Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune photos

View of the depot of the Chemin de Fer de la Rhune, located a good three hundred meters from the valley station. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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The route of the Chemin de Fer de La Rhune leads steeply uphill, and a He 2/2 three-phase locomotive is currently traveling along it with its train. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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France not only offers fast trains but also very comfortable ones: Shortly after the departure from the valley station, the fer de la Rhune He 2/2, built in 1914 by the SLM/BBC, arrives with its first train of the day at Vmax 9 km/h the journey to the summit of La Rhune. The “valley station” refers to the Col de Saint-Ignace pass at 198 m above sea level. As you can see, the train also runs in bad weather. April 15, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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One of the six Chemin de Fer de La Rhune He 2/2 three-phase locomotives has arrived at its destination in La Rhune at 905 m above sea level. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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One of the six Chemin de Fer de La Rhune He 2/2 three-phase locomotives is almost at the destination of the journey with its train: at the La Rhune summit station at 905 meters above sea level. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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We drove up the Col de St-Ignace again in cloudy weather, but there was a slightly better opportunity to photograph the Chemin de Fer de la Rhune. Despite the bad weather, an He 2/2 leaves the Ignace train station and heads to the LaRhune summit. (We didn't go up again in this weather, but instead looked at the surrounding area and later Spain). April 15, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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We drove up the Col de St-Ignace again in cloudy weather, but there was a slightly better opportunity to photograph the Chemin de Fer de la Rhune. Despite the bad weather, an He 2/2 leaves the Ignace train station and heads to the LaRhune summit. April 15, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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A Chemin de Fer de La Rhune He 2/2 leaves the Ignace train station and heads to the La Rhune summit. April 15, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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After the Chemin de Fer de la Rhune He 2/2 took the guests to the summit with the first train of the day, the train now returns empty to the valley. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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The little train of the Chemin de Fer de la Rhune with the He 2/2 in the magnificent landscape of La Rhune. The peak is not very high (905 meters above sea level), but it is detached and therefore offers fantastic views. The mountain ridge also forms the border with Spain. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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One of the three-phase HG 2/2 trains reaches the "valley station" at the Col de Saint-Ignace pass at 198 m above sea level in Kärze. There I asked a train driver what the locomotive was called - "locomotive", was the answer: He 2/2 or something similar only made me shake my head. Internet research revealed that the He 2/2 1 - 4 were built in 1914 by the SLM and BBC under the factory number 2428 - 2431; they came into operation when the railway opened in 1924. The He 2/2 3 locomotive was with the He 2/2 3 from 1938 Luchon Superbagnères cable car in use. Today six of seven locomotives are in use on the Chemin de La Rhune, as after the closure of the Luchon Superbagnères mountain railway, the He 2/2 built by SLM with the serial numbers 2233 -2235 came to the Chemin de La Rhune, with the H 2 /2 4 accidents. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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Approximately in the middle of the route, our train traveling downhill crosses two trains traveling uphill, although only one can be seen here. April 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Narrow Gauge / Le chemin de Fer de la Rhune

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