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The ScotRail's Class 385 with its distinctive front is definitely an eye-catcher.

It was manufactured by Hitachi and a total of 70 units have been delivered. It entered service in 2018.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_
Image credit: The ScotRail Alliance/CC BY-SA 2.0

The Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingom with mainland Europe was officially opened on May 6th, 1994. Last monday marked the 30 year anniversary.

The construction took 6 years and 13,000 people were involved in the project. Pre-COVID more than 11 Mio people boarded the Eurostar passenger trains, and as many people used the car shuttle service (2019).

Source: Wikipedia
Image credit: Billy69150/CC BY-SA

The first piece is a photo taken by myself of the Gornergrat Bahn halted at the Gornergrat station with the famous Matterhorn in the background. According to Wikipedia, it is the second highest railway in Europe at an altitude of 3,089m (after the Jungfrau, which is also in Switzerland) and opened more than 100 years ago (1898 to be precise).

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Today I joined many people in one of their beloved rituals—the Sunday afternoon walk. And I must say, I quite enjoyed it.

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