Paris

Various rail photographs around Paris (including St. Pancras, by extension), taken on a long weekend in August 2014.
Ken Strachan

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<h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Gare_du_Nord'>Paris Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>Despite the tail lights showing, this Eurostar has just arrived at Gare du Nord from St Pancras on 2nd August 2014 The low platform height allows a dramatic perspective. 1/18</p><p>02/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/G/Gare_du_Nord'>Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>The approaches to Gare du Nord remind me of the throat at Paddington. see image <a href='/img/4/565/index.html'>4565</a>. A Metro train can be seen on the second bridge. 2/18</p><p>02/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris,_Eglise_de_Pantin'>Paris, Eglise de Pantin</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>The BL/Rover Metro was sold as a Rover 100 in France, in case anyone mistook it for an underground railway. Here is an excellent example of the potential confusion, at Eglise de Pantin. 3/18</p><p>03/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/G/Gare_dOrsay'>Gare d'Orsay</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Chemin_de_Fer_de_Paris_a_Orleans'>Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans</a></small></p><p>Zooming in see image <a href='/img/14/117/index.html'>14117</a> on the most magnificient station clock I have ever seen. 4/18</p><p>03/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/G/Gare_dOrsay'>Gare d'Orsay</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Chemin_de_Fer_de_Paris_a_Orleans'>Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans</a></small></p><p>Looking down into the bookshop at this splendid former terminus station see image <a href='/img/15/901/index.html'>15901</a> in 2014. The station was only ever served by electric trains; so it would be easier to keep clean than a station filled with steam and smoke - if not quite as atmospheric. 5/18</p><p>03/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/G/Gare_dOrsay'>Gare d'Orsay</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Chemin_de_Fer_de_Paris_a_Orleans'>Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans</a></small></p><p>This splendid view of the former Gare d'Orsay roof can be seen from the fifth floor restaurant. Somehow, one expects a resident named Quasimodo. Photographed in August 2014. 6/18</p><p>03/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Sacre_Coeur_Funicular'>Paris Sacre Coeur Funicular</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>A nice bit of light and shade, half way down the Funiculaire from Sacre Coeur cathedral in August 2014. My wife assures me that there are 219 steps in parallel, but I prefer to ride - up or down. see image <a href='/img/15/923/index.html'>15923</a> 7/18</p><p>04/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Sacre_Coeur_Funicular'>Paris Sacre Coeur Funicular</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>It's all downhill from here - the top station on the Sacre Coeur Funiculaire, August 2014. 8/18</p><p>04/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Barbes_Rochechouart'>Paris Barbes Rochechouart</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>Like the London Tube, the Paris Metro breaks cover from time to time, even close to the city centre. This is Barbes Rochechouart station on Line 2 West, heading for Porte Dauphine. 9/18</p><p>04/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Eiffel_Tower'>Eiffel Tower</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Eiffel_Tower'>Eiffel Tower</a></small></p><p>Probably the highest altitude disused railway in Paris. [Editor's note: surely that's a <I>light</I> railway Ken] These spotlights on rail mounted trolleys used to be located on the uppermost third stage of the tower. They must have been exposed to high winds - and perhaps the occasional accident with the electric cable and flanged wheels! 10/18</p><p>04/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris'>Paris</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>A disused industrial siding in the North Eastern Paris suburb of Pantin in August 2014. A turnout can just be seen in front of the approaching car. The cobblestones are laid out in an attractive pattern. 11/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris'>Paris</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>Paris Metro units await their next turn of duty at Bobigny depot on 5 August 2014. Passing shot looking away from Bobigny terminus, towards Gare du Nord and the city centre. 12/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris,_Eglise_de_Pantin'>Paris, Eglise de Pantin</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/R/Regie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens_RATP'>Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)</a></small></p><p>Some of the tunnels on the Paris Metro are wide enough to allow underground stabling of empty stock, as seen here at Eglise de Pantin on line 5 to Bobigny. 13/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Pantin'>Paris Pantin</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>The French highway authorities seem to share our belief that the motoring public still recognize the symbol of a steam engine. Sign by road crossing at the TGV maintenance depot at Pantin on 5 August. 14/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Gare_du_Nord'>Paris Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>In the absence of benches, family accommodation may be found on the buffer stops. Gare du Nord on 5 August 2014. The locomotive is 115062, the train is the 14.07 to Saint-Quentin. see image <a href='/img/15/463/index.html'>15463</a> 15/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Gare_du_Nord'>Paris Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>Full house at Gare du Nord on 5 August - I see three TGVs, a Thalys, and two Eurostars... just. 16/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Gare_du_Nord'>Paris Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>Bombardier multiple unit no. B82689 awaits its next turn of duty at Paris Gare du Nord on 5th August. 17/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paris_Gare_du_Nord'>Paris Gare du Nord</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/S/SNCF'>SNCF</a></small></p><p>Reverse rake windscreens always remind me of Ford Anglias going backwards. They probably aren't very efficient aerodynamically; but may be rather good at reducing unwanted reflections. Locomotive 22346 is seen at platform 16 at Gare du Nord in August 2014. 18/18</p><p>05/08/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Ken_Strachan'>Ken Strachan</a></small></p>
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