Steam traction was becoming more difficult to find by 1986, with many classes having been withdrawn, and most main lines dieselised. However, where it could be found, it was still spectacular.
Zonguldak, on the Black Sea coast, still had some freight turns. Here we see a Prussian G8 struggling with a heavy train in the shunting yard. Note the fireman running in front of the engine applying sand to the rails by hand.
Next we travel further East along the Black Sea coast and pick up a Prussian G8/2 design on the main line between Samsun and Sivas. These tough little engines are often overlooked, but they formed the motive power on this back-breaking route for more than 50 years.
By that time, if you found a train with steam at its head, you tended to stick with it. Here is a heavy Izmir - Manisa - Alaşehir mixed train, with an immaculate German Kreigslok in charge. The Gediz valley, through which this line passes, always seemed to be one of the richest and greenest in Turkey. Alaşehir was originally called Philadelphia!
The organiser and driver of this trip was Harry Schneider, from Holland. Digital transfer from 8mm sound film was by Planet Television.
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