1969/11/04, 15. 2-6-4T CP No. 095 (Henschel 1929) positively gleams in the sunshine as it pauses at Ermesinde station with the 11:15 mixed train from Régua to Porto Campanhã, the train mainly of wonderful old 4-wheel coaches. Ermesinde was the end of the electrification north of Porto at this time, also the junction station for the Minho and Douro lines. Tuesday 4th November 1969.
1969/11/04, 15. 2-6-4T CP No. 095 (Henschel 1929) positively gleams in the sunshine as it pauses at Ermesinde station with the 11:15 mixed train from Régua to Porto Campanhã, the train mainly of wonderful old 4-wheel coaches. Ermesinde was the end of the electrification north of Porto at this time, also the junction station for the Minho and Douro lines. Tuesday 4th November 1969.
4th August 2006
Portugal
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1969/11/04, 14. Henschel 1925 2-8-4T CP No. 0182 basks in the sunshine at Contumil depot in Porto, Tuesday 4th November 1969.Previous | Next1969/11/04, 16. Henschel CP metre gauge 2-4-6-0T Mallet No. E214 catches the last of the November sunshine as it departs from Régua with the 17:45 mixed train to Chaves on the Corgo line. The 17:35 broad gauge train to Barca d'Alva has just left and this train follows in its path along the mixed-gauge section to the viaduct over the River Corgo, then turns north. Tuesday 4th November 1969.

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