Almeria Express A mixed train The station Vinaigrettes Panoramas
Aqua Amarga (Spanish: Bitter Water) is homage to the railways of South East Spain
largely built by mining companies to extract minerals from an area of mountain and desert.
For further details see Don and Faith Gaunt website and book.
(see http://www.faydon.com/index.html and http://www.faydon.com/GSSR%20Flyer.html)
Almeria Express
The express uses the railway's best coaches
They are bogie and have toilets
The first vehicles is a combined break and parcels van
In UK terms a road van.
In continental terms a forgon
A mixed train
It comprises a forgon, coach, and two wagons
Shunting the siding
The mixed backs into the siding and couples up to two out bound wagons.
The out bound wagons are left clear of the siding.
Inbound wagons are propelled into the siding
The inbound wagons are left on the siding
The train couples up to the out bound wagons
The mixed stops at the station for last minute instructions
The station
Aqua Amarga is a small agricultural village connected to the station by a track
The village is served by a siding and a lock up for the local Cooperativa Agrícola (agricultural cooperative)
Traffic is light so an old coach is used as the station building.
Another old coach has been converted to the Cantina de la Estación (station cafe).
Vinaigrettes
The station masters wife feeding the goats
Lady talks to postman while leading a pack pony
Donkey cart picking up from the agricultural co-op - note the bottles.
Panoramas
