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HFF Teulada Valencia Spain 22nd February 2024

It's the sheer scale of it really but if steam engines still ran on the metre gauge Alicante - Dénia Line there is no doubt that they would be working so hard that the exhaust would make a train passing through the Garganta de Gata gorge much more obvious!

The gorge cuts through a line of mountains made up of Cretaceous limestone which is very actively being quarried. Sadly all the crushed rock is transported out by road.

A FGV Stadler dual-traction tram-train is seen about to enter the third tunnel in this section on its way to Dénia. The line opened in 1911 and has been upgraded over the last decade reopening throughout in 2023. The Mediterranean Sea and the mountains behind Valencia city are just visible in the far distance.

The fence is in there. It may take some finding but so does the train-tram!!

HFF to everyone. Enjoy the weekend.
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21 comments

Annemarie said:

Wish you a serene Friday and weekend!
17 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Impressive landscape.
hFF
17 months ago ( translate )

Trudy Tuinstra said:

excellent. HFF
17 months ago ( translate )

Erika+Manfred said:

HFF, have a good weekend
17 months ago ( translate )

gezginruh said:

Great view!
HFF and have a nice weekend!

Best wishes
Füsun
17 months ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle said:

A great photo here of this narrow gauge train setting. I had though that you had missed out a fence until I saw it on full screen magnification by the line itself. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
17 months ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

Impressive sight and nice information Pete
HFF and a grand weekend.
17 months ago

LotharW said:

HFF, Pete. Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes und sonniges Wochenende! Bleib gesund.
17 months ago ( translate )

Xata said:

Train gives the dimension of the gorge, HFF Pete
17 months ago

David Slater (Spodde… said:

That really is a tram route Pete! HFF and happy weekend.
17 months ago

tiabunna said:

An impressive landscape and the tram/train line is indeed almost lost in it. HFF and have a great weekend, Pete.
17 months ago

Günter Klaus said:

Das ist ja ein gewalticker Blick runter lieber Pete :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
17 months ago ( translate )

Bergfex said:

HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!
17 months ago ( translate )

Christa1004 said:

It must have been an incredible job building those rails. HFF Pete.
17 months ago ( translate )

Jocelyne Villoing said:

Wow quelle merveilleuse vue !
HFF Pete
17 months ago ( translate )