The Strasbourg - Sarrebourg line crosses the Vosges via the Saverne Gap, the narrow twisting valley of the River Zorn that provides a relatively easy route through the mountains for the railway and the parallel Rhine - Marne Canal. Passenger services are operated by TGVs, loco hauled passengers, push-pull sets and EMUs and there are freights hauled by a variety of locomotive types.

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As it approaches the Spanish border, the Montpellier to Barcelona line runs along the Cote Vermielle (or Vermillion Coast), skirting the Pyrenees to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. There are numerous excellent photo positions and a reasonable number of trains to photograph, hauled by several different classes of electric locomotive.

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