
halls, the track gauge wasn&#39;t the same between France and Spain. 
Therefore, the rolling stock couldn&#39;t operate on both networks... so 
there was no choice but to alight trains at Canfranc!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The collapse of a giant...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To get what went wrong with that prestigious train station, &lt;b&gt;just have a look at History :&lt;/b&gt;
 only 8 years after its opening, civil war broke out in Spain : train 
traffic with France closed. No sooner had the conflict ended, that World
 War II began. Needless to say that occupied France wasn&#39;t eager to 
facilitate the passage to Spain for Jews and resistance members, then 
the station remained closed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At the end of WWII, &lt;b&gt;Franco&#39;s dictatorship didn&#39;t facilitate a full reopening of Canfranc either&lt;/b&gt;.
 Moreover, its facilities had already become obsolete : the difference 
of the track gauge caused a significant waste of time in freight 
transfering whereas modern trucks could provide a reliable service 
carrying a great deal of cargo.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Regarding
 passenger trains... well, time had switched to turbojets and nobody 
seemed excited at the idea of spending hours on an endless train journey
 (obviously I wasn&#39;t born yet)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;You
 already know what happened next : the freight train crash on the French
 side and the spur of the moment decision to close the line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;For decades, the site was left to ruin&lt;/b&gt;, wide open to looters who stripped the building of the slightest piece of furniture and valuable equipment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCllJkSlkdT42m2CluEA-vwBt9cjefCfhjQcBKNXfqofsKE4O9BLC0F6ouM5hc6KBPFgo_7SmNduOY8JhiANTQx2dG1gn2sUnGeUpX_Y7M_1NmguFfmBCupDOHJYNpz10mFo4oP4A2l5XEO9ejTBuluAF0ffNjEtrYJr22cKNm68MKmAWW-Ij3FiEGYVw/s1920/CANFRANC%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCllJkSlkdT42m2CluEA-vwBt9cjefCfhjQcBKNXfqofsKE4O9BLC0F6ouM5hc6KBPFgo_7SmNduOY8JhiANTQx2dG1gn2sUnGeUpX_Y7M_1NmguFfmBCupDOHJYNpz10mFo4oP4A2l5XEO9ejTBuluAF0ffNjEtrYJr22cKNm68MKmAWW-Ij3FiEGYVw/w640-h360/CANFRANC%20008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Train platforms to Spain are now housed beneath modern awning.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The last 33 kilometers... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Today&#39;s
 train traffic is strictly limited to a shuttle between Canfranc and 
Zaragoza twice a day. As long as France doesn&#39;t reopen the last part up 
to Canfranc, it&#39;s unlikely that timetables will be more attractive.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;So, &lt;b&gt;why is France so reluctant to give a fresh start to that iconic line ?!&lt;/b&gt;
 Well, the good news is I&#39;ve been reading loads of articles boasting the
 &quot;imminent&quot; resurrection! Local authorities and representatives of the 
SNCF (National railway company) regularly deliver speeches about an 
ideal world where freight trains will spare the valley from polluting 
trucks between France and Spain... very convincing indeed!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;However, nothing has happened so far : &lt;b&gt;the last 33 kilometers of tracks are still covered in weeds&lt;/b&gt;. Obviously it&#39;s all a matter of money... again!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Wishful thinking or reality to come ?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Beyond
 good intentions, everyone (local authorities, French government and the
 SNCF) is expecting the other to pay. Not only are the renovation works 
going to cost a great deal of money but also &lt;b&gt;there&#39;s hardly a chance that the reopened line is going to be profitable&lt;/b&gt; (unless a true piggyback/road rail policy is decided, like in Switzerland).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Regarding
 passenger traffic, since it mainly consists in commuting, I&#39;m afraid it
 would be sufficient to justify such an expense... (to be honest, most 
of my few fellow passengers were only crossing the French-Spanish border
 to benefit from lower VAT on cigarettes!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s
 hope that the owner of the brand new luxury hotel now established 
within the walls of the former international station took it into 
account. It&#39;s very unlikely that the hotel attendance breaks any records
 in the next few years!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCeFfIywWS53H9NWqLuoHlPIOSnaxw3tN-7J-WAUgkX5IXdC6IvBtRw2Q17_h-qfcpkMHRf0tqOlWWeSm4KYUxOvIm5bMQg1x3P9G3RBaUevQFp12-sPCQfj9KSDNN1XfFVv6KWG15TRequdMIDhA0yQkC2EK32ogQkl7mXGpU92X74u4U4lVjT6hx2IF/s1920/CANFRANC%20007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCeFfIywWS53H9NWqLuoHlPIOSnaxw3tN-7J-WAUgkX5IXdC6IvBtRw2Q17_h-qfcpkMHRf0tqOlWWeSm4KYUxOvIm5bMQg1x3P9G3RBaUevQFp12-sPCQfj9KSDNN1XfFVv6KWG15TRequdMIDhA0yQkC2EK32ogQkl7mXGpU92X74u4U4lVjT6hx2IF/w640-h360/CANFRANC%20007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - The Rebirth of Canfranc International Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Spanish entrance of the Somport tunnel.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Find out more about the rebirth of Canfranc international station and the Somport tunnel : just a little click &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2024/03/spain-rebirth-of-canfranc-international.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Thank you for reading this post. Don&#39;t 
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&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Avez-vous déjà entendu parler des Cinque 
Terre (les Cinq Terres en Français) ? Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais le 
nom de cette région a pour moi quelque chose de mythique! En fait &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai toujours eu l&#39;impression que ce nom sortait tout droit de l’œuvre de Tolkien !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Même s&#39;il y&#39;a peu de chances que le 
Seigneur des Anneaux ait jamais mis les pieds là-bas, les Cinque Terre 
ont d&#39;autres atouts. Comme pas mal d&#39;endroits sur la côte 
Méditerranéenne, c&#39;est un régal pour les photographes. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Les cinq petits villages situés au cœur des calanques sont magnifiques.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;allais oublier : le moyen le plus simple
 pour aller là-bas c&#39;est encore d&#39;emprunter un train régional dont les 
voies surplombent les eaux turquoises de la Méditerranée... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Voilà pour les images de rêve sur 
lesquelles je suis tombé en regardant un documentaire à la télé l&#39;hiver 
dernier. Train + paysages magnifiques : entendez-vous l&#39;appel des 
sirènes me pressant de me précipiter aux Cinque Terre ? Comme ce bon 
vieil Oscar disait :&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;Le meilleur moyen de résister à la tentation c&#39;est d&#39;y céder&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. C&#39;est exactement ce que j&#39;ai fait... pour le meilleur et pour le pire.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Mon passeport pour découvrir la région en train. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les villages des Cinque Terre sont situés 
sur la Riviera italienne, dans le Nord de l&#39;Italie. Les cinq villages 
sont très proches les uns des autres. Inutile de préciser que tout est 
fait pour décourager l&#39;usage de la voiture individuelle : routes 
étroites et sinueuses et parkings réservés uniquement aux locaux. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Je vous conseille donc d&#39;acheter dès votre arrivée un passe &quot;Cinque Terre&quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 : non seulement cela vous permettra un nombre de voyages illimités en 
train mais cela vous donnera également accès aux sentiers de randonnée 
des environs. Enfin, la carte inclue également un code wifi... une 
bénédiction pour les drogués aux réseaux sociaux : leurs moindre selfies
 seront en ligne en un clin d’œil !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les trains à destination des Cinque Terre partent depuis la gare de Gênes-Brignole.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Quand les choses commencent mal... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans la région, il y&#39;a deux villes à 
partir desquelles vous pouvez prendre le train pour les Cinque Terre : 
La Spezia au Sud et Gênes au Nord. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Perso, j&#39;ai choisi Gênes. En effet, cette 
ville dispose de modes de transports plutôt intéressants qui vous 
emmènent sur les hauteurs pour profiter de panoramas très sympas sur les
 environs. Si vous êtes impatients d&#39;en savoir plus, alors &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/05/italy-exploring-genoas-city-transport.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;cliquez sur ce lien&lt;/a&gt; pour être redirigé en un éclair vers le post où je passe en revue les transports en commun Génois !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quoiqu&#39;il en soit, à mon arrivée à la gare
 de Gênes-Brignole, il est vite devenu évident que je n&#39;étais pas le 
seul à être partant pour une journée sous le soleil des Cinque Terre : &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;le seul train direct de la matinée était déjà complet.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ne faites pas la même erreur, réservez 
votre place dès que vous aurez planifié votre séjour en Italie. Vous 
pouvez me croire puisque j&#39;ai dû attendre le train suivant pendant deux 
heures avant d&#39;embarquer dans un tortillard bondé. Et je vous passe le 
retard à l&#39;arrivée et la clim HS !&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La gare de Levanto date de 1970, époque à laquelle la voie unique a été doublée.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Contrairement à mon tortillard surchauffé,
 les trains directs s&#39;arrêtent à toutes les gares des Cinque Terre. En 
plus du retard, &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;on nous a fermement demandé de descendre à Levanto&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, dernière gare avant la région des Cinque Terre pour les trains venant de Gênes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Heureusement mes compagnons d&#39;infortune et
 moi n&#39;avons pas eu à attendre trop longtemps la correspondance. En 
fait, tout s&#39;est passé presque trop vite puisque le train est entré en 
gare avant même que j&#39;ai eu le temps d&#39;acheter mon billet ! J&#39;ai donc 
fait le voyage de Levanto jusqu&#39;à Riomaggiore en mode passager 
clandestin... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La gare de Riomaggiore est située entre deux tunnels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Premières impressions... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Riomaggiore, premier arrêt dans les Cinque
 Terre...&amp;nbsp; il était temps ! Les trains sont si longs que vous devez vous
 attendre à en descendre dans le tunnel qui précède la station.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Histoire de me mettre en conformité avec 
la loi, je suis allé tout droit au guichet pour acheter une &quot;Cinque 
Terre Card&quot;. Même si je peux passer pour un pingre, le prix m&#39;a semblé 
un peu cher : 16 euros pour la journée, pas vraiment donné ! De toute 
façon, cette carte est le seul moyen pour se déplacer facilement et 
rapidement dans la zone. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Je n&#39;avais donc pas vraiment d&#39;autre choix que de casser ma tirelire !&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La rue principale de Riomaggiore est très vivante : les touristes se pressent sur les terrasses des restaurants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Après avaoir quitté la gare, je me suis 
baladé dans Riomaggiore. A partir du moment où vous ne restez pas 
prisonnier du flux de touristes, les rues étroites du village sont très 
sympas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Panorama sur la gare de Riomaggiore... ça vaut le coup d’œil !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Touché par l&#39;inspiration... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En fait, la beauté des Cinque Terre se 
révèle principalement en dehors des villages. A quelques pas de la gare,
 le panorama est à couper le souffle !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Les nuances de vert se combinent avec le bleu profond de la mer,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;La côte minérale plonge abruptement dans les eaux cristallines,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Voilà qu&#39;un train émerge de la profonde obscurité du tunnel,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Le crissement de ses roues monte à la rencontre des cris des goélands. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Et ben... on dirait que j&#39;ai trouvé l&#39;endroit parfait pour m&#39;essayer à la poésie !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le cadenas maudit !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le paysage était tellement beau que, pour 
une fois, je décidais de rejoindre à pied Manarola (le village suivant).
 En effet, le train passant le plus souvent dans des tunnels, je me suis
 dit qu&#39;une belle ballade serait l&#39;occasion de profiter pleinement du 
paysage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Malheureusement, l&#39;accès au sentier côtier était fermé au public. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Une pancarte pour expliquer la raison de la fermeture aurait été la bienvenue.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Après tout, j&#39;avais payé pour en profiter puisque ma Cinque Terre Card incluait aussi l&#39;accès.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Un peu de calme sur le quai de la gare de Manarola. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Contraste saisissant avec la foule déversée par le train quelques instants plus tôt! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Manarola, le village de Babel...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Après un court trajet, je suis descendu du
 train à Manarola. Comme à Riomaggiore, il n&#39;est pas évident de deviner à
 quoi ressemble le village depuis le quai de la gare. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXspRM7UU3_kyM_coIz6F_SSLwK2d-cNHNwJfiNcyZO5eErQsaXWxj6QvCRIyklxhOgqhkl3dy90E6kaBvqUKm6TJMrm9EJQuEBE2W0I3rG-w1ZAumqyUVjEjwHHGxnRN0bgKOz0TGMFn5/s1600/CINQUE+TERRE+A+013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXspRM7UU3_kyM_coIz6F_SSLwK2d-cNHNwJfiNcyZO5eErQsaXWxj6QvCRIyklxhOgqhkl3dy90E6kaBvqUKm6TJMrm9EJQuEBE2W0I3rG-w1ZAumqyUVjEjwHHGxnRN0bgKOz0TGMFn5/s640/CINQUE+TERRE+A+013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les maisons de Manarola semblent tirées à quatre épingles!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;On dit que Manarola est le plus vieux 
village des Cinque Terre. Bon c&#39;est pas vraiment évident puisque les 
maisons semblent avoir bénéficié d&#39;une bonne couche de peinture il n&#39;y a
 pas si longtemps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En fait, si j&#39;osais, je dirais que &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;j&#39;ai eu l&#39;impression de me balader dans un décor de cinéma&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;... bref, j&#39;ai trouvé que l&#39;endroit manquait un peu d&#39;authenticité. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLzmlm5D2XLSqLhQYYaV-uEJ7NaOoUxe4cRzteCxNM7kWDciS5l7lj52qKY_cPxTF5YBCo-3bf6x0WemcQ4N0jiRDaG0qh7onXi6mwZu9HGdHs-e-xmiLN1Q3aD9s0OzX16qa5QO0DX99/s1600/CINQUE+TERRE+A+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLzmlm5D2XLSqLhQYYaV-uEJ7NaOoUxe4cRzteCxNM7kWDciS5l7lj52qKY_cPxTF5YBCo-3bf6x0WemcQ4N0jiRDaG0qh7onXi6mwZu9HGdHs-e-xmiLN1Q3aD9s0OzX16qa5QO0DX99/s640/CINQUE+TERRE+A+012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La rue pricipale de Manarola à l&#39;heure de pointe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un village envahi par les touristes... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Voilà la deuxième raison pour laquelle je 
ne garde pas un super souvenir de ce village : trop de touristes! 
D&#39;accord, je n&#39;imaginais pas être tout seul mais là il y&#39;avait vraiment 
trop de monde. Pourtant j&#39;étais là bas en Mai et je pensais vraiment que
 la fréquentation serait plus calme qu&#39;au cœur de l&#39;Eté.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En écoutant les conversations j&#39;ai vite réalisé qu&#39;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;on parlait toutes sortes de langues sauf... italien!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 Puisqu&#39;il était impossible de trouver la moindre trace d&#39;authenticité 
locale, j&#39;ai décidé d&#39;écourter ma visite et de passer au village 
suivant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ADDU4pqTlwXuNd4yIvRGlazDHHsqR1AEL1TwsEh5s_9IKXx6T-y8yxJ0Olwndx02DD1OQpAEUTfYTev7hU9AWC5oz2nyysmljEvvhsy9dIIab3U-LZxzjRe7GwBpOOXEto6RFTCgl1sU/s1600/CINQUE+TERRE+A+014.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ADDU4pqTlwXuNd4yIvRGlazDHHsqR1AEL1TwsEh5s_9IKXx6T-y8yxJ0Olwndx02DD1OQpAEUTfYTev7hU9AWC5oz2nyysmljEvvhsy9dIIab3U-LZxzjRe7GwBpOOXEto6RFTCgl1sU/s640/CINQUE+TERRE+A+014.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Entrée du tunnel pour rejoindre la gare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Comme la plupart des villages des Cinque 
terre, la gare est un peu à l&#39;écart. A Manarola, il faut passer dans un 
tunnel pour rejoindre les quais. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ambiance station de métro&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; donc avec, au bout du tunnel, une vue imprenable sur la Grande Bleue ! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUyu1kLW5AaSs97oGOVynZf6N_n2tQhBO_dbYqmDV3S27Sk-siwVvsJQi-vom32qa1224SUBVRAgdVgQDptrHCzi5xXoGv_aq_7dIx2ATxYScNTUPxbqtlPGpln0EDyzPz4MRi1F3F6Fr/s1600/CINQUE+TERRE+A+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUyu1kLW5AaSs97oGOVynZf6N_n2tQhBO_dbYqmDV3S27Sk-siwVvsJQi-vom32qa1224SUBVRAgdVgQDptrHCzi5xXoGv_aq_7dIx2ATxYScNTUPxbqtlPGpln0EDyzPz4MRi1F3F6Fr/s640/CINQUE+TERRE+A+017.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ITALIE - Une Journée aux Cinque Terre&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans le prochain post, vous saurez enfin s&#39;il y&#39;a de la lumière au bout du tunnel !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;La balade n&#39;est pas finie !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Je dois admettre que j&#39;étais un peu 
inquiet en quittant Manarola : il me restait trois autres villages à 
visiter et j&#39;avais un peu peur d&#39;être aussi déçu. De plus, je craignais 
de ne pas arriver à tout voir puisqu&#39;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;il était hors de question pour moi de louper le dernier train pour Gênes.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans la seconde partie, vous découvrirez 
si la suite de ma journée fut une épreuve ou un moment sympa. Ensemble, 
nous grimperons jusqu&#39;à Corniglia, nagerons dans le port de Vernazza et 
nous baladerons dans les ruelles de Monterosso.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nous mettrons aussi nos vies en danger lorsqu&#39;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;un train express nous frôlera à toute vitesse dans un tunnel bien sombre...&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Et pour découvrir la suite sans plus attendre, &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2022/07/italie-une-journee-aux-cinque-terre.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;cliquez sur ce lien&lt;/a&gt; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Merci de lire mon blog. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;N&#39;hésitez pas à laisser un commentaire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de lire votre avis !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL049hSXg8tJWA8y8JJffTNhASQFUe2fZ9zJMlrRhzrnFZ1uWVKSz5Vf1LUCKOCEQ-h3hh5ZyCeftOp9v_KtNSUVMytsnhlBJJg0xfS5GoSQR91yihZ2HMPjMBeXV5KJUulsZ8H0MrxE_Tau8P4EYY56BPxubl2EX-8azu__xEk0tALDPCaXu1GaCepA/s1920/NIGHT%20TRAIN%20TO%20LISBON%20NEW%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL049hSXg8tJWA8y8JJffTNhASQFUe2fZ9zJMlrRhzrnFZ1uWVKSz5Vf1LUCKOCEQ-h3hh5ZyCeftOp9v_KtNSUVMytsnhlBJJg0xfS5GoSQR91yihZ2HMPjMBeXV5KJUulsZ8H0MrxE_Tau8P4EYY56BPxubl2EX-8azu__xEk0tALDPCaXu1GaCepA/w640-h360/NIGHT%20TRAIN%20TO%20LISBON%20NEW%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Have
 you ever heard of &quot;flygskam&quot; ? That Swedish word literally means &quot;the 
shame of flying&quot;. It became popular during the school strikes to save 
the planet initiated by the activist Greta Thunberg in 2018.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since
 then, the &quot;millennials&quot; (in reference to the generation born in the 
noughties) have been turning their backs on low cost flights to &lt;b&gt;rediscover long distance trips on eco-friendly trains&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In the wake of that new trend (and also to stick to their young voter expectations), &lt;b&gt;politicians decided to bring back to life some European night train lines&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 France, for instance, the line between Paris and Nice (on the French 
Riviera) reopened in 2020. The French PM himself even made the inaugural
 trip... whereas the line had been closed only 10 years before by one of
 his predecessors!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As far as I&#39;m concerned, I haven&#39;t tested that reborn night train line yet. However, &lt;b&gt;in 2019, I booked a ticket on the night train that links Hendaye (at the French border with Spain) to the Portuguese capital&lt;/b&gt; : Lisbon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 this time I was convinced that night trains were doomed. I wanted to 
make a last trip in order to publish  a post full of nostalgia in this 
blog. The truth is&lt;b&gt; I didn&#39;t expect to find out what I did on board...&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfNhL7xcC3fWtL4KWbUc3rW207pFe0jhyBzcvlBqBWxesWexKF37cfow2Ys8mMVFF0AmI0WXWMICv58XJr0DIisC4eKao1RSZq4MpoTZcmmIRls7nKlC7xHhAzKd8hr2SVv70EmlIhE50/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfNhL7xcC3fWtL4KWbUc3rW207pFe0jhyBzcvlBqBWxesWexKF37cfow2Ys8mMVFF0AmI0WXWMICv58XJr0DIisC4eKao1RSZq4MpoTZcmmIRls7nKlC7xHhAzKd8hr2SVv70EmlIhE50/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside the Orient Express lounge car and sleeping car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Speaking of night trains, here are the images that came to my mind before my trip to Lisbon : &lt;b&gt;the cosy comfort of the Orient Express&lt;/b&gt;...
 of course! In 2014, I was lucky enough to get on that legendary train. 
Indeed, its mythical carriages were exhibited on The Paris Arabic 
Institute plaza. Even if the train remained still, it was worth visiting
 !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Just have a look at the photos of &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/02/france-once-upon-time-orient-express.html?q=orient+expres&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the post I wrote about that fascinating &quot;work of art on wheels&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.
 You&#39;ll figure out why so many great writers got inspired from its 
unique atmosphere : an ideal set up for compelling intrigues !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQN6Qf8WQFiucnWNPwRTVLjbcNdV0seR_FBOLZNhhxot9cWl0ZViv_2nSumhs_5wdhONWWMv9vIjzAZIbpf5y3u0lYdTlMBiWyL89OCEU0zLHI5j7WFPp19Hk0PClujbOZC-99PJ4k-cN/s643/MAP+ITINERARY+ENHANCED.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;504&quot; data-original-width=&quot;643&quot; height=&quot;314&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQN6Qf8WQFiucnWNPwRTVLjbcNdV0seR_FBOLZNhhxot9cWl0ZViv_2nSumhs_5wdhONWWMv9vIjzAZIbpf5y3u0lYdTlMBiWyL89OCEU0zLHI5j7WFPp19Hk0PClujbOZC-99PJ4k-cN/w400-h314/MAP+ITINERARY+ENHANCED.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A rough map of my train itinerary from Hendaye to Lisbon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;How to travel by train from Paris to Lisbon :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Unfortunately,
 the night train between the French and Portuguese capitals doesn&#39;t 
exist anymore. It was definitely withdrawn from timetables in the 1990s.
 In fact, TGV high speed trains took over the Paris - Hendaye route 
(Hendaye is the terminus at the French border with Spain).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Just in case you&#39;d like to plan a similar train trip to mine (or merely be curious),&lt;b&gt; here are some details about my journey :&lt;/b&gt; I popped out of Paris on the 9:47am TGV and arrived in Hendaye at 2:35pm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Then
 I had to wait for the 6:35pm night train to Lisbon (actually there was a
 TGV arriving in Hendaye just an hour before my night train left but I 
didn&#39;t want to take any risks in case that late TGV was delayed... 
anyway I made the most of my time moseying around Hendaye port and 
beach). I arrived in Lisbon the day after at 7:30am.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Let&#39;s talk about money!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;My
 TGV ride cost me 53 euros from Paris to Hendaye and 161 euros for the 
night train (that&#39;s the most expensive rate since I booked an individual
 cabin). The fare doesn&#39;t include either the dinner nor breakfast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWPKSSYeAhOiIYuvLoFC8ocYyhxxNemmf6B9XmuA95QhofczSseg9BHq92YNB3cM1NXhXdflnQQ34Oy7SmVFR3ULlzxG92WZDKu7FtMy-ougLq6JbJTvPYjDYK9LfhpzTZcY1vNeq7JpX/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWPKSSYeAhOiIYuvLoFC8ocYyhxxNemmf6B9XmuA95QhofczSseg9BHq92YNB3cM1NXhXdflnQQ34Oy7SmVFR3ULlzxG92WZDKu7FtMy-ougLq6JbJTvPYjDYK9LfhpzTZcY1vNeq7JpX/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;In the background the TGV that brought me to Hendaye, in the foreground the night train to Lisbon.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Shattered dreams...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Do
 you remember how giddy I was thinking about how prestigious my night 
train ride was going to be ? The Orient Express had clearly put a spell 
on me... Well, as soon as the train to Lisbon entered Henadye station, I
 had&lt;b&gt; the strange feeling that the gap between the dream and reality had widened much more than I expected&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Was
 that ugly train really supposed to rock me gently all night long ?! My 
sweet railway dreams were going to turn into nightmares for sure... 
unless... unless that pumpkin turns into a &quot;grand carriage&quot; around 
midnight, who knows ?!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, since I didn&#39;t have a choice I reluctantly passed through the gate that marked the border between France and Spain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ADfE0VSJ3-6NoLyhId4hgXDJPLmZa8jRL4D-rO6n23Fys1IdkbJAVhRQ_K-kDdxD5je8CaDGPlSDpSVkFaVe5Z10iCW9i_pe4hRy4GrAfMqJYjULYA5tqakJORlhLQyyQuoh6v_-CXBs/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ADfE0VSJ3-6NoLyhId4hgXDJPLmZa8jRL4D-rO6n23Fys1IdkbJAVhRQ_K-kDdxD5je8CaDGPlSDpSVkFaVe5Z10iCW9i_pe4hRy4GrAfMqJYjULYA5tqakJORlhLQyyQuoh6v_-CXBs/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The outside (on the left) and inside (on the right) of the sleeping car.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As
 I got nearer to the train, something became obvious : for the same 
price, not only had I booked a night on board but also a time travel in 
the 1980s! Indeed the outside of the carriages seemed to be &lt;b&gt;a tribute to the pre-electronic era&lt;/b&gt;
 : as surprising as it may be nowadays I didn&#39;t spot the slightest trace
 of any kind of digital displays. On the contrary, someone had 
meticulously put in place some cardboard numbers next to the doors in 
order to indicate... well, actually I still haven&#39;t found what they 
meant! The only meaningful piece of information was the big sticker 
featuring the calling stations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Glad to be of service... or not! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Fortunately,
 I was about to be welcomed on board by a staff member, a tall dark 
haired woman probably in her mid thirties. In her grey uniform, she was 
standing on the platform just next to the carriage door. &lt;i&gt;&quot;What a relief, someone to confirm the car number!&quot; &lt;/i&gt;I thought. &lt;b&gt;Apparently the train attendant didn&#39;t seem eager to make my acquaintance&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;When I showed up she hardly looked at me. Anyway I tried to draw her attention greeting her with a warm&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;&quot;Bon dia&quot;&lt;/i&gt; (&quot;hello&quot; in Portuguese)... as a result she stared at me balefully and whispered a &lt;i&gt;&quot;Buenas tardes&quot;&lt;/i&gt; (Spanish for &quot;good afternoon&quot;) devoid of any enthusiasm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Oh
 my god what had I done ?! I had completely forgot that the night train 
to Lisbon is operated by the Spanish railway company RENFE. Therefore it
 was obvious that the crew spoke Spanish... silly me!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, my new &quot;best-friend&quot; switched to French pointing out my ticket : &lt;i&gt;&quot;Donnez-le moi, je vous le rendrai demain&quot;&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;hand it over to me, I&#39;ll give it back to you tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;). I didn&#39;t dare to ask her why since &lt;b&gt;I had the feeling that our relationship had started on the wrong foot&lt;/b&gt;. I smiled at her, asked for my cabin number and took leave of my puzzling guardian angel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fjPg_xp90lRa5LRtawMTELWlnh2pqXiVnnkkgTruU8iK-OhK_KDmNEydb_mL2s1oSrbmbnPSnxHN5P1sCGuNmh8FLibprrjodllq9WZLMDLd9Db9nWD52HPOB6OtqBNxvNSj3Bkrxuwx/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fjPg_xp90lRa5LRtawMTELWlnh2pqXiVnnkkgTruU8iK-OhK_KDmNEydb_mL2s1oSrbmbnPSnxHN5P1sCGuNmh8FLibprrjodllq9WZLMDLd9Db9nWD52HPOB6OtqBNxvNSj3Bkrxuwx/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Make yourself at home... or at least try to!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The revelation...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Here
 I am, on the door step of my cabin, holding my &quot;revolutionary&quot; 
pre-punched hole key card. Well, how to describe that tiny space ? Let&#39;s
 say &lt;b&gt;a mind-boggling setup of shabby seats, dirty curtains and a weary AC&lt;/b&gt;
 whose control panel had surely known better days... I&#39;ll spare you the 
details of the worn out coat of paint, the flickering lighting and a 
strange clicking coming from the ventilation hatch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Anyway something essential was missing in this cahotic decor : a bunk !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Where
 was the bunk I was supposed to sleep in ?! I frantically searched the 
place for some hidden lever that would trigger its unfolding... as a 
result, absolutely no trace of the magic wand but quite a large 
diversity of crumbs, hairs and dust bunnies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;What am I going to do ?&lt;/i&gt; I thought. &lt;i&gt;Should I retrace my steps and ask the gorgon for explanations ?&lt;/i&gt;
 I doubted she&#39;d take pity on me, the goofy passenger who had taken her 
for a Portuguese and was now incapable of making his own bed! Well &lt;b&gt;I admit that my cowardness took over another confrontation&lt;/b&gt;.
 Wasn&#39;t I thirsty after all ? I decided it was about time to chill out 
at the lounge car. Morever that would be the occasion to interrogate the
 bar tender about the bunk mechanism...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpGCXa6BwtfvbnQoXJyziOwwuP0QHjhFZPb5iZGA3w7pvppHW7YVBtCGkjafr8f_hdGMWJnuDBqk156-FENMzoF6KhV0PKOTpt4irZvlkdjnEc0e3LEeFuc3K-YCknkyeO8ihD0CankZr/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpGCXa6BwtfvbnQoXJyziOwwuP0QHjhFZPb5iZGA3w7pvppHW7YVBtCGkjafr8f_hdGMWJnuDBqk156-FENMzoF6KhV0PKOTpt4irZvlkdjnEc0e3LEeFuc3K-YCknkyeO8ihD0CankZr/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside the economy class.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To
 get to the lounge car, I walked through regular carriages. Apparently, 
some of my fellow passengers were about to spend the night there. &lt;b&gt;At least the company could have put reclining seats to make their night as comfy as possible!&lt;/b&gt; Needless to say that I felt a bit guilty to have my own cabin on board...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mjmr4mY5lfRp0kZPXJrKVYylFdtu1uEDfujZXN6Az5iWKFKvciDp15PE8c8cCVGXqPuy3FzGRzGgvOWLurAHYAoAAX-HgiYfR8KxAtBVZ7jowRBGA1NUuHuvmsvO-sru4vZOE4GmfUZU/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mjmr4mY5lfRp0kZPXJrKVYylFdtu1uEDfujZXN6Az5iWKFKvciDp15PE8c8cCVGXqPuy3FzGRzGgvOWLurAHYAoAAX-HgiYfR8KxAtBVZ7jowRBGA1NUuHuvmsvO-sru4vZOE4GmfUZU/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;At the lounge car...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously,
 the lounge car had nothing in common with the Orient Express! As a 
matter of fact, the tiny bar could hardly deal with the great number of 
passengers desperately trying to grab something to eat there. Worse, the
 menu included some courses served on the spot. So, I waited my turn and
 ordered an overpriced Spanish &quot;tortilla&quot; (a potato and egg open-faced 
omelet).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway &lt;b&gt;I took also the opportunity to ask the bartender about my cabin bunk unfolding&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;i&gt;Don&#39;t worry, &lt;/i&gt;he said&lt;i&gt;, someone will take care of it around 10pm&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;i&gt;What a relief&lt;/i&gt;, I thought, &lt;i&gt;I won&#39;t have to offend my grim ticket inspector &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;a bit more by &lt;/i&gt;asking her if she is in charge of such a minor detail!&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Light hearted, I went back to my cabin...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17VIngKzbejus9MYraQZLLygx_tvBQkRt5QZxJh8XHanjeiQzkbbTyPiW8ianwjfYJKcoakay3zVxs8Uxl4a_QOVsO8cIQCGgXyUf7XaBiJlGssG7RJnYg-vIW9IuGl4GY6CfzcgAzz_X/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17VIngKzbejus9MYraQZLLygx_tvBQkRt5QZxJh8XHanjeiQzkbbTyPiW8ianwjfYJKcoakay3zVxs8Uxl4a_QOVsO8cIQCGgXyUf7XaBiJlGssG7RJnYg-vIW9IuGl4GY6CfzcgAzz_X/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ready for the night... at last !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The ticking clock... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;All right, it&#39;s 10pm sharp, someone should show up any minute now...&lt;/i&gt; I couldn&#39;t wait for seeing what my bunk looked like and above all, what kind of magic trick would trigger its unfolding!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, the time was going by and still &lt;b&gt;not the slightest sign of the employee in charge of the mysterious metamorphosis&lt;/b&gt;...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At
 11pm I felt a bit like a castaway on his desert island waiting to be 
rescued. Half an hour later, I risked myself going out into the corridor
 : absolutely no one approaching. No trace of my favorite ticket 
inspector either.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well
 I decided to go back to the lounge car. As I turned up there, I found 
the bartender closing it. I told him that the person in charge of the 
bunks (even if I doubt there really is someone on the payroll with such a
 name), hadn&#39;t dropped by yet. &lt;i&gt;I see... &lt;/i&gt;he said, &lt;i&gt;I assume she forgot your cabin... give me 5 minutes and I&#39;ll take care of it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I
 was so glad of his proposal that I forgot to ask him who he was 
referring by &quot;she&quot;. Was his &quot;she&quot; the &quot;she&quot; I was thinking about ? Did 
&quot;she&quot; forget me on purpose ? Was it her little revenge on me ? If so, 
why was she at war with me ? What did I do to deserve such a treatment ?
 It was getting late, and as you can see,&lt;b&gt; I was getting paranoïd&lt;/b&gt; as well ! A good night&#39;s sleep would surely clear my head.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For
 the record, the bunk unfolding is very simple provided you have a 
special key to enable it! Since there is very little chance you have 
one, don&#39;t hesitate to ask a staff member to use theirs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp7BsW04zmJPgdl05oU2KQttAd1WuxGIHPWBc9RmnObxfqbASmwbOsmj3AlEWTEE7yCdWU7yAfoJCjvjI1Tv0HDU0TRyy9q4XcfleseR9QTqCWAgGs0CfVfg5I5QHKtUKTV_Enfhs6gwg/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp7BsW04zmJPgdl05oU2KQttAd1WuxGIHPWBc9RmnObxfqbASmwbOsmj3AlEWTEE7yCdWU7yAfoJCjvjI1Tv0HDU0TRyy9q4XcfleseR9QTqCWAgGs0CfVfg5I5QHKtUKTV_Enfhs6gwg/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Station facilities in the middle of the night.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unexpected night visitors...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Trust
 me it wasn&#39;t easy to get some sleep. The bunk was a bit short and its 
mattress as hard as stone. The train&#39;s shock absorbers could have done 
with a full overhaul (not to say a complete replacement) and the 
squealing of the brakes sounded like a herd of wounded animals. The AC 
was clearly hesitating between scorching and freezing temperatures while
 performing some hectic &#39;clicks&#39; through the ventilation hatch.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Last but not the least, &lt;b&gt;the train called and set off again several times in order to give way to some prioritary goods trains&lt;/b&gt;. Indeed, the average speed of night trains is quite low : there&#39;s no point arriving at destination in the middle of the night.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway
 those sequences of &quot;stop and go&quot; were quite disturbing to sleep well. 
As soon as I was getting used to the train&#39;s noises and jolts, it would 
stop to be shrouded in the silence of&amp;nbsp; deserted stations or remote 
sidings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Eventually, I fell asleep until I was&lt;b&gt; suddenly awoken by someone knocking on my cabin door&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;i&gt;What now ?!&lt;/i&gt; I thought, not really in a good mood to be woken up at 3am. &lt;i&gt;Who&#39;s there ?&lt;/i&gt; I asked.&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;Border Police!&lt;/i&gt; replied a deep voice behind the door.&lt;b&gt; I had no choice but to let them in&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;After checking my id card, one of the customs officers looked me in the eyes and asked : &lt;i&gt;are you carrying drugs ?&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;Of course not !&lt;/i&gt; I replied &lt;b&gt;a bit upset about being suspected
                for a drug dealer&lt;/b&gt;. The officer starred at me for several long seconds and eventually said : &lt;i&gt;all right, good night then&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even
 if I was dying to ask him why he couldn&#39;t have shown up earlier in the 
evening, I decided that it would be wiser to keep my mouth shut... 
Anyway, it was time to try to go back to sleep.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRd3-2IEwu72RpX4YSnlEFNJ378GhyjaOqwKf-EUZk-rjWCtFL-8oBCK_hFjx4rplvSi0Zm8urw0cLeqgJZ2oSIdoOjZztuTHAJf5B-Gky0n27p51sSEUgOM__0tpH1bW_sjoIithCJg5w/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRd3-2IEwu72RpX4YSnlEFNJ378GhyjaOqwKf-EUZk-rjWCtFL-8oBCK_hFjx4rplvSi0Zm8urw0cLeqgJZ2oSIdoOjZztuTHAJf5B-Gky0n27p51sSEUgOM__0tpH1bW_sjoIithCJg5w/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&quot;Here Comes the Sun&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I
 woke up at sunrise. The scenery was gradually getting its shapes and 
colors back. On my mobile app, the blue dot marking the train&#39;s position
 was nearing Lisbon... at last! &lt;b&gt;In less than an hour I would hop off and enjoy a warm sunny day in the Portuguese capital&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well,
 it was about time to test the shower. Not obvious while the train 
seemed to take a perverse pleasure in bouncing on a series of switches! 
As a result, the bathroom cubicle got a bit flooded...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For
 breakfast, I fetched a defrost croissant and &quot;pasteis de nata&quot; (kind of
 flan) from the lounge car. Not really a treat, but I knew that I would 
have better meals during my stay (trust me, the Portuguese cuisine is 
worth tasting).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As I was finishing my feast, someone knocked on my door.&lt;b&gt; Had the border officer decided to keep on investigating me ?&lt;/b&gt;
 Nope, as the cabin door flung open, I came face to face with my 
favorite night train attendant. Remember her ? The cold-hearted woman 
who &quot;welcomed&quot; me on board... She was back, the same dull face, the same
 parsimonious use of words : &lt;i&gt;Bonjour, je vous rends votre billet, 
nous arrivons dans 20 minutes. (Good morning, I give you back your 
ticket, we&#39;ll arrive in 20 minutes&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Not
 a single question about my ride, my night or some morning small talk 
regarding the weather, my stay in Lisbon... on the contrary she turned 
around and walked away. &lt;b&gt;Wow, what a terrific woman!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo-EAUKAM2R9-VrUV44JlD815iCE_ZEB7creYsM3g5bMiGAnmhmgsEfVR7Jrn-fAiHv1HkQIDRTHbLvI8otbTp4-PT1wN-dNZXeeGBFvC_4OkQAWrrsjLHXCorPB3WPPGyUN-3hafhoSG/s1920/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo-EAUKAM2R9-VrUV44JlD815iCE_ZEB7creYsM3g5bMiGAnmhmgsEfVR7Jrn-fAiHv1HkQIDRTHbLvI8otbTp4-PT1wN-dNZXeeGBFvC_4OkQAWrrsjLHXCorPB3WPPGyUN-3hafhoSG/w640-h360/NIGHT+TRAIN+TO+LISBON+012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Lisbon, last port of call of my train.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 train entered Santa Apolonia station right on time. There was no 
announcement over the speakers. I guess my fellow passengers and I got 
used to it since&lt;b&gt; we all disembarked left to our own devices&lt;/b&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Surprisingly
 Santa Apolonia station is quite small. The building hasn&#39;t evolved a 
lot since the inauguration day in 1873. Only 4 main platforms for 
commuter, intercity and international trains. However, the station 
location, on the left bank of the Tagus river, enables a quick 
connection with the cruise ships docking just on the other side of the 
expressway. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;If,
 like me, you only plan to stay in Lisbon for a couple of days, you&#39;ll 
also find a subway station at Santa Apolonia  to reach downtown and its 
famous network of yellow trams. By the way, &lt;b&gt;I advise you to buy a transport pass&lt;/b&gt; : it&#39;s really worth investing in it for unlimited rides on buses, trams and subways.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lastly, if you want to enjoy a day at the beach, &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/01/portugal-costa-da-caparica-my-ride-on.html?q=orient+expres&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I wrote a post about &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/01/portugal-costa-da-caparica-my-ride-on.html?q=orient+expres&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/01/portugal-costa-da-caparica-my-ride-on.html?q=orient+expres&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the&amp;nbsp; &quot;Transpraia&quot;&lt;/a&gt; a small train trundling along the beautiful Costa da Caparica&lt;/b&gt;, on the outskirts of Lisbon. My post features every detail on how to get to that seaside train!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4hel91jhE3X8ItgbWPstUaf-4EX7yQtkWxfR4vofVuT_xTJfQV1wZVaeeV31uu6JL0-wRf0kF-dZOcuH9g-4sxF3_77ip6lUQ6JX50a9tVH9Zp-thyOAkI1g1ADrTfHHvDRRHXfQfeZ8/s1920/night.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4hel91jhE3X8ItgbWPstUaf-4EX7yQtkWxfR4vofVuT_xTJfQV1wZVaeeV31uu6JL0-wRf0kF-dZOcuH9g-4sxF3_77ip6lUQ6JX50a9tVH9Zp-thyOAkI1g1ADrTfHHvDRRHXfQfeZ8/w640-h360/night.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SOUTH EUROPE - Night Train to Lisbon&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Lisbon Santa Apolonia station is the terminus for night trains coming from Hendaye and Madrid.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Closing thoughts...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, reading this post, I think you&#39;ve noticed that &lt;b&gt;the rolling stock is
far from meeting today&#39;s passenger expectations&lt;/b&gt;. I also spared you the absence of WiFi (good luck to
explain it to your kids), the lack of power outlets (except the one in the
bathroom cubicle, not very convenient to recharge your electronic
devices) and above all, the slightest trace of refurbishment of the shabby carriages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 bad news is the new european scheme of night train rebirth only 
features a full reopening of the line Paris-Lisbon in 2030. Frankly I 
doubt the rolling stock will make it till that date. Let&#39;s hope 
&quot;flygskam&quot; (the shame of flying) succeed in spreading rapidly enough to 
accelerate the need for new trains and the preservation of the line 
before that remote date!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;However &lt;b&gt;if you&#39;re seeking a five star night train experience right now&lt;/b&gt;,
 why don&#39;t you try the Austrian railways service ? I read some excellent
 reviews about their brand new sleeping cars. Needless to say that I 
can&#39;t wait either to book a night on board!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Thanks again for  reading my blog, please  &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t hesitate to leave your comments&lt;/b&gt;. It really matters to me to have  feedback in order to know what your expectations are!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Find out more about my trip in Portugal, let&#39;s have a ride on the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/01/portugal-costa-da-caparica-my-ride-on.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Transpraia train&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQW3L6aNcw8MCAwFUy1NgH7BRD2IvLpC9tNgWr0iaxRnPXzWXCr1RSQSaY6o7xlo7kktJ_j2H6P5-Ni0vu6BmmWyoA4NQBrMv0v1m45VwEQs-qI7-dGPbZ4bD09FvMqcmbMQJo3AAUpYL/w320-h180/TRANSPRAIA+BANDEAU+LONG+READ.jpg&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The troubled fate of Edinburgh tram...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously,
 there&#39;s a lot to do in Edinburgh. Any travel guide will lay the 
emphasis on what you cannot miss there. However you won&#39;t find more than
 a few lines about Edinburgh tramway. &lt;b&gt;Let&#39;s go straight to the point&lt;/b&gt;,
 its single line is useful for only three destinations : the airport 
(special fare applies), downtown and... Murrayfield Stadium.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpdHDylzGO7QVTFyFvEXxdiTLKFtUPy7rStSvAVX0qJmseZV9KQ6Obxw81eY_LgdAecq7WYkmKm0rzdt7zEL6AacniQPpfcmc04wVBTlcl7VaX9PwZOtMMFe_H1JOxS6-rqVwTuZRfpqd/s1600/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpdHDylzGO7QVTFyFvEXxdiTLKFtUPy7rStSvAVX0qJmseZV9KQ6Obxw81eY_LgdAecq7WYkmKm0rzdt7zEL6AacniQPpfcmc04wVBTlcl7VaX9PwZOtMMFe_H1JOxS6-rqVwTuZRfpqd/w640-h360/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A tram on Princes Street, not far from Waverley station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the actual route doesn&#39;t linger in the city, don&#39;t expect the tram to be the best way to do some sightseeing. In fact, &lt;b&gt;it is mainly a shuttle&lt;/b&gt;
 whose segregated off-road tracks were designed to enable tramways to 
break speed records to the airport (up to 70km/h - 43mph, not bad for a 
light rail transit system)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTYB2kkdeWA2CeXNWWG7ghYQuu0s1957NSXUs0VGYElgBBlRwCdwW8ow4CDsNtk-48lNQmeTT0G9Y8SCBDhFU6HBfNyKFZdQrkkkkuaXDF-6ROo0uo2lX7jUFPyQRJgOXMadbZYwtcij2jj6yfE23NhVqAepPbH1B9vYLwqGGm4IlGsgutxtTt0tweCA=s1920&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTYB2kkdeWA2CeXNWWG7ghYQuu0s1957NSXUs0VGYElgBBlRwCdwW8ow4CDsNtk-48lNQmeTT0G9Y8SCBDhFU6HBfNyKFZdQrkkkkuaXDF-6ROo0uo2lX7jUFPyQRJgOXMadbZYwtcij2jj6yfE23NhVqAepPbH1B9vYLwqGGm4IlGsgutxtTt0tweCA=w640-h360&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Comfy seats and free wifi on board... what a treat!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQgMbWcLZJyj3iLI6xFxYeA1kg8i7g3W4g-_jJ_DdSefhLzZI8dmONZX07qV_5RUa4qDHkTU_e2MYq8Z-QZhyphenhyphencGcHuQzPhiaVL_YQzRDoHQfWFtdCX-krqoe2qqjlB8wtq-CXSQbzYi61/s1600/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQgMbWcLZJyj3iLI6xFxYeA1kg8i7g3W4g-_jJ_DdSefhLzZI8dmONZX07qV_5RUa4qDHkTU_e2MYq8Z-QZhyphenhyphencGcHuQzPhiaVL_YQzRDoHQfWFtdCX-krqoe2qqjlB8wtq-CXSQbzYi61/w640-h360/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Murrayfield Stadium, emblematic landmark for sport fans!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Despite the rather modest length of the 
line (14 km - 8,7 miles [18.5&amp;nbsp;km -11,5&amp;nbsp;miles since June 2023]) its construction was quite an odyssey. For 7 
years, it encountered many setbacks : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The network should have been composed of 3 lines&lt;/b&gt;.
 Most of their funding relied on a new city toll for car drivers. A 
referundum later, as the brilliant tax idea was defeated (what a 
surprise), the future network was shortened to 2 lines whose 
construction was divided in... 4 phases.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;As a result there&#39;s only one line operating today&lt;/b&gt;, the second is due in 2023, unless the coronavirus pandemic slows down its completion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtUVr4jqz_MviJ8v9nL1XW4ZydoXIhx7mBo6nDLNVW505RKOgGzl8pKe3j6fLrvuza97FWqlndfLYz4mWtIEegPB3TJcX_h7fVhjD8dd4MsoDjhrBcdXKhoa9MAUG09fRpVheLiBWMcJ_NGIeWgjas28LnnJ3gI-t8ENg6NNzM9a3gRKjbihK0jyiGLg=s1920&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtUVr4jqz_MviJ8v9nL1XW4ZydoXIhx7mBo6nDLNVW505RKOgGzl8pKe3j6fLrvuza97FWqlndfLYz4mWtIEegPB3TJcX_h7fVhjD8dd4MsoDjhrBcdXKhoa9MAUG09fRpVheLiBWMcJ_NGIeWgjas28LnnJ3gI-t8ENg6NNzM9a3gRKjbihK0jyiGLg=w640-h360&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;In the background : Edinburgh Airport, terminus of the tramway line.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Update &lt;/b&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Trams&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;source Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;b&gt; :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;(...) In
 February 2022, the eastern terminating York Place stop was permanently 
closed for demolition and to enable connection to the Newhaven extension
 which relocated the York Place stop to Picardy Place. Services 
initially terminated at the West End stop between February and April 
2022, and then the St Andrew Square stop before June 2023; however, 
trams still ran to York Place to turn back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 13 March 2023, 
following completion of tracklaying and the installation of overhead 
power lines, test trams began running during the night between Picardy 
Place and Newhaven, becoming the first tram to run in Leith since the 
closure of the original tramway system. The first test trams ran at 
walking pace, but their speed was later increased to 20 miles per hour 
(32 km/h). Daytime testing commenced on 19 April 2023, with 40 
newly-recruited drivers under training. After an announcement on 25 May 
2023, revenue service on the full route began on 7 June 2023.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrelMr7HsAdPzShHzVZn21CiutjwWw7y_qYiJdzfw7jnEPR3OkX10QlO3mLfTwPEd26aFmaT5IOKJLoRtxyvtR4huObk2dNKeTUKobIvulABl57f5vm06y62EBSr8F0P6_VgLzFu-6ZKYV/s1600/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+DEPOT+TRAM.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrelMr7HsAdPzShHzVZn21CiutjwWw7y_qYiJdzfw7jnEPR3OkX10QlO3mLfTwPEd26aFmaT5IOKJLoRtxyvtR4huObk2dNKeTUKobIvulABl57f5vm06y62EBSr8F0P6_VgLzFu-6ZKYV/w640-h360/ECOSSE+EDINBOURG+DEPOT+TRAM.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Trams at Gogar depot.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Something wrong in your life ? Blame the tram! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Cyclists
 complaining for treacherous tracks, shop owners moaning about the lack 
of customers during the works, landlords refusing the overhead power 
lines to be fastened to their facades, local traders urging for stops to
 be renamed in order to sound more meaningful for tourists, construction
 delays causing multiple funding and contract crisis... well &lt;b&gt;for a time, Edinburgh tram seems to have been the only target to aim at in the area!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Eventually, on 31st May 2014 Edinburgh tram opened to the public.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Read more about my rail tour in Scotland : &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2021/07/uk-my-rail-tour-in-scotland-part-12.html&quot;&gt;Click Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content entry-content&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland - Part 2/2&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgAviVYRZ9Qq1WjMGY5bHBp4wdffJmYTyVfShxjGbiCzK1aSa09A44jKjwiyYz-uEd5kfMG4sWCmusukCREWgpENsxMJL9uIwfxt7kO-tAFGXaQ7_kyaz0drqNqlEdqHkqMpGOf1xX6Uk/w400-h225/ECOSSE+CARTE+FULL+TOUR+04.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland - Part 2/2&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
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 ! Comme chaque mois voici la traduction en Français d&#39;un post publié en
 Anglais sur le blog. Aujourd&#39;hui je vous emmène dans le métro parisien 
pour y traquer les stations en cours de rénovation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;C&#39;est
 fou les trésors qui se cachent derrière les aménagements effectués sur 
les voûtes dans les années 60-70. Pour quelques jours les anciennes 
affiches publicitaires, plans obsolètes du réseau et céramiques 
fatiguées resurgissent d&#39;un passé que l&#39;on croyait définitivement 
révolu.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Juste
 avant que les travaux n’effacent définitivement ces reliques d&#39;un autre
 temps, je les ai immortalisées sur mes photos et vous les fais partager
 sur ce post. Bonne lecture !&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtZtghUyAXIecwjjcatPFt9pxSq8VCQvMfrBQwQhiAHcL7K6Kij2qUR-u9UZbT0ahrU6vR-QN34sQsJkD7DCHSqj0bvhXQnIXgI6IvueYPR3PMViVqiUoLKS4PRK5mat0ukHRMjVaAppNjGauz3huCfNwwoUaZFEnYaltLMT50pfOwEVrjREzjTjPTA/s605/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;353&quot; data-original-width=&quot;605&quot; height=&quot;117&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtZtghUyAXIecwjjcatPFt9pxSq8VCQvMfrBQwQhiAHcL7K6Kij2qUR-u9UZbT0ahrU6vR-QN34sQsJkD7DCHSqj0bvhXQnIXgI6IvueYPR3PMViVqiUoLKS4PRK5mat0ukHRMjVaAppNjGauz3huCfNwwoUaZFEnYaltLMT50pfOwEVrjREzjTjPTA/w200-h117/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-paris-subway-stations-their-past.html?q=cinque&quot;&gt;Read this post in English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlId0qrJXwQVtB5QxamYCuMtciBi9fagUmEYtB_exZkIIpB8Ru9bjbfkMAp33OoRYh3Aj8TLwcW8B2URcp3imhypQQo985RbkpNFuGNO-qo-RzvLB_sxzrFT7hfxgpi0D5o75U6T-lpuF/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlId0qrJXwQVtB5QxamYCuMtciBi9fagUmEYtB_exZkIIpB8Ru9bjbfkMAp33OoRYh3Aj8TLwcW8B2URcp3imhypQQo985RbkpNFuGNO-qo-RzvLB_sxzrFT7hfxgpi0D5o75U6T-lpuF/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Carrossage &quot;standardisé&quot; (1948-1967) en cours de dépose à la 
station &quot;Marcadet Poissonniers&quot; (Fév. 2015)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En tant qu&#39;utilisateur quotidien du métro parisien, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai toujours été fasciné par les stations en rénovation.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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La plupart du temps, je les trouve par hasard au détour d&#39;un couloir.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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C&#39;est toujours un peu étrange de se retrouver sous une de ces voûtes 
dépouillées de son carrelage ou de sa décoration habituelle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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L&#39;ambiance n&#39;est décidément plus la même : l&#39;éclairage éphémère tamisé rend les lieux si différents, presque intimiste.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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L&#39;équipement ordinaire a également été supprimé : distributeurs 
automatiques, panneaux d&#39;information et bancs en bois... ils ont tous 
disparu !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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C&#39;est dire s&#39;il y&#39;a de quoi être déconcerté par ce décor aussi inhabituel qu&#39;inattendu. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;La voute mise à nu&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; me donne l&#39;impression d&#39;être dans une grotte primitive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 : pour un peu, je me surprendrais presque à rechercher des peintures rupestres dans ce petit Lascaux éphémère... Heureusement, le passage 
des rames dans la station est là pour prévenir toute tentative de ma 
part de revêtir une peau de bête, récupérer un gourdin et partir chasser
 le mammouth laineux !&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quoi qu&#39;il en soit, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;cela vaut toujours la peine de jeter un coup d&#39;œil derrière les palissades installées sur le chantier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 : certains &#39;trésors&#39; du passé sont souvent encore là... et je suis 
sur le point d&#39;en découvrir quelques-uns tout au long de ce post !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;


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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Lorsqu&#39;il
 a été décidé d&#39;automatiser la ligne 1, toutes ses stations ont été 
entièrement rénovées notamment pour les équiper de portes en façade des 
quais destinées à éviter toute intrusion sur les voies. Le carrelage, 
les éclairages et la signalétique ont systématiquement été remplacés. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Cette
 cure de jouvence fut également l&#39;occasion de redonner un petit coup de 
jeune aux plus anciennes stations du réseau ouvertes au public depuis 
plus d&#39;un siècle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRzEcszlu41GpNLqanO1hBvlIDxp3f6uZNJnEsmEgy49PaTdd2eH8i5dRHrqU0oaSFIRQxIUYexaILBqHM80HiA3fdVpsnn_P1rfOUMHNcPURPau9W-gMfLT5DC9pYK1rUXf4VlmDOv3L/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRzEcszlu41GpNLqanO1hBvlIDxp3f6uZNJnEsmEgy49PaTdd2eH8i5dRHrqU0oaSFIRQxIUYexaILBqHM80HiA3fdVpsnn_P1rfOUMHNcPURPau9W-gMfLT5DC9pYK1rUXf4VlmDOv3L/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Aux origines du métro, le carrelage des voûtes n&#39;était pas biseauté. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Incapable de réfléchir...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;

&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
Station George V, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai fait une découverte intéressante : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les restes du tout premier carrelage utilisé sur les murs des stations de métro lors de l&#39;ouverture en 1900.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Comme il n&#39;était pas biseauté, il avait une très faible capacité à réfléchir la lumière.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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A cette époque, la puissance des ampoules du métro était si faible que les mauvaises langues disaient qu&#39;il&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;était
 impossible de lire son journal sur les quais ! Il est vrai qu&#39;à ses 
débuts, de nombreux détracteurs s&#39;évertuaient à inventer toutes sortes 
de légendes urbaines pour dissuader les téméraires premiers usagers de 
s&#39;aventurer dans les profondeurs de la capitale...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRy9m_65Afoiw7aM7pNzC8YunZLUAI80VrAJmV8R1OAHTO5HsuuktlzDnVn0fV7tlcjIAx-zg0F0RtIt0k1Sc0X7O2NHOAvCAp5zsCd5PzvkNEi8FeqM0tCa9P8-TEHmEN6-DHBsumVyo/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRy9m_65Afoiw7aM7pNzC8YunZLUAI80VrAJmV8R1OAHTO5HsuuktlzDnVn0fV7tlcjIAx-zg0F0RtIt0k1Sc0X7O2NHOAvCAp5zsCd5PzvkNEi8FeqM0tCa9P8-TEHmEN6-DHBsumVyo/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Un passage secret émergeant du passé ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Hélas j&#39;ai bien peur que la vérité soit nettement moins excitante : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;jusqu&#39;au milieu des années 60, chaque station avait son propre chef de gare dont le &quot;bureau&quot; était situé dans ce petit espace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Aujourd&#39;hui, ces espaces sont utilisés pour y installer des armoires électriques et des équipements de sécurité.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4ugko9RcwM3kdTWq6hyM_iBrN1ixM8Zl5XxoEovKAu-2TPX37FUOo_KhrVoVjnEnn9_NVySpBlloWrQK-k4gIndv14-nzMNewUWXunAM3dRm_LC8AyTyeYssmfa3ox5Qc2CFnnzWavsA/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4ugko9RcwM3kdTWq6hyM_iBrN1ixM8Zl5XxoEovKAu-2TPX37FUOo_KhrVoVjnEnn9_NVySpBlloWrQK-k4gIndv14-nzMNewUWXunAM3dRm_LC8AyTyeYssmfa3ox5Qc2CFnnzWavsA/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Lorsque les plans du réseau resurgissent du passé...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un moyen de transport résistant...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
Sur la photo ci-dessus, un échantillon d&#39;un ancien plan du réseau tel 
que les voyageurs pouvaient le consulter sur les murs de la station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ce
 fragment est particulièrement intéressant car il intègre le &quot;nouveau&quot; 
terminus de la ligne 5 &quot;Église de Pantin&quot; dont l&#39;ouverture eu lieu au 
beau milieu de la deuxième Guerre Mondiale en 
1942 (en 1984, la ligne sera prolongée jusqu&#39;à Bobigny en périphérie 
parisienne).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Pendant les jours sombre de l&#39;occupation, la fréquentation du métro a 
battu des records : les restrictions d&#39;essence ayant quasiment paralysé 
le trafic automobile en surface, les parisiens n&#39;avaient pas d&#39;autre 
choix pour se déplacer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3exGp79t8PL_6dBwobyiCA1detBGhZyzaV_jzu_YzYkbOnVgZxxC6f6U4wSMV6YuBv0qR7jG0ypcxYR5TLSkA2sdztKVh6095g_dfqWkW2uquQulskEyMW6DzN7A2fD97E2X_aoEFe-w/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3exGp79t8PL_6dBwobyiCA1detBGhZyzaV_jzu_YzYkbOnVgZxxC6f6U4wSMV6YuBv0qR7jG0ypcxYR5TLSkA2sdztKVh6095g_dfqWkW2uquQulskEyMW6DzN7A2fD97E2X_aoEFe-w/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ancêtre de la publicité, les beaux jours de la &quot;réclame&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Station &quot;Champs Élysées Clémenceau&quot;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les
 vestiges de cette &quot;réclame&quot; haute en couleur témoigne d&#39;un temps où le 
marketing des marques mondialisées n&#39;existait pas encore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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La publicité était encore un art orchestré par des artisans dont les
 slogans célèbres étaient basés sur des jeux de mots et des rimes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-ZrYRJe6-20TSOmTPVRBEdrvKURege6V6kwtfh2yFMtjTik5bWTqrEpfxHW3r2yfuAyc6vM9ca6X7MpMIO2hRSmhxM56dUaM1uAgFl3kFj3gHh07F9wl8qlE3FlrRpU8C570TGoHht9W/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-ZrYRJe6-20TSOmTPVRBEdrvKURege6V6kwtfh2yFMtjTik5bWTqrEpfxHW3r2yfuAyc6vM9ca6X7MpMIO2hRSmhxM56dUaM1uAgFl3kFj3gHh07F9wl8qlE3FlrRpU8C570TGoHht9W/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A l&#39;époque, les photos étaient rares sur les affiches publicitaires.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Une
 chose n&#39;a pas changé cependant : le format des affiches publicitaires 
n&#39;a pas changé avec le temps. Depuis l&#39;ouverture des stations au public 
elles sont toutes larges de 4 mètres et hautes de 3 mètres. Ce format 
dit &quot;4 par 3&quot; est devenu un standard dans l&#39;affichage publicitaire y 
compris en dehors du métro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQDYtBVRwwmgxHyno5L8Fkh_F28dkKOUIqfu1bUd2f3sf1Rz6Cg52G1Kj1efq04k2pNeOdnErXemczEckAlTmO1v_9hYAk8KLcNb5W9YIuREyez7wuDJ7xVzCaMlvCZ3Z2dvQ1mH3yKdc/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQDYtBVRwwmgxHyno5L8Fkh_F28dkKOUIqfu1bUd2f3sf1Rz6Cg52G1Kj1efq04k2pNeOdnErXemczEckAlTmO1v_9hYAk8KLcNb5W9YIuREyez7wuDJ7xVzCaMlvCZ3Z2dvQ1mH3yKdc/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Détail d&#39;un cadre publicitaire en céramique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lorsque le &quot;Nord-Sud&quot; se la jouait haut de gamme... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Afin
 de bien marquer sa différence avec la Compagnie du Chemin de Fer 
Métropolitain de Paris, la Société du Chemin de Fer Électrique 
Souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris (on comprend pourquoi elle fut plus 
communément rebaptisée &quot;Nord-Sud&quot;) décida de doter ses stations d&#39;un 
carrelage emblématique. Si le Nord-Sud fut absorbé par son concurrent en
 1931, la décoration typique des stations est remise au gout du jour 
aujourd&#39;hui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 identifier les stations jadis exploitées par le &quot;Nord-Sud&quot; il suffit 
d&#39;identifier les lettres centrales entrelacées &quot;N&quot; et &quot;S&quot; représentant 
les initiales de l&#39;entreprise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; sur les cadres entourant les affiches publicitaires.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si
 toutefois vous souhaitez éviter un douloureux torticolis, sachez que 
les lignes 12 et 13 sont en grande partie établies sur les tronçons de 
l&#39;ancêtre &quot;Nord-Sud&quot;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYx2r365bRZ3pgTeihiQ68SqiatUJ9TZu3Fc6szhuKEkz9byTtwx5quvFH5N_SjMkDU8saCnxljWHuRa0Vsj_Jca8l6Isfime4vjETN6VxPHF6WEqLG8_PTLH-TzDlXETez08pGeKe69n/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYx2r365bRZ3pgTeihiQ68SqiatUJ9TZu3Fc6szhuKEkz9byTtwx5quvFH5N_SjMkDU8saCnxljWHuRa0Vsj_Jca8l6Isfime4vjETN6VxPHF6WEqLG8_PTLH-TzDlXETez08pGeKe69n/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Nostalgie des premiers congés payés...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Malgré
 la saleté et les déchirures, cette affiche au format réduit a conservé 
tout son attrait : la promesse d&#39;un séjour dépaysant au bord de la mer, 
sans doute en Bretagne à en juger la forme des toits...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Sans
 doute une des premières formes de communication touristiques à la fin 
des années trente elles mêmes marquées par les premiers congés payés. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En
 regardant l&#39;affiche, je ne peux m&#39;empêcher de me demander combien de 
voyageurs du métro de cette époque ont également succombé aux charmes de
 ces belles couleurs...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81Nsd5-Xi9imNJiN7lJo7mXIPiSHk3O7i5y27K0dh5OULwl1V1VXl_S_eZgl9mGYlrx0BeRIf0AHM7FggWiM7tA1IN5NV9Vg_e9fIoecMngFmH-_yveAyZO-WbOI_VLug-2MHRv3YyIMe/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81Nsd5-Xi9imNJiN7lJo7mXIPiSHk3O7i5y27K0dh5OULwl1V1VXl_S_eZgl9mGYlrx0BeRIf0AHM7FggWiM7tA1IN5NV9Vg_e9fIoecMngFmH-_yveAyZO-WbOI_VLug-2MHRv3YyIMe/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Jamais mieux servi que par soit-même !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Sur
 cette autre rescapée, pas d&#39;invitation aux loisirs mais une injonction 
au travail ! Après tout, quel meilleur endroit pour promouvoir la toute 
nouvelle Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (la RATP fondée en 
1948) que de placarder ses offres d&#39;emploi sur les quais du métro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb99tgj5aq3krjxSBQ8K7sLQELpB1WxWuVwxUJ0fJt2B24Ws0Q3ltHyNVFwb5aOcXB2XtwaFKNKyOb866k8Lanv-ClsqVO1LR31BcOEiNY6LTMge-wUowfnlRv_9NJ2crqm3KoAFPcsEum/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb99tgj5aq3krjxSBQ8K7sLQELpB1WxWuVwxUJ0fJt2B24Ws0Q3ltHyNVFwb5aOcXB2XtwaFKNKyOb866k8Lanv-ClsqVO1LR31BcOEiNY6LTMge-wUowfnlRv_9NJ2crqm3KoAFPcsEum/s1600/STATIONS+METRO+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Stations de métro parisiennes&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Les heures sombres s&#39;affichent dans le métro...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 ceux en manque de lecture ou sur le point de commettre un délit, la 
Préfecture de Police avait rédigé un règlement dont seule 
l&#39;administration Française a encore le secret. Visiblement, le dit 
&quot;règlement&quot; était si long qu&#39;un des fonctionnaires eu l&#39;idée d&#39;en 
publier des extraits par voie d&#39;affichage public. Même si nul n&#39;est 
censé ignorer la loi, je doute fort que ces paragraphes aux caractères 
minuscules aient suscité le moindre intérêt de la part des usagers du 
métro...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Malheureusement,
 les murs des stations furent également utilisés par l&#39;occupant nazi 
pour y placarder toutes sortes d&#39;interdictions passibles de la peine de 
mort ainsi que les noms des otages fusillés pour faits de résistance. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ce 
que je préfère lors des travaux de rénovation, c&#39;est lorsque la voute 
apparait débarrassée de son carrelage. La station se transforme alors en
 une grotte improbable où Jules Verne aurait certainement adoré planté 
le décor d&#39;un de ses romans !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Hélas,
 à ce jour, la RATP ne semble pas partager ma fascination pour le côté 
rupestre du décor. Dès que possible, ses ouvriers recouvriront les 
parois de l&#39;enduis sur lequel les célèbres carreaux blancs biseautés 
seront fixés.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ainsi
 s&#39;achève mon voyage extraordinaire dans le passé des stations de métro.
 Avis aux amateurs, avec plus de 300 stations, il reste certainement 
encore bien des trésors cachés à découvrir lors des&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;prochaines campagnes de rénovation de ce patrimoine plus que centenaire...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;CENTER&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As a leopard cannot change its spots, I always pay particular heed to 
every single means of transport operating in the cities I visit. So, 
everytime I notice some unusual vehicle or route, I jump at the chance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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And guess what, &lt;b&gt;I found in Budapest the perfect combo&lt;/b&gt; : both an odd yellow subway and picturesque facilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Moreover, the Budapest &quot;metro&quot; is said to be the oldest subway system 
ever built in continental Europe. Needless to say of course that it was 
my duty to make &lt;b&gt;my own &quot;journey into the center of the earth&quot;&lt;/b&gt;... of the Hungarian capital !&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;In the open air before the darkness of tunnels...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s take some time for sightseeing... from the Buda hill, it&#39;s worth 
taking a break just to embrace the amazing view over the Pest districts 
set along the left bank of the Danube.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The &quot;Chain Bridge&quot; stretches between both parts of the city. For many 
years, it was one of the rare crossing points from one bank to another. 
For that reason, traffic congestion has always been a probem there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I was surprised to discover that &lt;b&gt;line 1 doesn&#39;t venture beneath the river bed&lt;/b&gt;.
 Well I assume that in the late 19th century, the technology wasn&#39;t 
reliable enough to spare the passengers from a very unfortunate 
submarine experience !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Moreover, doing some research, it came up that the construction of the 
line also had a political purpose : the Budapest Metro had to symbolize 
the modernity and the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ready for time travel ?!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Here is what an original metro entrance looks like. It hasn&#39;t changed very much since the opening to the public in 1896.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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As the subway tunnel was hand dug just beneath the surface, this quite massive staircase enables a &lt;b&gt;quick and easy access to the platforms&lt;/b&gt;.
 I wouldn&#39;t say the same about the other 3 subway lines in Budapest : 
they are all located very deep underground. This implies endless 
escalators to reach the level of the tracks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0556-JfJEDDTFst66KX9I4yu15cxJla257C2EraTFBRlEUhyphenhyphenMPM50OofD9sqIsni7qtmTJqd1Ant6KA_S5tVw7sd69OBjhZ0Np1qmGNav9JYp03SGCvjibEg9VL2PsW_PfttUdSJX7yE7/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0556-JfJEDDTFst66KX9I4yu15cxJla257C2EraTFBRlEUhyphenhyphenMPM50OofD9sqIsni7qtmTJqd1Ant6KA_S5tVw7sd69OBjhZ0Np1qmGNav9JYp03SGCvjibEg9VL2PsW_PfttUdSJX7yE7/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+017.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wooden doors, iron beams and tiled walls are truly the signature of every line 1 station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Wow, it really looks like a film set in here !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.fr/2017/01/exploring-madrids-chamberi-ghost-station.html&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Don&#39;t expect to pass through a ticket lobby : as soon as you&#39;re  down 
the stairs, you&#39;re on the platform. Both modern stamping machines  
(orange boxes in the photo) are the only traces of modernity you&#39;ll find
  there. Most of the time, a ticket inspector also casts a glance at  
your pass. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
As I reached the platform, I was surprised to find such &lt;b&gt;a clean and tidy place&lt;/b&gt;
 (I wish I could say the same about the filthy subway of the city where I
 live : Paris) ! Obviously, every line 1 station was carefully 
refurbished. As a result, I had the strange feeling that the opening 
just took place the day before my visit !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;New-York subway platform ? No, Budapest !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At 1st sight, the Budapest line 1 stations seem to have &lt;b&gt;a lot in common with the subway in New-York&lt;/b&gt;.
 That impression is surely given by the multiple iron pillars which are 
emblematic of both system architectures. Anyway, compared to the Big 
Apple, everything looks smaller here !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
However, like in New-York, the stations don&#39;t have interchange halls : 
the outside staircase leads you straight to the platform and it&#39;s 
impossible to pass to the opposite one unless you go back up to the 
street. Trust me, it&#39;s not always obvious to find your way from the 
surface since &lt;b&gt;the directions are poorly indicated on line 1 subway entrances&lt;/b&gt; ! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
I was also struck by the darkness over the tracks. Indeed, in case of 
emergency, there is no safety lighting : trains are swallowed into the 
disturbing obscurity of the tunnel...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaYeevtGQHyxKw-nzByxxyZ7IOOhocwZXiINMHDcz2Bal0fDW78ObZlF1uAH9Lq1dxw_4bSgSZioyZatsKLMfxBAh6iD6ov3G5wqqTfmV0sFniMZvoGVxGAtc1oqPlMd7E2kfxgrpy_lR/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaYeevtGQHyxKw-nzByxxyZ7IOOhocwZXiINMHDcz2Bal0fDW78ObZlF1uAH9Lq1dxw_4bSgSZioyZatsKLMfxBAh6iD6ov3G5wqqTfmV0sFniMZvoGVxGAtc1oqPlMd7E2kfxgrpy_lR/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+018.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;You&#39;d better mind your head if you&#39;re tall : the train height is quite low on line 1 !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;What excitement to ride such an unusual subway unit ! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Was it because of its color or design ? Well, I must admit that when I 
first saw this train at the terminus, I thought that it might be a 
maintenance train... So, I waited for other fellow passengers to get on.
 &lt;b&gt;I wanted to be sure that it really was a regular metro&lt;/b&gt; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
In fact, Budapest line 1 rolling stock reminds me of those industrial 
low-height trains that operate in mines. Actually, this train would be 
perfect to facilitate the work of the Seven Dwarfs !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGw4mnCi3M_ayo3NcSKnS1e2vtfKwbLLWxFzLD-TAQi_bHWa7CycSuBQK3BI23rDN1fGaZ6DDPKWXKml8UOAd1vNUCEU5IF1UUSNlDdh-Uz5N1fqx5Yjvkhxy-GBxUrxAswlQFt66zgco/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGw4mnCi3M_ayo3NcSKnS1e2vtfKwbLLWxFzLD-TAQi_bHWa7CycSuBQK3BI23rDN1fGaZ6DDPKWXKml8UOAd1vNUCEU5IF1UUSNlDdh-Uz5N1fqx5Yjvkhxy-GBxUrxAswlQFt66zgco/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside a 1996 refurbished car.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;As the train darted into the tunnel at full speed, I experienced the precarious comfort on board.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
It all began by a deafening buzzer before the doors closed. Then, with 
an electric roar, the train started to move. Creaking, vibration and 
shriek of the wheels on the rails are on the playlist imposed on 
passengers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the rare seats are equally incredibly hard, &lt;b&gt;I preferred to stay standing, firmly clutching one of the yellow poles&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Not exactly the cosiest subway I&#39;ve ever been on. On the other hand, in a
 world of transport whose vehicles are all standardized nowadays, that 
subway is so unique, almost picturesque, that it&#39;s truly worth the 
detour .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Moreover line 1 rolling stock is still a testimony of the communist era since it was designed and built in Hungary in the 1970s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCriRggDwTlKVhZ9K_vGKaJUYz_E-ykJ3InQZvIb7aeQ209VDYPOuLoC3gu7rj5OUEsJ0ZkkiLpqtJ2_33cpw2ZjNuPc0FUcbwXaL7mrUdlNRi0e_XDNaQmh7lU6ErHbpX1aYzV2GqmFNS/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCriRggDwTlKVhZ9K_vGKaJUYz_E-ykJ3InQZvIb7aeQ209VDYPOuLoC3gu7rj5OUEsJ0ZkkiLpqtJ2_33cpw2ZjNuPc0FUcbwXaL7mrUdlNRi0e_XDNaQmh7lU6ErHbpX1aYzV2GqmFNS/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Original electric unit of the rolling stock 1st generation (1896).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s go back in time !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
I heard of a subway museum hidden somewhere at Deák tér station. I spent
 some time wandering around the corridors in search of the museum 
entrance. Actually, it is located right beside the main ticket office. &lt;b&gt;The cashier welcomed me jabbering some English&lt;/b&gt; which I hardly understood. It took a while to realize I had to pay extra to take photos !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
As I was the only visitor, I was pleased to make the most of the small 
exhibition hall : a former tunnel section turned into a museum in 1973.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4B_Urx5WwJSuq80Gw-1vTY6NWBQsS-8xbaKXWiXgx5GYNsw0Pzfaxr94X1W8QaFja3CjDVz86cHfOx_q3FLQ4YeAAcdGNCwzILgIO4iKrVnqVKnyrME9HEE39Na1IZH0NoVMjAzZLJIc/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+019.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4B_Urx5WwJSuq80Gw-1vTY6NWBQsS-8xbaKXWiXgx5GYNsw0Pzfaxr94X1W8QaFja3CjDVz86cHfOx_q3FLQ4YeAAcdGNCwzILgIO4iKrVnqVKnyrME9HEE39Na1IZH0NoVMjAzZLJIc/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+019.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside a wooden car of the early days.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alone in a timeless carriage with 2 fellow passengers made of wax... Am I starring in an episode of Doctor Who ?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oa_9MVES0ukMUw7olIGE6gNUZEphMZ8UTgx5RmxfW3I0PQeFPAAustqeMeGzG3rtyh7NsLP-fe48maJIIt4pGWxJU9_L080utbhiP1J1zEXCa-L5Guljs9hMZJyVScDQ_xmXP5HregbG/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oa_9MVES0ukMUw7olIGE6gNUZEphMZ8UTgx5RmxfW3I0PQeFPAAustqeMeGzG3rtyh7NsLP-fe48maJIIt4pGWxJU9_L080utbhiP1J1zEXCa-L5Guljs9hMZJyVScDQ_xmXP5HregbG/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This Metal coated railcar was manufactured by the Hungarian company Schlick. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even if this unit looks brand new by now, it had a hectic life on the Budapest subway network from 1896 to 1973...&lt;br /&gt;
77 years of good and loyal service, I doubt that any modern rolling stock can ever beat this record !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNb-FJfWxw4XhFK0XEUd5cQNGGvOrnjVtB4sPRX7_BXNRGivtjz6GbXpEsIFWLYfAEGxBGYmXsFF6o8xtwE9zyLFqhBt5MHXuqwSOBqH5EF7cEU51m-ULs3gpu_PumZ29_iOJ3TWaAmriK/s1600/BUDAPEST+METRO+020.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNb-FJfWxw4XhFK0XEUd5cQNGGvOrnjVtB4sPRX7_BXNRGivtjz6GbXpEsIFWLYfAEGxBGYmXsFF6o8xtwE9zyLFqhBt5MHXuqwSOBqH5EF7cEU51m-ULs3gpu_PumZ29_iOJ3TWaAmriK/s640/BUDAPEST+METRO+020.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 - Budapest subway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;How dare you even think of getting on board ?!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The Padlock Gate !&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Here is what drove me mad : padlocks on two out of three exhibition 
vehicles ! The former rolling stock is meant to be the highlight of the 
visit of that small museum, so &lt;b&gt;why on earth is it impossible to get on those trains&lt;/b&gt; ?! That&#39;s really frustrating !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Actually, it wasn&#39;t the 1st time that I noticed that kind of irrelevance
 in such a place. Therefore, in a next post, I&#39;ll share with you some 
similar disappointing visits I had in too many transport museums all 
across Europe. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;One of the 23 Ganz MFAV units photographed on a depot siding.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Snooping around the depot...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
To get over my disappointment at the subway museum, I decided to head 
towards the maintenance facility which is also the depot of line 1 
trains. Only a few steps from the Mexikói út terminus, I found the &lt;b&gt;premises located in an unexpected verdant compound&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
As the whole line 1 route is underground by now, that place is the only 
occasion to see an entire train -set outside of the tunnel. Till that 
moment, I didn&#39;t realize that each unit is a 3-car articulated train 
including two shared bogies. Even though such wheel arrangements are 
quite rare for a subway, this is the only way to cope with a tunnel 
gauge imposing trains with low-floor and roof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The pantograph provides 600 volt DC current to the train&#39;s four engines.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;To my great surprise, I also found out that line 1 trains didn&#39;t collect
 current from a 3rd rail but from a tiny pantograph. I really wonder how
 the subway engineers succeeded in setting up overhead power lines in 
the narrow gap between the tunnel ceiling and the train roofs ! From my 
point of view, a 3rd rail would have been simpler and less fragile...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I ended my tour of the depot in the late afternoon while the warm sun 
was going down. Actually, I would say that I preferred my walk around 
that open air facility to my visit at the subway museum!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Anyway, as far as I&#39;m concerned, even if Budapest&#39;s metro line 1 is less
 famous than the city&#39;s emblematic yellow tramways, you should have a 
ride on its unusual trains too. Even though you&#39;re in Budapest only for a
 short stay, you won&#39;t lose your time since &lt;b&gt;line 1 runs beneath the prestigious Andrássy avenue&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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All you have to do then is to get off the train at the right stop 
whether you want to visit the Opera, enjoy a typical &quot;Goulash&quot; in a 
fancy restaurant or to do some shopping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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Budapest is commonly said to be &quot;the pearl of the Danube&quot;, well it 
wouldn&#39;t surprise me that this gem was found during line 1 works in 
the 1890s : since then, its route was even declared as a UNESCO World 
Heritage site. See, &lt;b&gt;this subway is truly a treasure&lt;/b&gt; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Take a ride with me on another unusual subway :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/03/scotland-my-ride-on-lilliputian-glasgow.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIdwC1TDy3btpCICYPIwt5dZx-lY2Rne4j23GAbp7Z1m0PuQiDLyjHPnhA4I2Sd4PL3YOXc71FrxS60DcZpgZlNZ0fhWSiFdEuZjduzar6JGGtdArQ9vDtTS153Zyj8kd5WrNtykbglQALWPcE612cfF1b60b2EctBPunMOVuSh9ZOyzTfM1X5nTpBw/w320-h180/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow - The Long Read Subway&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Exploring the line...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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I was eager to explore the line itself. 
Indeed, there are only 7 stations and the route is only 2,8 kilometers 
long !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Don&#39;t
 expect a ride to get to the city&#39;s down town : once it leaves the train
 station terminus, the tram heads straight to the outskirts of Aubagne.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Nontheless there is a last point that is worth knowing : the ride is free !!! Actually, that&#39;s quite &lt;b&gt;a radical initiative to encourage people to change their habits.&lt;/b&gt; I haven&#39;t seen such a policy anywhere else.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Even
 though the tram and bus network is rather small, its costs must be 
significant in the end. Well, I prefer not to think how heavy the local 
taxes must be !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Trams
 on storage sidings outside the depot. Given the short line, only 8 
units were ordered. The &quot;Citadis Compact&quot; rolling stock was manufactured
 by Alstom in several plants all located in France.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Because of their shorter length, &lt;b&gt;those vehicles are cheaper than regular tramways&lt;/b&gt;. Anyway, don&#39;t even dare to think that your savings would be sufficient enough to buy your own &quot;Citadis Compact&quot; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzA0EiD1Rd9NDk3CHIoBSJ4iyeFLJeowB6b5-8MEBlUvIf25gV56WR_iX10-ltN8GWnWjrvxUzXG5Xg5MulPenocYaA_zuKbjHDgmClFaP87nxUi04S7fme0S87UEaU76s03wMxUk2Em9/s1600/AUBAGNE+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzA0EiD1Rd9NDk3CHIoBSJ4iyeFLJeowB6b5-8MEBlUvIf25gV56WR_iX10-ltN8GWnWjrvxUzXG5Xg5MulPenocYaA_zuKbjHDgmClFaP87nxUi04S7fme0S87UEaU76s03wMxUk2Em9/s640/AUBAGNE+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Contrary to the extravagant decoration of the tramways, the stations could be considered as strictly functional.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Tram
 stations are clean, tidy and... deserted on Sundays ! On that day, as 
well as on bank holidays, passengers are so few and far between that it 
was decided the trams would stay at the depot. On those days, a bus 
service does the job nicely on its own !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Therefore, if you come to Aubagne specially for the tramway (I hope I&#39;m not the only crazy one to do such a thing... Am I ?!), &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t forget to check the calendar first ! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQz0Lz4gvOicCRUIVr5knGPZsuWObtVSIj0vnkjpG-u8-FcQfeyoZZ9Kye6t-aUiJS9qaROwbh3TVm-rkNDE8cwsJCV6fA73uizFGoRjtalXaelpnUwhSefk20LyJIavXiBVPZZokukTOj/s1600/AUBAGNE+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQz0Lz4gvOicCRUIVr5knGPZsuWObtVSIj0vnkjpG-u8-FcQfeyoZZ9Kye6t-aUiJS9qaROwbh3TVm-rkNDE8cwsJCV6fA73uizFGoRjtalXaelpnUwhSefk20LyJIavXiBVPZZokukTOj/s640/AUBAGNE+007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Safety seems to be paramount here.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;English slang comes to the rescue of the youth living in Aubagne. The yellow sign reads : &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&quot;Don&#39;t be a thug, use the pedestrian crossing&quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. That&#39;s a very educational way to teach both English street language and basic road safety advice!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9gwGiOHGKh6HWzhROWf8POFYjF0vMfa6zOTgnGq37pc6YsHX0H197CZV378_ieR4789t9pqMyPOPGurZ_paHXJGbiqhqS8HxIWDQLN5CcD_4N0MtMJWPefqYydwpszemMyyXHkKbKLKf/s1600/AUBAGNE+016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9gwGiOHGKh6HWzhROWf8POFYjF0vMfa6zOTgnGq37pc6YsHX0H197CZV378_ieR4789t9pqMyPOPGurZ_paHXJGbiqhqS8HxIWDQLN5CcD_4N0MtMJWPefqYydwpszemMyyXHkKbKLKf/s640/AUBAGNE+016.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Aubagne tramway, France&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Approaching the end of the line, trams switch on a single track.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously
 such a short tramway line seems to be a waste of money. Even a  high 
level bus service would be cheaper ! So, why on earth did the city  
council of Aubagne choose the light rail vehicle option ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Browsing online, I discovered that &lt;b&gt;it all resulted from a political saga.&lt;/b&gt;
 To make it  as simple as possible, the initial project was led by a 
left-wing  municipality. It included a network featuring 2 tramway lines
 much  longer than the only one existing today.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
After
 the 2014 election, as the  left-wing was defeated, the new majority 
cancelled the line 1 extension and  gave up the line 2 project. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 la première partie de cet article, je vous ai parlé du sort tragique 
réservé aux réseaux ferroviaires des îles méditerranéennes. La plupart 
ont été 
démantelés et les « survivants » réduits au strict minimum.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;île de Majorque n&#39;a pas été épargnée non plus
 : dans les années 1960, il ne restait presque plus rien du réseau dont 
l&#39;âge d&#39;or remontait aux les années folles.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La lumière au bout du tunnel...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 1980, il fut décidé de supprimer les voies à écartement de 914 mm. En 
effet, les nouvelles locomotives diesel étaient uniquement conçues pour circuler sur
 des voies à écartement métrique. Il fallut patienter encore vingt ans avant la 
renaissance du réseau. De 2001 à 2003, les anciennes lignes vers Sa 
Pobla, Sineu et Manacor furent remises en service. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En 2011, d&#39;importants travaux d&#39;électrification furent entrepris&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;pour s&#39;achever en 2019.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;D&#39;autres
 projets seraient même sur le point de se concrétiser : une ligne de tramway vers
 l&#39;aéroport, une extension du métro dans la périphérie de Palma, un 
tram-train dans la région de Manacor et même la réouverture de l&#39;ancienne voie jusqu&#39;à la ville d&#39;Arta au Nord-Est de l&#39;île !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Mais puisqu&lt;i&gt;&#39;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;il ne faut jamais vendre la peau de l&#39;ours avant de l&#39;avoir tué,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; profitons du réseau existant pour l&#39;instant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Je vous emmène donc le découvrir en partageant avec vous les hauts 
et les bas de mon petit périple ferroviaire à travers l&#39;île de Majorque.&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP-tv6MLGHOLAoCoDQ9Tl3EoveWevNwDkXDg47lO4kIaj0upAdPRtOAXpJW8sYfc8ZKyQEBok3KzCjnQv5CS7o2pb8CxfizUgJ2isJnU7NYX6ni1AIDUGC2A6yiepBbUgXS7AI0qwG82a7nUb1Q2wtfp3JDrxcjUILvd2O7kyNZkF-MAfH5aOXxvCfaBa/s1920/Spain_Mallorca_Island_Railway_Network.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEisP-tv6MLGHOLAoCoDQ9Tl3EoveWevNwDkXDg47lO4kIaj0upAdPRtOAXpJW8sYfc8ZKyQEBok3KzCjnQv5CS7o2pb8CxfizUgJ2isJnU7NYX6ni1AIDUGC2A6yiepBbUgXS7AI0qwG82a7nUb1Q2wtfp3JDrxcjUILvd2O7kyNZkF-MAfH5aOXxvCfaBa%2Fw400-h293%2FSpain_Mallorca_Island_Railway_Network.png&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=kKs4qXkPtm1mT7gcyMorCg--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 400px; width: 400px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Carte du réseau ferroviaire de l&#39;île de Majorque (source : Wikipédia).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciE9lyQWTRJEf3USV0QNTfXmIXjsTW6prPozMazeDxey5jUzTG7toPmDW1wTI9Z56WErYQi70X71ESYTVkY_QjYv_w_UFtzRh9bRkiv3yb48_hswR7xfR8W1i95b1l1yu7EBNgChmyIFmg7DxpvoGLVrF1XE6Er2q6HycWd2v8EHp4QFUOzMUEdXeThrb/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20GARE%20PALMA%20001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEgciE9lyQWTRJEf3USV0QNTfXmIXjsTW6prPozMazeDxey5jUzTG7toPmDW1wTI9Z56WErYQi70X71ESYTVkY_QjYv_w_UFtzRh9bRkiv3yb48_hswR7xfR8W1i95b1l1yu7EBNgChmyIFmg7DxpvoGLVrF1XE6Er2q6HycWd2v8EHp4QFUOzMUEdXeThrb%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520GARE%2520PALMA%2520001.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=VID9Fwtlihe681cx2FplWA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Les hauts et les bas de la gare intermodale de Palma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Une installation révolutionnaire !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quelques
 mots sur la gare intermodale de Palma. Que vous envisagiez de visiter 
l&#39;île en transports en commun ou que vous vous intéressiez simplement à 
l&#39;histoire ferroviaire locale, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;ce lieu est incontournable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 apparence, les anciens bâtiments de la gare ont été préservés, même 
s&#39;ils n&#39;ont plus aucune activité en lien avec les trains. En me promenant, j&#39;ai 
remarqué que les travaux de rénovation avaient été réalisés avec soin 
pour préserver l&#39;authenticité des lieux : par exemple, l&#39;ancienne horloge 
de la gare, quelques rails rouillés entre les pavés et d&#39;anciens 
lampadaires sont encore visibles. Au sol, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai même aperçu une plaque commémorative&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; du tout premier train à avoir quitté la gare... en 1875&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dans les entrailles de la terre...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 côté de l&#39;ancien bâtiment qui abrite le café, un auvent moderne 
marque l&#39;entrée du nouveau pôle multimodal souterrain, inauguré en 2007.
 Malgré la présence d&#39;une multitude de distributeurs automatiques de 
billets au premier sous-sol, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je fus soulagé de trouver un employé de la compagnie à qui parler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; lors de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;ma première visite. Une fois mes billets en poche, il ne me
 restait plus qu&#39;à choisir un endroit où acheter de quoi grignoter 
pendant le trajet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 deuxième sous-sol, on trouve non seulement les quais de la gare, mais 
aussi ceux des bus. Cela permet des correspondances rapides et faciles 
entre les différents moyens de transport. Même si j&#39;ai un peu de mal à 
l&#39;admettre, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le réseau de bus de Majorque couvre toute l&#39;île avec une grande efficacité…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 J&#39;ai aussi remarqué de grands parkings à vélos situés à côté 
des quais. Les cyclistes peuvent y laisser leurs vélos en toute sécurité 
juste avant de monter dans leur train. Vu le nombre impressionnant de 
vélos garés là-bas, je pense que c&#39;est une excellente initiative&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bon,
 deux lignes de métro et trois itinéraires de train différents… Vous 
devinez quel était le défi à relever pour moi ? Eh oui, parcourir le réseau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; de A à Z !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; Commençons par le métro, si vous le voulez bien !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7vw0KoVuATqZLD-c2nERpykEq0FGo9DRltPD01DBA7JStPj4A8RhnqSc2TFYb85RBKGvv-Cy8uPjclCdAa2IsidcBtppnzvHRf1m9d8BGLN-RZrp-bovhym2nH71zaJHqhrTYuhNG4xkkXoewKf7aFbbfFmFk0lak5-T-rXJV8Ksa07ta_1KJFmCaR_5/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20GARE%20UIB.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEho7vw0KoVuATqZLD-c2nERpykEq0FGo9DRltPD01DBA7JStPj4A8RhnqSc2TFYb85RBKGvv-Cy8uPjclCdAa2IsidcBtppnzvHRf1m9d8BGLN-RZrp-bovhym2nH71zaJHqhrTYuhNG4xkkXoewKf7aFbbfFmFk0lak5-T-rXJV8Ksa07ta_1KJFmCaR_5%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520GARE%2520UIB.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=lARLu8n3FaSexR5xpTmtBA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Métro au terminus de l&#39;UIB.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Propre comme un sou neuf, découvrez le métro de Palma !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai
 été très surpris d&#39;apprendre que Palma avait un métro ! Plus 
précisément, 2 lignes, 16 stations et 11 rames (d&#39;après Wikipédia). 
J&#39;imagine que certaines grandes villes rêveraient d&#39;un tel réseau. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En tant que Parisien, j&#39;aimerais bien pouvoir me vanter d&#39;avoir un métro aussi propre et bien entretenu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; dans la capitale !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Évidemment,
 comparé à Paris, le métro de Palma est tout récent, puisqu&#39;il n&#39;est ouvert que depuis 2017. Quoi qu&#39;il en soit, je peux affirmer que c&#39;est un moyen de 
transport efficace pour se rendre à l&#39;université ou en périphérie de 
Palma (même si je me demande pourquoi il ne dessert pas l&#39;aéroport). 
Comme ses destinations actuelles sont loin de figurer parmi les lieux touristiques&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;incontournables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, je doute que beaucoup de visiteurs empruntent un jour le métro de Palma (vous savez maintenant où trouver 
refuge pour échapper aux hordes de touristes qui envahissent chaque jour
 les rues du centre historique de Palma !).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLc8NuB1EDZs1RUHFTDcxfhT2nWm95hl0It3nizBe8YMgg668NigIsmn4xA3ANoZcGmRYycpdxL6U7NcWwk4s30MWdvbbL9HTIECKmx2Rob3B4GPfYV6yjkrzTntqT5eRHGtbKM1UI0l73i49B1WRsvJct9ud4crep-2Mj7E4SycC2PHuBXxbWwVR4FFO/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20GARE%20INCA%20001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEgqLc8NuB1EDZs1RUHFTDcxfhT2nWm95hl0It3nizBe8YMgg668NigIsmn4xA3ANoZcGmRYycpdxL6U7NcWwk4s30MWdvbbL9HTIECKmx2Rob3B4GPfYV6yjkrzTntqT5eRHGtbKM1UI0l73i49B1WRsvJct9ud4crep-2Mj7E4SycC2PHuBXxbWwVR4FFO%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520GARE%2520INCA%2520001.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=II8brHmN4rZYYnbpQpsGxw--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Inca, sa gare et... son musée de la chaussure !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 station Inca est le terminus de la section centrale de la ligne. De là,
 les trains se dirigent soit vers Sa Pobla (ligne T2), soit vers Manacor
 (ligne T3).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Que voir, que faire à Inca ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le
 centre-ville d&#39;Inca est doté de larges rues piétonnes. J&#39;y étais un 
samedi. Je m&#39;attendais donc à y trouver une foule frénétique, chacun 
s&#39;affairant à ses courses pour la semaine à venir. En réalité, il semble
 que les habitants d&#39;Inca soient bien mieux organisés que moi et ne s&#39;y 
prennent pas à la dernière minute pour remplir leurs réfrigérateurs : les 
rues étaient étonnamment calmes, et même les touristes étaient plutôt 
rares, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;un contraste saisissant avec la ville de Palma&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bien
 que cette petite ville soit surtout réputée pour son marché (qui a lieu 
uniquement le jeudi), elle devrait, à mon avis, l&#39;être aussi pour le 
nombre incroyable de coiffeurs qu&#39;on y trouve&amp;nbsp;: il y en a presque à 
chaque coin de rue&amp;nbsp;! N&#39;ayant pas besoin d&#39;une nouvelle coupe, j&#39;ai flâné
 dans les rues à la recherche d&#39;un monument à visiter ou d&#39;un parc à découvrir… en vain. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai cependant repéré de nombreux panneaux indiquant le musée local de la chaussure et de l&#39;industrie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Étant
 donné qu&#39;il me restait quelques heures avant mon train pour Palma et 
n&#39;ayant rien d&#39;autre à faire, je me suis décidé à aller rendre une 
petite visite à ce musée peu banal dont les publicités
 avaient éveillé la curiosité de ma voûte plantaire...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Trouver chaussure à son pied...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 collection de chaussures est installée dans d&#39;anciennes casernes de 
cavalerie rénovées dans les années 2000. À peine avais-je franchi le 
seuil du musée que le conservateur s&#39;est présenté. Quelle surprise&amp;nbsp;! Je 
ne m&#39;attendais pas à un accueil aussi chaleureux&amp;nbsp;! Il semblait même 
soulagé de me recevoir, moi, son unique visiteur en début d&#39;après-midi 
(d&#39;où ce traitement de faveur&amp;nbsp;!).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Même
 si je ne dirais pas que je suis devenu aussi passionné par l&#39;histoire 
de la chaussure que par celle des trains, je dois admettre que &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le musée est fort intéressant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 En effet, l&#39;industrie de la chaussure a été le pilier de l&#39;économie 
locale pendant des décennies. Durant l&#39;âge d&#39;or, le chemin de fer a 
également joué un rôle essentiel en acheminant la production directement
 jusqu&#39;au port de Palma. De là, les chaussures étaient expédiées par 
bateau dans toute l&#39;Europe et au-delà&amp;nbsp;! Comme beaucoup d&#39;industries, le 
secteur de la chaussure a commencé à décliner dans les années&amp;nbsp;1970 face à
 la concurrence des usines asiatiques.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Finalement &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je suis content d&#39;avoir visité ce musée&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;qui m&#39;a permis d&#39;en apprendre un peu plus sur l&#39;histoire de l&#39;île, loin de ses célèbres stations balnéaires.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efcseparator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgcV6nr_aLBr7NEV_8mLpLF95m2tsdGdo7IvZyJrCYzNXgxBU_lRJ618BN0eyd7eAsNc2-IhTae0FNqIZN4OVpVv-ljpW_aL-tSVbzXIvIUC3Fi7QoVHeH0i8iiskf5Rr9mIq9ezlnxNqi0jm6RbbZr7o2wkQ5qnr4jFk2E_gaylquJLFyVv8fI_mtaqB/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20FLECHE%20SA%20POBLA.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HIltp3ftkD2qQ-tprnaaqTz0evoCdv_kJepzjdvztNJGH3WEDEkL6nrWU002T84O0KK3Sn20Z_vaJmc15Su_-Mt93ODe2ztsyqmaxuvEH4LJq1ZM0QJYxdlQ0AiwC0mPZbmxeeqif6ID8O1HFj8U10pg08mt4SwC1PHS8ABsYe_lVghmq-3LSMltK4Fe/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20GARE%20SA%20POBLA%20001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEh_HIltp3ftkD2qQ-tprnaaqTz0evoCdv_kJepzjdvztNJGH3WEDEkL6nrWU002T84O0KK3Sn20Z_vaJmc15Su_-Mt93ODe2ztsyqmaxuvEH4LJq1ZM0QJYxdlQ0AiwC0mPZbmxeeqif6ID8O1HFj8U10pg08mt4SwC1PHS8ABsYe_lVghmq-3LSMltK4Fe%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520GARE%2520SA%2520POBLA%2520001.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=h3RsHR_WGKVDK.awxewSGA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Gares de Sa Pobla.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bonjour ! Il y a quelqu&#39;un ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ne
 vous méprenez pas, je n&#39;avais aucun à priori sur le village de Sa 
Pobla avant d&#39;y mettre les pieds ! Je jure même que je n&#39;en avais jamais 
entendu parler de ma vie ! Ceci dit, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je me suis senti un peu mal à l&#39;aise à Sa Pobla.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Je me suis retrouvé dans un endroit désert, avec des rues vides, des 
magasins fermés et quelques maisons délabrées… Dans un tel décor, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;même des tumbleweeds roulants dans les rues façon western ne m&#39;auraient pas étonné !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Vous
 souvenez-vous de la série télévisée « La Quatrième Dimension » ? Eh 
bien, je me suis vraiment demandé si je n&#39;étais pas le &quot;guest&quot; involontaire d&#39;un des épisodes !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Gare aux gares de Sa Pobla...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ayant rapidement abandonné l&#39;idée saugrenue de siroter un verre dans un bar inexistant, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je me suis concentré sur une particularité ferroviaire locale.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;A ma grande surprise, j&#39;ai découvert trois gares différentes dans ce petit village !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 première, et la plus récente, a ouvert ses portes au public en 2017 
après l&#39;électrification complète de la ligne. C&#39;est le terminus actuel 
de la ligne T2. Un unique quai entre deux voies de garage et une sorte 
de cabane de chantier abritant les distributeurs de billets et les 
tourniquets&amp;nbsp;: c&#39;est &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;la plus petite (et certainement la moins chère) gare que j&#39;aie jamais vue&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 quelques pas seulement du nouveau quai, un deuxième bâtiment de gare 
désaffecté est encore visible (photo ci-dessus, au centre). En cherchant
 des photos de son âge d&#39;or, je suis tombé sur la &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://rail.cc/sa-pobla/sa-pobla-railway-station/l5313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;page web&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; suivante où &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;on peut voir les anciens trains diesel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Derniers vestiges du passé ferroviaire...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Enfin,
 les vestiges d&#39;une troisième gare sont difficiles à repérer, car le 
bâtiment a été transformé en commissariat de police. On peut néanmoins 
lire l&#39;inscription « La Puebla » (l&#39;équivalent espagnol de « Sa Pobla »,
 le nom catalan) sur l&#39;un des murs. En flânant sur la place, j&#39;ai 
également aperçu les noms de rue « Plaça des tren » et « Carrer passatge
 d&#39;es tren », témoins du passé ferroviaire du lieu (à droite sur la 
photo ci-dessus). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Je crains que ces anciennes plaques ne soient bientôt plus visibles,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; car elles sont fixées sur des maisons en ruine certainement promises à une démolition prochaine...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efcseparator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSsrNL-r56h7F1oZx5YhbyHmwTwbji9lvCen3ktt22Y2qG3QqUpPdz-ACsjymxGLhwDvddLop4tLUMBSyKyEm1chtBA6QYe9OlHk22mIPQqv7d5Kr310Hp5fQdveobVbdf0mCGXcG6VUY-apWArkfdF7XGipFDWYb8BH0h8kJiUjDjHTKOh7_NsbVSkMN/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20FLECHE%20MANACOR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLAljmax4_v84THKJOt3kOUkgGbKzPcbu1QkG7h4amn0TW5WA1pqvoy0KBVT5ZOvPIhAcWLTcAoOdpgLMDAQsXl3ytXlQBGkE-bk8zrLMVsxsVFs-1HtALocKu9r-ZyLvqzIgQt1XTX5HNXAXAOmj8nNOclXwTsvAgggWcTCUeShPH3XQiwLHvT7fnFXD/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20GARE%20MANACOR%20001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEhMLAljmax4_v84THKJOt3kOUkgGbKzPcbu1QkG7h4amn0TW5WA1pqvoy0KBVT5ZOvPIhAcWLTcAoOdpgLMDAQsXl3ytXlQBGkE-bk8zrLMVsxsVFs-1HtALocKu9r-ZyLvqzIgQt1XTX5HNXAXAOmj8nNOclXwTsvAgggWcTCUeShPH3XQiwLHvT7fnFXD%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520GARE%2520MANACOR%2520001.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=vV0mYxisi0PJO7vmgRE48g--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Gare d&#39;Inca et académie Nadal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sur les traces de Nadal...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Il me restait une dernière destination&amp;nbsp;: Manacor. Si vous êtes fans de tennis,
 vous avez probablement déjà entendu parler de cet endroit, car c’est la
 ville natale de Rafael Nadal, le meilleur joueur de tennis de tous les 
temps (selon ses fans)&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bref,
 j&#39;avais vraiment hâte de visiter l&#39;Académie que Nadal a fondée à 
Manacor en 2016. Comme je m&#39;attendais à ne pas être le seul, je suis 
arrivé assez tôt à la gare de Palma pour trouver une place dans le 
train. À ma grande surprise, il y avait pas mal de places libres. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;attraction touristique locale allait elle drainer des hordes de fans raquettes en main ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En fait, les évènements allaient prendre une tournure radicalement différente...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 peine mon train était-il arrivé à la gare de Manacor (terminus de la 
ligne T3) que le ciel s&#39;est assombri : un gros orage se préparait.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Trempé jusqu&#39;aux os...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 un rien de temps, une pluie torrentielle s&#39;est abattue, transformant 
les rues en torrents déchaînés. Je n&#39;ai eu d&#39;autre choix que de me 
réfugier dans la gare. Comme &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;orage durait bien plus longtemps que prévu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;, j&#39;ai décidé de faire une petite visite de mon abri.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 rez-de-chaussée, une immense salle d&#39;attente, deux distributeurs 
automatiques et un minuscule guichet désert (visible sur la photo 
ci-dessus, en bas à gauche). Dans un coin, j&#39;ai aperçu un escalier… 
Tiens, intéressant… &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Avais-je le droit de monter&amp;nbsp;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 À part une jeune maman qui tentait de calmer son enfant en pleurs, personne ne me
 prêtait attention… Alors, en un clin d&#39;œil, je gravis les marches conduisant à l&#39;étage !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un musée top secret...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 premier niveau, j&#39;ai découvert… un musée consacré à l&#39;histoire 
ferroviaire de la région&amp;nbsp;! (sur la photo ci-dessus, en bas au centre). 
Gloire à moi, l&#39;aventurier des escaliers ! Malheureusement… ma joie fut 
de courte durée, car le musée
 était fermé au public…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;N&#39;ayant
 plus d&#39;étages inconnus à explorer, et comme il pleuvait toujours des 
cordes dehors, je décidais de redescendre dans la salle d&#39;attente.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 gagner du temps au cas où la forte pluie cesserait avant le coucher du 
soleil, j&#39;ai cherché sur mon portable les horaires des navettes pour 
l&#39;Académie Nadal… Devinez quoi&amp;nbsp;? Pas un seul bus pour aller de la gare 
de Manacor à l&#39;Académie&amp;nbsp;! Pire encore, elle est située loin du 
centre-ville. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Comment se fait-il qu&#39;un lieu aussi emblématique soit inaccessible en transports en commun&amp;nbsp;?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Il faut croire en soi (et beaucoup marcher) pour réussir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai
 profité d&#39;une éclaircie pour m&#39;aventurer dehors. Malgré les rues 
inondées, les trottoirs restaient praticables. Navette ou pas, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;étais déterminé à aller à la NRA et je me suis préparé à une longue marche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 J&#39;y suis arrivé en une heure. Croyez-moi, j&#39;aurais dû prendre un taxi&amp;nbsp;:
 l&#39;itinéraire traverse des quartiers sans âme de Manacor, totalement dépourvus d&#39;intérêt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;Académie
 Rafael Nadal est avant tout une école de tennis pour les futurs 
champions. C&#39;est aussi un lieu de villégiature pour les joueurs fortunés
 qui souhaitent perfectionner leur technique, quel qu&#39;en soit le prix. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le contraste est saisissant entre les maisons délabrées du quartier et les installations cinq étoiles de la NRA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 ma grande surprise, j&#39;ai même pu me promener librement sur certains des
 43 courts de tennis, jeter un coup d&#39;œil au club-house et à son menu 
onéreux, et bien sûr, faire quelques emplettes à la boutique de 
souvenirs ! Enfin, les fans de Rafa pourrons admirer les innombrables 
trophées du champion, rassemblés dans un musée très instructif. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;aurais aimé pouvoir m&#39;y attarder !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; Malheureusement, il me restait encore une heure de marche pour rejoindre la gare de Manacor…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-69TOws_QGBunUwHpQcJ8WwrBwYUxtdJI9ppNgWp_FuFFCeCBn_Y1kZMa2fl4P9-Lct2m14oDP7al4nkpT8hYJhjKKgooz9h9qcqbyazHvFzGXfMNLtzQLIRB6G09am09oXtjWHQVK08nCnMDl5C71qCJbzoPNWQUzaa_hK7a5oBeEzkFKgEYwme4xPLV/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20CLOSING%20THOUGHTS.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEg-69TOws_QGBunUwHpQcJ8WwrBwYUxtdJI9ppNgWp_FuFFCeCBn_Y1kZMa2fl4P9-Lct2m14oDP7al4nkpT8hYJhjKKgooz9h9qcqbyazHvFzGXfMNLtzQLIRB6G09am09oXtjWHQVK08nCnMDl5C71qCJbzoPNWQUzaa_hK7a5oBeEzkFKgEYwme4xPLV%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520CLOSING%2520THOUGHTS.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=NxhBQHthXtq32B_AmYM0Qw--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, le réseau ferroviaire d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Lequel des deux ai-je préféré ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En conclusion...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Il ne fait aucun doute que &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;deux types de voyageurs coexistent à Majorque&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 sans jamais se croiser. La première catégorie regroupe les vacanciers. 
Hormis la ligne de Soler, je parie qu&#39;ils ignorent jusqu&#39;à l&#39;existence 
du réseau ferroviaire régulier. De toute évidence, le train touristique 
répond parfaitement à &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;la quête effrénée de moments inoubliables à immortaliser sur Instagram&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Loin de moi l&#39;idée de me moquer d&#39;eux, car &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;étais moi-même surexcité à bord tel un enfant gâté.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 J&#39;avoue avoir même pris des selfies pour immortaliser
 mon voyage à travers ces paysages magnifiques, entre citronniers et 
vallées verdoyantes baignées de soleil…&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Côté coulisses...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En revanche, je ne m&#39;attendais pas à découvrir que l&#39;île de Majorque avait aussi ses banlieusards. Je 
suppose que vous savez de quoi je parle, puisque &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;nous sommes nombreux à appartenir à cette confrérie !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; Les&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;BxUVEf ILfuVd&quot; lang=&quot;fr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;hgKElc pOOWX&quot; style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Majorquins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; ont aussi les yeux rivés à leurs smartphones, non pas 
pour faire des selfies bien sûr, mais pour faire défiler les réseaux sociaux pour passer le temps sur le chemin du retour…&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour ma part, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je suis donc passé du quotidien d&#39;un touriste à celui d&#39;un navetteur en très peu de temps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Je ne me souviens pas avoir ressenti un tel contraste ailleurs. C&#39;est 
ce qui a rendu mon séjour à Majorque si unique et parfois un peu 
déroutant… et c&#39;est certainement aussi pour ça que je l&#39;ai tant aimé !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Merci beaucoup d&#39;avoir lu mon blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à laisser un commentaire&amp;nbsp;: c&#39;est toujours un plaisir d&#39;avoir des retours&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s1920/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;337&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s320/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although there’s almost nothing left of its heydays, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;the Transpraia must remain on your Portuguese bucket list&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; at all costs : it is a life and death matter in order to avoid its closure.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even if it looks a bit old fashion today, 
it’s been the untiring ambassador of Costa da Caparica for 60 years. How
 many families, poor or rich, have discovered that outstanding landscape
 throughout &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;a memorable ride aboard its open air cars&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the train began its journey, it became obvious to me why Costa da Caparica is so famous.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At first, the layout of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;the railway is set along a bunch of posh bungalows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
 Their blue striped walls bring a sleek contrast with the orange tiled 
roofs and I wouldn&#39;t be surprised that some fashion shootings regularly 
take place on their terraces&amp;nbsp;! See, nothing in common with ordinary 
wooden  beach cabins&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKh4eJP363554IPnGBheb29JV3iytBDiRfDSV1yQK-w3MTPMGy4nhuo6M2umX8PU-LyHWrT88yBNNXqq-jX3mTOCBnvWq58iFziI6OYuXuuGJfHObgBg2sFy3nWtGNM70jooWEncOFBZN/s1920/TRANSPRAIA+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKh4eJP363554IPnGBheb29JV3iytBDiRfDSV1yQK-w3MTPMGy4nhuo6M2umX8PU-LyHWrT88yBNNXqq-jX3mTOCBnvWq58iFziI6OYuXuuGJfHObgBg2sFy3nWtGNM70jooWEncOFBZN/w640-h360/TRANSPRAIA+007.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;50 shades of blue!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;However,
 in the beginning the first bungalows weren’t built there to accomodate 
wealthy people but convalescents. In fact, sea air and sun were seen as 
(and still are) &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;an excellent way to recover from all kinds of diseases.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
 That was precisely the reason why Casimiro Pinto invested most of its 
savings in the building of the Transpraia in 1960. His goal was to bring
 as many people as possible to enjoy the benefits of Costa da Caparica’s
 healing air. I’m not sure that he expected such a triumph&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;On
 the inauguration day 29th June 1960, a crowd gathered at the train 
station to attend the speeches given by some of the most important local
 authorities. Then, the luckiest managed to get on the very first train.
 &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Since the opening day, the reputation of Costa da Caparica has soared and thrived thanks to the Transpraia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHhVefO9DWCaSGcUAbpMDAMTbrjlpxZvoI-xQN2EpL9_1WqL5HxSuBft-2Qa225O5CB_W5iQQdWVBYKp7nj5v5-_ZRFjWz_b9hFAHGy0Rx6wkzAPqe2RmUUGzzTOZWk2CSh7zAANcahCY/s1600/TRANSPRAIA+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHhVefO9DWCaSGcUAbpMDAMTbrjlpxZvoI-xQN2EpL9_1WqL5HxSuBft-2Qa225O5CB_W5iQQdWVBYKp7nj5v5-_ZRFjWz_b9hFAHGy0Rx6wkzAPqe2RmUUGzzTOZWk2CSh7zAANcahCY/s640/TRANSPRAIA+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Traffic regulation on the transpraia.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;An unexpected stop...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Suddenly, in an awful creaking the train stopped harshly. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Had we collided with something or worse, someone?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Fortunately
 not! In no time, my &#39;expert eye&#39; spotted that we were calling at one of
 the line&#39;s four passing loops. Indeed, two of them are located at both 
terminuses, another one beside the depot and a last one a couple of 
stops from the end of the line at Fonte da Telha. Not bad for a tourist 
train !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In fact, due to the Summer peak periods, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;one train wouldn&#39;t be sufficient enough to deal with the crowds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.
 Therefore, up to 3 trains can operate on the line simultaneously. As a 
result, they call at every passing loop to wait for the train coming 
from the opposite direction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since I didn&#39;t notice any trace of railway signalling, I assume &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;those passing loops are the only way to regulate the Transpraia&#39;s traffic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; (anyway, I guess locomotive drivers use their phones to stay in touch).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54OiI0XvmXf0HZqhFH9Iy0tMzi43Mx5nZ0KyigGRh_RXUrnWbBe2VV3zp_0DqNSpVG2KdozC79w7X0wAGVNGkq9_cmnWM8beW7HjcIw9RZA0spRnfsyFmSl6J4NPd2PXaH9HtSwaIYRzu/s1600/TRANSPRAIA+013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54OiI0XvmXf0HZqhFH9Iy0tMzi43Mx5nZ0KyigGRh_RXUrnWbBe2VV3zp_0DqNSpVG2KdozC79w7X0wAGVNGkq9_cmnWM8beW7HjcIw9RZA0spRnfsyFmSl6J4NPd2PXaH9HtSwaIYRzu/s640/TRANSPRAIA+013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Costa da Caparica, home of the Transpraia since 1960...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The closer the train is getting to the end of the line, the more &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;the layout of the track merges into the wild&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.
 From this point, there are no fancy resorts or bungalows but only dunes
 covered with bushes and blue thistles (don&#39;t walk barefoot on them, I 
&#39;experienced&#39; their leaves as sharp as razors)!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I wish I could say the Transpraia is the only way to discover such a beautiful scenary. Unfortunately, I spotted &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;too many parking lots all along the tracks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. Needless to say they disfigure the landscape and are a threat to the fragile ecosystem of the coast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Speaking
 of sustainable development, the train should be the only way to 
discover Costa da Caparica... on the condition the old Diesel 
locomotives are replaced by electric ones!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjyKmcuncQGv2CIMyoHQ4k4zpFl8wgv0ZYULzg_2vyPX6CejRqTelY7MLKGhdR3riAmsMmCtaMx5tpkKmpwfAakZuGRnHoOnDjjz_3_TMPwZ1vvNpIZujMUjlQNvUSlDoUVHqsTyo8v7v/s1600/TRANSPRAIA+015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjyKmcuncQGv2CIMyoHQ4k4zpFl8wgv0ZYULzg_2vyPX6CejRqTelY7MLKGhdR3riAmsMmCtaMx5tpkKmpwfAakZuGRnHoOnDjjz_3_TMPwZ1vvNpIZujMUjlQNvUSlDoUVHqsTyo8v7v/s640/TRANSPRAIA+015.jpg&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Depot facility photographed from the train. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Transpraia&#39;s HQ !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the train passed by the depot, I found it was rather big. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;I didn&#39;t expect such a vast compound&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. As a matter of fact, it houses the 3 trains that form the Transpraia&#39;s rolling stock and the workshop.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Though the building looks a bit weary, its doors were given a fresh coat of red paint : &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;an attempt to restore the network&#39;s reputation?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Actually,
 I wish I could get off the train to cast a glance inside the depot! I 
really wonder what the maintenance infrastructure looks like in there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhX1mMawS2YmafbLBOZp4B4XfDuOBbcX57zGUY3TJNOTRUyEDt9-pCK7G2B5SxmJSIO89-oh5hJZzBvm_768IhVPLcfGW_XwIpzTOEueUlrCxo6QqX6UBmf6DG4pAP-yxYvf_iU0jg3kV/s1600/TRANSPRAIA+008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhX1mMawS2YmafbLBOZp4B4XfDuOBbcX57zGUY3TJNOTRUyEDt9-pCK7G2B5SxmJSIO89-oh5hJZzBvm_768IhVPLcfGW_XwIpzTOEueUlrCxo6QqX6UBmf6DG4pAP-yxYvf_iU0jg3kV/s640/TRANSPRAIA+008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maintenance area for tracks.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At the rear of the depot, there&#39;s a vast storage area for concrete sleepers. As the entire line is set on sand, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;the tracks require constant surveillance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. The wind, salty air and Winter storms are a permanent threat to the line&#39;s integrity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In Winter 1996, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;a storm even washed away the only railway bridge of the network&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. It took months to gather enough money to rebuild it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even
 though such major events are quite scarce, the geometry of the tracks 
is constantly challenged. The passage of trains make them unstable on 
the sand. As a result, a ride on the Transpraia is a&amp;nbsp; kind of cross 
between a bouncy castle and a roller coaster : &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;get ready to firmly clutch your bench!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2020/01/portugal-costa-da-caparica-my-ride-on.html?q=TRANSPRAIA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Read more about my ride on the Transpraia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZjClBYfg7P28Kz3bVMIzbVgxgNw3kVL9ST1FVb8eJUaoEk74a3FkzJIb77jWiQSJh1C6FQPXOzC3V5oW35mKd_2HXcRugBZg_1aH5LxLFoR8Yn2nrAvVDhyMayDbJ6Msk6Cu33RmJyy2/s640/TRANSPRAIA+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; title=&quot;PORTUGAL - Costa da Caparica, My Ride on the Transpraia&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 Même si la Corse, la Sardaigne et la Sicile ont conservé quelques 
lignes, il ne reste presque rien des réseaux à voie étroite qui y 
prospéraient au milieu des années 1950. Au sortir de la Seconde Guerre 
mondiale, leurs voies, matériel roulant et leurs installations 
étaient en très mauvais état. Faute de financement public, la priorité fut donnée à la reconstruction des routes…&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pire
 encore, afin de permettre aux voitures et aux camions de reprendre la 
route au plus vite, certains 
tunnels et ponts ferroviaires furent impitoyablement reconvertis en 
infrastructures routières&amp;nbsp;! Alors que les lignes secondaires étaient 
définitivement fermées, les 
lignes principales luttaient pour survivre malgré leur état précaire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En faisant des recherches Internet en vue d&#39;un prochain voyage en train en Espagne, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je suis tombé sur une carte du réseau ferroviaire espagnol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;. Soudain, quelque chose d&#39;inattendu attira mon attention&amp;nbsp;: à ma grande surprise, des lignes de train semblaient encore irriguer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;île de Majorque !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Comment
 était-il possible que le réseau ferroviaire de cette île ait été 
épargné par le funeste sort réservé aux autres ?! Inutile de préciser 
que &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;envie de voir de mes propres yeux à quoi ressemblait le réseau ferroviaire de Majorque devint une évidence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Prêts à me suivre pour le découvrir ? Alors, c’est parti&amp;nbsp;!&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3xD0wpvonT2oYYhmxsaVpZEXZxLylORl-LOzRlZ-CNPJIH-pFDa9-ZGsuzyJjV7aCv6nX7MpoW93OrusNHm6WzIk4qfjqXgozIlVXf7Ulnb9VfBR1hxXxMdbpik3byCXAp1Z2UWM123Mk8qvyasqCxsrn1u_m0F1jLp6JNyxN0ugujBrVPHUe0okAgBK/s605/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;353&quot; data-original-width=&quot;605&quot; height=&quot;117&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3xD0wpvonT2oYYhmxsaVpZEXZxLylORl-LOzRlZ-CNPJIH-pFDa9-ZGsuzyJjV7aCv6nX7MpoW93OrusNHm6WzIk4qfjqXgozIlVXf7Ulnb9VfBR1hxXxMdbpik3byCXAp1Z2UWM123Mk8qvyasqCxsrn1u_m0F1jLp6JNyxN0ugujBrVPHUe0okAgBK/w200-h117/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/02/spain-mallorca-my-ride-on-ferrocarril.html&quot;&gt;Read this post in English! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M9kS8RvnWO2_t-SfjlJzr__e0wrCgqR47mmBnlTg7ojsPHLstli6fk_689-4JjjZXGF6ui2DkxsxdLIfVRMZk0eu-NA4l0keoUYWdItMG7hLD_swOquGNA7lSTF5b0b_c0BRKwHlaKQuBqo3mKxFYTvoh9-FKSNqa8Fu8v4b2bYhRnfgwzS2q8-PUtg9/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20MAP%20FRA%20to%20SPA%20-%20V2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEh8M9kS8RvnWO2_t-SfjlJzr__e0wrCgqR47mmBnlTg7ojsPHLstli6fk_689-4JjjZXGF6ui2DkxsxdLIfVRMZk0eu-NA4l0keoUYWdItMG7hLD_swOquGNA7lSTF5b0b_c0BRKwHlaKQuBqo3mKxFYTvoh9-FKSNqa8Fu8v4b2bYhRnfgwzS2q8-PUtg9%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520MAP%2520FRA%2520to%2520SPA%2520-%2520V2.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=cOUJ6s.7NggQYk7whm17jw--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En route pour Majorque...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Comment se rendre à Majorque sans débourser un seul centime en kérosène ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Si
 vous faites partie des lecteurs réguliers de mon blog (merci beaucoup 
au passage !), vous savez que prendre l&#39;avion n&#39;est pas une option pour 
moi.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quelle
 que soit ma destination, je prends un ou plusieurs trains pour y 
parvenir (bon, j&#39;avoue, il m&#39;arrive de prendre un bus si je n&#39;ai pas le 
choix).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Concernant ce voyage, le problème est que l&#39;île de Majorque est entourée par… la mer Méditerranée ! Alors, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;allais-je renoncer à mes principes concernant le monde merveilleux des avions à réaction ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Même pas en rêve !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 seule autre solution était d&#39;embarquer à bord de l&#39;un de ces 
gigantesques ferries à destination de Palma de Majorque.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;De Paris à Barcelone en TGV puis de la gare maritime&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;de la capitale de la Catalogne à Palma de Majorque en bateau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;pour une traversée de nuit !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Comme une machine à laver en mode essorage...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quelques
 mots à propos de ma traversée de nocturne. Pour être honnête, je vous dois la 
vérité&amp;nbsp;: mon bateau n’était pas un paquebot de croisière avec casino, 
spa et restaurants chics… C’était &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;un grand ferry doté d’immenses ponts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; pouvant accueillir des centaines de camions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;De plus, je suppose que &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les cabines seraient loin de répondre aux attentes des croisiéristes les plus exigeants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 : ma couchette était un peu courte, les matelas durs comme de la pierre
 et les cloisons fines comme du carton (Ah... ce concert de 
ronflements venant des cabines voisines...) !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Enfin,
 et ce n&#39;est pas le moindre des détails, à peine le ferry avait-il levé 
l&#39;ancre que le plafond de ma cabine se mit à vibrer comme une machine à 
laver en phase d&#39;essorage ! Autant dire que je n&#39;ai pas vraiment bien dormi à bord !
 Un conseil : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;n&#39;oubliez pas vos bouchons d&#39;oreilles !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8whljaevuBG_5ydTFa6-Swu8jUocvdNult58XZ1B9LmlFyDztb5D2MqzJ0J6_AkKuCLmed-wrE-oX5r_K1HSfkRIp75IvBylYFuGH5fdhlNJsxmNrbpzbRPxu8w_ZrT7Ces4P9DcUPuDeHM4ytKdot6SZvf6b0JCc_dvzyrHZ897PlcSoxA3KWZ8unkYf/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20002.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEg8whljaevuBG_5ydTFa6-Swu8jUocvdNult58XZ1B9LmlFyDztb5D2MqzJ0J6_AkKuCLmed-wrE-oX5r_K1HSfkRIp75IvBylYFuGH5fdhlNJsxmNrbpzbRPxu8w_ZrT7Ces4P9DcUPuDeHM4ytKdot6SZvf6b0JCc_dvzyrHZ897PlcSoxA3KWZ8unkYf%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520002.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=iC6Ak9dvgPnCHoQ9LiFQSA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Plan du réseau ferroviaire de Majorque.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bien
 que le navire doive arriver à Palma à 7 heures du matin, je fus réveillé un peu 
plus tôt que prévu. À 6 h précises, un membre d&#39;équipage se mit à crier en espagnol quelque chose comme &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;«&amp;nbsp;Quittez votre cabine immédiatement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;»&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Comme mon espagnol était (et est toujours) assez rouillé, je me suis réveillé un peu confus : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;nous avait-on ordonné d&#39;évacuer le navire pour des raisons de sécurité&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 (qui sait, un iceberg aventureux aurait pu dériver dans la zone !) ou 
était-ce la façon dont la compagnie avait l&#39;habitude de dire &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;« bonjour, nous vous saurions gré de quitter votre suite cinq étoiles » ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ma confusion fut de courte durée, car quelques minutes plus tard, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;on frappa vigoureusement à la porte de ma cabine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;« Llegaremos pronto, ¡sal de tu cabaña! » (« Nous arrivons, veuillez quitter votre cabine immédiatement ! »)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;« Bien reçu »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; , marmonnai-je, renonçant à mon rêve d&#39;un petit-déjeuner servi avec faste dans ma luxueuse suite…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bref, le seul point positif de cette expulsion matinale fut&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;d&#39;être sur le pont extérieur pour admirer le lever du soleil sur Palma de Majorque : un pur bonheur !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Aperçu du réseau ferroviaire de Majorque...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Mais revenons-en
 à la raison de ma venue à Majorque, voulez-vous ? Le réseau ferroviaire de 
l&#39;île comprend une ligne de métro à Palma, une ligne de train principale
 qui se divise en deux directions (que j&#39;ai représentées en gris sur la 
photo ci-dessus) plus un train touristique (ligne en jaune) et un 
tramway (itinéraire en rouge) qui desservent tous deux la côte ouest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ayant
 été séduit par le marketing efficace du « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (le 
train historique) avant mon voyage à Majorque, je me suis rendu sur le quai de sa 
gare dès le matin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Première partie : Un train d&#39;antan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeADieGqEwR7hLY2tHowufq3GYyDWoZC0l08PwQOgb81cj1DJc5SLsfLjqHtZh4YsLmpg7PM1QVn_FzlqheHDjEw38Sf1JiuIBwWA5VMFkGtm9VdQKXTN134njc1m1enHZlC6cRzsiKSurXMYDFiJEt4c_PaeTxFEUJ7nLvgBdmvTDz3Y1UULe_qrbqj5/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20001.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEhTeADieGqEwR7hLY2tHowufq3GYyDWoZC0l08PwQOgb81cj1DJc5SLsfLjqHtZh4YsLmpg7PM1QVn_FzlqheHDjEw38Sf1JiuIBwWA5VMFkGtm9VdQKXTN134njc1m1enHZlC6cRzsiKSurXMYDFiJEt4c_PaeTxFEUJ7nLvgBdmvTDz3Y1UULe_qrbqj5%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520001.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=lhS.J6Dl4MXR1xXQQGs6gA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Gare &quot;Ferrocarril de Soller&quot; à Palma de Majorque.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bien qu&#39;étant à Majorque au mois de mai, Palma était déjà envahie par les 
touristes. Évidemment, la gare du train touristique de Sóller n&#39;y faisait pas exception ! Un 
conseil : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;réservez vos places bien à l&#39;avance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Vous éviterez ainsi les files d&#39;attente au guichet en arrivant à la 
gare. Cependant, son élégant bâtiment en briques mérite une visite en 
dehors des heures d&#39;affluence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 gare a ouvert ses portes dans les années 1910. À l&#39;époque, elle n&#39;était
 pas conçue pour attirer les touristes, mais pour le transport de 
marchandises&amp;nbsp;! En effet, le commerce florissant des agrumes nécessitait alors &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;un moyen de transport fiable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 pour relier les vergers (situés principalement au nord de l&#39;île) au 
port de Palma. Le train permettait également de désenclaver les 
villages&amp;nbsp;; le service comprenait aussi des trains de 
voyageurs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quelques informations utiles...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Les
 trains circulent toute la journée. Toutefois, vérifiez attentivement 
les horaires, car le service varie selon la saison touristique. En 2024, le 
trajet jusqu&#39;à Sóller durait une heure et coûtait 35 € (billet combiné train
 + tram). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En réservant votre billet en ligne, vous bénéficiiez d&#39;une petite réduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;: 29 € (train et tram inclus).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 ce qui est de mon trajet, j&#39;ai pris le train du matin, passé la journée
 à Sóller et suis rentré à Palma le soir. De retour à Palma&lt;b&gt;, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je vous recommande aussi de faire une pause au petit café juste à côté de la gare principale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;: tout en grignotant des tapas et en sirotant une bière locale, un DJ jouait une play-list 100% détente… la belle vie&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIwDdtuVxx8nUuwKsnuZf3mTOuqGq9ltcF3yVsTUoPfNhbJUfWX3oRxlO6ioVsmq0ve23p-LQBg4pg6hBO3KgusluQLrBoWYCxiJ3nd5-0IutCIhGdGhisV9_jdIMkkAjCz214PYpd284z14sMPaB__636t47dxZ_dY8BHZ6eOqOCPlJQ0-kaocmO40Vh/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20003.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEimIwDdtuVxx8nUuwKsnuZf3mTOuqGq9ltcF3yVsTUoPfNhbJUfWX3oRxlO6ioVsmq0ve23p-LQBg4pg6hBO3KgusluQLrBoWYCxiJ3nd5-0IutCIhGdGhisV9_jdIMkkAjCz214PYpd284z14sMPaB__636t47dxZ_dY8BHZ6eOqOCPlJQ0-kaocmO40Vh%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520003.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=xLlxkFKY3LEhJdzaPJpM2A--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un musée installé dans un ancien atelier ferroviaire rénové.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Une rencontre inattendue avec l&#39;art...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quelques mots sur la salle d&#39;exposition située au bout du quai en gare de Palma. Lors de la rénovation de la gare, l&#39;ancien &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;dépôt de locomotives a été transformé en une élégante salle d&#39;exposition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;.
 Ce qui m&#39;a le plus marqué, c&#39;est la façon dont l&#39;exposition consacrée à
 
Juan Miró s&#39;intégrait parfaitement au passé industriel du lieu&amp;nbsp;: une 
grande dalle vitrée a même été installée au ras du sol pour laisser 
apparaître les 
anciennes voies ferrées.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Et pour ceux qui se demanderaient pourquoi le chemin de fer de Soller rend 
hommage au célèbre peintre espagnol Juan Miró, il faut savoir que la 
ville natale de son grand-père était… Soller&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour commémorer leur ancêtre, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les petits-enfants de Miró ont fait don à la gare des 35 œuvres d&#39;art&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 qui y sont exposées. Une initiative originale pour permettre aux 
voyageurs de découvrir l&#39;un des plus célèbres peintres espagnols hors&amp;nbsp; les murs d&#39;un musée !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3B77a5yX3PITqOpY2c5vT96fPEUaLbXQ32g1bobjQbz3bE8iXxDg91lVT9OXFZoTDO5_D-I1m1zovgeLWIADfOKH1qWtd5Uh7MUfgRBLcIGAtusfWOV_fXa5PPGlGfuR7rw9OXXizznVivU2Iqr3gaON7PoaacJ7eTOXzTI-Xibt9Kyo_OijspkUcuGV/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20006-v2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEjA3B77a5yX3PITqOpY2c5vT96fPEUaLbXQ32g1bobjQbz3bE8iXxDg91lVT9OXFZoTDO5_D-I1m1zovgeLWIADfOKH1qWtd5Uh7MUfgRBLcIGAtusfWOV_fXa5PPGlGfuR7rw9OXXizznVivU2Iqr3gaON7PoaacJ7eTOXzTI-Xibt9Kyo_OijspkUcuGV%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520006-v2.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=HrL9DNrB0nNZsjU1_5ZqXg--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dans le train en direction de Soller.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Immersion en première classe d&#39;antan...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 améliorer votre confort de voyage, comptez sur moi pour vous donner mes
 meilleurs conseils ! Concernant le chemin de fer de Sóller, suivez mon 
conseil : laissez la foule envahir les wagons de queue et &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;offrez-vous le confort d&#39;antan !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 En effet, les wagons de première classe, situés à l&#39;avant du train, sont équipés de canapés en cuir moelleux à la place des sièges 
classiques. Puisque votre billet vous permet de choisir le wagon de 
votre choix, quelle que soit la classe, pourquoi ne pas voyager comme 
les passagers les plus fortunés du siècle passé ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Même
 si le confort est loin de rivaliser avec l&#39;Orient-Express, cela vaut la 
peine de jeter un coup d&#39;œil aux cloisons en bois laqué, aux appliques 
murales et à tous les autres objets qui témoignent du savoir-faire 
dont les artisans étaient capables au début du XXe siècle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Vous n&#39;avez pas réussi à obtenir une place en première classe&amp;nbsp;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Découvrez alors les sièges de seconde classe&amp;nbsp;! Grâce à leurs dossiers 
réversibles, vous pouvez être toujours assis dans le sens de la marche ou 
face à vos proches, à vous de choisir !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV_oBsRfUANLOrVwDaWPsiQSxkev9SyqTQqJB6jvAq6X7k3OujIN4mh6-ionqrqBm7ZCSj6L2wb_4aaQXNc2zwWbM_MhPyvO8MMiynJi1czvsPhuwQLYoZmrwE40Rm5IX7rgOwBxtGlqi2GvkESERlTUnYSQA7yDDjD5M7Y1ZHV30UymiBYYz0jfLO1DV/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20004.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEhRV_oBsRfUANLOrVwDaWPsiQSxkev9SyqTQqJB6jvAq6X7k3OujIN4mh6-ionqrqBm7ZCSj6L2wb_4aaQXNc2zwWbM_MhPyvO8MMiynJi1czvsPhuwQLYoZmrwE40Rm5IX7rgOwBxtGlqi2GvkESERlTUnYSQA7yDDjD5M7Y1ZHV30UymiBYYz0jfLO1DV%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520004.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=dDlZsGZs2qCgWe81ykQoBg--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Paysages à couper le souffle depuis le train.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 quittant Palma, le tracé de la voie ferrée serpente dans les rues des 
quartiers nord. Croyez-moi, il n&#39;y a rien d&#39;exceptionnel&amp;nbsp;: des avenues plutôt poussiéreuses et des maisons un peu délabrées.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;appel de la nature...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Alors que le train quitte la ville, il traverse une vaste plaine couverte de champs d&#39;amandiers. Au loin, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les imposantes montagnes de la Serra de Tramuntana semblent former un obstacle infranchissable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;barrant la voie vers notre destination finale, Sóller.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 l&#39;approche de cet obstacle rocheux, le paysage se transforme en une 
magnifique forêt de pins qui embaume l&#39;air d&#39;un doux parfum de conifères... 
Soudain, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les roues se mettent à crisser tandis que le train aborde les premiers virages serrés&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; du parcours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 partir de là, le paysage devient splendide. Le train serpente entre les
 oliviers et les citronniers, coincés entre la montagne et des falaises 
vertigineuses.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Tout à coup,
 tout devient noir lorsque nous pénétrons dans l&#39;un des
 treize tunnels creusés à travers d&#39;impressionnantes parois rocheuses. 
Le plus long est une galerie de trois kilomètres… Aujourd&#39;hui, il est &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;difficile d&#39;imaginer à quel point les travaux de construction furent périlleux dans cet environnement hostile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À
 chaque sortie de tunnel, le train offre une nouvelle occasion d&#39;admirer
 un panorama inédit. De notre point de vue privilégié, nous pouvons 
distinguer chaque détail d&#39;une nouvelle vallée, d&#39;un village isolé, 
d&#39;une minuscule ferme perdue dans un océan de verdure luxuriante plantée
 d&#39;arbres fruitiers…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoVf3meihUP5XZdfoxbOi0cWMmbBH5daDa1-nn9s1po7Obaxnp8TGEc1iLCiGI9wjiTa8bARftEBXQuggQw-yjH5cnvEOKeejfONeGo85sxm_JHv2BihXoeJwm-whEOmIpXjW5PPLY-mnt4hH_0iRbhzM0OvaTnnCDFuywRWDH3dGGfRfaN2iUZ4fCvte/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20005.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEiAoVf3meihUP5XZdfoxbOi0cWMmbBH5daDa1-nn9s1po7Obaxnp8TGEc1iLCiGI9wjiTa8bARftEBXQuggQw-yjH5cnvEOKeejfONeGo85sxm_JHv2BihXoeJwm-whEOmIpXjW5PPLY-mnt4hH_0iRbhzM0OvaTnnCDFuywRWDH3dGGfRfaN2iUZ4fCvte%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520005.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=8LrOeYz2ccMgSgMTHwJeWA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Aperçu des environs du train.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Plus le train monte, meilleure est la vue !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;aurais
 aimé que le train ralentisse et s&#39;arrête à chaque point de vue 
panoramique à couper le souffle. D&#39;ailleurs, c&#39;est arrivé une seule fois&amp;nbsp;: 
nous nous sommes arrêtés sur &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;une sorte de grand balcon surplombant la magnifique vallée&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 de Pujol d&#39;en Banya. Tous les passagers ont pu descendre pour admirer 
le paysage, prendre des photos et se dégourdir les jambes pendant un 
quart d&#39;heure&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Si, comme moi, vous prévoyez de faire l&#39;aller-retour dans la journée, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;préparez-vous à être un peu frustrés de ne pas avoir assez de temps pour descendre aussi souvent que vous l&#39;auriez souhaité.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Par exemple, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai eu un véritable coup de cœur pour la gare de Bunula,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 dont les volets verts sont du plus bel effet (sur la photo ci-dessus). 
J&#39;aurais adoré me promener dans ce lieu, à l&#39;ombre des grands pins…&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;A défaut,
 nous ne nous sommes arrêtés que quelques minutes pour laisser passer un
 train venant en sens inverse. Comme la ligne de Sóller est à voie 
unique, chaque gare dispose de voies d&#39;évitement permettant aux trains de se croiser.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M3I7CwTcrQrzQWA97FA34aFTUw-ntcUIqROS3a2TtLtlQ8Keut71uz8VqGQx5uI8rofKWbtWfilm2R7atgtoBwwxBHVXw1MI2zrN65fGefPf7b5nN3wQlIk3A-5_fkNBLAa9lxlRC5diE7ktecUTqoyWK691Kw9qme_MYHKa1CaH9FDdgSigGL-sd-zm/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20007.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEi6M3I7CwTcrQrzQWA97FA34aFTUw-ntcUIqROS3a2TtLtlQ8Keut71uz8VqGQx5uI8rofKWbtWfilm2R7atgtoBwwxBHVXw1MI2zrN65fGefPf7b5nN3wQlIk3A-5_fkNBLAa9lxlRC5diE7ktecUTqoyWK691Kw9qme_MYHKa1CaH9FDdgSigGL-sd-zm%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520007.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=xh0.swiU0UFeCgntP_ASoA--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Gare terminus de Soller.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Là où bat le cœur de la ligne...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dès que mon train est arrivé à Sóller, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;tous les voyageurs se sont précipités hors de la gare comme si un ordre d&#39;évacuation avait été donné&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp; Pour ma part, j&#39;ai décidé de flâner un peu dans l&#39;enceinte ferroviaire. Elle est bien plus grande qu&#39;à Palma&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 réalité, le terminus de S&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;ó&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;ller
 est le principal centre opérationnel. 
Tout y est regroupé pour assurer la circulation des trains&amp;nbsp;: la centrale
 électrique, les ateliers, entrepôts et dépôts.&amp;nbsp; De nombreuses voies de 
garage reliées par une multitude d&#39;aiguillages permettent de déplacer le 
matériel 
roulant d’une installation de maintenance à une autre.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai
 jeté un coup d&#39;œil à l&#39;intérieur d&#39;un des bâtiments : tels des 
chirurgiens à l&#39;œuvre, des tourneurs et des soudeurs étaient en train de travailler sur les pièces détachées d&#39;une locomotive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Piquer une crise pour presque rien...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Alors que je me préparais à prendre une photo, quelqu&#39;un se mit à crier quelque chose &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;en espagnol &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;qui sembla bien grossier à mes chastes oreilles. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;«&amp;nbsp;Waouh, il a l&#39;air &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;vraiment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;énervé&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;celui-là&lt;/i&gt; », me suis-je dit… &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;«&amp;nbsp;Je n&#39;aimerais pas être à la place du pauvre gars qui se fait hurler dessus de la sorte !&amp;nbsp;»&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En me retournant pour identifier le fauteur de 
troubles, je vis un membre du personnel se dirigeant droit vers moi à 
grands pas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le visage rouge de colère, il me pointait du doigt&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Inutile de parler couramment espagnol pour comprendre à quel point il 
désapprouvait ma petite visite non autorisée des installations du dépôt 
!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En un rien de temps, je fus donc escorté vers la boutique de souvenirs de la gare, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le seul endroit où ma présence semblait encore tolérée.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Me voilà donc passant en revue une multitude de cartes 
postales, de livres, de friandises et même de maquettes de trains à 
construire. Comme toute attraction touristique, le chemin de fer de 
Sóller est aussi une entreprise qui cherche à être rentable !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1r-zA0z88zgo3B_8Bci4hv4BQi977nVqMewdYFE9rz4VzTRIxViHqeO87KniPpAZeqm2nlwNLUZS9avwAJgtAcJRR9mdefePc-0aOBJ4PlgbjAMl_Tq7GypK_q6kdYWw-dtXaAug9sWK1gdHM3vPmbf-cJ3-LEYzQYoOpTq9lqTvfux1zT8vUr9BX7YB/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20008.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEjg1r-zA0z88zgo3B_8Bci4hv4BQi977nVqMewdYFE9rz4VzTRIxViHqeO87KniPpAZeqm2nlwNLUZS9avwAJgtAcJRR9mdefePc-0aOBJ4PlgbjAMl_Tq7GypK_q6kdYWw-dtXaAug9sWK1gdHM3vPmbf-cJ3-LEYzQYoOpTq9lqTvfux1zT8vUr9BX7YB%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520008.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=ORuch.vqB_ytKjAZTQfn2Q--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Les passagers du tramway en correspondance avec le train de Palma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Préparez-vous à une forte affluence !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 gare de Sóller est l&#39;un des lieux les plus fréquentés du village. Elle 
est non seulement le terminus des trains en provenance de Palma, mais 
aussi le terminus du tramway pour le port de Sóller.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Toute la journée, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;une foule compacte y fait la queue, attendant son train ou son tram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Le jour de ma visite, l&#39;horaire d&#39;été n&#39;était pas encore en vigueur. 
Néanmoins, pour faire face à cette forte affluence, j&#39;ai constaté que le
 trafic avait été renforcé&amp;nbsp;: les trams allaient et venaient sans 
interruption, comme si les heures de pointe étaient en appliquées en permanence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Malgré le grand nombre de passagers, je n&#39;ai pas eu à 
attendre trop longtemps avant de pouvoir monter dans un tram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE0ZxS1dLQruybehzsS0wz6zWy55RVgcMt-Nic6AqqIClTuNhlJt7P1cLhMArQjh4VflFotqFNlYA94y6gvHcn0AIGVzHkuZt7iyr-j90MMVP8JE_araFg5m7K7YlK5X5yrSYFpJPCNPzeFX-w8StIFEJlchDkTI_KFkkZ3kti_tO7zVRISuFb7CHvPn4/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20009.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEgzE0ZxS1dLQruybehzsS0wz6zWy55RVgcMt-Nic6AqqIClTuNhlJt7P1cLhMArQjh4VflFotqFNlYA94y6gvHcn0AIGVzHkuZt7iyr-j90MMVP8JE_araFg5m7K7YlK5X5yrSYFpJPCNPzeFX-w8StIFEJlchDkTI_KFkkZ3kti_tO7zVRISuFb7CHvPn4%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520009.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=Do1bJ74fMB1BA.8Y2Rrx1Q--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un agréable trajet à bord du tramway cahotant en direction du port de Soller.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dans
 les années 1910, le tourisme était inexistant. Alors, quelle lubie a 
bien pu pousser les autorités locales à construire une ligne de tramway 
entre le minuscule village de Sóller et son port, situé à quelque 5 
kilomètres de là ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;N&#39;oubliez
 pas que la ligne de chemin de fer en provenance de Palma traverse de 
nombreux vergers&amp;nbsp;: les citronniers et les orangers y sont très présents.
 À une époque où les camions étaient aussi chers que peu fiables, seuls 
les trains pouvaient transporter des tonnes de fruits au moment des 
récoltes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption-container yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620yahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp4d7c295dyahoo-compose-table-card yiv4505366377yahoo-compose-table-card&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEWkZ8pEiHwjqa2HBMM2PnQB4mAkSqKET8naZd_E2DHUt8aXI9l9WP_e-A4CMOKhefMba5zh8rLBOFsYvsH9iANDAlWIVX71cbEsFn1jZBqaFCjQcJHJZLAOh4wTvXOD9dqc4ojBRrwhiz3R2PH52rmt3D8Kt66RwWIxdydd1HZ-a2PdSRFy3qiWp0fEn/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%20010.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620 yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550yahoo-loading&quot; src=&quot;https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEipEWkZ8pEiHwjqa2HBMM2PnQB4mAkSqKET8naZd_E2DHUt8aXI9l9WP_e-A4CMOKhefMba5zh8rLBOFsYvsH9iANDAlWIVX71cbEsFn1jZBqaFCjQcJHJZLAOh4wTvXOD9dqc4ojBRrwhiz3R2PH52rmt3D8Kt66RwWIxdydd1HZ-a2PdSRFy3qiWp0fEn%2Fw640-h360%2FTREN%2520DE%2520SOLLER%2520010.jpg&amp;amp;t=1773571863&amp;amp;ymreqid=eb934f9f-c178-d66f-1ce7-900026010200&amp;amp;sig=oxwsThV5N9G9rD7C2cZ9xQ--~D&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 640px; width: 640px;&quot; title=&quot;ESPAGNE - Majorque, mon trajet sur le « Ferrocarril de Sóller » (Chemin de fer de Sóller)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;yiv4505366377ydpb5b36751yiv7871528550ydp280aa9e9yiv8391883620ydpf1e49efctr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La baie et le port de plaisance de Sóller vus du tramway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sentiments mitigés au port de Soller...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Que dire du port de Sóller ? Certes, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;au premier abord, sa baie est magnifique sous le soleil.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Le tramway longe lentement la plage, magnifiée par une mer aux 
différentes nuances de bleu. À l&#39;approche du terminus, le paysage perd un peu de sa magie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À peine le tramway s&#39;était-il arrêté à son terminus que je découvris &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;une immense marina moderne s&#39;étendant tout autour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; Une flottille de bateaux en plastique semblait me narguer avec son armée de gros moteurs assoiffés de gas-oil...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sur
 le quai, les terrasses des restaurants chics et chers gâchent un peu la vue tandis 
que la foule de touristes prennent d&#39;assaut les boutiques de souvenirs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bon, je crois que vous avez bien cerné mes propos&amp;nbsp;: à part le trajet en tram, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;il n&#39;y a presque rien de pittoresque&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;
 Cependant, si vous avez le temps et le budget, vous pourriez opter pour
 une excursion en voilier dans les environs&amp;nbsp;: je suis sûr qu&#39;il y a de 
nombreuses criques magnifiques à découvrir et (j&#39;espère) moins de monde pour les 
défigurer&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A suivre le 25 Mai...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;île de Majorque a sa propre catégorie de navetteurs qui utilisent le réseau ferroviaire moderne de Majorque. Je 
suppose que vous savez parfaitement de quoi je parle, puisque &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;nous sommes nombreux à appartenir à cette confrérie !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dans la seconde partie, nous partirons donc à la découverte des lignes rénovées : je les ai toutes empruntées, métro de Palma compris ! Quelles sont les destinations qui valent un billet de train ? Je vous dis tout dans la suite de mes pérégrinations ferroviaires à Majorque !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQZRspw1VZlmnz1tw7zWeJyQeHDVSnWsgd1csAWRi63VrVE8XWgBSvSYU99F9akuE1g7FMmSrOu5ATd2Q_E9UcmwFmoSP4x2tY4HdaMY8zIbpKf7GPCj4ID6Q1_sz8SQoae-Jbgkf4akj02tJBd8WuMGGfeBXBpJ90xH7v2NgZcxoP_DDBI1K9zSFiPES/s1920/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%2000A%20BANDEAU%20BIENVENUE%20A%20BORD%20-%20PART%202.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQZRspw1VZlmnz1tw7zWeJyQeHDVSnWsgd1csAWRi63VrVE8XWgBSvSYU99F9akuE1g7FMmSrOu5ATd2Q_E9UcmwFmoSP4x2tY4HdaMY8zIbpKf7GPCj4ID6Q1_sz8SQoae-Jbgkf4akj02tJBd8WuMGGfeBXBpJ90xH7v2NgZcxoP_DDBI1K9zSFiPES/w640-h360/TREN%20DE%20SOLLER%2000A%20BANDEAU%20BIENVENUE%20A%20BORD%20-%20PART%202.jpg&quot; 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blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTTb9zNcYrvSkcTJAMKYltcL4zMErmDOO65yDu5ubhwfg-d-RlAh2e0Onk1aF0XO3HeWruwH5qfrC1Gno9fdpDs8ib7cJMWXPRasTw7HaqjMdMEhyphenhyphenpbBnmNCZB88wrPBCbcbqv-7n4KiWQRVvOOz7aE8w5kge7abXcYoDjjsOd51e30SZEG5VkTJTVjS/s1920/VIGNETTE%20HIGHLIGHT%20BLOG%20LONG%20READ%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTTb9zNcYrvSkcTJAMKYltcL4zMErmDOO65yDu5ubhwfg-d-RlAh2e0Onk1aF0XO3HeWruwH5qfrC1Gno9fdpDs8ib7cJMWXPRasTw7HaqjMdMEhyphenhyphenpbBnmNCZB88wrPBCbcbqv-7n4KiWQRVvOOz7aE8w5kge7abXcYoDjjsOd51e30SZEG5VkTJTVjS/w640-h360/VIGNETTE%20HIGHLIGHT%20BLOG%20LONG%20READ%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Switzerland... for every railway enthusiast like me, &lt;b&gt;Switzerland sounds magical!&lt;/b&gt; This country is a railway shrine whose worshippers can&#39;t stop longing for their next ride.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trains are everywhere&lt;/b&gt; : like blood pulsing through veins, they tirelessly irrigate the country from the main cities to the most remote Alpine villages, nested in Europe&#39;s highest mountains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;So, why has this blog been ignoring that sacred place since its very first post in 2010?! Yep, I know, it&#39;s hard to believe, but I haven&#39;t written a single post about trains in Switzerland in the course of my blogger&#39;s life!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, like a spoiled boy in a candy shop, I must admit that &lt;b&gt;it was hard to make up my mind &lt;/b&gt;: so many trains, trams and funiculars running in Alpine&amp;nbsp;breathtaking&amp;nbsp;landscapes...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, in order to preserve this blog&#39;s credibility, &lt;b&gt;time has come to make a decision&lt;/b&gt;, once and for all. For such&amp;nbsp; a grand premiere, what would you say about making it to Europe&#39;s highest open air terminus, some 3,089 metres above sea level?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;From the posh city of Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit, &lt;b&gt;let&#39;s hop on one of the most incredible rack railways&lt;/b&gt; I&#39;ve ever been on!&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCruMap0vXVR2IXoG52Mzrl_owFIkf4D-RHdlxyZ22jBzL-BS2SzZYXZFE_yoeXNXtcPb1jvp-IAPzbf_KyCXm5PSSkX1eAPoSE-4p33vPjZRu-XNI9vgFr9_H6OtCCu1H0n-gdomVdnet7W4CDsAoINDGXhLdlXzAVR1dmV-8jN4PGJuMiRSrlueFgQP/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCruMap0vXVR2IXoG52Mzrl_owFIkf4D-RHdlxyZ22jBzL-BS2SzZYXZFE_yoeXNXtcPb1jvp-IAPzbf_KyCXm5PSSkX1eAPoSE-4p33vPjZRu-XNI9vgFr9_H6OtCCu1H0n-gdomVdnet7W4CDsAoINDGXhLdlXzAVR1dmV-8jN4PGJuMiRSrlueFgQP/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Gornergrat railway lower terminus in Zermatt (Switzerland).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;First impressions can be deceptive...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Even though the Gornergrat train opened in 1898 (no typo : it&#39;s been open for a while!), don&#39;t expect to find any picturesque 19th-century station building in Zermatt.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Of course I was a bit surprised when I showed up at a terminus looking like a modern suburban station. Don&#39;t ask me why&lt;b&gt; I had been imagining some austere building&lt;/b&gt;, you know that kind of massive piece of architecture designed to remind the passengers how adventurous their ride was going to be!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Some useful information:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;By the way, if you plan to get to Zermatt by car, forget it : the best you can do is to make it to the city of Täsch. Then you can take a train shuttle bound for Zermatt or, like the tourist information website suggests, &quot;rent a limousine service&quot;&amp;nbsp; (of course that pricey offer includes a chauffeur)&lt;b&gt; the simplest way to spare yourselves the unbearable proximity with other fellow passengers!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmaKPmciU_SNAjAt72ATdERiEWEkIqHozXzWubcvm04ClHy0XPgImVm4HOhcTgawsudQycsqBW_j3_wxk1m-vOMKIGPMRE-oehU8cgf8Ew7yQb3IXFZs5rN4Wid_KSJ7x99E5S5Rb8NQ2Z1suzy2Qm1E6TV_UfXSFLr67tcmRIjW2SiKPj6bI1A6KgVrR/s1024/image.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmaKPmciU_SNAjAt72ATdERiEWEkIqHozXzWubcvm04ClHy0XPgImVm4HOhcTgawsudQycsqBW_j3_wxk1m-vOMKIGPMRE-oehU8cgf8Ew7yQb3IXFZs5rN4Wid_KSJ7x99E5S5Rb8NQ2Z1suzy2Qm1E6TV_UfXSFLr67tcmRIjW2SiKPj6bI1A6KgVrR/w640-h640/image.png&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Gornergrat railway route according to AI...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Once upon a time in AI wonderland...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In order to make this post as attractive as possible, I&#39;ve asked AI to illustrate the train route to the Gornergrat summit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well,&amp;nbsp;to put it mildly &lt;b&gt;the result is quite puzzling&lt;/b&gt; : as charming as it is fanciful! Let&#39;s take a look at it : Riffelberg station appears twice at different altitudes, the Gornergrat summit is located on the right whereas it should appear on the left... AI even made up the name of the stop &quot;Riffelberp&quot;... uh...sorry your Digital Highness, but there&#39;s no &quot;Riffelberp&quot; there... did you mean &quot;Riffelalp&quot; a place also famous for its fancy hotel?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;ll spare you the other faulty details... Anyway, I&#39;ve learned my lesson : &lt;b&gt;AI is not ready to take over my blog yet!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNzmAd1UdGFxCCNaWXjcYHKrEUx6rZXG1FWhSzvPOwSigFwc-eYRpzOE42OS1tG9XHpe0nVRElYgE7NqPfURSIGiAbRoxAAvzyJamEv-0CuehYtErfWRgCuuAP16wVCBqh6tkP_8sW2Ei_Ly4RFUJJJ7dRXycj49lOA0sMNq_mRa4jVtAw_1CnfOaTDhw/s1920/vlcsnap-2025-12-24-12h04m36s032.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNzmAd1UdGFxCCNaWXjcYHKrEUx6rZXG1FWhSzvPOwSigFwc-eYRpzOE42OS1tG9XHpe0nVRElYgE7NqPfURSIGiAbRoxAAvzyJamEv-0CuehYtErfWRgCuuAP16wVCBqh6tkP_8sW2Ei_Ly4RFUJJJ7dRXycj49lOA0sMNq_mRa4jVtAw_1CnfOaTDhw/w640-h360/vlcsnap-2025-12-24-12h04m36s032.png&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Gornergrat railway route in the real world!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I know, the map above looks a bit more austere than AI&#39;s! Despite the lack of a pretty backdrop, its accuracy matches the reality of the layout of the winding railway track.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME-Ipududw3lWqQJ8HjV9jCpdZP5CUGZpwTu9J3ozmkAL4ztGQrWEeGORIrpl54FWmNDeymse5eWdhSjaLvK8R5kzrEJe_dWXKvXT_H2REVnYQ5GzWMFZ2sZX5R2iM5LzYJTFQRoUhyyCUZK1_GH4f1ymfNkWLU6C59-gEJ_bKQxoP92srlMH4La-HjRH/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME-Ipududw3lWqQJ8HjV9jCpdZP5CUGZpwTu9J3ozmkAL4ztGQrWEeGORIrpl54FWmNDeymse5eWdhSjaLvK8R5kzrEJe_dWXKvXT_H2REVnYQ5GzWMFZ2sZX5R2iM5LzYJTFQRoUhyyCUZK1_GH4f1ymfNkWLU6C59-gEJ_bKQxoP92srlMH4La-HjRH/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Depot and sidings next to the lower terminus.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since I showed up at the station quite early before my train departure, I seized the chance to mosey around the train facilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A challenge raised hands down!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m always &lt;b&gt;a bit nervous about trespassing&lt;/b&gt; in order to take photos : I still remember the way I was shouted at&amp;nbsp;by a rude station master&amp;nbsp;in Soller (Spain) as the guy spotted me in a restricted area... (read the post &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/02/spain-mallorca-my-ride-on-ferrocarril.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, in Zermatt, I was relieved to find a large level crossing enabling the pedestrians to make it over the multiple sidings set between the depot and the platforms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Needless to say the great deal of crossings I made to take as many photos as I needed to illustrate this post! I was even lucky enough to film a train coming out of the garage to the nearby platform.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08OAFMc7_5ayshyjJL5wkD5cIQ1gIKDOp4F1BlFbBGI-MaxCKiV4peej2IKBFvQNU_FqJ-HG4GGZxIc2T_V1aeonJVxvN5UkyJ8XpelE52X5g4dH6AY4bGDOGCXjq8i4vQ7wTGbr_D1bSyqoXGWEyEfNOvK7cKgTlaLPNls_YB6nQnaQsNGIPdxSsIwF7/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08OAFMc7_5ayshyjJL5wkD5cIQ1gIKDOp4F1BlFbBGI-MaxCKiV4peej2IKBFvQNU_FqJ-HG4GGZxIc2T_V1aeonJVxvN5UkyJ8XpelE52X5g4dH6AY4bGDOGCXjq8i4vQ7wTGbr_D1bSyqoXGWEyEfNOvK7cKgTlaLPNls_YB6nQnaQsNGIPdxSsIwF7/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A Stadler train &quot;Polaris&quot; waiting for departure in Zermatt station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Generally speaking, mountain railway timetables are often reduced to the bare minimum : one or two trains in the morning, the same in the afternoon. Their touristic purpose mostly explains such scarce service.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;When it comes to the Gornergrat train, things are way different. As I discovered, this line is not only for tourists but also plays &lt;b&gt;a key role in the resort&#39;s ski lift system&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Every day, &lt;b&gt;from 8am to 10pm there are almost 30 round trips&lt;/b&gt;. In the afternoon, at peak time, you can hop on a train every 20 minutes whether you&#39;re heading to the summit or going back to your cosy hotel room... Maybe that explains why the rolling stock is fitted out more like commuter trains!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A sleek fleet of trains...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;All right, let&#39;s be fair, the five new railcars are &lt;b&gt;way out of the league of ordinary suburban trains&lt;/b&gt;. Nicknamed &quot;POLARIS&quot; for POpular LAndscape Railway In Switzerland, they were designed by the prestigious Italian manufacturer Pininfarina, &lt;i&gt;&quot;the most desirable and sustainable luxury electric carmaker in the world&quot;&lt;/i&gt; says the company, waxing a bit lyrical on its website...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfaQ_NUfV-ldSY-wgIUiRNFP_ba60X0dqbdKmqQwFhuBRZV5DkkZ7ZwA_5ZryCjDoWLi8txmAgq4wb0CuelQrZ5wy0gTOIL0EbcaEvHsptkRErM987NKzQntmMRwpiQURtM1wb91zp9hgoFafoV8wP3QrxanOoSlxQRAgcucOEnDK0f38O8zqkX_Din1O/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfaQ_NUfV-ldSY-wgIUiRNFP_ba60X0dqbdKmqQwFhuBRZV5DkkZ7ZwA_5ZryCjDoWLi8txmAgq4wb0CuelQrZ5wy0gTOIL0EbcaEvHsptkRErM987NKzQntmMRwpiQURtM1wb91zp9hgoFafoV8wP3QrxanOoSlxQRAgcucOEnDK0f38O8zqkX_Din1O/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A 1990s twin unit railcar coupled with a new Polaris train (at the rear).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In the photo above, the train has just pulled out of the station.&amp;nbsp;Most of the time, a train is made up of two units : a recent one and an older
 one. I assume the new rolling stock will gradually replace the latter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;However, I was pleased to ride both generations and seized the chance 
to take as many photos as possible of the oldest units : what a treat to add 
them to my databank!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At this point,&amp;nbsp;I must confess &lt;b&gt;I did something rather foolish&lt;/b&gt; : just picture me hunkering down waiting for a train to come... well,&amp;nbsp; I really should have given a better look at my environement...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;How neglectful of me!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As a matter of fact, I was simply &lt;b&gt;turning my back on a noteworthy facility&lt;/b&gt; : I just missed the entrance of a 250-meter long tunnel used for storing the whole Gornergrat train fleet!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quite unusual indeed since it had been drilled for that purpose only, a single entrance and no way out at the other end.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The main asset of the tunnel is its constant temperature (around 12 degrees Celsius) therefore trains don&#39;t need de-icing in winter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Back to me, standing in the freezing cold for nothing... why didn&#39;t I turn around to take a picture of the tunnel gates? &lt;b&gt;Just imagine how frustrated I felt&lt;/b&gt; back home, when I found out what I had missed! Anyway, I&#39;m the only one to blame... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6GTU6U3zKEhZsKUp46Xl6Se71No-ZWwsaCm9cuabMpsNNxaSnpH9hzi3EOeL252gdTD0jQRtvWjZzwA6K3QoMwyEfZSKJVz_6puUjqNHeEze_z90ZsTcj_H2Z9HSvcg_MenMFj0Q-Rk3qWEz1_1WyHuoj3tUmO0S7b2SMrUlAqNsN4SR4ktXSnxOVUV8/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6GTU6U3zKEhZsKUp46Xl6Se71No-ZWwsaCm9cuabMpsNNxaSnpH9hzi3EOeL252gdTD0jQRtvWjZzwA6K3QoMwyEfZSKJVz_6puUjqNHeEze_z90ZsTcj_H2Z9HSvcg_MenMFj0Q-Rk3qWEz1_1WyHuoj3tUmO0S7b2SMrUlAqNsN4SR4ktXSnxOVUV8/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Chalets in Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn 4,478 m (14,692 ft).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;When I showed up at the station in Zermatt, I was a bit worried about the weather. Not only were heavy clouds threatening to ruin my ride but my photos as well!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;What if it worsened at the summit (3.089 meters high for the record)?! I was nearly &lt;b&gt;picturing myself marooned at altitude&lt;/b&gt;, a raging snowstorm turning the humble writer of this post into an ice statue...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, I didn&#39;t have a choice either since it was the only day I could afford in Zermatt. Believe it or not, as soon as my train pulled out right on time (don&#39;t forget this is Switzerland), the clouds began to scatter revealing within minutes a radiant sun shining over the moutain... Wow, what a treat! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj0FGyIFoYAY064qEuwFwIGiPn4-7iL5Unfl6iemZ_j2yiaePReIDyAlt-DkJGZZIKBj3kAXOXkspVM1S_SE-HHOexnGizc0Itz-A7TPgNuP-zwI8TrChTdmXKsQJKJzwvRuqa4Iso_OGOogY1BwmoqaGwj2ym-pdpU2afrj8ymq8mLupwwZPtyKY5vZ/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj0FGyIFoYAY064qEuwFwIGiPn4-7iL5Unfl6iemZ_j2yiaePReIDyAlt-DkJGZZIKBj3kAXOXkspVM1S_SE-HHOexnGizc0Itz-A7TPgNuP-zwI8TrChTdmXKsQJKJzwvRuqa4Iso_OGOogY1BwmoqaGwj2ym-pdpU2afrj8ymq8mLupwwZPtyKY5vZ/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Between Zermatt and Riffelalp, the line stretches through the forest.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A bit of self criticism... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Reading over the previous paragraphs, it appears that &lt;b&gt;I&#39;ve been too much of a chatterbox about myself&lt;/b&gt; so far : was I going to be in trouble with the staff while snooping around the facilities? Why hadn&#39;t I take photos of the storing train tunnel? And last but not least, what if a snowstorm washed me away at the summit?! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well enough about me, I think it&#39;s &lt;b&gt;time to get back to what really matters&lt;/b&gt; in this post : the Gornergrat train of course!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;The mountains are calling and I must go.&quot; (John Muir)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;From Zermatt to&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;K6pdKd wtBS9&quot; id=&quot;_MY94advZMeukkdUPuI-o4AE_94&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-line-clamp: 6;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Riffelalp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; station, the ride is simply awesome : at first the track slowly gets higher enabling passengers to contemplate a scenic view over the snowy rooftops in the valley.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Once the last chalet out of sight, the route meanders in the shade of fir trees&amp;nbsp;echoing the train’s discreet rumble.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At times, emerging between trees or rocks, &lt;b&gt;the impressive silhouette of the Matterhorn looms in the distance&lt;/b&gt; towering at 4,478 m (14,692 ft).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;K6pdKd wtBS9&quot; id=&quot;_MY94advZMeukkdUPuI-o4AE_94&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-line-clamp: 6;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Riffelalp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; station, a joyful band of skiers smashed the quietness of the moment into pieces : a gentle reminder to the most contemplative passengers that the Gornergrat train also plays a role of ski lift. For this reason, all the coaches are equipped with ski racks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;If you take a ride in summer then you may also spot a tiny tramway at Riffelalp station. As a matter of fact, a 480-metre long tram line links the train platform to a luxury resort nearby.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYQk7EsJTR5Rn2HcnrLEgjqx_AdB6t_c1PAP6gkEo4k_LsRsmJVjWwporIBZFRIcY9WXIFXluU6nF0Dfz2d0d0pRDsxmt4CLruZTJhpp7-VcTMLTbhfuyyfOMN1QMUhp2U_g0kX31zx-o3cCLY52c6XrLc-3x6aHjp6hzKPVV8V_7Z561F7Q6OE-Biij/s906/Little%20tram.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;590&quot; data-original-width=&quot;906&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYQk7EsJTR5Rn2HcnrLEgjqx_AdB6t_c1PAP6gkEo4k_LsRsmJVjWwporIBZFRIcY9WXIFXluU6nF0Dfz2d0d0pRDsxmt4CLruZTJhpp7-VcTMLTbhfuyyfOMN1QMUhp2U_g0kX31zx-o3cCLY52c6XrLc-3x6aHjp6hzKPVV8V_7Z561F7Q6OE-Biij/s320/Little%20tram.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(c) &lt;a href=&quot;https://zermatt.swiss/en/p/riffelalp-tram-&quot;&gt;https://zermatt.swiss/en/p/riffelalp-tram-&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In the early 1900s it was unthinkable to impose a &quot;tiresome&quot; walk on wealthy clients between the train and their posh accomodation hence the little tram. Well I wish I had the chance to go back there in summer to ride it and also treat myself in a five-star suite of course!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PHuE5l8lgRgNlH3xUgUYNTHGVzq3DL1Sh5I1ExWnHdVDmGyIS56BtTiLxmGFCPeAAOpsTm0_cUvAQ0ARFfKlYUxwLGJ6Wx6wv5DRrsMv0UYrhotduAuVZ8auyhFR7wW8sU0mono0Zgsb0dJce8qFWwMttuGVXX6IpVr949nwNCQnY8hV424yzzwuPYGa/s864/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20RTS%20001%20et%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;864&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PHuE5l8lgRgNlH3xUgUYNTHGVzq3DL1Sh5I1ExWnHdVDmGyIS56BtTiLxmGFCPeAAOpsTm0_cUvAQ0ARFfKlYUxwLGJ6Wx6wv5DRrsMv0UYrhotduAuVZ8auyhFR7wW8sU0mono0Zgsb0dJce8qFWwMttuGVXX6IpVr949nwNCQnY8hV424yzzwuPYGa/w534-h640/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20RTS%20001%20et%20002.jpg&quot; width=&quot;534&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Findelbach viaduct (c) SSR TV&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Just before entering Findelbach station, the line crosses the Findelbach viaduct. Almost unnoticeable from the train,&lt;b&gt; this 100-metre railway bridge spans a 90-metre gorge.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In order to give you an idea of how deep the ravine is, I took the screenshots above from an excellent documentary about the Gornergrat train broadcast on Swiss TV. Hard to imagine what civil engineers had to get through to make a train run there... in 1898!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJNB51j1-hETj2o5htUfM3AA3THWH2lrfYLaKtmYtfWOhsT3Ztxv6LFZGrq3xriWIy9qJEzZph9qLnpNgOm6wkfYdOovVWPMgxacoX2yhNB6oFEnXjopNiGP90F0lsLMyBOraYJfZSC9GU-xLkoci-ARcO1f6tHje0lyxL3jzbzbY3cQVqxY3Rm72mX5c/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;362&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJNB51j1-hETj2o5htUfM3AA3THWH2lrfYLaKtmYtfWOhsT3Ztxv6LFZGrq3xriWIy9qJEzZph9qLnpNgOm6wkfYdOovVWPMgxacoX2yhNB6oFEnXjopNiGP90F0lsLMyBOraYJfZSC9GU-xLkoci-ARcO1f6tHje0lyxL3jzbzbY3cQVqxY3Rm72mX5c/w640-h362/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A year 2000 low floor two-section articulated railcar entering Riffelberg station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;A hive of activity...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since my round-trip ticket entitled me to get off the train at every station, I seized the chance to alight at Riffelberg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, at first glance that place has &lt;b&gt;little to do with the wilderness of the mountain&lt;/b&gt; anymore : like a cobweb, a great deal of ski lift poles and cables (not mentioning the train catenary) is spoiling the landscape (photo above). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Despite its altitude (2,583 metres),&amp;nbsp;Riffelberg station is one of the line&#39;s busiest. I didn&#39;t expect to see so many people there! Most of them were &lt;b&gt;skiers connecting from the train to chair lifts&lt;/b&gt; heading to the highest slopes of the resort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, if like me you&#39;re not that much into skiing, Riffelberg station is also &lt;b&gt;a crossing point for hiking trails&lt;/b&gt; (it must be great to trek along them in Summer).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lastly, &lt;b&gt;for those who would be reluctant to any kind of physical effort&lt;/b&gt;, they may also find what they&#39;re looking for in one of the restaurants located next to the train station. I&#39;ll let them taste the &quot;Swiss fondue&quot; (melted cheese, wine, and... garlic), bon appétit!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CiMsrP_lB_JUMgay7sLPTRoqqV0H9NbYQ4bv4fx9XYI1zVsVu_6FM1MUDXdSiyzeu7POt0w8U4_cy4E0kZHhryqqNVPx-bWlIveYEf-JhJERT7i-raXu7ETPqYtmDPnoBiEQJOVlMvVQAGNgDeUFzU-oblHLS5ooGGzl41CoUP5mzsUjPjtrogJIQBrZ/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CiMsrP_lB_JUMgay7sLPTRoqqV0H9NbYQ4bv4fx9XYI1zVsVu_6FM1MUDXdSiyzeu7POt0w8U4_cy4E0kZHhryqqNVPx-bWlIveYEf-JhJERT7i-raXu7ETPqYtmDPnoBiEQJOVlMvVQAGNgDeUFzU-oblHLS5ooGGzl41CoUP5mzsUjPjtrogJIQBrZ/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A game of hide-and-seek with the sun at Riffelberg station...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The mountain’s breath...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;ve always heard that weather conditions at altitude could change in a jiffy. Well, I can say I witnessed such phenomenon happening at Riffelberg station for real.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Within five minutes, &lt;b&gt;the deep blue sky faded to grey&lt;/b&gt;. A cold breeze rose up&amp;nbsp; as if the mountain wanted to whisper in our ears that, despite the train, we were only tolerated there... Chilling isn&#39;t it ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, by some unexpected twist of fate, the sun returned about ten minutes later. Threatening clouds had been defeated for good until the end of the day, what a relief!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswSq9O_oV2BxkKNSP2IMWq8pMsF4p-QLRtOhnq3Uq82y_hMHGYNEaoknnw-HiKrWF6ZNhm3Sv1r1d77OmWX2yhmwYOCpluL7lNJHQ7pvsX9aVTvOT27G2r3nAHTUS8t9RLAOSqxTsR5QnCKYdsRG-Ik3yA78vljxb8vgWgdgz8vUUt49TSKDvce64K4oL/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswSq9O_oV2BxkKNSP2IMWq8pMsF4p-QLRtOhnq3Uq82y_hMHGYNEaoknnw-HiKrWF6ZNhm3Sv1r1d77OmWX2yhmwYOCpluL7lNJHQ7pvsX9aVTvOT27G2r3nAHTUS8t9RLAOSqxTsR5QnCKYdsRG-Ik3yA78vljxb8vgWgdgz8vUUt49TSKDvce64K4oL/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Overhead power lines and switch photographed at Riffelberg station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, since everyone&#39;s mood is back to its best, let&#39;s tackle some technical details! To make it simple, two key points are worth highlighting here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;1/ Don’t get your wires crossed!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The first one is &lt;b&gt;right above your head&lt;/b&gt; : like for trolleybuses, bifilar power lines provide the traction current throughout the Gornergrat line&amp;nbsp;(left upper part in the photo above). As a result, each train is equipped with two small parallel pantographs (left lower part in the photo above).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;UntiI my ride on the Gornergrat train, &lt;b&gt;I had only seen such rare devices on the La Rhune train&lt;/b&gt; (France). Actually, in the 1910s, trains using three-phase electric power required the following model for their power supply : two overhead conductors plus the track.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At the time, direct current wouldn&#39;t have been sufficient to bring enough power to trains operating on the Gornergrat steep slopes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU8b6N1ndQi8ndo87m2TNWi3MIrEQNXjLIqAipaiCA_2jiOejEivt_qMucgmdaVV8UmKr522Hnvi-aDNkUNrTw_01mj8KWwl9MJeDkiTxkJdYWEdLOIjB8UCiJo2hf_PTOAMmbVrzQxC-2PfLcLez2v767pyJu4HJPDseyUZD3hM4vDXkgGECYChUTg60/s1920/MASK%2016-9%20PHOTOS%20FACEBOOK%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;La Rhune rack-railway (France)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU8b6N1ndQi8ndo87m2TNWi3MIrEQNXjLIqAipaiCA_2jiOejEivt_qMucgmdaVV8UmKr522Hnvi-aDNkUNrTw_01mj8KWwl9MJeDkiTxkJdYWEdLOIjB8UCiJo2hf_PTOAMmbVrzQxC-2PfLcLez2v767pyJu4HJPDseyUZD3hM4vDXkgGECYChUTg60/w640-h360/MASK%2016-9%20PHOTOS%20FACEBOOK%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg&quot; title=&quot;La Rhune rack-railway (France)&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The La Rhune trains in France also use twin pantographs.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;2/ On the right track!&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The second point that&#39;s worth mentioning is the rack itself&lt;/b&gt;. I&#39;ve always been fascinated by those toothed rails set between the running rails and believe me, this one deserves particular attention. Let&#39;s get down to the nitty gritty then!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The Gornergrat railway, is equiped with the Abt system (Carl Roman Abt was the clever engineer who designed it in the early 1880s).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Contrary to most of regular&amp;nbsp; rack railways, it looks like two central racks were welded to one another by carefully shifting their vertical teeth. As a result, the train&#39;s cog wheels are always engaged with the rack. This system ensures &lt;b&gt;a great deal of efficiency as well as safety&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ExvNZsH74foF_K7rms3OTvUb4YzpSpj4yolMR-NKMwNi193oMY4YYoRT13zld5jBCqgJr1jmFtxpqir08HgYyklnsVdNHVdsz7qdu55ud2nOnz1IoKEX96UMBB-imPgcD3ZICtxZn3DmOU9cxO9pu2t4sDsar9XolbGyBtKkBbmomFrP3eM60s4upTwA/s1920/Aiguillage.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ExvNZsH74foF_K7rms3OTvUb4YzpSpj4yolMR-NKMwNi193oMY4YYoRT13zld5jBCqgJr1jmFtxpqir08HgYyklnsVdNHVdsz7qdu55ud2nOnz1IoKEX96UMBB-imPgcD3ZICtxZn3DmOU9cxO9pu2t4sDsar9XolbGyBtKkBbmomFrP3eM60s4upTwA/w640-h360/Aiguillage.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A close-up of a rack railway switch at Riffelberg station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, as you can see in the photo above, it becomes &lt;b&gt;a bit complex and expensive&lt;/b&gt; when it comes to switches. That explains why most of today&#39;s rack railways are equiped with a simpler and cheaper system called &quot;the Sturb rack&quot; (we&#39;ll pay tribute to that good old Emil Sturb in due time, I promise!).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L6sp-iAZ6ELtjxldI_ZNib1Xxj2QAiTl7ayaoF20lhKf90pc8HM-3OLpul7k9QyAmfN_dWurZ3bbb6lEDSyenZPtK43nSJu4lRtS7HbvKUaaQvPeEFhyZEfCAU0bTT9-eOqYRjTHyq9cwoNoWjxEOuUZ70IoAcHIkzHjHn6LmmO-6Y0xIkm9ikMnTR7b/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L6sp-iAZ6ELtjxldI_ZNib1Xxj2QAiTl7ayaoF20lhKf90pc8HM-3OLpul7k9QyAmfN_dWurZ3bbb6lEDSyenZPtK43nSJu4lRtS7HbvKUaaQvPeEFhyZEfCAU0bTT9-eOqYRjTHyq9cwoNoWjxEOuUZ70IoAcHIkzHjHn6LmmO-6Y0xIkm9ikMnTR7b/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20011.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Weather condition permitting, the scenic view is breathtaking at Rotenboden station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The platforms of Rotenboden station sit at 2,815 metres (9,236 ft) above sea level... can you believe that?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Can you also believe that at this&amp;nbsp;dizzying&amp;nbsp;altitude, a double track serves a station where trains are calling every ten minutes?! It&#39;s hard to imagine how inhospitable and remote that place was for centuries! So bleak in fact that, till the end of 1930s all traffic had to stop : &lt;b&gt;winters were too harsh to venture up there till Spring&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nowadays, given the altitude, some foreign passengers need to use the &lt;b&gt;oxygen masks available&lt;/b&gt; here, said the station master.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-PIVCqc8mI4cBuva6SPET9dvnhTFkEYZvEvGWvFGda-VRb7hVUdhSd3ERLBoVb8QpzojnpIAr3G1XwQVgpr74KB5FKLH07QAmRj_0_bmQkFilrnKKy0AY47PFUfbbDcKBhhPM14RuVKPd-vy5kCCeBLnxNHMLvQNiWNuNpsB1XuBjqVkbfaW3-z3w_M/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-PIVCqc8mI4cBuva6SPET9dvnhTFkEYZvEvGWvFGda-VRb7hVUdhSd3ERLBoVb8QpzojnpIAr3G1XwQVgpr74KB5FKLH07QAmRj_0_bmQkFilrnKKy0AY47PFUfbbDcKBhhPM14RuVKPd-vy5kCCeBLnxNHMLvQNiWNuNpsB1XuBjqVkbfaW3-z3w_M/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Last bends before reaching Europe&#39;s highest open air terminus!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;While the train was slowly climbing to the summit, I couldn&#39;t stop wondering why a crazy investor had imagined building a railway here...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s hit the rewind button to the mid 1850s!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At the time, the entire economy of the valley relied on goat dairy farmers. Nevertheless, from time to time, some &lt;b&gt;bold and wealthy Englishmen ventured to Zermatt&lt;/b&gt;. Were they infatuated with local goat milk? Of course not!&amp;nbsp;We all know that Brits will never abandon their beloved tea, even on a whim!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Actually, those tourists of the &quot;avant-garde&quot; were &lt;b&gt;seeking adventurous treks on the icy slopes of the Gornergrat&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, do not picture them wearing today&#39;s skiing gear but bundled up in overpriced Victorian outfits. Walking in the snow and risking damage to their elegant clothing was simply unthinkable, so local peasants were hired to transport &lt;b&gt;our valiant adventurers in... sedan chairs!&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Within years that little business became far more profitable than goats. Nonetheless, in the 1890s, as the traffic of sedan chairs was soaring, &lt;b&gt;a greedy investor imagined a revolutionary way to explore the mountain&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s see... what kind of transport could bring hordes of tourists up to the Gornergrat summit? A train of course!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;One must move with the times...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;At first, &lt;b&gt;the project encountered significant resistance&lt;/b&gt; since it was threatening the flourishing sedan chairs business. No matter the grumpy opponents, construction works of the railway track were officially launched in 1896. Hard to believe but just two years later, on 20th August 1898 the line opened to the public!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lest we forget the hundreds of Italian workers who broke records (and likely a few bones) to complete their risky job on the Gornergrat slopes. We also owe them for having 
turned a crazy dream into reality!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79WGJ18qsqB8jbzD0lkdwQG8syg-Auu6DqVA51znvFX5RGNILmlY_Aw4xs2LpNk9KhFZAlMH3RcQiXNJHhJTxjkFg3LiDeGd-etQo-LcvzzEhB9r8Vv2Sjri5JmtvDGDC9gTmreMWRJTCNPML3TuA6gpEH-mws5K1J0whv-ZWLyE4EUISRQ81PdH9lzY/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79WGJ18qsqB8jbzD0lkdwQG8syg-Auu6DqVA51znvFX5RGNILmlY_Aw4xs2LpNk9KhFZAlMH3RcQiXNJHhJTxjkFg3LiDeGd-etQo-LcvzzEhB9r8Vv2Sjri5JmtvDGDC9gTmreMWRJTCNPML3TuA6gpEH-mws5K1J0whv-ZWLyE4EUISRQ81PdH9lzY/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Planting my flag at the Gronergrat summit...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although the spectacular scenic view at the upper terminus comes along once in a lifetime, &lt;b&gt;there&#39;s still a lot to do at the Gornergrat summit&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously you can opt to &lt;b&gt;nibble something at the fancy restaurant&lt;/b&gt; (brace yourselves for the bill!), you may also send a postcard from the post office housed inside the station building (Europe&#39;s second highest PO) or, like many visitors do, &lt;b&gt;light a candle in the chapel&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Bernhard von Aosta&quot; built in 1950.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A gem that&#39;s worth its weight in gold!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Railway&amp;nbsp;enthusiasts&amp;nbsp;like me, will also take a look at &lt;b&gt;the &quot;3003&quot;, one of the very first locomotives&lt;/b&gt; that entered service in 1898 (at the centre in the photo above). Don&#39;t ask me why it was given that golden coat of paint, I have no explanation for that... except perhaps&amp;nbsp;Switzerland’s&amp;nbsp;fascination for gold!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 ecological asset of the Gornergrat railway is worth mentioning here 
since it was electrified from the start. At the very beginning, a 
hydroelectric plant used to supply the traction current to the trains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Heartening fact...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Today,
 each train engine works as a generator during the downhill 
journey. As a result, the generated power is then used by the other trains on their 
uphill commute. This green technology enables three trains travelling 
downhill to produce enough energy for two trains heading to the summit. 
That&#39;s what I call sustainable development! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkmsdCHNjsIx_pGXBlljyv5gRWSyM2QJ0Q91Y56R89PbAYYNdhirKLpsUfDoVckfSGSrJjWfy3v28HJ0kIXMf3X1bYkiNf55qxkort8ZnFZYYMOAHS3Bb62y4pXY2XGK7KRTTEACbjEXijxOSYkl94HdzVUpM3xp2DNEErJKRfVatIyDtrmv9RENmywbn/s1920/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20014.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkmsdCHNjsIx_pGXBlljyv5gRWSyM2QJ0Q91Y56R89PbAYYNdhirKLpsUfDoVckfSGSrJjWfy3v28HJ0kIXMf3X1bYkiNf55qxkort8ZnFZYYMOAHS3Bb62y4pXY2XGK7KRTTEACbjEXijxOSYkl94HdzVUpM3xp2DNEErJKRfVatIyDtrmv9RENmywbn/w640-h360/GORNERGRAT%20TRAIN%20014.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I even graduated from the Gornergrat railway!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Closing thoughts...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;All right, as a conclusion, I could summarize the Gornergrat railway using a lot of adjectives in order to emphazise how magnificent it is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well, I&#39;m not going to do this. &lt;b&gt;I want to make my final paragraphs a little more personal&lt;/b&gt; by sharing with you &lt;b&gt;one last tip I hadn&#39;t heard of&lt;/b&gt; before my ride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;After visiting the Gornergrat summit, try to hop on a train bound for Zermatt at sunset. Trust me, when daylight fades the ride is truly one of a lifetime!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pure bliss!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the blue of the sky darkens to unveil its first sparkling stars, the dazzling white of the mountain shifts to shades of purple. For once, &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t use your camera&lt;/b&gt; to try to catch it, on the contrary keep your eyes wide open, &lt;b&gt;let yourself soak up this unique atmosphere&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As the discreet humming of the train&#39;s engine was steadily rocking the scenery, &lt;b&gt;I felt mesmerized by that unexpected twilight experience&lt;/b&gt;. Trust me I hadn&#39;t lived such a lovely moment on a train in my life!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Needless to say how impatient I am to ride more trains in Switzerland just to check if they&#39;re all going to put that same magical spell on me&lt;i&gt;...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Thank
 you for reading this post. Don&#39;t hesitate to reach out to me for 
comments or questions : it&#39;s always a pleasure to get feedback!&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;You may also like :&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/01/uk-my-rail-tour-in-scotland.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMslHRhzj7TvMONRdqVySt1YRyNAPzOrkdrSEy0TElXWfYtd5WadePzi0eXBb6yV4hb-yb3-w4HvQ94M4p05KaP3rifcYDmFOzlQG-y4OSJV0r1KGGd5ZY8yDWFgc_gqBC6wjYhxfrz9r/w400-h225/ECOSSE+HIGHLIGHT+BLOG+LONG+READ.jpg&quot; title=&quot;UK - My Rail Tour in Scotland&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/feeds/6319467192811706563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5531684915017108974/6319467192811706563' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/6319467192811706563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/6319467192811706563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/04/switzerland-on-gornergrat-train-to.html' title='SWITZERLAND - On the Gornergrat Train to Europe&#39;s Highest Terminus!'/><author><name>Boris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18269806795061852702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TTriqgxHYoCff4dZknUd80jvSSTFiymQs331BYzzaJbFBk6VSPc-Wh6c_aEuC7RCjZMWlxs-FImvFClY8TEoGMSSZKIrxZnddLQuBz4YGbEEnrgHqiBR-LWMY4RIE/s220/IMG_E9902.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTTb9zNcYrvSkcTJAMKYltcL4zMErmDOO65yDu5ubhwfg-d-RlAh2e0Onk1aF0XO3HeWruwH5qfrC1Gno9fdpDs8ib7cJMWXPRasTw7HaqjMdMEhyphenhyphenpbBnmNCZB88wrPBCbcbqv-7n4KiWQRVvOOz7aE8w5kge7abXcYoDjjsOd51e30SZEG5VkTJTVjS/s72-w640-h360-c/VIGNETTE%20HIGHLIGHT%20BLOG%20LONG%20READ%20NEW%20PHOTOSHOP-GORNERGRAT.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531684915017108974.post-4685153110977889694</id><published>2026-04-05T00:00:00.021+02:00</published><updated>2026-04-05T00:00:00.123+02:00</updated><title type='text'>HUNGARY - Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content entry-content&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcERfGuUcdcegK3qTvmTNk1t5TP8dtiib1hHNmkfrG7YMRV7urfalKTx-Ucl9IvaWL3y8tN18BxkVcnCfZ6am3U0k93bcQbhppyzEsPbXpXayZ7mq0OENW0lr4VAmLPH2wVShpPe3hTHH/s640/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+-+BANDEAU+HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Budapest&#39;s children railway is one of the last remaining chances to spot &lt;b&gt;an original train opearating as it used to be in the communist era&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Of course, I felt quite disconcerted at first. Obviously I wasn&#39;t prepared to take such a giant leap... backward!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Nevertheless,
 isn&#39;t this train an incredible opportunity to travel in time back to 
before the consumer society even existed in Hungary? In the end, does it
 really matter if the pioneers don&#39;t follow the dictatorship of modern 
marketing ? After all they&#39;re not Disneyland cast members: they don&#39;t 
need to wear some quirky outfits to be as strongly committed as they 
are.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7hpoWtmkmlsvlRUjO3WawZ2hJXBl5RWRirkgekG_HM_wgli0PRxpZKmeFEprAk3yc0ezZP8cpanuszY10HpfSHLMwd_LjtGa4Z4iWJ6-UhzIwtxr70ayvSjnlkGcn1vt3c1a4eFcxw7V/s1600/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7hpoWtmkmlsvlRUjO3WawZ2hJXBl5RWRirkgekG_HM_wgli0PRxpZKmeFEprAk3yc0ezZP8cpanuszY10HpfSHLMwd_LjtGa4Z4iWJ6-UhzIwtxr70ayvSjnlkGcn1vt3c1a4eFcxw7V/s640/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wild boars and deers are likely to wander on the tracks... &lt;br /&gt;
given the massive aspect of the locomotives, who do you think is the winner ?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Each train I saw was pulled by one of these big Diesel locomotives. As their &lt;b&gt;wafts of soot pervade the route and its environs&lt;/b&gt;, I bet they don&#39;t deserve the eco-friendly label!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Speaking
 of which, there have never been any steam locomotives operating there 
since the commissioning of the line. Although coal is not exactly part 
of sustainable development, let&#39;s admit that a beautiful steam 
locomotive whistling through the lush green forest would look great !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu8Qdc_tk6CbHXptk0iRFyyAWOY05R9v1hl8esPRZ8iK5-axoERcLFCj9yyhf8yJpAo222LgAiHSFWl4TzDM3TboW40xPcDN84Lx-cD6xvv6f8sp1J5dxBDGQnQfN73tn6v84ltvALuzr/s1600/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu8Qdc_tk6CbHXptk0iRFyyAWOY05R9v1hl8esPRZ8iK5-axoERcLFCj9yyhf8yJpAo222LgAiHSFWl4TzDM3TboW40xPcDN84Lx-cD6xvv6f8sp1J5dxBDGQnQfN73tn6v84ltvALuzr/s640/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+016.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Pioneers are responsible for the train&#39;s safety as soon as it departs.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Most of the pioneers working on the train are aged from 14 to 20. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170502-the-rail-line-operated-by-children&quot;&gt;Mike MacEacheran&lt;/a&gt;, the youngest ones are 10! Anyway, the spirit of pioneer trains was &lt;b&gt;to teach teenagers responsabilities at the highest level&lt;/b&gt;. It was also a great opportunity to teach them to work as a team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindJetkIiZsW1dzVMU4HfHN4LS3Izzfv9JfmSDA7lt454el9ePCl0IcnMS9NlkNERFe4jYLWOI8gOxSSh4Q07IqjyuFVzgcDoqdncxaH9NauKFcQOEUsOZIAzGhCzgS-6uFjFyNVG2Tk3x/s1600/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindJetkIiZsW1dzVMU4HfHN4LS3Izzfv9JfmSDA7lt454el9ePCl0IcnMS9NlkNERFe4jYLWOI8gOxSSh4Q07IqjyuFVzgcDoqdncxaH9NauKFcQOEUsOZIAzGhCzgS-6uFjFyNVG2Tk3x/s640/CHILDREN%2527S+RAILWAY+BUDAPEST+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Gyermekvasút Children&#39;s Railway, Budapest&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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No right to fail: the supervisor is watching !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;There is only one thing that children are not allowed to do...&lt;/b&gt; 
have you guessed ? Come on, that&#39;s the most exciting part: they can&#39;t 
drive the train! I&#39;m sure that&#39;s for safety and insurance matters unless
 the adults don&#39;t want to share their big toy with kids, do they ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Anyway, children are trained for multiple tasks : I heard some of them 
make the passenger annoucements, my ticket was checked by a young 
inspector and the teenage station master in the photo above gave the 
departure signal to my train. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The ticket control was lacking in friendliness.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m not as mean as you think!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Contrary to what &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170502-the-rail-line-operated-by-children&quot;&gt;Mike MacEacheran wrote in his article&lt;/a&gt;,
 I didn&#39;t have a nice little chat with the young ticket inspectors. On 
the contrary, I remember the one who took care of me staring at my 
ticket balefully and suddenly, without a word, handing it over to me.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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All
 right, I know what you&#39;re thinking at this very moment : I must be 
quite intimidating with kids. Believe me, I always try to be nice! 
Moreover, both ticket inspectors behaved exactly the same with my fellow
 passengers. See, I&#39;m not as mean as you think ! Anyway, let&#39;s suppose 
that it was their first day on duty and &lt;b&gt;they felt a little bit impressed dealing with people&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Trains will stop here only on passengers&#39; request.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The line serves 7 stations (some of them are even connected to the main tram and bus lines).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The speed approaches 20 Km/hour which is not far from the average speed of public transport in town.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En tant qu&#39;utilisateur des transports en commun parisien, je dois avouer que &lt;b&gt;la seule chose qui m&#39;importe vraiment au quotidien c&#39;est la régularité du trafic... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Si un incident paralyse le réseau, je fais
 aussi partie de ces voyageurs stressés qui pestent contre la terre 
entière... bref, je râle comme tout bon Parisien se doit de le faire 
sans doute pour être à la hauteur de sa détestable réputation. 
Évidemment, je ne suis pas fier de mon comportement en contradiction 
totale avec ma passion pour le monde des transports ferroviaires !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;De plus, il faut &lt;b&gt;reconnaître&lt;/b&gt; que &lt;b&gt;la gestion du réseau en pleine heure de pointe est incontestablement un exercice délicat&lt;/b&gt;.
 Le moindre incident technique sur un train est une menace pour la 
fluidité du trafic. C&#39;est précisément pour éviter ce genre de 
désagrément que les trains sont soumis à une maintenance minutieuse. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Avant de visiter les ateliers d&#39;entretien 
des trains de la ligne 5 et des trams de la ligne 1, je n&#39;avais pas la 
moindre idée des infrastructures gigantesques nécessaires pour assurer 
le bon fonctionnement du matériel roulant. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Suivez-moi à Bobigny pour découvrir les coulisses de l&#39;exploit !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sur le photo-montage au-dessus, une rame de métro MF01 à gauche et une rame de tramway TFS à droite.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnYMb5kF1CEeO5UkDhide-cT_q9axJZcjMXajTrBbBDaAOz__26mtCsX8qkZ0Wn7pdMTL4afpU_Qbin827z2PeCr9kLimn3zavnBw0Weus2cULlVz7Z75dg59fvFAUOAsslUGbO-WRB87efcPbx1cnX_EmHjrRxUKh6FbS09lNRRno1na3f9ked3DB8ZD/s605/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;353&quot; data-original-width=&quot;605&quot; height=&quot;117&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnYMb5kF1CEeO5UkDhide-cT_q9axJZcjMXajTrBbBDaAOz__26mtCsX8qkZ0Wn7pdMTL4afpU_Qbin827z2PeCr9kLimn3zavnBw0Weus2cULlVz7Z75dg59fvFAUOAsslUGbO-WRB87efcPbx1cnX_EmHjrRxUKh6FbS09lNRRno1na3f9ked3DB8ZD/w200-h117/MASK%20ENGLISH%20FLAG.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/05/france-maintenance-facility-for-subways.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Read this post in English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Au premier plan le dépot de Bobigny avec, en arrière-plan, l&#39;atelier de maintenance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2013/09/paris-line-5-renovation-works.html&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Le Dépôt de Bobigny en chiffres: &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ouverture: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;1988&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Surface: &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;43 900m²&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Effectifs: environ &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;70 salariés&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nombre de rames de métro : &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;50&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (en service sur la ligne 5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nombre de rames de tramway : &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;35&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (en service sur la ligne T1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Rames de métro MF01 en attente d&#39;inspection technique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quand l&#39;intelligence artificielle prend les commandes...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais quand je pense à un atelier de maintenance, j&#39;imagine toujours &lt;b&gt;un endroit sombre peuplé de machines dotées d&#39;engrenages gigantesques empestant une odeur de graisse&lt;/b&gt; aussi chaude qu&#39;entêtante... en bref le lieu parfait pour un polar bien glauque ! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon il faut avouer que mes fantasmes ont 
été réduits à néant dès mes premiers pas dans l&#39;atelier : tout était 
impeccable, propre et rangé ! Les trains en attente d&#39;inspection étaient
 tellement nickels que &lt;b&gt;j&#39;avais presque l&#39;impression de me balader dans une concession automobile !&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnPmlnRi2yLmKSr9zxag67ZIcFLRKYrUlYqU-pfTWcUJh8BtdktyxEQ1kc6WQdwtqUEwyjamonYNXa9G7KWKRqSZoT4tF1vLD059hjnHvGZC6yrJvTp-JBe7_wWEa3TD7wBf0VzNcfF1W/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnPmlnRi2yLmKSr9zxag67ZIcFLRKYrUlYqU-pfTWcUJh8BtdktyxEQ1kc6WQdwtqUEwyjamonYNXa9G7KWKRqSZoT4tF1vLD059hjnHvGZC6yrJvTp-JBe7_wWEa3TD7wBf0VzNcfF1W/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Vue de l&#39;intérieur de la cabine du conducteur d&#39;une rame de métro MF01.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Environ 50 trains sont en service sur la ligne 5, une des plus fréquentées du métro parisien.&lt;b&gt; Les rames MF01 équipent la ligne 5 depuis 2011&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les nouveaux train intègrent un haut 
niveau de technologie puisqu&#39;ils peuvent non seulement fonctionner en 
mode pilotage automatique mais aussi sans signalisation. En fait, aux 
heures de pointe, le rôle du conducteur consiste principalement à 
surveiller la fermeture des portes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Une fois que le train passe en mode automatique, il reçoit en temps réel &lt;b&gt;toutes les informations lui permettant d&#39;adapter sa vitesse&lt;/b&gt;. Cela permet d&#39;optimiser le trafic sur la ligne en fonction de la fréquentation des voyageurs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ce système automatique répond au doux nom d&#39;OCTYS (&lt;b&gt;O&lt;/b&gt;pen &lt;b&gt;C&lt;/b&gt;ontrol of &lt;b&gt;T&lt;/b&gt;rains, &lt;b&gt;I&lt;/b&gt;nterchangeable &amp;amp; &lt;b&gt;I&lt;/b&gt;ntegrated &lt;b&gt;S&lt;/b&gt;ystem), il devrait se généraliser sur l&#39;ensemble des lignes du métro parisien à l&#39;avenir.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pupitre de conduite d&#39;un tramway TFS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Là où la matière grise continue à fonctionner... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Le tableau de bord d&#39;un tram de type TFS (&lt;b&gt;T&lt;/b&gt;ramway &lt;b&gt;F&lt;/b&gt;rançais &lt;b&gt;S&lt;/b&gt;tandard) peut sembler obsolète si on le compare à celui d&#39;un métro MF01! Pourtant, &lt;b&gt;à la fin des années 1980, les trams TFS représentaient le renouveau de ce mode de transport urbain&lt;/b&gt;. Aujourd&#39;hui, les conducteurs de ces rames quasi historiques doivent composer avec leur technologie d&#39;époque!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3wN2HUE5cKCfW9dz3pEplMnbi2zUgQyhFzuUmg15is_XMPNR2pJArhmo19pQyUYFEsrZEnAeXjs_1WGokdn_qXTDlakdLRuDQqJ2seDAgeHnnztLWsInJdPooXdmI9wQ95HsMXqYju4g/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3wN2HUE5cKCfW9dz3pEplMnbi2zUgQyhFzuUmg15is_XMPNR2pJArhmo19pQyUYFEsrZEnAeXjs_1WGokdn_qXTDlakdLRuDQqJ2seDAgeHnnztLWsInJdPooXdmI9wQ95HsMXqYju4g/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Salle de commande de la ligne 1 du tram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans la cour du dépôt, je découvre un 
petit bâtiment qui abrite la salle du contrôle du trafic de la ligne 1 
du tramway. Le moins que l&#39;on puisse dire c&#39;est qu&#39;elle est plutôt 
encombrée! Cependant, l&#39;équipe en charge de la supervision de la 
circulation des 35 rames (aux heures de pointe) semble s&#39;en accommoder 
parfaitement.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxIUdznGoI0z6yo-MY4c8zjpU4vp5OPMR_awIUbmLjFnz5JlR6BV7ZXs2rLFvTEYzsrKtrVqqRE_UBw8nDMeg9-WgYCN9Ph3eKuZD7YsMZjDJuNI8NErK9yfCoQOcrk4zBdagKJgKkSI-/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxIUdznGoI0z6yo-MY4c8zjpU4vp5OPMR_awIUbmLjFnz5JlR6BV7ZXs2rLFvTEYzsrKtrVqqRE_UBw8nDMeg9-WgYCN9Ph3eKuZD7YsMZjDJuNI8NErK9yfCoQOcrk4zBdagKJgKkSI-/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+011.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Procédure en cours de contrôle des bogies d&#39;un tram TFS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Même si &lt;b&gt;les trams de la ligne 1 sont loin d&#39;être des TGV&lt;/b&gt;, leurs bogies requièrent malgré tout une attention constante. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Nous avons tous déjà entendu crissement 
caractéristique des roues en fer dans une courbe n&#39;est-ce pas? Cette 
torture ne concerne pas seulement nos oreilles délicates mais aussi &lt;b&gt;les roues qui s&#39;usent plus vite dans les virages&lt;/b&gt;!
 En conséquence, l&#39;atelier de Bobigny possède un banc de contrôle (Cf. 
photo ci-dessus) pour détecter et corriger les défauts des bogies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon ça n&#39;a pas l&#39;air très compliqué : 
juste quelques boutons à presser et vous obtenez une roue flambante 
neuve! Dans ces conditions, je me demande bien pourquoi je n&#39;ai pas été 
autorisé à reprofiler quelques roues... juste pour essayer la machine 
quoi!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Patin frotteur pour alimentation électrique d&#39;une rame de métro MF01.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Rencontres du 3ème type... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai aussi profité de ma visite pour &lt;b&gt;étudier de près des équipements d&#39;ordinaire inaccessibles&lt;/b&gt;.
 Par exemple, il est rare de pouvoir examiner d&#39;aussi près l&#39;un des 
frotteurs qui assurent l&#39;alimentation électrique du train via le 3ème 
rail. Sous tension, 750 Volts (courant continu) transitent par ces 
patins... de quoi garder ses distances avec le 3ème rail!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx7hHNK1gdQYrq5yR6FELrCjEcwWZM-bRH1b557L4IjyjyjLGgwlhUV1NEHDh6BUepN5lPogLlqlVrCx7lDBWDUbusfnV419Z9ZiQRHtRCdo4UD_DEQaAFT_nTZLTLN6kR-QVmE889xMz/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx7hHNK1gdQYrq5yR6FELrCjEcwWZM-bRH1b557L4IjyjyjLGgwlhUV1NEHDh6BUepN5lPogLlqlVrCx7lDBWDUbusfnV419Z9ZiQRHtRCdo4UD_DEQaAFT_nTZLTLN6kR-QVmE889xMz/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pièces détachées pour les frotteurs et les freins des rames MF01.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En me baladant dans l&#39;atelier, j&#39;ai aussi découvert &lt;b&gt;des stocks impressionnants de pièces détachées&lt;/b&gt;.
 C&#39;est assez grisant toutes ces références, de la plus petite à la plus 
grande... chacune d&#39;entre elle est régulièrement inspectée et remplacée 
si nécessaire pour assurer le fonctionnement optimal de chaque train.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chaque rame nécessite 80 mâchoires de frein&lt;/b&gt;
 et capte le courant de traction via 6 patins frotteurs. Comme 50 trains
 circulent sur la ligne 5, je vous laisse faire le calcul du nombre de 
pièces détachées nécessaires pour la flotte au grand complet! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJR_9zoh4vpkqOCcWm7AwULP8pityjBUqdvcBVb_J7T4FIfCxIxFg8fVNd6BTuhoZjXbwwqi3Ws3qe_TuksXvfLTJ6nXM4yOA3gBG_6qDvUNUeF06YL7NxZZ7I3d8wkt8oZn8Vy8jPSVS/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJR_9zoh4vpkqOCcWm7AwULP8pityjBUqdvcBVb_J7T4FIfCxIxFg8fVNd6BTuhoZjXbwwqi3Ws3qe_TuksXvfLTJ6nXM4yOA3gBG_6qDvUNUeF06YL7NxZZ7I3d8wkt8oZn8Vy8jPSVS/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Encore des pièces détachées mais pour les tramways cette fois-ci!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Il y&#39;a aussi des pièces détachées plus difficiles à identifier... Prenons celles sur la photo ci-dessus par exemple : &lt;b&gt;à quoi peuvent bien servir ces ressorts tendus entre deux supports?&lt;/b&gt;
 Sont-ils une partie du pantographe? S&#39;agit-il d&#39;amortisseurs en cas de 
freinage d&#39;urgence ou font-ils partie du siège éjectable du conducteur 
?!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Rien de tout ça en vérité : en fait &lt;b&gt;vous passez dessous sans le savoir&lt;/b&gt;
 à chaque fois que vous montez ou descendez du tram puisque ces longs 
ressorts font partie du dispositif d&#39;ouverture/fermeture des portes des 
tramways! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n-tiRdu1ST9ShpsoaaRz-yuDUmMbNWcMzse7qDt5AtOww-x-wGjjGYc4ds_J8ilXgp_Qq1Kve-fq35iE32eBtSX-6FOozFgeU8GahddaUKZc0_Xae73CkanqQyCJACtemiAjWt4f1o1o/s1600/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n-tiRdu1ST9ShpsoaaRz-yuDUmMbNWcMzse7qDt5AtOww-x-wGjjGYc4ds_J8ilXgp_Qq1Kve-fq35iE32eBtSX-6FOozFgeU8GahddaUKZc0_Xae73CkanqQyCJACtemiAjWt4f1o1o/s640/MAINTENANCE+FACILITY+003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Maintenance Facility for Subways and Tramways in Paris&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Un des blocs de climatisation situé sur le toit des rames de métro MF01.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Afin de répondre à une [très] vieille demande de ses usagers, &lt;b&gt;la RATP a doté ses rames MF01 de climatiseurs&lt;/b&gt;. Voilà une amélioration notable n&#39;est-ce pas ?! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bon, ne nous emballons pas puisqu&#39;il 
semble que l&#39;activation de la climatisation repose sur la seule bonne 
volonté du conducteur. Certains d&#39;entre eux semblent ignorer les bien 
faits d&#39;un air &quot;réfrigéré&quot; et oublient régulièrement de l&#39;activer. Cela 
n&#39;est pas problématique tant que les températures restent raisonnables 
mais lorsque Paris est victime d&#39;une vague de chaleur, les passagers en 
ressentent vite les conséquences. En effet, &lt;b&gt;sur les rames MF01 les fenêtres ne s&#39;ouvrent pas&lt;/b&gt;. Par conséquent, la température à bord des trains devient vite insupportable et &lt;b&gt;l&#39;ambiance tourne vite à celle d&#39;un hammam à l&#39;hygiène douteuse...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;C&#39;est pour cela que j&#39;étais impatient de 
voir à quoi ressemblait le dispositif de climatisation. Il y&#39;en a sur le
 toit de chaque voiture. Selon le technicien de la RATP en charge de la 
visite, la mise en service serait automatique. Un thermomètre gérerait 
même automatiquement la fabrication du froid ainsi que la ventilation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Lorsque je lui ai fait part de mes nombreux voyages à bord de rames surchauffées il a semblé étonné: selon lui &lt;b&gt;les pannes seraient rares en raison d&#39;une maintenance régulière&lt;/b&gt;.
 Pour ma part, à la lecture du compte Twitter de la ligne 2 lors des 
pics de chaleur, il semble que je ne sois pas le seul à être concerné 
par les &quot;faiblesses&quot; du système de climatisation embarqué... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Voies de garage à la sortie des ateliers de Bobigny.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bilan de ma visite...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ma visite aux ateliers de Bobigny fut vraiment intéressante: &lt;b&gt;je ne m&#39;attendais pas à&amp;nbsp; découvrir qu&#39;un tel niveau de technologie&lt;/b&gt;
 était requis pour assurer la maintenance des trains et tramways. Tout 
semble reposer désormais sur la prise en charge informatique. &lt;b&gt;Le moindre mouvement du matériel est supervisé par des algorithmes&lt;/b&gt;, sorte de version moderne du &quot;HAL&quot; dans le film de Kubrick &quot;2001 l&#39;Odyssée de l&#39;Espace&quot;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En conséquence, si quelque chose ne se 
passe pas comme prévu, l’ordinateur de bord prend immédiatement la 
décision d&#39;arrêter le train. Dans ces conditions, &lt;b&gt;inutile d&#39;espérer qu&#39;une réparation de fortune puisse faire repartir la rame!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En fait, tout cela m&#39;a également rappelé 
ce que le &quot;HAL&quot; (l&#39;ordinateur central du vaisseau spatial dans &quot;2001, 
l&#39;Odyssée de l&#39;Espace) déclare aux astronautes à bord : &lt;i&gt;&quot;Nous [les ordinateurs] sommes par définition infaillibles et par conséquent &lt;b&gt;incapables de commettre la moindre erreur&lt;/b&gt;&quot;&lt;/i&gt;...
 lorsqu&#39;on connaît l&#39;entêtement fatal du &quot;HAL&quot; dans le film, on ne peut 
que souhaiter qu&#39;un tel système ne régisse jamais les installations de 
maintenance des trains!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Merci d&#39;avoir lu cet article! &lt;b&gt;N&#39;hésitez pas à me faire part de vos remarques&lt;/b&gt;, c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s1920/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;337&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s320/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 I knew you were bold enough to take up the challenge! Since we&#39;re about
 to set sights on a 67-kilometer (42-mile) route that takes 4hrs. 46mns.
 to cover (with a return ticket), don&#39;t forget to get yourselves 
something to drink and nibble!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Ready to go ? Let&#39;s get down to business&amp;nbsp; then! &lt;b&gt;Follow me to Belgium for a ride on that outstanding tram line&lt;/b&gt; stretching along the coast, from the French to the Dutch border. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;We&#39;ll discover the line&#39;s highlights, rolling stock, a few historic remains and... some tasty Belgian waffles of course!&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj4yIgWYWBkJgEfs_I8ZF4yoWTOKgUPM4P2pWCSPZB8z34x0xbkcD3Pl9VSt9v7g4UrJeHrRnNm1n1QffLw_B7s3izF87Sn6BBQVWSjkbBU1oafN1Vo3PTMoU0WrTqbgNt1oUx3WdO45vPxMKBLLgiKPdOpR4H_fpzpiubtDpmwWL1IQiH0quM5l-nBos/s2560/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20MAP.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Coast Line layout.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1493&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2560&quot; height=&quot;374&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj4yIgWYWBkJgEfs_I8ZF4yoWTOKgUPM4P2pWCSPZB8z34x0xbkcD3Pl9VSt9v7g4UrJeHrRnNm1n1QffLw_B7s3izF87Sn6BBQVWSjkbBU1oafN1Vo3PTMoU0WrTqbgNt1oUx3WdO45vPxMKBLLgiKPdOpR4H_fpzpiubtDpmwWL1IQiH0quM5l-nBos/w640-h374/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20MAP.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Coast Line layout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Given the line&#39;s uncommon length, &lt;b&gt;I made the city of Ostend my base camp.&lt;/b&gt;
 As you can see in the map above, the city is located right in the 
middle of the tram route. Therefore it enabled me to divide my tram ride
 in two parts : the 1st one up to the North terminus at Knokke and the 
2nd one up to the South extremity at De Panne.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For a Parisian like me, &lt;b&gt;it was quite easy to get to Ostend :&lt;/b&gt;
 I popped out of the Gare du Nord station on a TGV high-speed train 
bound for Brussels Midi station. Once there, I caught an intercity 
heading to Ostend. See, I was strolling along the docks of the Flemish 
city in almost the blink of an eye!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A word of advice... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As
 you may know, even if Belgium is a mainly a bilingual country 
(French/Flemish -and also a little bit of German in the East-) only a 
few people speak both languages fluently. Since the Belgium coast is in 
the Flemish region, the good news is : &lt;b&gt;you can get rid of your French conversation guide!&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Actually,
 for historic reasons, French and Flemish communities haven&#39;t been 
getting along for years. As a result, speaking French (above all with a 
Belgian accent) in Flemish regions can be seen as a provocation : &lt;b&gt;there&#39;s a little chance that the person you&#39;re talking to makes an effort to get what you&#39;re saying...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, unless you&#39;re brave enough to tackle Flemish lessons, &lt;b&gt;speak English and everything will be fine&lt;/b&gt;, even if like me you&#39;re betrayed by your French accent! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgdHxZRLTXFUxfmWfqjrJgHQxgRz6GuPCJuvS3C7wyGkwx-8JxjOwQQ25vDiWeveaUdoFjuInqUA6YihO5p1uINT72wskSuSjRBFPBFw3Sftr9g24zaf2dEyCR_GMONtH6Blmu18GSYLWN-sXO2ojcOBEo6DLthtgueBwzBZpg0dpktfp1lRFA498lE7/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Oostende Marie-Joséplein stop.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgdHxZRLTXFUxfmWfqjrJgHQxgRz6GuPCJuvS3C7wyGkwx-8JxjOwQQ25vDiWeveaUdoFjuInqUA6YihO5p1uINT72wskSuSjRBFPBFw3Sftr9g24zaf2dEyCR_GMONtH6Blmu18GSYLWN-sXO2ojcOBEo6DLthtgueBwzBZpg0dpktfp1lRFA498lE7/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20005.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Oostende Marie-Joséplein stop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;How to live your tram experience to the fullest...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 nearest tram stop from my hotel was &#39;Oostende Marie-Joséplein&#39;. As I 
quickly found out at my expense and contrary to a regular tram line, 
stops are quite scarce, even in Ostend downtown. So, &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t miss your stop : trust me, the next one is likely to be quite far!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;You can buy tickets at vending machines at every stop. Unless I&#39;m mistaken, &lt;b&gt;the only place where you can find a ticket office with a staff member to talk to is in Ostend at Marie-Joséplein stop&lt;/b&gt;
 whose the charming halt has been spared the city&#39;s modern architecture!
 Anyway, I showed up there to buy a 3 day-pass at the old ticket window 
like generations of passengers have been doing for years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Always a stickler for detail... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;On day one, I took an &quot;exploration&quot; ride&lt;/b&gt;
 to see for myself what the line looked like from Ostend to the sea 
resort of Knokke. Everytime I spotted some interesting place from my 
window seat, I scribbled a note on the line map that you can see at the 
top of the photo above. &lt;b&gt;On day two, I took the tram again and got off
 as often as I had noted  places that might be worth a photo and a few 
lines in this post.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhCkIdF0iYrY4iEV3BFPfgEKdhF1n8BfKwRxLnUdTWI6xLs-9YfXmz9nfb_zZsmYjmZbCR_4YGCG56kUJ6KogXrQdb9NQkG-ig2HgatUQNoJPe2YvUt5KAUJXbUr39CriLys7SUQ_Or0vI2VApJdsvVJX4HoZx2bYi6HsGfGJwFYUO-xkHM0Fjq3Vot8f/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Ostend Station facilities&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhCkIdF0iYrY4iEV3BFPfgEKdhF1n8BfKwRxLnUdTWI6xLs-9YfXmz9nfb_zZsmYjmZbCR_4YGCG56kUJ6KogXrQdb9NQkG-ig2HgatUQNoJPe2YvUt5KAUJXbUr39CriLys7SUQ_Or0vI2VApJdsvVJX4HoZx2bYi6HsGfGJwFYUO-xkHM0Fjq3Vot8f/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20002.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ostend Station facilities&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Part I : Heading North, from Ostend to Knokke...&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The first stop I would recommend is at Ostend train Station&lt;/b&gt;.
 Actually, you cannot miss it since it is one of the city&#39;s landmarks 
located just next to the port.The whole place was renovated from 2012 to
 2020. The least I can say is that was worth it!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 old building erected in 1913 looks as clean as a whistle today. Not 
only has it been a train facility for decades but it also used to be a 
ferry terminal : the train platforms are only a few steps within reach 
of the docks! Due to the decline in sea transport at the end of the XXth
 century, ferries are no longer docking in Ostend. Anyway, the station 
has been turned into a different kind of hub : today it connects trains 
coming from Brussels to the coast tram and the local bus network.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Train and tram tracks are now housed beneath modern awning. &lt;b&gt;The new structure blends in perfectly with the old station building.&lt;/b&gt;
 Passenger experience is also improved since everything was designed to 
enable a quick and easy access to the different means of transport : 
kudos!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizR4exZBXDNV5Lh94mZamQw2AB5kwt_MFwn1Uyvcdy6yu4o82EVypky-3XVv2wjyhW8RsYVS6xiYl43bTfvHECeusZwjgtdPgqZdpFOjA2610i76dfxS-51YikeyLFF9-GAEb6kUp6WLOAPiq34UfJxsrUVNJJ8SMhDcxD8jfZ-w_8HFuW7vU4u-O-ZFo/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20003bis.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Former depot remains near Ostend Station.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizR4exZBXDNV5Lh94mZamQw2AB5kwt_MFwn1Uyvcdy6yu4o82EVypky-3XVv2wjyhW8RsYVS6xiYl43bTfvHECeusZwjgtdPgqZdpFOjA2610i76dfxS-51YikeyLFF9-GAEb6kUp6WLOAPiq34UfJxsrUVNJJ8SMhDcxD8jfZ-w_8HFuW7vU4u-O-ZFo/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20003bis.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Former depot remains near Ostend Station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Back to the mists of time...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Look what I found wandering around the railway station! &lt;b&gt;I was overwhelmed with excitement to discover some former tram facilities&lt;/b&gt;
 (in the photo above), even though I reckoned that they were about to be
 soon buried beneath some modern buildings : real estate seems to be 
very trendy in Ostend nowadays... Therefore, I felt very lucky to 
capture on camera those &lt;b&gt;last remains of sidings and depot before their dismantling.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Browsing
 the internet, I even came across the picture of a tram operating in the
 surounding area before the new station inauguration (in the photo 
above, on the lower left). Nevertheless &lt;b&gt;I still haven&#39;t found anything about the purpose of that place&lt;/b&gt;
 : did it play a key role on a daily basis or was it some kind of 
secondary infrastructure for spare trams ? Obviously, if any of you have
 further details to share, please don&#39;t hesitate to reach out to me! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE36nUSIhsSas92Ysc0x4Sb1xtr3OkmZ_ZfSTIVfRg9rYcLuKFHNsbXN9CD81qJ0biO9zJJgcbVjkLf1a1XF8UHxyXYFX8phWM0OxAx4_h-5y5GQPWs3iGTS2k11JLF9WlNu6WZgzKrTw27YUMYAjHnH1VUDADopojn6bB6d3uUW1LFHtbsTZCr6DYu0WE/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Swing bridge with peculiar installation for tram overhead power lines.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE36nUSIhsSas92Ysc0x4Sb1xtr3OkmZ_ZfSTIVfRg9rYcLuKFHNsbXN9CD81qJ0biO9zJJgcbVjkLf1a1XF8UHxyXYFX8phWM0OxAx4_h-5y5GQPWs3iGTS2k11JLF9WlNu6WZgzKrTw27YUMYAjHnH1VUDADopojn6bB6d3uUW1LFHtbsTZCr6DYu0WE/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Swing bridge with peculiar installation for tram overhead power lines.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For tram weirdos... uh, lovers only!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As I kept snooping around Ostend train station, &lt;b&gt;I stumbled upon an unusual installation&lt;/b&gt; : a treat for a tram lover like me!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In
 dockland areas, the coast tram line passes over several swing bridges, 
that is to say movable bridges that can be rotated horizontally around a
 vertical axis to enable cargo ships to pass. &lt;b&gt;That kind of bridge can be an issue for tramways&lt;/b&gt; whose pantographs need to keep contact with overhead wires at all times.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As
 a result, engineers set bars shaped like skis either side of the 
opening gap (in the photo above, on the upper right). Therefore, &lt;b&gt;pantographs can operate, gently sliding from one overhead bar to the other&lt;/b&gt; as the tramway crosses the bridge. What a clever device isn&#39;t it?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Obviously trams don&#39;t break speed records when passing over the bridge. &lt;b&gt;By night there&#39;s a little bonus &lt;/b&gt;:
 when the pantograph makes its way beneath that rather uncommon 
electrical device, it triggers a nice blue spark. So, if you&#39;re staying 
in the area you know how to &quot;entertain&quot; yourself now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjzjaSooz-vdNJV5PekT2MObDXh02A26Q3IUgnUQy2hLzdu2w6CXuq9JhQmEyAuWzMhNBZlSpNWPLUwx7ngCwtdKX1u0F2Dfe2zxZc9Yw_vVemIoKLCf1PGRJlm6ih514JWCscAijq0KLILBNtHmkXEb7LDpUdqwal4B_6Baw8m7DHQvc-CXLQbL4v2jB/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Tracks set amid tedious scenery : a stark contrast with the charming De Haan station!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjzjaSooz-vdNJV5PekT2MObDXh02A26Q3IUgnUQy2hLzdu2w6CXuq9JhQmEyAuWzMhNBZlSpNWPLUwx7ngCwtdKX1u0F2Dfe2zxZc9Yw_vVemIoKLCf1PGRJlm6ih514JWCscAijq0KLILBNtHmkXEb7LDpUdqwal4B_6Baw8m7DHQvc-CXLQbL4v2jB/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Tracks set amid tedious scenery : a stark contrast with the charming De Haan station!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Almost bored to death... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The further North my tram headed, the more worried I became&lt;/b&gt;
 : despite its &quot;coast tram&quot; name, I couldn&#39;t see any trace of dunes or 
sea. Worse still, the layout of the tracks consisted in endless straight
 lines set up next to roads.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;For a time, to avoid boredom, &lt;b&gt;I tried guessing whether my tram could overtake the vehicles I randomly chose in the traffic&lt;/b&gt;
 : tram versus the red Audi (we lost obviously), tram versus the black 
motorcycle (lost again), tram versus the pink tandem on the cycle track 
(hurray, we won!!!) To be fair, I must specify that only the front 
cyclist seemed to be doing the pedalling...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;All of a sudden and against all odds, &lt;b&gt;like an oasis appearing in the middle of the desert, we came to the charming village of De Haan&lt;/b&gt;
 with its posh villas along the tracks and striking station building 
inaugurated in 1903 (see in the center of the photo above). If you&#39;re 
reluctant to get off the tram there, just be aware that the place is 
also famous for its delicious Belgian waffles...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguglBAnpCAfzQ_uBwrgAYi6UCcjxL2KjusQWVAbZfSm1erT7NmFOaoe5vZcDJOoQ9lIdcWu00SqedQflBRqFob3MJPB1A2qOxLGOx4124xgFNPB_-hOkz_7d3ME3xooAaJPWpBwL5sfq44JEqiLGVHx1JZ8cUJVVc3Zyph_axv_mME5GVrc946UlzDsUKE/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Former and current tram shelters at Breedene Renbaan stop.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguglBAnpCAfzQ_uBwrgAYi6UCcjxL2KjusQWVAbZfSm1erT7NmFOaoe5vZcDJOoQ9lIdcWu00SqedQflBRqFob3MJPB1A2qOxLGOx4124xgFNPB_-hOkz_7d3ME3xooAaJPWpBwL5sfq44JEqiLGVHx1JZ8cUJVVc3Zyph_axv_mME5GVrc946UlzDsUKE/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20011.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Former and current tram shelters at Breedene Renbaan stop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Hold your horses!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;There&#39;s almost nothing left of the tram facilities as they were in the roaring twenties. However, &lt;b&gt;I spotted the tram shelter in the photo above&lt;/b&gt;.
 It was designed and built at the so-called &quot;Late Art Nouveau Style&quot; 
period. At this time, architects were fond of a brand new construction 
material : reinforced concrete. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I
 hopped off the tram to have a closer look at it. The fresh coat of 
paint ornamented with dashing red patterns is such a contrast compared 
to the current ugly shelter (lower right in the photo).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Since
 this stop was serving a nearby racecourse, it was given the name of 
&quot;hippodrome&quot; as you can still see it carved on the front side. Anyway, 
no more races here today but a splendid... car park! Consequently, the 
modern stop was renamed &quot;Breedene Renbaan&quot;, &lt;b&gt;quite an efficient means to wipe away the glorious equestrian past of the location...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, in 2023, in order to commemorate its 100th birthday, the old edifice was declared a national monument. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZ02tjujwKt3wgzFeg_lfUsxt1le600A3tXSqQcA0xqWCTPQWMEyF8mQj0cgmqZiuRgS9jF9YyXYXQTOm3G9EZ1ZTf2lCCCaxJtIHHYRrE1NBre96HrvKIpptsCa9Q3XG211B-M9x2yIJNj_v6Mo4QmB2yjm6fC2XR4D011htDHoCkIdfJ5IWmPZ3jUbo/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20013.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Knokke Station terminus facilities.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZ02tjujwKt3wgzFeg_lfUsxt1le600A3tXSqQcA0xqWCTPQWMEyF8mQj0cgmqZiuRgS9jF9YyXYXQTOm3G9EZ1ZTf2lCCCaxJtIHHYRrE1NBre96HrvKIpptsCa9Q3XG211B-M9x2yIJNj_v6Mo4QmB2yjm6fC2XR4D011htDHoCkIdfJ5IWmPZ3jUbo/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20013.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Knokke Station terminus facilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Knokke Station is the line&#39;s Northern terminus. Contrary to most modern tramways, &lt;b&gt;the Coast Line rolling stock has only one front driving cabin :&lt;/b&gt;
 it cannot operate in reverse (which can be problematic in case of line 
disruption).&amp;nbsp; As a consequence, trams make U-turn on the terminal loops 
set up at both terminals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As
 I was wandering around Knokke station facilities, I noticed that they 
were quite recent : new tracks, platforms, even the sidings looked 
dashing! &lt;b&gt;I wish I had had the guts to sneak into the shed&lt;/b&gt; (upper 
right in the photo above) to discover what kind of treasure it was 
housing : some vintage vehicles ? a works tram ? a little museum ? Well,
 since I didn&#39;t dare to trespass, I decided to play it by ear and to 
make my way up to the seafront.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Passing the time until I reboard... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As I found out at my expense on my Google Maps app, &lt;b&gt;Knokke Station is located in a neighbourhood quite remote from the coast&lt;/b&gt;. So, brace yourself for a half hour walk before getting to the promenade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Anyway, I wouldn&#39;t say that I instantly fell in love with the seaside of Knokke. As I showed up there, I found &lt;b&gt;a place disfigured by big appartment buildings as far as the eye can see&lt;/b&gt;, a promenade consisting in a wide lane made of concrete and expensive restaurants for tourists flocking to Knokke by buses...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Do
 I need to mention the looming cranes of the international trading port 
of Zeebrugge that can be seen from the beach  ? Enjoy the view!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Well I decided not to linger in Knokke any longer. Heading back to Ostend by tram, &lt;b&gt;I was hoping that the South part of the line will be more attractive&lt;/b&gt; than the North one. Fingers crossed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Part II : Heading South from Ostend to De Panne...&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8KZKWjgakBnKB9a12xsoKCP7g2WMbRzri870-VeUEmZxU5qzCxC90EdOtOE4MINdIUDUf7KgpocUgVzDznmB9Iz5l_DV2onhERKbfuAjD4WiN-cPWlDFMuJGhqOyuGu2JgXphJWDhg2u2aUHW2H5XmfaGTcPk-3aGA7iItSN_zzmvJ3SQCxnrr3gxd_g/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Where the Coast Line deserves its name... at last!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8KZKWjgakBnKB9a12xsoKCP7g2WMbRzri870-VeUEmZxU5qzCxC90EdOtOE4MINdIUDUf7KgpocUgVzDznmB9Iz5l_DV2onhERKbfuAjD4WiN-cPWlDFMuJGhqOyuGu2JgXphJWDhg2u2aUHW2H5XmfaGTcPk-3aGA7iItSN_zzmvJ3SQCxnrr3gxd_g/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20007.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Where the Coast Line deserves its name... at last!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The next morning started well. Only a couple of stops from Ostend, &lt;b&gt;the Coast Line proved to me that it fully deserved its name... at last!&lt;/b&gt;
 Between Ravelingen and De Greefplein stops (that is to say a 
5-kilometer ride) the North Sea reveals its sandy shores battered by the
 waves. So take my advice, &lt;b&gt;get a window seat to be sure not to miss anything!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A bit of History...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although the coast was miraculously spared sea resort constructions here, &lt;b&gt;the scars of history are still visible on the dunes&lt;/b&gt;.
 Indeed, some fortifications of the Atlantic wall can still be seen 
there. Built during WWII in order to prevent allied landings anywhere on
 the European coastline, they were given all kinds of weapons such as 
heavy guns and pieces of artillery (see lower part in the photo above). 
Well, I must admit that those fortifications are still impressive years 
after the German defeat!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;... and a morning routine...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;See
 the sand between the running rails (upper part in the photo above)? In 
order to prevent any derailments, a &quot;vacuum cleaner train&quot; gets rid of 
it every day. &lt;b&gt;I wish I could have taken a photo of that cleaning unit&lt;/b&gt;, unfortunately I assume it operates just before the first tram of the day at dawn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmvIeQNcS3oA5phGyKges8zJFYJNECgTRs9h8I1cgRBAM0KnwH3GKemB7otfn8CXGv8uIDV_Pkb_hzWo-6swFTwQIUP7k9mGDNl7w-aqmU0uJcjy-JybYbp4_wCB_qyWu3gTh1oQUw5EbFg2qMMJB6iKdh798aWXGraiD5UizljwXJ5X_EjGVY-0Wq-nP/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20006%20bis.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The line&#39;s most inspiring section!&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmvIeQNcS3oA5phGyKges8zJFYJNECgTRs9h8I1cgRBAM0KnwH3GKemB7otfn8CXGv8uIDV_Pkb_hzWo-6swFTwQIUP7k9mGDNl7w-aqmU0uJcjy-JybYbp4_wCB_qyWu3gTh1oQUw5EbFg2qMMJB6iKdh798aWXGraiD5UizljwXJ5X_EjGVY-0Wq-nP/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20006%20bis.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The line&#39;s most inspiring section!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A lot to &quot;sea&quot; and... a lot to do! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m
 not going to beat about the bush : this section is the best to enjoy 
from the tram. Furthermore, weather permitting (don&#39;t forget you&#39;re in 
Belgium, not in Hawaii!) there&#39;s a lot to do in the area : you can 
sunbath (obviously), ride your bike on the cycle track (guaranteed no 
hills) or even discover the region by foot since some trails snake 
across and beyond the dunes. Just follow the signs : I bet you&#39;ll find a
 walk adapted to your level! So, &lt;b&gt;don&#39;t hesitate to get off the tram to make the most of this awesome spot!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHFANZq8B8pEl56E-ObLIBVfdPoJK4SPEwS7F3DY2xro_YOldSGAi51PkdeeAv-LvnGzwON1Xk9sMJt0U-haw8YogblA03b8V4O3E1fBITeSnHoCT4eWNHqVXeJMHGPnpwJBCdxyzdYPsP4Cni69sX3HwpdlmyqeUmCb03g5AkiV5mAFODIh2eldOvma3/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Back to the game of hide and seek behind apartment buildings...&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHFANZq8B8pEl56E-ObLIBVfdPoJK4SPEwS7F3DY2xro_YOldSGAi51PkdeeAv-LvnGzwON1Xk9sMJt0U-haw8YogblA03b8V4O3E1fBITeSnHoCT4eWNHqVXeJMHGPnpwJBCdxyzdYPsP4Cni69sX3HwpdlmyqeUmCb03g5AkiV5mAFODIh2eldOvma3/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20008.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Back to the game of hide and seek behind apartment buildings...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The &quot;Cinderella syndrome&quot;...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Remember
 the fairy tale of Cinderella? You know, the poor girl whose fancy dress
 turns back into rags as soon as the clock strikes midnight! Well it is 
the same as soon as the Coast Line goes beyond De Greefplein station : &lt;b&gt;the magic stops working&lt;/b&gt; and the beautiful scenery gives way to endless straight avenues lined with hideous appartment buildings or modern villas.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBahB2q0xXVfgxB517Xtp3xY76wXPrk8t_KfHFNmgOwlok8WGhYuKlXuWg8lWkleVntphjiGa82yWRbmW-7Z9cPKgGZWfTUjizVvuCUWFrLx_sc2n92jGHFkwhkkTX6AyMtYH-XlGjH4WRefstG2NBQJ0hiNc1x8buoD87bGGgZLOuE5SeydGKM0YJLsT/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Trams at De Panne terminus.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBahB2q0xXVfgxB517Xtp3xY76wXPrk8t_KfHFNmgOwlok8WGhYuKlXuWg8lWkleVntphjiGa82yWRbmW-7Z9cPKgGZWfTUjizVvuCUWFrLx_sc2n92jGHFkwhkkTX6AyMtYH-XlGjH4WRefstG2NBQJ0hiNc1x8buoD87bGGgZLOuE5SeydGKM0YJLsT/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Trams at De Panne terminus.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Gist of De Panne terminus... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I wish I could write that the line&#39;s layout is more attractive nearing the Southern terminus in De Panne. Unfortunately &lt;b&gt;I didn&#39;t spot any particularities arousing my unquenchable curiosity&lt;/b&gt;...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;However,
 if you are looking for some fun in the region, then you must hop off at
 Plopsaland stop (the last one before the terminus). You&#39;ll find a big 
amusment park featuring all kinds of attractions there. The roller 
coaster is said to be the best in Europe... &lt;b&gt;I&#39;ll let you be the judge!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Except the train station building, &lt;b&gt;there&#39;s nothing else to marvel at in De Panne terminus&lt;/b&gt;.
 Nevertheless it is worth noticing that the place is a very convinient 
hub for public transport. The track of the trams are just next to the 
train platforms. Therefore you can travel to Brussels by train without 
going back to Ostend by tram. There&#39;s also a bus connection to get to 
the French city of Dunkirk (check the timetable carefully of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dkbus-blog.com/panne&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;line 2B&lt;/a&gt; : it doesn&#39;t run everyday).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Stretching
 my legs around the terminus, I came across a small depot (upper right 
in the photo above). Although it didn&#39;t seem very lively when I showed 
up, it&#39;s not the same during summer months : &lt;b&gt;some old trams are exhibited to the public there&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://promottonoordzee.wixsite.com/mysite/copy-of-homepage-frans&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Special tram rides&lt;/a&gt; are also organised on restored vehicles.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Needless to say that I&#39;m looking forward to going back to De Panne to hop on one of those vintage trams!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nqwqTksteJ65ajx8AGY755XXI4k9CnmfNmE6QvMPlXTvHz52D38TFzrXbAsII1e7PN5qXdXP9ffJc2q6D6SkK5OP_7pU583SUyMakp2vLeL_B6wYeLVn94kGTPxsHM2AxbfGPvKMshihqJCHCZ7umwNxBzNxERrwnQkD60rwJlhNzZs31cALc7RzkFB/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;One of the last BN series 6000 unit photographed in De Panne.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nqwqTksteJ65ajx8AGY755XXI4k9CnmfNmE6QvMPlXTvHz52D38TFzrXbAsII1e7PN5qXdXP9ffJc2q6D6SkK5OP_7pU583SUyMakp2vLeL_B6wYeLVn94kGTPxsHM2AxbfGPvKMshihqJCHCZ7umwNxBzNxERrwnQkD60rwJlhNzZs31cALc7RzkFB/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;One of the last BN series 6000 unit photographed in De Panne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Time to bow out... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I reckon I saw the last units of the old fleet of BN series 6000 in 
service during my stay. Given the length 
of the Coast Line, those massive cars (which look a bit like a snow plow, don&#39;t they?) were designed to fit light transit 
system requirements : &lt;b&gt;reliability and endurance above all&lt;/b&gt;. 
Needless to say that sustainable development and accessibility weren&#39;t 
top concerns at the time! That &quot;robust&quot; rolling stock entered service in
 the 
1980s.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Almost 50 years later, it was replaced by 48 brand new CAF Urbos III 
trams. Before my stay in Belgium, I had already the opportunity to spot a
 fleet of Urbos III in Edinburgh, UK (&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/06/uk-my-rail-tour-in-scotland-edinburgh.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;check out the post here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2AZ3qJs4TLPCZ_Usn6pKp7ptmN5ADrYxBOrScT1kYBM9ZgACMVCQQRfV3HakfXHuTuAwQ1061JXH9apGnDOdljZAuWS2Y3iidtKA1BL0KoXZCfGA3niDtgAltChgxiHk8NacURgpnEUE2xqBdRiiI-uhFhjp_gn2xBtnLdRGR6ZEu4QsXmwu-2siQ55j/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;One of the 48 CAF Urbos III trams currently in service.&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2AZ3qJs4TLPCZ_Usn6pKp7ptmN5ADrYxBOrScT1kYBM9ZgACMVCQQRfV3HakfXHuTuAwQ1061JXH9apGnDOdljZAuWS2Y3iidtKA1BL0KoXZCfGA3niDtgAltChgxiHk8NacURgpnEUE2xqBdRiiI-uhFhjp_gn2xBtnLdRGR6ZEu4QsXmwu-2siQ55j/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;One of the 48 CAF Urbos III trams currently in service.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A pampering tram... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;With its low-floor, recorded announcements and easy to read electronic displays, &lt;b&gt;the new generation ticks all the boxes regarding accessibility for disabled passengers&lt;/b&gt;.
 I also give a like to the credit card payment available on board (you 
can also use your mobile phone to get your ticket). What a clever way to
 encourage anybody to hop on, even on a whim!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Last but not least, since the Coast Line trams are unidirectional &lt;b&gt;their rear sides were given rotundas to enjoy a panoramic view over the seaside&lt;/b&gt; (or less pleasant scenery when crossing endless urban areas...).&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK1YtgMSdS2dbM-VIhYn9fTEpMRU8UP6fsLWHPy2bId0VwQMSgFePwa-TrI5zguKKd-1RaVttwv2e-rkXut5JQH8GPh1RBH1M80M7C3vE_EUTG2fa5lFWj0induiG4HAmUIuRwQa9rprCMhw5HoukhAf5gJORTuhEbdLRvDpct_tppHV44WlWTgcg8Aa_/s1920/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20014%20GAND.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Moseying around the city of Ghent...&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK1YtgMSdS2dbM-VIhYn9fTEpMRU8UP6fsLWHPy2bId0VwQMSgFePwa-TrI5zguKKd-1RaVttwv2e-rkXut5JQH8GPh1RBH1M80M7C3vE_EUTG2fa5lFWj0induiG4HAmUIuRwQa9rprCMhw5HoukhAf5gJORTuhEbdLRvDpct_tppHV44WlWTgcg8Aa_/w640-h360/OSTENDE%20TRAM%20014%20GAND.jpg&quot; title=&quot;BELGIUM - My Ride on Europe&#39;s Longest Tram Line!&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Moseying around the city of Ghent...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Closing thoughts...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Generally
 speaking, writing a post conclusion is quite easy. So, can you explain 
why I am suffering from writer&#39;s block right now ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Actually I think that&#39;s because &lt;b&gt;I really had mixed feelings on the Coast Line tram&lt;/b&gt;.
 And you know what, I&#39;m the only one to blame! Indeed, the more I was 
preparing my trip to Belgium, the more I was getting infatuated with the
 idea of travelling on Europe&#39;s longest tram line.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;I gradually put myself in the same state of mind than before going on a blind date&lt;/b&gt;,
 you know ? A lot of expectations before and a kind of disappointment 
during the meeting. I assume that&#39;s precisely what happened in Belgium.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;I
 was fancying a tram running for miles along an endless coast, its 
railway tracks forming like a gigantic zipper between the rough sea and 
threatening dunes..... A treacherous environment, a valiant tram and an 
intrepid passenger : me, of course!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wake up Boris, time to come back to the real world!&lt;/b&gt; I must admit that my fantasy was short lived on the actual Coast Line...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;So, &lt;b&gt;in order to spare you a waste of time, here is my advice :&lt;/b&gt;
 although it&#39;s killing me to write it, the Coast Line tram is only worth
 riding between Ostend and De Greefplein stops. Quite a short ride but 
that&#39;s the only part of the line overlooking the sea. The rest of it is 
far too much in urban settings. If you stay a couple of days in the 
region, then I&#39;d suggest a day trip to the city of Ghent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Escaping Ostend...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Trains pull out of Ostend station on the hour every hour and get to Ghent in only 45 minutes. On your arrival, &lt;b&gt;take a look at the inner decoration of Ghent station&lt;/b&gt;
 : there are some stunning frescoes (on the upper left in the photo 
above)! Then, hop on tram line 1 or 3 to reach downtown, alight at Ghent
 Vogelmarkt stop which is only a few steps within reach of the city 
hall. &quot;Et voilà!&quot;, the only thing you have to do now is &lt;b&gt;wandering along the maze of canals marvelling at the architecture of medieval old buildings!&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;What
 if after all, Europe&#39;s longest tram line had also an unexpected 
connection : one which widens your world to the wonders of the past!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;background-color: #fcff01; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Thank you for reading this post. Don&#39;t 
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  &lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHSzid-1OZrJr4VNKYP8ccv57XSQ6Gwn-q4hGJpZUrqdGEyjwA8XwqAgeIFSH0s1tzYUDjj88BiXXWpRmovlCfcWmiX9mc31I9vEXNxj7viimAqIZcd2RXJBnB9IfBvdHhrNId4vrsydvMIls_bCldCsc4kELnnUminov4udvMHieGIZJJrtRgzzISGFS/s1920/BILBAO%20FUNICULAR%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHSzid-1OZrJr4VNKYP8ccv57XSQ6Gwn-q4hGJpZUrqdGEyjwA8XwqAgeIFSH0s1tzYUDjj88BiXXWpRmovlCfcWmiX9mc31I9vEXNxj7viimAqIZcd2RXJBnB9IfBvdHhrNId4vrsydvMIls_bCldCsc4kELnnUminov4udvMHieGIZJJrtRgzzISGFS/w640-h360/BILBAO%20FUNICULAR%20-%20BANDEAU%20HIGHLIGHT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The
 city of Bilbao is surrounded by hills. Therefore, if you want to have&amp;nbsp; a
 panoramic view over the Basque country&#39;s biggest town, hop on the 
Artxanda funicular. Beware, its lower station can easily go by 
unnoticed!&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rEDCORXg1XngxUVOStzqrEQMwT_A01X15KwcMdlljrZcRUthTOoVbIOeelXNiS7jEEh1ZUKcxzvCip8b4FBvScNgM5RPDm7qiy2Fg3vTDItv0cOxDtTD9ED-NLBZenyHbwsiMLL6QZjM/s1600/BILBAO+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - Exploring Bilbao&#39;s city transport - Bilbao Tramway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rEDCORXg1XngxUVOStzqrEQMwT_A01X15KwcMdlljrZcRUthTOoVbIOeelXNiS7jEEh1ZUKcxzvCip8b4FBvScNgM5RPDm7qiy2Fg3vTDItv0cOxDtTD9ED-NLBZenyHbwsiMLL6QZjM/s640/BILBAO+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - Exploring Bilbao&#39;s city transport - Bilbao Tramway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Artxanda funicular : entrance of the lower station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Here is a piece of advice&lt;/b&gt; to find 
it: get off the tram at Uribitarte stop, then cross the river Nervion on
 the modern walkway. Once you arrive on the other bank, follow the signs
 that lead you to the funicular station (less than a 10-minute walk away
 from the river).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A cursed funicular...&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
The least I can say about this centenarian funicular is that it has had &lt;b&gt;an epic existence&lt;/b&gt;
 so far! Indeed, in the late 30s it was badly damaged during the Spanish
 civil war bombings, closed in 1976 for 7 years after a serious accident
 and several times flooded by the river Nervion...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66dNkQf8G4ojIOz_n8xu6WKRSQdsYprQvraDlyp3V2YnKSSEA-WIQ2vGxm0YaI28_TOW_Ei0zYFQC7JP0SpagIxCjxwIAgIWQK15SOHV6wE76Kucbq9oQxKzzd05fUkxkzN3dOcxXU22U4JK9FaGv2pJT0ukyNn7urzatbt2lju07rnB2rMEIIHKAsl-r/s1920/BILBAO%20FUNICULAR%20002.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66dNkQf8G4ojIOz_n8xu6WKRSQdsYprQvraDlyp3V2YnKSSEA-WIQ2vGxm0YaI28_TOW_Ei0zYFQC7JP0SpagIxCjxwIAgIWQK15SOHV6wE76Kucbq9oQxKzzd05fUkxkzN3dOcxXU22U4JK9FaGv2pJT0ukyNn7urzatbt2lju07rnB2rMEIIHKAsl-r/w640-h360/BILBAO%20FUNICULAR%20002.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Upper station : panoramic view and former machinery cog-wheel exhibited at the entrance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Whatever the calamities the funicular went through, it&#39;s obvious that 
constant care has been given to it in order to keep the service running.
 That might explain why the facilities are &lt;b&gt;as clean as a whistle&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AqS0gdV8R9B5es_HILLGeDfltXe06R-coqpJSp7legrWRICzbI9UWKD8iZdgpvClNkfoqEBYPpH5c2SCp7yPskYyReIA8xt4Yzu-SEnJ001NOYDuSaIXgklJWqi1CM65eHfaU6u7wjEu/s1600/BILBAO+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SPAIN - Exploring Bilbao&#39;s city transport - Bilbao Tramway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AqS0gdV8R9B5es_HILLGeDfltXe06R-coqpJSp7legrWRICzbI9UWKD8iZdgpvClNkfoqEBYPpH5c2SCp7yPskYyReIA8xt4Yzu-SEnJ001NOYDuSaIXgklJWqi1CM65eHfaU6u7wjEu/s640/BILBAO+010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SPAIN - Exploring Bilbao&#39;s city transport - Bilbao Tramway&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Bilbao&#39;s skyline looming through the mist.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Although
 the &quot;voyage&quot; is quite short (about 3 minutes to reach out the 
terminus), try to sit just behind the funicular operator : the best spot
 to make the most of the ride! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
To be honest, the weather conditions weren&#39;t at their best during my 
stay in Bilbao. Consequently, due to the showers and gust of wind that 
welcomed me at the upper station &lt;b&gt;I wouldn&#39;t say that I enjoyed a cracking view over the city&lt;/b&gt;.
 On the contrary, I rushed back to the funicular to take shelter in a 
hurry. Anyway, I bet the Artxanda summit is a nice place for a walk in 
spring... uh, let&#39;s say summer, just to be sure!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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 avoir été convaincus des intentions pacifiques de leur prisonnier, les 
Lilliputiens le libèrent à condition qu&#39;il fasse attention à ne pas les 
écraser avec ses pieds de géant... Une fois libre, Guillver part à la 
découverte de l&#39;île et des minuscules sujets qui composent cet étrange 
royaume.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Très bien, à ce stade du post, je peux facilement lire dans vos pensées :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;pourquoi diable est-ce que je vous parle d&#39;un vieux conte pour enfants ?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;N&#39;ayez crainte, je n&#39;ai pas changé d&#39;avis, ce blog est toujours dédié aux trains !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 fait, la vérité est que je n&#39;ai pas pu m&#39;empêcher de penser aux Voyages
 de Gulliver lorsque j&#39;ai découvert le métro de Glasgow pour la première
 fois. En effet, son matériel roulant paraît si petit que&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai vraiment eu l&#39;impression de monter dans un jouet destiné aux habitants du royaume de Lilliput !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Malgré tout, il y a beaucoup à dire sur l&#39;histoire de ce métro insolite.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;De l&#39;obscurité de ses tunnels étroits aux rames historiques exposées au Riverside Museum, suivez-moi à Glasgow pour&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;découvrir ce métro unique au monde !&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Certains plans de métro sont plus faciles à lire que d&#39;autres...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un plan de métro d&#39;une grande ville risque de vous donner mal à la tête :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;trop
 de lignes, de noms de stations et de correspondances... il faut 
généralement plusieurs jours pour avoir suffisamment confiance en soi 
pour s&#39;aventurer dans un de ces labyrinthes souterrains avec 
suffisamment d&#39;aisance !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Eh
 bien, tous les phobiques du métro devraient se rendre en Écosse : 
comparé au réseau des capitales présenté sur la photo ci-dessus, le plan
 du métro de Glasgow ne comporte qu&#39;un seul anneau.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le
 seul dilemme auquel vous serez confronté ici est de savoir si vous 
devez l&#39;emprunter dans le sens des aiguilles d&#39;une montre ou dans le 
sens inverse...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;vous voyez ? 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margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;D&#39;une pierre deux coups...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9NTW5kkDIcRvzdYng5Gnon6Q6-hqy720NY6D658O8SNi2kddSJT7S78SH8kgoTR4f-Jg-A3j7WqyaOtSnpiEiw57j3UbyldhtmZYxjWiFzfY9_YhwKeUNuwTK1UWhbB66FjqttRoIiQj_B8nhmtE_KQXnuzeoCH9hEbid_V3DuZ2fpJPAAQNpnjR4Q/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20017.jpg&quot; 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text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Trains à la gare centrale de Glasgow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; color: #444444; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai profité de&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2021/07/uk-my-rail-tour-in-scotland-part-12.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;mon tour d&#39;Ecosse en train&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;pour
 me rendre à Glasgow. J&#39;ai évidemment d&#39;abord passé quelques jours à 
visiter Edimbourg : d&#39;ailleurs, j&#39;ai écrit les posts suivants sur&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2022/02/uk-my-rail-tour-in-scotland-edinburgh.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le nouveau tram&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;, l&#39;emblématique gare de Waverley et sur mes principales étapes ferroviaires.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Malgré
 mon emploi du temps chargé, j&#39;avais également prévu de me rendre au 
musée des transports de Glasgow, installé au Riverside Museum. En 
cherchant des informations sur le moyen de s&#39;y rendre en transport en 
commun,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai découvert par hasard l&#39;existence du métro de Glasgow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Évidemment,
 sa ligne circulaire unique et son histoire ont éveillé ma curiosité. Un
 musée des transports + un métro intrigant : voilà ce que j&#39;appelle 
faire d&#39;une pierre deux coups !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Mon astuce pour arriver à Glasgow en un clin d&#39;œil !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Se
 rendre d&#39;Édimbourg à Glasgow est assez simple : il y&#39;a un train toutes 
les 15 minutes environ ! Le trajet dure une heure (42 minutes en train 
express). Un aller-retour coûte environ 15 euros. Par conséquent, comme 
je l’ai fait, vous pouvez facilement garder votre chambre d’hôtel à 
Édimbourg et passer la journée à Glasgow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDW4nxKvDgAxGabsjpuI7g1ChI-G39KuV4Y8Z0sp4vLvWyGZWZFR1FWOivatQ5aSo4-dVSfdukzCCc8OjvWY4DBfloxjmVCuM4y6_uALUMqbo02wptrAPadpX5C_0KQfcSdYyeFRKgcKxjER2in1jYLMfG6mG1awrVaIKSck4boRMoS4TVbWL1OJUCg/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDW4nxKvDgAxGabsjpuI7g1ChI-G39KuV4Y8Z0sp4vLvWyGZWZFR1FWOivatQ5aSo4-dVSfdukzCCc8OjvWY4DBfloxjmVCuM4y6_uALUMqbo02wptrAPadpX5C_0KQfcSdYyeFRKgcKxjER2in1jYLMfG6mG1awrVaIKSck4boRMoS4TVbWL1OJUCg/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ECOSSE : Mon trajet dans le lilliputien métro de Glasgow - Entrées anciennes et modernes de la station St Enoch.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Entrées anciennes et modernes de la gare de St Enoch.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Pour
 moi, la photo ci-dessus résume toute l&#39;histoire du métro de Glasgow. En
 arrière-plan, le bâtiment de style Renaissance flamande était&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le siège social d&#39;origine de la « Glasgow District Subway Railway Company » de 1896 à 1977.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;En
 2008, les deux entrées de la station St. Enoch ont été dotées de 
verrières avec de nouveaux escaliers mécaniques et ascenseurs permettant
 un accès aux quais plus facile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les structures en verre courbé et en acier sont assez similaires à certaines&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2019/03/spain-exploring-bilbaos-city-transport.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;entrées de métro de Bilbao&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;que j&#39;ai photographiées là-bas en 2018.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Si vous êtes dans les parages, voici mon conseil : après une journée de visites épuisantes,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;pourquoi ne pas vous détendre un peu au Caffé Nero installé dans le bâtiment d&#39;origine de la gare de St Enoch ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C&#39;est une occasion unique de jeter un coup d&#39;œil à l&#39;édifice qui est devenu l&#39;un des monuments les plus célèbres de Glasgow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdu42-nzB0vnar7ILUAachnnla_PMQYuiSEQHPoU_C-UyqSIUH1oxtwkygI_i4bRaOJbatrjs4rBC9tFzBRmqBC7IaitAE5uLg6ZKS-foAPfR1K5cRBiTTyasfgEsIFadlzy9Xq04o2feXhNP4eNUGCmlF7n3HeYUDAPJiOUO-Av7TnankY7RLodkrA/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20007%20-%20TICKET.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; 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border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon trajet dans le métro lilliputien de Glasgow - Train faisant escale à Buchanan Street.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Métro à Buchanan Street.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;J&#39;ai toujours été fasciné par le petit gabarit du matériel roulant du métro de Londres et&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je ne m&#39;attendais pas à monter dans des trains encore plus petits à Glasgow !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Regardez
 la photo ci-dessus : voyez quelle est la taille du membre du personnel 
portant le gilet orange par rapport à la hauteur du train à côté d&#39;elle 
?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le métro de Londres s&#39;est rendu célèbre avec son annonce &lt;i&gt;&quot;Mind the gap&quot;&lt;/i&gt; (attention à l&#39;espace entre le train et le quai). A Glasgow, la consigne devrait être &lt;i&gt;&quot;Mind your head&quot;&lt;/i&gt; (attention à la tête !), lorsque les passagers montent dans le métro !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Quoi
 qu&#39;il en soit, je n&#39;ai pas remarqué de bosses suspectes sur le front 
des navetteurs les plus grands... Il semblerait que tout le monde ait 
l&#39;habitude de se pencher dès qu&#39;il franchit le seuil des portes !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Un petit mot sur un matériel roulant très particulier...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les
 rames actuelles font partie de ce que le métro de Glasgow appelle 
officiellement « la deuxième génération ». Comme le métro de Londres, 
les rames ont été fabriquées par Metro-Cammell (fusionnée avec Alstom en
 1989). Elles sont entrées en service en avril 1980 après la première 
rénovation complète de l&#39;infrastructure jamais réalisée depuis 
l&#39;ouverture au public en 1896 !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ces&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;travaux de modernisation ont nécessité la fermeture de l&#39;ensemble de la ligne pendant près de trois ans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1977-1980).
 Cette « deuxième génération » de trains symbolisait donc la renaissance
 du métro de Glasgow. Enfin, les 33 exemplaires ont reçu leur livrée 
blanche et orange en 1995.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj16aVVFbnH_nJQo_j9hT8ztRlSiDQe0PMR6AmDNZOHOyMdOo5NtP1Eg0h98UBJLRG6VunZDRQgpgXEBZbxjd0GIOstkcu3wnkle1I_IA7zD1XktgozwQ3HvP2rkPJVsAQprM3JNJ7cUtRaU1mpvYuvG8MzML6lqPK0ViFagSco-LJDiueT8YSEfIIA/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj16aVVFbnH_nJQo_j9hT8ztRlSiDQe0PMR6AmDNZOHOyMdOo5NtP1Eg0h98UBJLRG6VunZDRQgpgXEBZbxjd0GIOstkcu3wnkle1I_IA7zD1XktgozwQ3HvP2rkPJVsAQprM3JNJ7cUtRaU1mpvYuvG8MzML6lqPK0ViFagSco-LJDiueT8YSEfIIA/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20008.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ECOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow - A l&#39;intérieur d&#39;un sous-marin panoramique ? Non, une voiture du métro de Glasgow !&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À l’intérieur d’un sous-marin miniature panoramique ? Non, une rame de métro de Glasgow&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Les personnes de grande taille voyagent à leurs risques et périls !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Avez-vous
 déjà été assis sur les toutes petites chaises d&#39;une école maternelle ? 
Vous savez, quand vos genoux vous chatouillent le menton... Eh bien, 
c&#39;est presque la même chose dans le métro de Glasgow dont&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les rames à faible hauteur nécessitent... des sièges à faible hauteur !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Si vous choisissez de rester debout, faites-le en plein milieu du wagon : sinon,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;préparez-vous à voyager courbé comme un arc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(sans parler du risque de torticolis) !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQrPU1ybCbedbEqxeHGgwELaag2DNFlpvD2HNer2PXylZhDeTeVphAEht6yh3qFPOCjDoYnUZygP1IWhY3Iqs3RkzBY4qlTQy1sbYyIPc8JlcNyExI9JVT3Yf7yAZWrMuWAJmQR3GMTzGYEbvMJiii_7REyVgXxJp5PxyR0JV3hLR8x2NaHUNKnV4g/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQrPU1ybCbedbEqxeHGgwELaag2DNFlpvD2HNer2PXylZhDeTeVphAEht6yh3qFPOCjDoYnUZygP1IWhY3Iqs3RkzBY4qlTQy1sbYyIPc8JlcNyExI9JVT3Yf7yAZWrMuWAJmQR3GMTzGYEbvMJiii_7REyVgXxJp5PxyR0JV3hLR8x2NaHUNKnV4g/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon trajet dans le petit métro de Glasgow - En attendant un train à West Street.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En attendant un train à West Street.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 départ, j&#39;avais prévu de prendre le métro pour me rendre directement au
 Riverside Museum (siège du musée des transports de Glasgow), soit un 
trajet de 5 stations entre Buchanan Street et Partick station. Et bien 
je dois avouer que&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai été tellement enthousiasmé par ce petit métro que j&#39;ai fait le tour complet de la ligne !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dans
 certaines gares, un étroit quai central permet aux passagers de monter à
 bord des trains empruntant le cercle intérieur (noms des gares sur 
panneaux gris) ou le cercle extérieur (noms des gares sur panneaux 
orange).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En attendant le prochain train,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;jetez un œil aux voies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;.
 En effet, l&#39;écartement des rails est assez inhabituel : ni métrique ni 
standard mais une largeur de 1 219 mm. Cet écartement est très rare 
aujourd&#39;hui puisque la plupart des chemins de fer économiques qui 
l&#39;utilisaient ont fermé au milieu du 20e siècle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Enfin,
 le troisième rail (à côté des rails de roulement) fournit le courant de
 traction (600 V DC) sur toute la ligne. Il a été ajouté en 1936 pour 
remplacer l&#39;incroyable système d&#39;origine que j&#39;allais découvrir au 
Riverside Museum...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJXGTr2ofPlrsZ52DWjsJO8f4HKErSAXMEMExLuYqAcbptVahkMCifXfxrHSY5gg_lmY9jzY7AwApqYjm7JcI-UGVcIFA99kygSOrzlq0__WOY9DY-kVwO_mub5Y6ESEMde8XOhTbSKRSykLlh5RIYm8GWx6ghSgeuYsGOWPHToH7NkRfjkkcQXuLMw/s1500/Glasgow_Subway_1965_300dpi.png&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1021&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;435&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJXGTr2ofPlrsZ52DWjsJO8f4HKErSAXMEMExLuYqAcbptVahkMCifXfxrHSY5gg_lmY9jzY7AwApqYjm7JcI-UGVcIFA99kygSOrzlq0__WOY9DY-kVwO_mub5Y6ESEMde8XOhTbSKRSykLlh5RIYm8GWx6ghSgeuYsGOWPHToH7NkRfjkkcQXuLMw/w640-h435/Glasgow_Subway_1965_300dpi.png&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Plan du métro de Glasgow dans les années 60.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Voici deux façons différentes de représenter la ligne de métro de Glasgow de 10 km (6,5 mi) :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Je
 suppose que je ne suis pas le seul à apprécier l&#39;ancienne carte 
ci-dessus : elle représente non seulement l&#39;itinéraire et les gares mais
 aussi les principales artères de la ville, les gares et bien sûr la 
rivière Clyde. C&#39;est&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;donc&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;un jeu d&#39;enfant de localiser les 15 stations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;et leurs emplacements dans les quartiers environnants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;mw-mmv-final-image png mw-mmv-dialog-is-open&quot; crossorigin=&quot;anonymous&quot; height=&quot;381&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Glasgow_Subway_map.png&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le plan du métro de Glasgow d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors,
 pourquoi diable jeter une carte pittoresque pour la transformer en un 
diagramme ennuyeux, dépourvu de toute information utile ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;C&#39;est
 la conséquence d&#39;une décision datant de la fin des années 1960 pour 
améliorer la lisibilité des itinéraires ferroviaires du Royaume-Uni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;.
 En conséquence, la géométrie a pris le dessus sur les plans des réseaux
 ferroviaires du pays : adieu aux schémas pittoresques, bonjour au tout 
géométrique ! Comme vous pouvez le constater, le projet de métro de 
Glasgow n&#39;a pas non plus été épargné...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Sur les traces des premières années au Riverside Museum :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnltnIt4mQbJc169_j0an5rivhvtgZ8y8G-gmCznmD3H1gJ6mWkfkE7Ozg8A3ROBoR3h7AJla9AK800KSatXrVY10OmhMUAgtMgo7KzT94vBs8vBcOUgN3PsYwALskY1IJgtbCl1VoA9lP_rxeir6CrWLkGc2Gh7qiFv6m12Hd48dMS7cHY-qJJ4CI6A/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20019%20-%20INTERIEUR%20MUSEE%20AVEC%20LIFLET.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnltnIt4mQbJc169_j0an5rivhvtgZ8y8G-gmCznmD3H1gJ6mWkfkE7Ozg8A3ROBoR3h7AJla9AK800KSatXrVY10OmhMUAgtMgo7KzT94vBs8vBcOUgN3PsYwALskY1IJgtbCl1VoA9lP_rxeir6CrWLkGc2Gh7qiFv6m12Hd48dMS7cHY-qJJ4CI6A/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20019%20-%20INTERIEUR%20MUSEE%20AVEC%20LIFLET.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ECOSSE : Mon tour dans le métro lilliputien de Glasgow - Il y a beaucoup à voir au Riverside Museum !&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Il y a beaucoup à voir au Riverside Museum&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Après
 avoir parcouru l&#39;intégralité de la ligne circulaire, je suis descendu à
 la station Partick et me suis dirigé vers le musée des transports afin 
d&#39;en savoir plus sur les premières années du métro. Que vous soyez 
amateur ou non de véhicules patrimoniaux,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;vous devriez vraiment ajouter le Riverside Museum à votre liste de choses à faire à Glasgow&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pour
 moi, le bâtiment abritant la collection mérite à lui seul une visite : 
construit en 2010, cette œuvre d&#39;art moderne a remporté le prix du Musée
 européen de l&#39;année en 2013.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Quoi qu&#39;il en soit, le lieu peut également être considéré comme&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;un sanctuaire pour toutes sortes de moyens de transport&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;.
 Préparez-vous à un voyage dans le temps pour découvrir certaines 
reliques les plus extraordinaires de tout ce qui roule... sur des roues 
(des vélos aux locomotives à vapeur) ! En fait, je ne suis pas sûr 
qu&#39;une journée entière suffise pour voir toute la collection répartie 
sur deux étages (j&#39;y ai passé une journée et demie et je ne pourrais pas
 jurer en avoir fait un tour complet !)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Enfin, le Riverside Museum présente un très bon rapport qualité/prix puisque&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;entrée est... gratuite !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo1C7z5DQapKlADREkVGL3LbtiMTWeo0EzzT0nXT529JfPl7G8KBGzvqwxYjMm-AdMknhvNSDeEJNub7FY5U3JB26MXr8HKCwaojiFV87BajIYIlFw3KXGD9JeA1sOi0_XIFtEof80ur4ZPJYY21HbMiQyO4MW_lZKuy2oWATpNgeCiS-VjbiDJYXEA/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo1C7z5DQapKlADREkVGL3LbtiMTWeo0EzzT0nXT529JfPl7G8KBGzvqwxYjMm-AdMknhvNSDeEJNub7FY5U3JB26MXr8HKCwaojiFV87BajIYIlFw3KXGD9JeA1sOi0_XIFtEof80ur4ZPJYY21HbMiQyO4MW_lZKuy2oWATpNgeCiS-VjbiDJYXEA/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ECOSSE : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway - Voiture patrimoniale à carrosserie en bois exposée au Riverside Museum.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Voiture patrimoniale à carrosserie en bois exposée au musée Riverside.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;A
 ma grande (et bonne) surprise, un grand espace est consacré à 
l&#39;histoire du métro de Glasgow. L&#39;exposition d&#39;une des rames originales 
est évidemment le clou de la visite. Même si les premières rames ont été
 rénovées, elles ont tout de même circulé de 1896 à... 1977 !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;14 décembre 1896 : un premier jour maudit...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Piégé sous la rivière...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En lisant les archives du journal local The Scotsman,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai compris à quel point le jour de l&#39;inauguration fut maudit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;.
 Tout a commencé à 15 heures par une panne complète de la ligne 
extérieure. Tout d’un coup, des trains remplis de passagers se sont 
arrêtés net dans le tunnel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 fur et à mesure que cette perturbation inattendue durait, l&#39;anxiété se 
fit grandissante parmi les malheureux voyageurs. Imaginez-les&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;coincés dans ce &quot;tube&quot; étroit dont les lumières lugubres laissaient planer un bien mauvais présage...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Finalement, tous les passagers malchanceux ont été évacués à pied par le tunnel jusqu&#39;à la gare la plus proche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;... un pied écrasé...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;La
 circulation n&#39;avait repris que depuis quelques heures qu&#39;un nouvel 
accident se produisait : un homme se coinça le pied entre le train et le
 quai se blessant assez gravement... bon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;je suppose que l&#39;annonce &quot;Mind the Gap&quot; n&#39;était pas encore généralisée à cette époque !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;... et finalement, attention au choc !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Enfin,
 vers 23h, alors que l&#39;excitation des premiers passagers était encore 
vive, certains d&#39;entre eux embarquèrent dans l&#39;un des derniers trains de
 la journée pour vivre ce premier jour jusqu&#39;à la fin de service. Alors 
que le métro s&#39;approchait de la station St Enoch depuis Bridge Street,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;il s&#39;arrêta brusquement dans un crissement de freins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; : un signal rouge avait fait stopper le train dans le tunnel juste sous la rivière Clyde.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Malheureusement, le train suivant roulait toujours à pleine vitesse vers St Enoch. Dès lors,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;l&#39;accident fut inévitable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;: la rame entra en collision avec celle à l&#39;arrêt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Bien que 18 passagers aient été transportés à l&#39;hôpital dans un état grave, ils ont tous survécu à l&#39;accident.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Je me demande s&#39;ils ont repris le métro après cette première journée riche en émotions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Quoi
 qu&#39;il en soit, le métro de Glasgow resta fermé pendant un mois pour 
enquêter sur la cause de la collision. Il semble qu&#39;une connexion 
électrique défectueuse entre les signaux soit à l&#39;origine de l&#39;accident.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYGppkJpcc5DJobm_ZEBpunq1NAVhusctiaYF6cMMqc8M12AKLNAFfo1vqUVfqwX386B6qSxNQxljYKMwLINC6aX7oZctsKDX2LvGdt3FJnbb53e-SgSVKK0SSy1gr8njRCzAvTJe47k5u4cIMGvEjxFxsDIFWizvdBMjhVljZb2jYFqV_yBDJEijcw/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYGppkJpcc5DJobm_ZEBpunq1NAVhusctiaYF6cMMqc8M12AKLNAFfo1vqUVfqwX386B6qSxNQxljYKMwLINC6aX7oZctsKDX2LvGdt3FJnbb53e-SgSVKK0SSy1gr8njRCzAvTJe47k5u4cIMGvEjxFxsDIFWizvdBMjhVljZb2jYFqV_yBDJEijcw/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ECOSSE : Mon trajet dans le métro lilliputien de Glasgow - À bord d&#39;un autocar patrimonial.&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;À l&#39;intérieur d&#39;un wagon historique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;L&#39;une des controverses qui éclatèrent après cette désastreuse journée d&#39;inauguration concerna &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;le
 nombre insuffisant de trains en circulation, incapables de faire face à
 une foule impatiente de monter dans son tout nouveau métro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;De plus, comme le ticket à un centime donnait droit à des trajets illimités tout au long de la journée,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;de nombreux passagers en profitèrent pour parcourir la ligne en continu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;.
 Ainsi, pour éviter toute congestion future, une nouvelle politique 
tarifaire fut rapidement mise en place : les nouveaux tarifs furent 
basés sur la distance entre les gares. Plus vous voyagez, plus vous 
payez, aussi simple que cela et toujours valable aujourd&#39;hui !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Un
 an après l&#39;ouverture, alors que le nombre de visiteurs était toujours à
 son plus haut, 10 nouveaux trains entrèrent en circulation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En visitant l&#39;intérieur d&#39;un wagon d&#39;époque exposé au Riverside Museum (sur la photo ci-dessus),&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;j&#39;ai eu l&#39;impression d&#39;entrer dans une petite chapelle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;ornée de vitraux ! Je n&#39;aurais pas été surpris de voir un prêtre confesser ses ouailles... en tout cas je parie que&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;voyager sur ces bancs de bois peut être considéré comme la plus grave des pénitences !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBlMa6eQM3-_5BdcFXUjo9ely-LI1pUuU5ad4Rpz9rjdcLXFF7OIqfof0C2yJa1WkRC46PxEXbtIZblPq922p88Yri4ScbLO6yruxvEB0zWNqpLMLnMPHrEp9fsr82rsWfgtQygEBzfgtTawpfqMKXMShkvbtAryC8XYqAZzDJClPzaMYLHqOeTcDpA/s3264/IMG_7076.JPG&quot; 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text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Maquette de la machinerie au Riverside Museum, Glasgow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dans les années 1896,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;les ingénieurs du métro de Glasgow durent résoudre un problème majeur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;:
 comment faire avancer les trains. A l&#39;époque, il n&#39;existait que deux 
réseaux ferroviaire souterrains dans le monde : Londres qui utilisait 
des trains à vapeur et Budapest avec une toute nouvelle source d&#39;énergie
 : l&#39;électricité.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 raison du faible diamètre des tunnels de la ligne du métro de Glasgow, 
la solution de la vapeur était hors de question (la fumée aurait fait 
suffoquer les passagers). D&#39;autre part, l&#39;électricité étant encore 
expérimentale, elle était considérée comme une source d&#39;énergie peu 
fiable (pour ne pas dire un peu inquiétante).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors, quelle troisième option pour faire avancer le métro de Glasgow ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En
 cette fin de 19e siècle, des funiculaires fonctionnaient déjà un peu 
partout dans le monde avec une grande efficacité. Techniquement parlant,
 ces véhicules étaient tout simplement tractés par un câble...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;et si un tel système s&#39;appliquait au métro de Glasgow ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(idée astucieuse qui traversa l&#39;esprit des ingénieurs, c&#39;est sûr !)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Il
 existe cependant une énorme différence entre les installations 
nécessaires au fonctionnement d&#39;un funiculaire et celles d&#39;un métro. À 
Glasgow,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;une gigantesque usine fut construite pour abriter les moteurs à vapeur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;qui
 actionnaient les câbles de traction de 10,5 km à une vitesse de 20 
km/h. Il y avait même une voie ferrée spéciale qui passait sous le 
bâtiment pour acheminer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;quotidiennement les tonnes de charbon avalées &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;link dlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;trans dtrans&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;goulûment par les chaudières.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Les
 câbles de traction (allant dans des directions opposées) faisaient des 
boucles dans les tunnels intérieur et extérieur. Ainsi, pour avancer, 
chaque train était équipé&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;d&#39;un dispositif mécanique permettant de saisir le câble en mouvement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;entre
 les rails de roulement. Pour faire ralentir le métro à l&#39;entrée des 
stations, le conducteur n&#39;avait qu&#39;à desserrer la pince qui agrippait 
câble.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Le système de traction d&#39;origine a duré jusqu&#39;à la fin 1935,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;lorsque
 l&#39;ensemble de la flotte fut convertie à l&#39;énergie électrique. Dommage, 
j&#39;aurais aimé que la boucle du câble soit préservée ! Sauf erreur de ma 
part, le seul système de transport léger qui s&#39;appuie encore à grande 
échelle sur des câbles de traction se trouve à San Francisco dont les 
célèbres &quot;cable cars&quot; sont les infatigables ambassadeurs de la ville 
depuis... 1873 !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqy1xDd2cGGnrZZQhLho0zLnOiTeEAmgr4B_9MWYNhOtKY6QJ2yf8NwqVtKwCNizh6pXXImyuC_vFylHXoAj3jBqhYeYEVotppqB1dANxz5rUkB7NnG3xUsArgUSrF9aEZk18OTwe4xg1F-K7m7BiXDX1ALUz-_otmjFtXkWsby8DpLiEh69wvDrpzg/s1920/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon voyage dans le petit métro de Glasgow&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqy1xDd2cGGnrZZQhLho0zLnOiTeEAmgr4B_9MWYNhOtKY6QJ2yf8NwqVtKwCNizh6pXXImyuC_vFylHXoAj3jBqhYeYEVotppqB1dANxz5rUkB7NnG3xUsArgUSrF9aEZk18OTwe4xg1F-K7m7BiXDX1ALUz-_otmjFtXkWsby8DpLiEh69wvDrpzg/w640-h360/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 fill / 9px stretch; border-color: initial; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 9; border-image-width: 9px; border-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAMAAAC6V+0/AAAAOVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///+8yHYvAAAAEnRSTlMAAgEDBAUJBwYzCw0UChARDghnBteEAAAAhElEQVR4XnWRSxJDIQgEEx1Axd/L/Q8bKCuuyOzsohHxdZLS25LSOV2ULQdflgEiIDu9KqiIFILXXpeEx2ChXwdnKNxUGxc4dZbNfXjPufkp5H0Nwtymq/dltUIweNy9qmXt08EgydDZ6+dT+9Qh9AeGenhROFI0fPjMaCHx6uIlh9/xBSJuB3l0A/6JAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC&amp;quot;) 9 / 9px / 0 stretch; border-style: none; border-width: 9px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;&quot; title=&quot;ÉCOSSE : Mon trajet dans le petit métro de Glasgow - En raison de sa livrée orange et de son itinéraire circulaire, le métro de Glasgow a été surnommé « L&#39;Orange mécanique »&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En raison de sa livrée orange et de son tracé rond, le métro de Glasgow a été surnommé «&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Clockwork Orange&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;».&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;En lisant cet article, je me rends compte à quel point j&#39;ai été bavard jusqu&#39;à présent ! Bon, détendons-nous un moment...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Seriez-vous partant pour répondre à un petit quiz ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Regardez
 bien la photo ci-dessus... Avez-vous remarqué la légère inclinaison au 
bout du quai ? En fait, c&#39;est la même chose dans chaque station, aux 
deux extrémités. Étonnant, non ?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Alors, pourquoi diable les ingénieurs du métro ont-ils fait des pentes aussi imperceptibles ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;a-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;L&#39;ingénieur en charge du projet était-il un peu éméché ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;b-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;S&#39;agissait-il d&#39;une demande des femmes de ménage pour faciliter l&#39;écoulement de l&#39;eau ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;c-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;S&#39;agissait-il d&#39;un moyen de ralentir les trains entrant en gare ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;d-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Les quais étaient-ils surélevés pour s&#39;adapter au nouveau gabarit des trains ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;e-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;S&#39;agit-il simplement d&#39;un effet d&#39;optique dû à l&#39;objectif de mon appareil photo ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Eh bien... roulements de tambour... la bonne réponse est &quot;c&quot; !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Rappelons
 que pendant plusieurs années, les trains étaient tirés par un câble de 
traction. Comme sa vitesse était toujours la même, les trains devaient 
ralentir le plus doucement possible à l&#39;approche des stations. Ainsi, 
pour éviter tout freinage brutal, des rampes ont été aménagées pour 
ralentir naturellement les métros avant l&#39;arrêt.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;La
 gravité leur fut également d&#39;un grand secours en sortie de gare : la 
rampe à l&#39;autre bout du quai permettait aux trains de reprendre un peu 
de vitesse avant qu&#39;ils ne se rattachent en douceur le câble qui filait à
 pleine vitesse entre leurs roues. Si le système à câbles fut remplacé 
par des trains électriques au milieu des années 1930, les rampes des 
premiers temps sont encore visibles aujourd&#39;hui.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;color: #444444; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0.83em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;En conclusion...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Croyez-moi,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;cela vaut vraiment la peine de faire un tour dans le métro de Glasgow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;. Pour moi, c&#39;est vraiment un des joyaux cachés de la ville !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sa ligne circulaire immaculée est en effet&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;unique au monde&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;:
 aucun projet d&#39;extension n&#39;a abouti jusqu&#39;à présent ! Il ne faut 
cependant pas conclure hâtivement que ce métro est mal entretenu.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Au
 contraire, depuis près de 130 ans, il a été progressivement modernisé 
pour continuer à fonctionner efficacement malgré ses contraintes 
d&#39;infrastructure. Peu de temps après ma visite, les premiers nouveaux 
trains sont entrés en service.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Jetez un oeil à cette troisième génération de matériel roulant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;sur YouTube :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Vidéo du Partenariat pour les transports de Strathclyde (SPT)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; iframe=&quot;&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/9KNCExSmHJM&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot; title=&quot;First new train enters Subway&quot; width=&quot;560&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/9KNCExSmHJM?si=XShAk7CVsIRddOHu&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; width=&quot;560&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Enfin,
 dans cet article, j&#39;ai mentionné l&#39;un des tout premiers métros au 
monde, ouvert à Budapest en 1896. Pour plus de détails,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2023/08/hungary-budapest-first-subway-in.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #6d8afc; display: inline; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue Light&amp;quot;, HelveticaNeue-Light, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;lisez l&#39;article que j&#39;ai écrit sur ce métro exceptionnel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #444444; margin: 1em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; 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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s1920/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;337&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ZO6byuJXKh1IQsagQkQjNF5CeCOu_l1EPP3yk4xapabV242udpiBIPspRDhQIp7I3I7vRDepANHGshV7L25LPZG348pkt0QOPR-Kpi1P-oUO82ZaduetcCgtA87usTk5M9U_GbaZxvB/s320/BANDEAU+BLOG+BIENVENUE+A+BORD+-+SELECTION+ARTICLES.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Encore merci de votre intérêt pour mon 
blog. N&#39;hésitez pas à me laisser un petit mot, un commentaire ou une 
suggestion : c&#39;est toujours un plaisir de vous lire !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ces articles pourraient également vous plaire :&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Do you remember the fairytales of your childhood ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Let&#39;s take Sleeping Beauty for instance : you know, that princess whose 
wicked stepmother put a spell on her. As a result, the innocent child 
fell asleep forever unless she was awakened by a true love kiss...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As the Prince Charming had a very busy schedule, it 
took some years before he showed up at the castle (or what remained of 
it). All right, I know what you&#39;re thinking : &lt;b&gt;why on earth is the guy 
talking about an old fairytale when he&#39;s supposed to be writing a blog 
about&amp;nbsp; trains ?!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Well, I would say that the experience I had in the subway of Madrid was 
quite similar to that fairy tale ! In the role of Sleeping Beauty : the 
disused Chamberi subway station and in the role of the Prince Charming :
 me... of course !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Do you see now what this post is going to deal with ? &lt;b&gt;I&#39;m about to 
explore the only ghost station of Madrid subway&lt;/b&gt; and I&#39;m eager to find 
out what kind of spell was put on that place to make its platforms 
closed for ever...&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;more&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOLcplJTHw0p6dvFSw-YVHsqkrPvPmFiPEqccLvb5G__3SEIQksmifVitQl_P1MFtEon9kTSHoWdlfBm_CAMOPpedC8JmPaKeVdZSBbzAIhi2JxYA8upSy6b45qKIIhyphenhyphenB6h8oZMwPAfk/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+016.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOLcplJTHw0p6dvFSw-YVHsqkrPvPmFiPEqccLvb5G__3SEIQksmifVitQl_P1MFtEon9kTSHoWdlfBm_CAMOPpedC8JmPaKeVdZSBbzAIhi2JxYA8upSy6b45qKIIhyphenhyphenB6h8oZMwPAfk/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+016.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Santiago Bernabeu station is only a few steps within reach of the famous stadium.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As it was my first time in Madrid, I thought that even a closed station 
would have kept its historic entrance. Therefore, I decided to look for 
the emblematic logo just above the stairway.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;I walked up and down the 
avenue Engracia but I didn&#39;t find the slightest trace of Chamberi 
station there...&lt;/b&gt; Anyway, I shouldn&#39;t have been suprised since the place 
was supposed to be a ghost station !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ5EOBxdjpp3tHu98Xf_WD28GEvadzvriEzU-Mm4oraiaX3znh7KKGAhmRJV7oFqXeXMqI2pOMp1LZG5v50XORg2oKi3rRfWPf_BF7ZpThitUjh6vwDh2Yhn9IvjHbvGseYNU80ljlpG-/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ5EOBxdjpp3tHu98Xf_WD28GEvadzvriEzU-Mm4oraiaX3znh7KKGAhmRJV7oFqXeXMqI2pOMp1LZG5v50XORg2oKi3rRfWPf_BF7ZpThitUjh6vwDh2Yhn9IvjHbvGseYNU80ljlpG-/s400/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+012.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Madrid&#39;s subway logo hasn&#39;t evolved since the opening day.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe52QV9o81Xvul3RemyW8y-IwjXK7G3rxVfC_ZuNh6kt5jOYdL3RuT-8TitL52I0esMiwUk8JhUNqCp7BFLiFjNAgc8Tx8cw0siMMOk9msbsLh1YNOWq8sx0fQ1AqZRBJvrqDN-wrXyNT/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+009.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe52QV9o81Xvul3RemyW8y-IwjXK7G3rxVfC_ZuNh6kt5jOYdL3RuT-8TitL52I0esMiwUk8JhUNqCp7BFLiFjNAgc8Tx8cw0siMMOk9msbsLh1YNOWq8sx0fQ1AqZRBJvrqDN-wrXyNT/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+009.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Unexpected encounter round the corner...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Finally, I came across this strange facility. At first, to put it 
mildly, I even thought it was a public toilet ! Fortunately, my 
attention was drawn to the Spanish inscription on it. &lt;b&gt;That unexpected 
accommodation was the entrance to the station !&lt;/b&gt; Too bad the original one
 doesn&#39;t exist anymore...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZB-YaiN7QD4WOERAUJlE-9qA5XG93WtujfiY7F9xQGCtf72F54Ws67JpKzl1q7RcSbTiZxlrw-HN6UEQoZFLD0b_QGe_hLDYQ5fF7Wc9B89Rhi1Tr7Qo33UgNXhbU_6whlgBnKXCVXZ-/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+017.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZB-YaiN7QD4WOERAUJlE-9qA5XG93WtujfiY7F9xQGCtf72F54Ws67JpKzl1q7RcSbTiZxlrw-HN6UEQoZFLD0b_QGe_hLDYQ5fF7Wc9B89Rhi1Tr7Qo33UgNXhbU_6whlgBnKXCVXZ-/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+017.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Inside the bowels of the earth...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Some steps down, the contrast between the modern entrance and the old 
tiled corridor struck me. No more daylight there but &lt;b&gt;only light bulbs 
whose dim yellow light took me back to the 30s atmosphere in a jiffy.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoz4_JisjbGyA4t_ThOx1fG6VyRNjCMLP-APyB1slyBMduDrHaYBN2wrjvyvPpR3d6g_TD3MckqlvxTSdxcsOVHzJdopUIwEHyuA0Btpl5REsqhbXZQMy-t74GzXV8u0MbKI2Spv3DNdD/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoz4_JisjbGyA4t_ThOx1fG6VyRNjCMLP-APyB1slyBMduDrHaYBN2wrjvyvPpR3d6g_TD3MckqlvxTSdxcsOVHzJdopUIwEHyuA0Btpl5REsqhbXZQMy-t74GzXV8u0MbKI2Spv3DNdD/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+006.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ticket hall at Camberi station.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;Hello... anyone there ?!&quot; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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My steps were still echoing in the emptiness of the hallway when I came 
into the ticket lobby. &lt;b&gt;The place hasn&#39;t changed at all since its opening
 day&lt;/b&gt; on October 17th 1919. Chamberi station is part of the very first 
line of Madrid subway. It is said that the whole facility was designed 
like the Parisian &#39;metro&#39;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZmLFuc_wyQE6usJJ5rheFgHGEF3lzI6UpIPIun8rEtHtXfIKBC1eoHSOvDx4vXieEmdQj1eNjQ8qqvmCA2PYHv1kGe4_TGLeTrie-QjCv9gR6fUT8lnZ9CoVyLawNlrRGPWHNo9lZBg1/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+010.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZmLFuc_wyQE6usJJ5rheFgHGEF3lzI6UpIPIun8rEtHtXfIKBC1eoHSOvDx4vXieEmdQj1eNjQ8qqvmCA2PYHv1kGe4_TGLeTrie-QjCv9gR6fUT8lnZ9CoVyLawNlrRGPWHNo9lZBg1/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+010.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I couldn&#39;t resist taking a picture of a modern ticket hall in today&#39;s Madrid subway.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;The &#39;tiling era&#39; has definitly come to an end ! No more teller either 
but a vending machine. &lt;b&gt;Electronic display and fluorescent lamps seem to 
be the new tenants of the place&lt;/b&gt;. Even if it&#39;s clean and tidy, I wouldn&#39;t
 say that the atmosphere is very warm there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aezzgJiYJpHo49-H4MgCZBzYdHNimoDfpLno1qbnvDLLL2XkyKMtXngfDBfL-ypYm2YPBeP1lqMJo7bj3_ybwP7IzeLi96zO6QDPJugLDOvx5fqaw5833T5frZIernDg-dcK__qWPWRM/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+001.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aezzgJiYJpHo49-H4MgCZBzYdHNimoDfpLno1qbnvDLLL2XkyKMtXngfDBfL-ypYm2YPBeP1lqMJo7bj3_ybwP7IzeLi96zO6QDPJugLDOvx5fqaw5833T5frZIernDg-dcK__qWPWRM/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+001.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The hallway leading to the platforms.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Follow the arrows ! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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The architect of the subway of Madrid, Antonio Palacios, feared that the
 passengers didn&#39;t feel comfortable with that new subterranean means of 
transport. Therefore he did his utmost to make it easy to fathom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Look at the sign in the picture above : quite basic but very efficent. 
&lt;b&gt;With such a guideline, I guess the first users couldn&#39;t go in the wrong 
direction!&lt;/b&gt; Fortunately for them the first line had only 8 stations, 
that&#39;s nothing compared to today&#39;s mind-boggling network : 318 stations 
and 13 lines spreading some 284 kilometers of tracks across Madrid and 
its outskirts...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXL0zKa5xehgjByXFGzGR57fBnWVRT1yVL7_5pgI2OOJvy-7Ty1AfgAlVn0xndgRELJ7qw9LzWe0QzO8q36DENeHMgwYib_VISA0GFTZyoNmFeZbvFNY5OmvJtqWktO1jYdVrYWLueoEF/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXL0zKa5xehgjByXFGzGR57fBnWVRT1yVL7_5pgI2OOJvy-7Ty1AfgAlVn0xndgRELJ7qw9LzWe0QzO8q36DENeHMgwYib_VISA0GFTZyoNmFeZbvFNY5OmvJtqWktO1jYdVrYWLueoEF/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+004.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The Chamberi&#39;s platforms have been closed to the public for several decades.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Finally, round the bend of a corridor, I found the platforms which have been closed to service since 1966.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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Indeed, in the 60s, as the traffic was increasing, &lt;b&gt;the commissioning of 
longer trains imposed the extension of all the network&#39;s platforms&lt;/b&gt;. As 
Chamberi&amp;nbsp; is next to Bilbao and Iglesia stations, it was decided that it
 would be simpler to close it instead of undertaking heavy works because
 of its platforms set along a curve.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdQJEXihf2AzmaUzM901Oo0Dpx3TZJeLGovl0TfuszZksVVCoUXFcO2tTJCxe7ajoCoVIOEJn7Da2-3RXAzLMhjAohc0fDilmCJKSvoTNpiCwbWes-tkkkwJ4mx0OAtvkakYLXNEbI2rs/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+003.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdQJEXihf2AzmaUzM901Oo0Dpx3TZJeLGovl0TfuszZksVVCoUXFcO2tTJCxe7ajoCoVIOEJn7Da2-3RXAzLMhjAohc0fDilmCJKSvoTNpiCwbWes-tkkkwJ4mx0OAtvkakYLXNEbI2rs/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+003.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This tiled billboard took me back to a time when worldwide marketing didn&#39;t exist.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tiled advertisements are the masterpieces of the place.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
Despite all these years in the dark, they still have vivid colors even 
if they would deserve to be cleaned up and restored ! Anyway, &lt;b&gt;the 
graphics and the fonts succeeded in capturing my attention much better 
than any modern ads&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdifku9rPzjtBZjYxdIeYDMUaf7dMeDmZgVIvIlxxMQT6BmYzkFzCerMxOpckNACLfWzHImWiAPaMX1xrN8voBidyHPy6zwFCCMvti1IZUZ5MbKxw164hzt83F_PC1YMia8Pt5eJDUlz7/s1600/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+018.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdifku9rPzjtBZjYxdIeYDMUaf7dMeDmZgVIvIlxxMQT6BmYzkFzCerMxOpckNACLfWzHImWiAPaMX1xrN8voBidyHPy6zwFCCMvti1IZUZ5MbKxw164hzt83F_PC1YMia8Pt5eJDUlz7/s640/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+018.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption_photo&quot;&gt;Vintage ads are made of ceramic tiles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;In an awful roaring, line 1 trains regularly go through the station at 
full speed. At that moment, only &lt;b&gt;a few centimeter separate the fast 
modern world from the stillness of the disused platforms&lt;/b&gt;. I tested it : 
when you&#39;re on a train, I can assure you that Chamberi station goes 
completly unnoticed for passengers unaware of its location. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;That place hasn&#39;t only been the simple witness of the daily routine of millions of people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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From 1936 to 1939, the Spanish civil war raged across the country. Like 
many capitals at war, &lt;b&gt;subway stations were converted into shelters&lt;/b&gt;. 
Their underground facilities were ideal to accomodate the population 
safely during bombings. I wonder how many families slept on these very 
platforms ? It&#39;s hard to imagine their anguish and dismay.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Just before going back to the surface, I passed through the ancestors of modern turnstiles !&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;As there is almost nothing left of the Madrid subway of the early 
twentieth century, Chamberi station could be considered as a fossil : 
when you have a close look at it, you can learn a lot about the past. 
&lt;b&gt;That place has a lot to tell about the industrial heritage&lt;/b&gt;, 
advertising&#39;s very first steps and above all, the historical context 
during which so many people lived for better or for worse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;
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As far as I&#39;m concerned, I wish I had found an old employee on the 
platform. It would have been a great occasion to get some interesting 
stories about the bygone past. Anyway, I heard that you can have a 
guided tour at every hour. I don&#39;t recall any guide when I was there... 
unless I should have booked one... Last tip : &lt;b&gt;check out the opening days
 and hours carrefully because they are not as extended as a regular 
museum!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Thanks again for reading this post, don&#39;t hesitate to leave your comments!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;You may also like : &lt;a href=&quot;https://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2025/03/scotland-my-ride-on-lilliputian-glasgow.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow Subway&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIdwC1TDy3btpCICYPIwt5dZx-lY2Rne4j23GAbp7Z1m0PuQiDLyjHPnhA4I2Sd4PL3YOXc71FrxS60DcZpgZlNZ0fhWSiFdEuZjduzar6JGGtdArQ9vDtTS153Zyj8kd5WrNtykbglQALWPcE612cfF1b60b2EctBPunMOVuSh9ZOyzTfM1X5nTpBw/w320-h180/GLASGOW%20SUBWAY%20-%20BANDEAU%20LONG%20READ.jpg&quot; title=&quot;SCOTLAND : My Ride on the Lilliputian Glasgow - The Long Read Subway&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/feeds/6030268802035455092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5531684915017108974/6030268802035455092' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/6030268802035455092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5531684915017108974/posts/default/6030268802035455092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://train-ticket.blogspot.com/2026/02/spain-exploring-madrids-chamberi-ghost.html' title='  SPAIN - Exploring Madrid&#39;s Chamberi Ghost Station '/><author><name>Boris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18269806795061852702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TTriqgxHYoCff4dZknUd80jvSSTFiymQs331BYzzaJbFBk6VSPc-Wh6c_aEuC7RCjZMWlxs-FImvFClY8TEoGMSSZKIrxZnddLQuBz4YGbEEnrgHqiBR-LWMY4RIE/s220/IMG_E9902.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q9pyLUiu0mkjKWhm17DGM-8nYnj3_ZxDEHEC7GxyqcyTdkMHCAihO_N5AG2Gkal2YsMUJlXvqykvo44bsm4GPGXMlE59WE_9rwjhJ7cbJR_TRIackAT0rS4_hlxaBrk1ohEJosOxJV3b/s72-w640-h360-c/METRO+MADRID+CHAMBERI+-+LONG+READ.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>