Sunday 25 September 2016: Today I drove from Olympia to Diakofto looking at various sections of closed railway en route: Olympia - Alfios - Katakolo - Kavasila - Kardiakafti - Vartholomio - Killini - Neochori - Rio - Rodini - Neos Erineos - Diakofto.
Kavasila to Killini was a branch off the Patra - Pyrgos line and closed in 1996. I couldn't find any trace of the old station at Loutra, a branch (closed 1969) from Vartholomio on the Kavasila - Killini line. I didn't call in at Patra, partly due to lack of time and partly because this had been explored on the April 2013 trip. East of Patra towards Diakofto and Kiato the old metre gauge line closed in 2007 and is now being converted to standard gauge: sometimes on the old alignment, sometimes on a completely new alignment. Overnight in Diakofto.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
Kavasila to Killini was a branch off the Patra - Pyrgos line and closed in 1996. I couldn't find any trace of the old station at Loutra, a branch (closed 1969) from Vartholomio on the Kavasila - Killini line. I didn't call in at Patra, partly due to lack of time and partly because this had been explored on the April 2013 trip. East of Patra towards Diakofto and Kiato the old metre gauge line closed in 2007 and is now being converted to standard gauge: sometimes on the old alignment, sometimes on a completely new alignment. Overnight in Diakofto.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
Olympia
Olympia
Olympia
Alfios
Alfios
Alfios
Katakolo
Kavasila
Kavasila
Kardiakafti
Vartholomio
Vartholomio
Killini
Killini
Killini
Neochori
Neochori
Rio
Agios Vasilios
Agios Vasilios
Rodini
Rodini
Rodini
Neos Erineos
Neos Erineos
Neos Erineos
Neos Erineos
Diakofto
Diakofto
Diakofto
Diakofto