Chemin
de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Fête
de la Vapeur 2016 - Saturday 16th April 2016
Saturday
morning started off wet. I had decided to go to Lanchéres-Pendé station
to see the light engine movements to Cayeux.
First arrival at 0900 was locotracteur 0-6-0 VFIL n°351. This was
stabled here for the day in case of breakdowns.
Twenty minutes later SLM no.909 appears..
It runs straight through the station,
getting a wave from the chef de gare.
Billard draisine no.4, from the
association des Amis du Petit-Anjou, stops to converse with the
stationmaster.
It then proceeded to Cayeux-sur-Mer,
where it was giving rides on the station forecourt.
The Sprague métro set entering St. Valery
Ville, with a service for Port station.
Autorail AT-1 from the Tramway de
Pithviers à Toury running on a short section of track at Le Crotoy
station approach.
Draisine of 1923, from the Association
des Chemins de Fers Côtes du Nord running into the yard at Le Crotoy.
View from the draisine as the driver
reverses it from the station forecourt into the yard.
Alstom, Siemens 75024 in the yard at
Noyelles-sur-Mer.
Mogul 230.D.9 from the French National
Railway Museum (Cité du Train) at Mulhouse.
On the dual gauge at Noyelles is the K8
no. 231 in steam.
A special train from Rouen arrives at
Noyelles-sur-Mer SNCF station with 2-8-2 no. 424. It detrained its
passengers, members of the
"Pacific Vapeur Club", then drew foward and reversed into the SNCF
sidings behind the camera, returning in early evening.
K&ESR "Norwegian" brings the shuttle
from St. Valery Port into the yard at Noyelles-sur-Mer. The dual gauge
track can
be clearly seen here as it splits into std & metre gauges. The metre
gauge line on the far right turns away to Le Crotoy.
A busy scene at Noyelles SNCF station
with a local service stopping next to the steam special.
CFBS No.25 brings a train from Le Crotoy
into Noyelles-sur-Mer.
Looking back towards Noyelles-sur-Mer CFBS & SNCF stations, with
Pinguely no.101 leaving for Le Crotoy.
The mainline special draws forward for
stabling, and servicing, in the std gauge sidings in foreground.
"Fred" top & tailing the St. Valery
Port shuttle with "Norwegian".
"Fred" now seen, in late afternoon, with
the shuttle between St.Valery Ville & Port stations....
...with K&ESR "Norwegian" on the
rear, carrying the "vingt ans de jumelage" headboard.
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