Trackside photography of the Portuguese and European railway
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TRAINOGRAPHY by João Cunha

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Droning around the Koper ramp
Trips · September 2026
Droning around the Koper ramp
The original Koper ramp, built in the 1960s, is set to lose most of its relevance with the opening of the new line in 2027. Time to capture the uniqueness of this wonderful line fr...
13 photographs
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CP 2600
Series · 1974
CP 2600
First portuguese locomotives authorised to run at 160 km/h, and the first and only locomotives in Portugal with monomotor bogies with double gear transmission allowing 160 km/h run...
21 units · 17 photographs · 2 videos
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León - Gijón (Pajares)
Busdongo La Cobertoria León Gijón / Xixón
Maps · 1668mm
León - Gijón (Pajares)
The line that includes the mythical Pajares ramp, arguably Spain's most notable mountain pass nowadays almost 100% replaced by the new Pajares bypass
13 photographs
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Slovenia
Countries
Slovenia
One of my preferred places in this planet - a small, beautiful, peaceful country with one of the kinder people I've met living in the middle of breathtaking, diverse landscapes
12 lines · 18 series · 92 photographs · 5 videos
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The colours of the Pajares ramp in 2014
Trips · June 2014
The colours of the Pajares ramp in 2014
Before Renfe Mercancias started standardising traction on freight trains out of Xixón, the Pajares ramp was a line that combined the awesome scenery of the cantabrian mountains wit...
11 photographs
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SŽ 342
Series
SŽ 342
Nicknamed "Moped", this Ansaldo Breda locomotives were built for Yugoslavia railways in 1968 and specializad mostly with passenger trains throughout the years. Just a handful of lo...
8 units · 6 photographs
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Toulouse - Bayonne
Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre Saint-Martory Bayonne Marengo-SNCF
Maps · 1435mm
Toulouse - Bayonne
The Transpyreneen line, running through Tarbes, Lourdes and Pau, offering intense railway activity and the Pyrenees landscape as a permanent background.
3 photographs
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02 · Trips

Trainspotting as it happens in real life

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The colours of the Pajares ramp in 2014
Trips · June 2014
The colours of the Pajares ramp in 2014
Before Renfe Mercancias started standardising traction on freight trains out of Xixón, the Pajares ramp was a line that combined the awesome scenery of the cantabrian mountains with the beautiful noise and shape of the Mitsubishi-built locos, specially the eternal 251 series. Let's go back in time!
11 Jun – 13 Jun 2014 11 photographs
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Droning around the Koper ramp
Trips · September 2026
Droning around the Koper ramp
The original Koper ramp, built in the 1960s, is set to lose most of its relevance with the opening of the new line in 2027. Time to capture the uniqueness of this wonderful line from the sky.
12 Sep – 19 Sep 2026 13 photographs
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Balaton Retro Weekend 2025
Trips · July 2025
Balaton Retro Weekend 2025
Every year, the north side of the Balaton lake hosts historic trains and buses operating the regular schedule... with some additional surprises
05 Jul 2025 6 photographs 1 videos
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Historic orange train in Vouga
Trips · August 2026
Historic orange train in Vouga
Since the usual 9004 loco is being repaired, we have the chance to see the better looking orange loco 9005 in action
22 Aug 2026 3 photographs
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03 · Maps

Geolocated spots and lines

Every photograph and video with GPS is plotted against the traced shape of the line it was taken on — browsable by country, series, line, unit or trip, or all together on the full map.

04 · About

Obsessed by operations, planning and anything related with the railways world.

Author of two books (CP Nohab Railcars & Alsthom 2600 locomotives), many collaborations for other books, several articles in specialized and non-specialized press, and admin of Portugal Ferroviário. Read more

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