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Off to Europe again to photograph diesels and electrics, this time mainly in Germany, but my first stop was the Saverne Gap in eastern France. I left home very early to drive to Cheriton in time for the 05:48 Eurotunnel car shuttle. The journey through the tunnel and across northern France was uneventful and by lunchtime I was checking into the Hotel des Vosges in Lutzelbourg, in the heart of the Saverne Gap. The afternoon was spent checking out potential photo positions between Saverne and Sarrebourg on the main line from Strasbourg to Metz and Nancy. Photography was attempted whenever the sun was out but I didn’t have a great deal of success. I spent most of the time around Stambach and Arzviller.

The table below details the trains seen. TGVs have been omitted as they were all worked by TGVs, surprisingly enough. Units have been included to indicate which trains were not loco hauled/propelled. I haven’t included any numbers for the AGCs because they didn’t appear to have any numbers, except for one set that had different numbers at each end of an articulated unit - that’s France for you!

Loco	Train No	Train	Notes
15025	IR90	11:36 Zürich HB - Bruxelles Midi
26146	35064	14:37 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville
26145	35049	14:15 Nancy Ville - Strasbourg	propelling
AGC	30330	15:35 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
26146	96253	16:15 Nancy Ville - Basel SNCF	propelling
26141	96240	15:17 Basel SNCF - Nancy Ville
15023	IR97	13:09 Bruxelles Midi - Zürich HB
26153	30344	16:52 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
26145	30130	17:18 Strasbourg - Sarrebourg
185023		WB Freight	DBS loco

A second day in the Saverne Gap, west of Strasbourg. There was supposed to be a strike on SNCF but everything appeared to be running normally. A few trains were late but every single passenger train that was expected turned up. Once more, the weather was mixed with long sunny spells and long cloudy periods. Photography was more successful today and I got all the shots I was after although usually only after a long wait and several attempts. The morning was spent at the viaduct west of Arzviller and the west end of the Arzviller Tunnel. The afternoon was spent around the former Arzviller station.

Loco	Train No	Train	Notes
26144	96212	07:17 Basel SNCF - Nancy Ville
AGC	35015	08:15 Nancy Ville - Strasbourg
37xxx		EB Cars
Z115xx + Z11517	35029	09:15 Nancy Ville - Strasbourg
26141	30303	08:59 Metz Ville - Strasbourg	propelling
37060		WB Intermodal
AGC	30306	10:02 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
37xxx		WB Intermodal
Z11517	35030	10:26 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville
Z11509	30318	11:43 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
Z115xx	35058	12:17 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville
15018	IC91	07:33 Bruxelles Midi - Chur	~60 mins late
AGC	30305	12:25 Metz Ville - Strasbourg
66224		EB Intermodal	ECR loco
1326 + 27046		WB Freight	SNCB loco leading
Z11508	30307	13:34 Metz Ville - Strasbourg
26140	35049	14:15 Nancy Ville - Strasbourg	propelling
15021	IR90	11:36 Zürich HB - Bruxelles Midi
26146	35064	14:37 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville
1319		WB Freight	SNCB loco
26119		EB Freight
37060		EB Freight
AGC	30330	15:35 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
185038		WB Freight	DBS loco
26146	96253	16:15 Nancy Ville - Basel SNCF	propelling
26151	96240	15:17 Basel SNCF - Nancy Ville
26141	30344	16:52 Strasbourg - Metz Ville
15025	IR97	13:09 Bruxelles Midi - Zürich HB
26140	30160	17:18 Strasbourg - Sarrebourg

From Leipheim, I drove west, crossing into France north of Strasbourg, and reaching Arzviller in the Saverne Gap around midday. Major snarl-ups on the motorway around Stuttgart delayed my arrival by about an hour. I spent the early afternoon around the closed Arzviller station before continuing westwards.

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
Z11503	TER30318	11:43 Strasbourg - Metz Ville Passenger	12:16 Arzviller
15023	IC91	07:33 Bruxelles Midi - Chur Passenger	12:21 Arzviller
Z11515	TER35058	12:17 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville Passenger	12:58 Arzviller
37050		EB Intermodal	13:09 Arzviller
26143	TER96237	12:15 Nancy Ville - Basel SNCF Passenger	13:20 Arzviller (propelling)
AGC27740 AGC27739	TER30305	12:25 Metz Ville - Strasbourg Passenger	13:58 Arzviller (running late)
37047		EB Intermodal	14:24 Arzviller
185032 185021		EB Freight	14:31 Arzviller
Z11519	TER30307	13:44 Metz Ville - Strasbourg Passenger	14:40 Arzviller
1314		WB Freight	14:56 Arzviller (NMBS loco)
26146	TER35064	14:37 Strasbourg - Nancy Ville Passenger	15:14 Arzviller
15020	IC90	11:36 Zürich HB - Bruxelles Midi Passenger	15:20 Arzviller
27041		EB Oil Tanks	15:22 Arzviller
27009		EB Freight	15:27 Arzviller
27034		EB Freight	15:31 Arzviller

The light was getting difficult at Arzviller by 15:30 so I left for the long journey west to the Channel Tunnel, travelling via Saarbrücken, Luxembourg and southern Belgium. Final arrival home was at 01:00 the following morning.