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Posted: 22 Feb 2024

Taken: 22 Feb 2024

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HFF Teulada Valencia Spain 22nd February 2024

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.

Dimas Sequeira, Edna Edenkoben, Luis Miguel, David G Johnson and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo

21 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wish you a serene Friday and weekend!
2.7 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Impressive landscape.
hFF
2.7 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
excellent. HFF
2.7 years ago.
 Erika+Manfred
Erika+Manfred club
HFF, have a good weekend
2.7 years ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
Great view!
HFF and have a nice weekend!

Best wishes
Füsun
2.7 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
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
2.7 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Impressive sight and nice information Pete
HFF and a grand weekend.
2.7 years ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
HFF, Pete. Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes und sonniges Wochenende! Bleib gesund.
2.7 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Train gives the dimension of the gorge, HFF Pete
2.7 years ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
That really is a tram route Pete! HFF and happy weekend.
2.7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
An impressive landscape and the tram/train line is indeed almost lost in it. HFF and have a great weekend, Pete.
2.7 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja ein gewalticker Blick runter lieber Pete :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2.7 years ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!
2.7 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
It must have been an incredible job building those rails. HFF Pete.
2.7 years ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Wow quelle merveilleuse vue !
HFF Pete
2.7 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HFF-Pete
2.7 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Great view.
2.7 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Thats an awesome vista Pete,.. and the train / tram illustrates the scale well ...a HFF to you and Cheers''.. from Dj.
2.7 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Bingo to fence and train. Impressive scale, Pete. No matter where I travel I am always astounded by many of the colossal projects undertaken to facilitate travel…
Wishing you a super weekend, full of interesting trains…Diana
2.7 years ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Impressive! What a cute little train ;-)
Belated HFF and have a great weekend, Pete!
2.7 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Excellent viewpoint, impressive scenery! Belated HFF, Pete!
2.7 years ago.

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