The Traz Alpine, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

The Tranz Alpine is another epic train journey in New Zealand operating in the South Island. It travels from coast to coast between Christchurch and Greymouth. This train travels across the flat Canterbury Planes following the Waimakarri River and the great gorges which have been toren through Mountains, through the towering Southern Alpines to the rain forests of the West Coast. 

I traveled on the Tranz Alpine on 19th May 2023 (Christchurch - Greymouth - Christchurch). The train leaves Christchurch at 8.15 am and reach Greymouth at 1.05 pm with several stops en route. The return train leaves Gerymouth at 2.05pm and arrives back in Christchurch at 7.00 pm. One of the highlights of the journey is the stop at Arthurs Pass, the highest point of the Southern Alps (740 meters/2430 ft) above sea level. Here during the 15 minute stop passengers are allowed get off the train to enjoy the fresh air and absorb the breathtaking  beauty of the Southern Alps. The second locomotive which pulls the train during the climb (Christchurch - Arthurs Pass and Greymouth - Arthurs Pass) is uncoupled here.

 

I posted this card in Greymouth during the brake between the arrival and the departure of the train.

 

 Tranz Alipne at Arthurs Pass during the stop on 19th May 2023

Arthurs Pass Railway Station

 Greymouth Railway Station

 Christchurch Railway Station 

Tranz Alpine before departure from Christchurch.
 

The Tranz Coastal, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

The Tranz Coastal is one of the three epic train journeys  between Picton and Christchurch   in the South Island of New Zealand. In this picture the train passes through a typical North Canterbury scene as the train crosses a shingle bed river on the way from Christchurch to Kiakoura and then to Picton. It is a pleasant and scenic way to travel between the two cities in the South Island. At Picton passengers board the ferry to the North Island (Wellington)

I purchased the is cover in Christchurch while on holiday  and posted it in Christchurch. I arrived here from Wellington in the North island  via Picton. I took the ferry from Wellington to Picton and a Inter City Bus on 16th May 2023 to reach Christchurch. Unfortunately the Tranz Coastal was not operating as it was the winter in New Zealand during this time of the year.

Seoul Railway Station

 

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Canadian National

 

Canada's largest railway, CN serves eight Canadian provinces with extensive trackage in central United States along the Mississippi River valley to the Gulf of Mexico.

Canadian National Railway

 

 

 

 

Canada's largest railway, CN serves eight Canadian provinces with extensive trackage  in central U.S. A along the Mississippi River valley to the Gulf of Mexico

 

The Soo-Dominion, Canada.

 

The Soo Dominion was a famous train with modern solarium lounge cars that connected Chicago, St Paul and Minneapolis through the Canadian Rockies in the 1930's.

The Beaver Crest Symbol of the Canadian Pacific.

 

 

 

The Beaver Crest symbol for Canadian Pacific's multi-model transport system was developed around 1946.

 

Chișinău Railway Station, Moldova

 

Chișinău railway station  is the main  railway station serving Chișinău, Moldova. It is located on 1 Aleea Garii, not far from the centre of the city.

"The Canadian" in the Canadian Rockies, Canada

 

This picture is a reproduction from a painting of Canadian Pacific's all Stainless Steel Scenic Dome Streamliner - The Canadian - in the Canadian Rockies. The train is traveling alongside the Bow River, nearing Lake Louise with majestic Mt. Temple in the background

(Traveltime Product, by Grant Mann Lithographers Ltd)

Interior view of Liège-Guillemins Railway Station, Belgium

 

The new Liège-Guillemins Railway Station was officially opened on 18 September 2009 to accommodate the high speed trains since the existing platforms were too small. It has 9 tracks and 5 platforms (three of 450 m and two of 350 m). All the tracks around the station have been modernised to allow high speed arrival and departure. The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental arch, 160 meters long and 32 meters high. The building costs were €312 million.