A Site For The Turkish Railways Enthusiast

TCDD Modern Traction
Electric, Diesel, EMU, DMU, more...

TCDD rolling stock
TVS2000, more...

Network
Loops and Triangles, ForgottenLines, more...

Stations
Sirkeci, Haydarpaşa, Ankara, more...

Railway Museums in Turkey
Çamlık Museum, Ankara Museum, more...

Facts
Statistics, Projects

Light rail and subways
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, more...

Narrow Gauge lines
Ankara Gençlik Park Railway; Samsun-Çarşamba, more...

Rail travel in Turkey (FAQ)

Resources
Web links; Books; Abbreviations; more...


Our aim is to share knowledge and information regarding the Turkish railways (TCDD)
and the former Anatolian railways (SCP, ORC, OC, CFOA, and the Baghdad Railway).

Anyone wishing to add information or comments is welcome.

This site has a Wiki engine. Anyone can contribute.
or to join the first e-group about Turkish Rail
In doubt or confused: Email the webmaster


To the specialist
Information regarding Turkish railways is hard to come by. Very few modern documents have been published on this subject. Despite the great care taken in the research work for this site, some mistakes may have been made. For this reason, anyone willing to contribute to this page is most welcome. Please e-mail us.

Disclaimer
"TrainsofTurkey.com" is not an official site. TCDD official site can be found at: www.tcdd.org.tr. The authors are not connected to the Turkish railways or the railway industry. This site is the result of a private effort and reflects only the opinions of the authors. The materials on this site are intended to be for informational purposes only.

Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence.
All copies must be attributed to www.TrainsofTurkey.com as described in the licence terms.

Pictures
In order to maintain reasonable download time for modem users, the pictures are usually presented in a small size (typically 100 X 150 pixels). They can be clicked through to a larger 700 x 900 version.

Names
For ease and consistency, we use official Turkish modern spelling for city and location names, as defined by Türkiye Harita Genel Komutanlığı. For this reason, you may need to set-up your internet browser to view correctly the special Turkish letters (encoding UTF-8)


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