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European Railroad Discussion > Steam in the Netherlands!Date: 09/08/25 10:56 Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder This past weekend the De Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij (The Veluwsche Steam Train Company, https://stoomtrein.org/) held their annual steam gala with eight engines running between Apeldoorn and Dieren with lots of trains! The weather was great and the trains even better. They do an outstanding job of using a variety of power and consists to make a wonderful day. And day tickets are only €25 per day for all the train riding and photography you can stand! I highly recommend it! The line is about 22 km long and easily accessed by road or by mainline passenger trains at either end. I was able to get all these photos at various scenic spots along the line.
See you there next year! -Jim Fetchero    Date: 09/08/25 10:59 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder Here are a few more from yesterday.
   Date: 09/08/25 11:00 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder More from yesterday.
   Date: 09/08/25 11:02 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder The fun never ends!
   Date: 09/08/25 11:03 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder With only a turntable in the middle of the line, engines run forward or backward as needed.
   Date: 09/08/25 11:04 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder You gotta love those Semaphores!
   Date: 09/08/25 11:05 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: RailRyder Here are a few more. Again, a great place to spend a weekend with steam!
-Jim Fetchero   Date: 09/08/25 11:23 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: cozephyr Damn, RailRyder, you hit the jackpot on steam action in Europe-! I've never heard of this operation. Thanks for getting over their and sharing The Netherlands secret steam operation.
RailRyder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here are a few more. Again, a great place to spend > a weekend with steam! > > -Jim Fetchero Date: 09/09/25 17:07 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: E25 Almost reminds one of South Africa operations years ago.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Date: 09/10/25 09:36 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: PHall Interesting to see that black with red running gear was almost the standard paint scheme for steam locomotives in Europe but not in the UK.
Date: 09/10/25 09:56 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: ts1457 PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting to see that black with red running > gear was almost the standard paint scheme for > steam locomotives in Europe but not in the UK. I wonder if that was for detecting cracks? Date: 09/10/25 10:34 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: 86235 PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting to see that black with red running > gear was almost the standard paint scheme for > steam locomotives in Europe but not in the UK. The locos in these pictures are German, and the post WW1 Deutsch Reichsbahn did standardise on black and red. But other countries, like France and the Netherlands, retained a range of colourful liveries, like this Werkspoor 4-6-0 in the museum in Utrecht  Date: 09/10/25 14:50 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: DutchDragon How many of these steam locomotives are from the Netherlands?
Date: 09/11/25 08:10 Re: Steam in the Netherlands! Author: 86235 DutchDragon Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > How many of these steam locomotives are from the > Netherlands? None, they are ex-DB/DR |