Messina train ferry, 2007 - # - andrewstransport's Photos

29 photos mainly of ferries and other shipping taken while crossing the Strait of Messina on train ferry M/F Scilia.

gallery pages: 1 2 >

< Prev 1 of 29 Next >

andrewstransport > Train 725, 12 September 2007 2 - 1816 Within 20 minutes of arriving at Villa San Giovanni the nine coach train had been divided and the rear four coaches shunted onto the ferry, M/F Scilla. This shot shows the front five coaches being embarked.

andrewstransport > Train 725, 12 September 2007 3 - 1817 The two portions of the train stand alongside each other on M/F Scilla.

andrewstransport > Train 725, 12 September 2007 4 - 1818 Looking down on
a screw coupling mounted on a bulkhead on M/F Scilla, which has been attached to an end carriage.

andrewstransport > M/F Scilla, 12 September 2007 1 - 1821 Train 725 has been secured and 26 minutes after it arrived at Villa San Giovanni the M/F Scilla car and train ferry backs out of its berth. The train ferries are operated by Bluvia, the maritime arm of Italian State Rlys (FS). In the distance, Tremestieri is approaching the Caronte & Tourist berths at Villa SG.

andrewstransport > M/F Scilla, 12 September 2007 2 - 1825 Looking north. The train ferries are bow loaders only, so have to reverse after backing out of their berth, as has just happened here. In the left distance Metin Dadayli has passed Ievoli Star as the pair head for the narrow northern exit of the Messina Strait, marked by the tall pylon on the Sicilian shore, just right of centre. (There is another on the mainland.)

Train 725, 12 September 2007 1 - 1755: E402.003, Villa San Giovanni The 1145 InterCity Plus from Rome Termini to Syracuse (Sicily) arrives on time behind one of the four surviving class E.402 prototype locos.

andrewstransport > Train 725, 12 September 2007 1 - 1755: E402.003, Villa San Giovanni The 1145 InterCity Plus from Rome Termini to Syracuse (Sicily) arrives on time behind one of the four surviving class E.402 prototype locos.

Other sizes: S • Medium • L • O |

Share photo: links, forums, blogs |

Keywords: stretto di messina train ferry messina strait

gallery pages: 1 2 >

< Prev 1 of 29 Next >

Comments