Standard and narrow gauge in Portugal

All photos on this site were taken by Michael Grieves. We start with a few pictures of the standard gauge operation, taken in 1981.

Picture 1: A CP passenger train in Torre das Vergens.

Picture 2: An express train from Lisbon to the Algarve, pulled by CP 1004 in Crandola.

We continue with three pictures taken in 1981 at the narrow-gauge railway "Linha do Tâmega" (1000 mm)

Picture 3: A Nohab railcar running on the line from Livração to Amarante.

Picture 4: Railcar in Amarante.

Picture 5: The Arco de Baúlhe station was the terminus of the narrow-gauge railway "Linha do Tâmega".

The next five pictures were taken in 1970, when steam operation was still predominant on the Portuguese 1000 mm narrow-gauge railways.

Picture 6: Suburban traffic in Senhora da Hora (line to Porto) with the locomotive CP E165 (Henschel 1908/ 8912) on the narrow-gauge line "Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão".

Picture 7: The CP E86 (Esslingen 1887/ 2194) in Trofa (Schmalspurbahn Linha de Guimarães).

Picture 8: A rail produced in Bochum in 1884 in Trofa.

Picture 9: The CP 206 was on its way with a passenger train to Chaves (narrow gauge railway "Linha do Corgo"; south of Chaves direction Régua).

Picture 10: A narrow gauge train in Carrazedo ("Linha do Corgo").