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Mersin-Adana-Aleppo train service suspended?

jakob.munger — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:56:32 GMT

Hello, I've seen that the recently started new train service from Mersin/Adana to Aleppo isn't on the TCDD-website anymore. Has this train been suspended after

Re: Izmir Metro

Denizcan Dorsam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:23:01 GMT

I thought it was something like that. Thanks for the info!!!! Denizcan ________________________________ From: ateshci To:

Rahmi M. Koç Steam Locos Question?

tks021971 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:10:12 GMT

Hello, Can someone tell me if any of the two steam locos that were taken into the workshops for retoration to be used on the narrow gauge railway at the Rahmi

Re: Izmir Metro

ateshci — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:38:44 GMT

... Kimse bilmez.. Rumours have it that when the road works are completed for the motorway, the remaining part between Ulukent and Hilal will be due. Let's

Izmir Metro

Denizcan Dorsam — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:45:24 GMT

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone new what is going on with the railroad around Izmir? When will it open? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Denizcan

Re: Some more questions

tks021971 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:14 GMT

... Hello, This is the translation from a recent article in Eisenbahn-Kurier magazine on the the subject which I posted on the CRJ forum: "As promised earlier,

Re: Some more questions

Brian Dunn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:55:16 GMT

During 1996 there were plans for Hydarpasa to become a hotel with no rail connection at all. It is probable from questions being asked here that these have

Re: Some Updates and Questions

malcolm peakman — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:12:20 GMT

Jean-Patrick Certainly here in Canada locos are MU'd or even remotely controlled in the middle/rear of the train with just one crew. I havn't seen any mu

Re: Some Updates and Questions

Jean-Patrick Charrey — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:06:33 GMT

Hi Malcom I remember seeing in USA (and elsewhere) locos working in MUs with crews in several locos, some with obviously nothing to do. This was quite a while

Re: Some Updates and Questions

malcolm peakman — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:43:01 GMT

Jean-Patrick It would make sense to MU them, but right now they operate with 2 crews. I get the impression that the earlier ones are being withdrawn, I noted

Re: Some Updates and Questions

Jean-Patrick Charrey — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:36:35 GMT

Gokce BB67400, the French cousin of the DE24000 are usually used in multiple for anything above 400/500 t, and the speed is not that great, nor the

Re: Some Updates and Questions

malcolm peakman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:19:36 GMT

Gokce Thanks for the comments, I didn't mean that the Sincan stop was un-necessary, rather that it was badly managed, instead of getting the passengers into

Re: Some more questions

malcolm peakman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:13:40 GMT

Gokce The Ic Anadolu has been double headed (by DE24's) on the last 3 occasions that I have seen it with both locos working through to Konya (at least on last

Re: Some Updates and Questions

Gokce Aydin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:41:44 GMT

"I managed to ride the High Speed Trains yesterday, the ride isn't as bad as I was led to believe" If you ride it several times, you will see that ride quality

Re: Some more questions

Gokce Aydin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:27:02 GMT

I have never come across o double - headed passenger train from Adana up to Taurus mountains. I believe that was a special case - i.e. a failed (or known to be