Tuesday 20th September 2022
The two aims for today were the scenic broad gauge route from Málaga to Bobadilla and Antequera Santa Ana, continuing to Sevilla; and train IC9330 which (with its opposite number) is the only standard gauge electric loco worked train in Spain, and then is put through the gauge changer at Antequera Santa Ana for the scenic run to Algeciras.
Route: Málaga María Zambrano 08:58 (MD13093 RENFE DMU 598008) - via Bobadilla - Antequera Santa Ana (pl.7 10:00/10:09) - deviation over HSL over river bridge between Pedrera and Osuna - Sevilla Santa Justa 11:56 (arr 16 late); 13:30 (MD13009 RENFE EMU 449045) - via broad gauge line - Córdoba 14:49; 17:10 (IC9330 RENFE EL 252012+252003+Talgo set, dep 17 late) - via high speed line - Antequera Santa Ana (pl.4) 17:56 (dep 12 late) - left hand gauge changer – detach locos 18:11 - forward into gauge changer 18:13/18:15 - attach RENFE DL 334022, dep 18:23 - via Bobadilla (pl.2, pass 1829) - Ronda (pl.7, dep 19:23, 23 late) - San Roque-La Línea (pl.2, dep 20:39, 21 late) - Algeciras 20:32 (arr 19 late). Overnight Hotel Mir Octavio, close to both the railway and bus stations.
The two aims for today were the scenic broad gauge route from Málaga to Bobadilla and Antequera Santa Ana, continuing to Sevilla; and train IC9330 which (with its opposite number) is the only standard gauge electric loco worked train in Spain, and then is put through the gauge changer at Antequera Santa Ana for the scenic run to Algeciras.
Route: Málaga María Zambrano 08:58 (MD13093 RENFE DMU 598008) - via Bobadilla - Antequera Santa Ana (pl.7 10:00/10:09) - deviation over HSL over river bridge between Pedrera and Osuna - Sevilla Santa Justa 11:56 (arr 16 late); 13:30 (MD13009 RENFE EMU 449045) - via broad gauge line - Córdoba 14:49; 17:10 (IC9330 RENFE EL 252012+252003+Talgo set, dep 17 late) - via high speed line - Antequera Santa Ana (pl.4) 17:56 (dep 12 late) - left hand gauge changer – detach locos 18:11 - forward into gauge changer 18:13/18:15 - attach RENFE DL 334022, dep 18:23 - via Bobadilla (pl.2, pass 1829) - Ronda (pl.7, dep 19:23, 23 late) - San Roque-La Línea (pl.2, dep 20:39, 21 late) - Algeciras 20:32 (arr 19 late). Overnight Hotel Mir Octavio, close to both the railway and bus stations.
Málaga María Zambrano
Málaga María Zambrano
Guadalhorce gorge
Antequera Santa Ana
Aguadulce
Sevilla Santa Justa
Córdoba
Córdoba
Antequera Santa Ana
Algeciras