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Originally Posted by Rachel French
Having joined this Forum today, I read with much interest some of the threads and I have seen the photos that members have posted which led me to write my first posting.
I have a passion for railway photography, especially freight, so I hope to show you some of my photos over the weeks and months.
I've always had an interest in freight and railways in general and not so long ago moved to western France after living in NE Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.
In the UK I knew my way round the railway system, but now I'm 'lost in France' when it comes to finding suitable locations to take photos. Having said that though, I was somewhat surprised to see an EWS Class 66 at my local town (Parthenay) which is now a disused station. Then last weekend, I went to Saumur and discovered some wonderful stations and trains in that area. And today, after seeing the beautiful photo of Limoges Benedictins Station, I know where my next day out will be.
Does anyone have any knowledge of the French Freight (fret) railway system or can anyone recommend a book - the French equivalent of Locomotive and Coaching Stock, preferably in English as I don't speak French.
I do hope someone can guide me in the right direction.
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Hi Rachel, and Welcome! Yes, there is such a book, by Platform 5; here's a link to it on the Amazon site. It's in English, and contains everything you'd expect, but it doesn't include loco-hauled coaching stock (there's too many - although there IS a book by Public Transport Images that does, but there are no photos in their books). The link is:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/French-Railw.../dp/1902336658
I've spent loads of time chasing trains all over France, mainly between 1988 and 1994, and mostly visiting loco depots (lots and lots); you can find some photos here:-
http://daverowland.smugmug.com/RAILW...-Railways-1988
There will be thousands more SNCF photos added, but I'm catching up with a new website after Fotopic went bust. So far I've re-uploaded about 15,000 photos, but there's about another 15,000 still to do!
Enjoy the forum.
PS: Not sure about the SNCF freight scene in general, sorry.