Spain & Portugal

My very first trip abroad in 1969 was by train from London to Porto, via Newhaven, ferry to Dieppe, train to Paris, bus across Paris, onwards by train to Hendaye, Irun, Salamanca, Fuentes de Oñoro, Pampilhosa and Aveiro in order to sample the steamy delights of the Douro Valley (Port wine country!) and it was quite an adventure - no easyJet in those days! It took three days to get there, including an overnight run across France, a day in Spain for photography and another overnight trip to Porto. It was well worth it and I repeated the trip exactly a year later. Photos are in chronological order, oldest first - more will be added as time permits. I will upload photos from 1969 when time permits.... Photos are taken with my first SLR camera, a Pentax S1a using a variety of prime lenses. Metering by Weston Master V and the majority of the pictures are on Agfa CT18 film, just a few on High Speed Ektachrome, which was all of 160asa! I have also managed to collect a number of original slides which pre-date my own visits and fill in some gaps, these are mainly on Kodachrome film, I hope you will enjoy these too!

CP No. E114 & General View, Porto Boa Vista, 3rd November 1969

55 / 296

CP No. E114 & General View, Porto Boa Vista, 3rd November 1969

View overlooking Porto Boa Vista depot from the through platforms to Porto Trindade, showing the original terminus now in use as carriage stabling, as well as the steam loco shed. In the right foreground is E114, a 2-6-0T built by Kessler in 1907, this engine with outside Stephenson Link Valve Motion. Beyond that with its smokebox door open is E144, one of the 2-8-2Ts built by Henschel in 1931, while on the left is E169, one of the Mallet 0-4-4-0Ts also built by Henschel from 1905-1908. All are being prepared for the early morning trains on Monday 3rd November 1969. Slide No. 4312.

GMP Slide4312 CPE114 PortoBoaVista 031169 Portugal Geoff Plumb

Fernando Santiago Rodriguez Escudero
on November 21, 2011
Me he caído con todo el artesonado.No tenía ni idea de que las Pacific tunecinas del Ferrocarril de La Robla llegaron a tener color verde en su totalidad.
João Silva
on September 30, 2011
Beautiful collection of ancient photos of our railroad .In the Fotopic had this collection and with great success .Bem has because of spreading these photos, which in these modern times, we have not for here.

João Silva - Portugal
Paulo Ferreira
on July 31, 2011
Mr. Plumb should be awarded an honorary portuguese citizenship. Your slides (and your friends') are amongst the best records available of the late steam/ early diesel era in Portugal. Highly commended collection!

Spain & Portugal

Fernando Santiago Rodriguez Escudero

João Silva

Paulo Ferreira