Yellow train

Yellow train

The Yellow train line ("Train Jaune" in French and "Tren Groc" in Catalan) is a railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Mont-Louis in France. It was started in 1903 and the section to Mont-Louis was completed in 1910. An extension to Latour-de-Carol was finalised in 1927.

It is 63 km long and climbs to 1593 m at Bolquère-Eyne, which is the highest railway station in France. There are 19 tunnels and two bridges, one of them a suspension bridge which is very unusual for a railway. The trains are powered by electricity at 850 volts DC, collected via a third rail. The power comes from hydro-electric generators on the River Têt.

There are open and closed cars. The open cars are a favourite with tourists and dramatic views are possible as the train climbs along the twisting track. The maximum speed of the train is 55 kilometres per hour.

It is named after its colours, yellow and red, that come from the Catalan flag.

List of stations

* Villefranche-de-Conflent-Vernet-les-Bains-Fuilla
* Serdinya
* Joncet
* Olette-Canaveilles-les-Bains
* Nyer (halte)
* Thuès-les-Bains
* Thuès-Carança
* Fontpédrouse-Saint-Thomas-les-Bains
* Sauto
* Planès
* Mont-Louis la Cabanasse
* Bolquère Eyne
* Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
* Estavar
* Saillagouse
* Err
* Sainte-Léocadie
* Osséja
* Bourg-Madame
* Ur-les-Escalde
* Béna Fanès
* Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg

Anekdotes

It there had different supernatural so-called phenomena on the line. In 1911, between kilometres 40, road workers believed to have seen a fireball on the third rail. Similar phenomena would have also occurred: so a train was hit by one of these fireballs during a storm. The direction of the Company of the South of France then installed lightning rods on the chunk concerned by these events and phenomena disappeared.

External links

* [http://www.trainstouristiques-ter.com/train_jaune_anglais.htm Train Jaune (Yellow Train)] official SNCF page
* [http://www.holiday-cottage-carcassonne.com/yellow_train/yellow_train_practicalities.htm Journeys on the Yellow train and practicalities]
* [http://www.countrycousins.co.uk/yelltren.htm History of the Yellow train]


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