From steam trains and the Venice-Simplon-Orient Express to fast TGVs, they all feature in this trainspotting series from France. There is a wide variety of trains as the title suggests. The recordings were made in the period from 2020 to early 2023 in various parts of France. When we receive new episodes we will add them to this series. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

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From Steam to TGV - A trainspotters mix from France

2020-2023

Locations (with department) and dates of the places where filming took place:
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<li style="font-weight: bold;">0:00 Intro </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">0:17 Changis-sur-Marne (77)&nbsp;28/7/2020 </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">1:49 Sa&acirc;cy-sur-Marne (77)&nbsp;22/9/2022 </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">3:49 Citry (77)&nbsp;5/11/2022 </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">5:55 Chamigny (77)&nbsp;10/1/2023 </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">6:42 Marnay-sur-Seine (10)&nbsp;2/3/2023 </li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">8:54 Outro</li>
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Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

Part 1: Trainspotting at the East of Paris

In Nevers, some railway buildings opened their doors as part of the European Monuments Days on September 18 and 19, 2021. The depot, the turntable, the station and the Varennes-Vauzelles industrial technical center were open to visitors. Many associations came to the event with historical trains. For example, a steam locomotive of the type 140C came to visit, an X 2100 and the typical Picasso diesel train set. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

Part 2: Open Day in Nevers

During the open monument days in September 2022, the APMFS association organized a ride with the BB 25188 from Chamb&eacute;ry to Bourg Saint Maurice. That train was spotted, but also regular trains in various places. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

Part 3: Trainspotting the Savoie

On September 18, 2022, filming took place at the Longueville &ndash; Provins line, southeast of Paris. As part of the open heritage days, a steam train commuted between the two places. The steam locomotive was of the type 140c and the BB67514 pulled the train in the further direction, because the steam locomotive could not be turned. Naturally, regular train traffic was also filmed. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

Part 4:  Steam between Longueville - Provins

The 'Grande Ceinture' is the ring railway around Paris. The recordings in this video were made in early 2023 in Vauboyen. A colorful train traffic was spotted during several days in January and March 2023. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

Part 5: train traffic on the 'Grande Ceinture'

Most of this video was shot on the LGV Nord, the high-speed line that connects Paris to the north of France, the Benelux and the Channel Tunnel. Images were taken at: Chenevi&egrave;res-l&egrave;s-Louvres (95 )in September 2022 and Ver-sur-Launette (60) on January 29, 2023. Many Eurostar, Thalys and classic TGV's have been spotted passing by at high speed. Credits: Les 3 Ferrovipathes

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