RAILWAY PHOTOS BY CLIFF JONES
Le Petit Train de la Rhune
22nd September 2008

Built in 1924, Le Petit Train de La Rhune is a cog railway which climbs to La Rhune peak which at 905m high provides "an awe-inspiring vista over the Basque country looking out towards the Atlantic coast" (except on the day when we visited as the cloud had closed in!) It takes about 35 minutes to cover the 4km from the Col de Saint Ignace station to the summit

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One of the buildings at the bottom station at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
One of the buildings at the bottom station at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
Unusual buffer stop, Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
Unusual buffer stop, Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
The attractive station building at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
The attractive station building at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
One of the trains approaches Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
One of the trains approaches Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
A closer view of the wooden construction of the train - 22 Sep 2008
A closer view of the wooden construction of the train - 22 Sep 2008
A 1948 notice regarding ticketless travel - 22 Sep 2008
A 1948 notice regarding ticketless travel - 22 Sep 2008
Midway along the line, we wait for the descending train to reach the passing point - 22 Sep 2008
Midway along the line, we wait for the descending train to reach the passing point - 22 Sep 2008
In the clouds, the station at the summit of La Rhune (Basque mountain) - 22 Sep 2008
In the clouds, the station at the summit of La Rhune (Basque mountain) - 22 Sep 2008
A view inside a carriage (60 seated, 15 standing is the capacity!) - 22 Sep 2008
A view inside a carriage (60 seated, 15 standing is the capacity!) - 22 Sep 2008
Back at Col de Saint Ignace, a train has recently arrived - 22 Sep 2008
Back at Col de Saint Ignace, a train has recently arrived - 22 Sep 2008
Driver's equipment! - 22 Sep 2008
Driver's equipment! - 22 Sep 2008
One of the trains departs from Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
One of the trains departs from Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
Another arrival at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
Another arrival at Col de Saint Ignace - 22 Sep 2008
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