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Last update: 2007-04-04
Railway pictures in landscapes - art between technique, nature and people
This web-side shows railway
pictures in two parts:
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Map of countries considered at the moment in this web-side
Railway lines in some parts of the World -
Famous or scenic railway lines are explained on this homepage in
several examples. The selection shows typical landscapes of the
world, each example for the general seven types of landscapes,
forest, hills, mountains, plains, ice, desert, and savanna. Visit
this homepage and make a journey with railways in other
continents and in other cultures.
Railway main lines in Germany -
Railways in central Europe show a large variety of locomotive
types, passengers coaches and trains. The small size of the
countries is the reason, why many trains run across borders.
Railways in Europe are international and grow more and more
together.
Photo by Rail-Fan World
Purpose of this Homepage
Traveling by train makes a journey relaxed, sitting in the convenient passenger coach with a drink in one hand, the landscape passes by like a video. This experience of nature, people and technique gives a deep impression, better than any other means of transport. So, the purpose of this homepage is:
- This homepage is made mainly for railway-fans, who feel a pleasure by looking at pictures of railways in nice landscapes. The goal is to share the view of railways in nature with other interested people. This homepage also briefly explains railway topics, although it is not the main purpose of this web-side. Please enjoy the scenic views of railways.
- It is made for tourists and passengers, who like to travel to other countries, see other landscapes. By viewing the pictures, you can image already the atmosphere and get prepared. If you like to travel with railways somewhere around the world, look at the pictures and feel relaxed, when making an imaginary journey in other countries. The Earth, God's creation has so many different landscapes, get to know them.
- It is made for students, who are interested in geography and landscape, who want to know, how the world looks like. Each web-side tries to show also a part of the culture of the country, the suroundings, specialities and people. By knowing other countries better, understand other peoples way of thinking, the world may live in peace together.
- It is made for photo-artists, who are fascinated by the combination of nature and man-made railroads. A landscape usually is used for walking, hiking, agriculture or something else. Landscape in the country side is very quiet, but suddenly becomes lively, when a train passes by. This short moment is captured in the snapshot of a railway picture. The third components besides nature and technique is the human-being, people, who live in the landscape, people, who use the railway, and people, who operate the railway. A railway picture is complete in harmony, if it contains all of the three components, technique, nature, and people. Please enjoy the following scenes from all over the world.
- It is made for politicians,
who decide about new traffic lines. Railroads need much less
space than roads and are environment-friendly. With the same
width, about twice as much passengers can be transported in the
same time than by roads. An advertising slogans states,
"Railways are half as fast as airplanes, but twice as fast
as automobils". Moreover, railways are the one of safest
transportation system, less accidents than cars, and less
sensitive than airplanes. Especially freight trains are much more
economical than trucks, and many transportation companies
re-discovered the several advantages of the railroad system. The
marketing of the product "train transportation" need a
stronger lobby. It is just a question, how politicians have the
will to convince other people about the advantages. Hopefully, this homepage can encourage
them.
Please send any comments about
this homepage to Rail-fan World's E-mail: rail_world@yahoo.com (rail_world@yahoo.com)
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