Steam Train Portugal Douro Valley
Steam Train Ride in Portugal's Douro Valley. Hauled by broad gauge preserved steam loco 284T CP0186, we ride in vintage coaches from Peso de Regua to Tua via Pinhao. The loco dates from 1924, made by Henschel, with five contemporary 4 wheel coaches. En route we have some cheese and port, and are entertained by local musicians playing traditional music. Views from the train over the river Douro are fantastic. There are many vinyards full of grapes ready for harvest at their 'Quintas'. Regua is well served by trains from Porto, this trip is over rails normally used by service trains continuing up the valley to Pocinho. Unfortunately, all the narrow guage lines in the area have ceased working, but much of the trackwork is still in place in the stations, especially at Regua where there are some interesting formations of mixed gauge, which we see near the end of the video. The remaining track of the narrow gauge Corgo line curves in, and follows the broad gauge over the viaduct into the station. A diesel engine then collects the complete empty train and stables it in the sidings.
Douro Valley Steam Train
A journey through Portugal's Douro Valley by steam train
Historical train - Comboio Histórico Do Douro
A quick glimpse at the amazing views to be seen from the historical train journey from Régua to Tua in the north of Portugal.
Uma viagem no tempo por uma das mais belas linhas de comboio de Portugal.
Comboio Histórico do Douro, Pinhão/Tua - Portugal
Don't Miss - Douro
Comboio Histórico do Douro
Pinhão - Tua
Eu❤momentos
Porto Douro Historic Train
Inauguração do comboio histórico Tua - Régua
Portuguese Railways, Smoke and Steam in Porto and Regua, 1970/73
This is a short clip from the film, Une Journée, in the Steam2Music archive.
See for further details and the following summary:
The film shows a wide variety of vintage steam locomotives, aged between 40 and 90 years old, still hard at work in northern Portugal in 1970 and 1973, mainly around Regua in the Douro Valley and around Porto.
The film begins in the cool early morning on Regua shed where broad gauge oil-fired 4-6-0 locomotives built by Henschel in 1910-1913 are being prepared for operation on the main line towards Barca d'Alva, alongside narrow gauge coal-fired 2-4-6-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1911-23 used on the secondary Corgo Line to Chaves. Meanwhile narrow gauge train movements take place at Povoa Station and Trinidade Station in Porto, performed by 2-6-0T class locomotives built by Kessler in 1886 and the more modern 2-8-2T class built by Henschel in 1931. Track repairs at Trinidade are taking place.
The film then shows passenger train operation later in the morning between Porto and Povoa, featuring local trains hauled by the 2-8-2T locomotives together with 0-4-4-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1905-08. A weak bridge near Vila do Conde required trains to cross at reduced speed.
In the heat of midday the pace of life slackens in the smoky atmospheres of Boavista shed in Porto and of Regua station yard, as the coal-fired narrow gauge locomotives undergo servicing. Shunting activities continue on the broad gauge, using 2-6-4T class locomotives built by Swiss Locomotive Works in 1916-20 and by Henschel in 1929. A 2-8-0 freight locomotive built by North British in 1921 departs on a track maintenance train, and passenger trains depart hauled by a 2-4-6-0T Mallet, for Chaves, and by a 4-6-0 locomotive, towards Pocinho and Barca d'Alva.
The afternoon scenes that follow show the scenic nature of the main line along the Douro Valley and of the secondary Corgo Line near Carathedo where the line twists and turns to climb out of the Douro Valley towards Vila Real. By 1973 shorter, more rapid passenger services had been introduced in an attempt to compete more effectively with bus services. On the line between Tua and Mirandela a pick-up freight train is shown heading back to Tua hauled by a 0-6-0T built by Kessler in 1889.
Finally, in the evening, Regua shed is shown once again as a four cylinder 4-6-0 locomotive built by Fives in 1903, fitted with De Glehn compound valve gear, leaves as light engine for Porto. This was the sole survivor of this class in 1970, possibly making its last journey from Regua before withdrawal from service.
This film is not yet featured on DVD.
Places and Dates of Identifiable Locomotives:
Between Porto and Povoa: Class 2-8-2T E141, E142 and E144, Class 2-6-0T E84 and E101, Class 0-4-4-0T E163.
Regua: Class 0-4-0WT E1, Class 2-4-6-0T E207 and E214, Inside cylinder Class 4-6-0 281, 285 and 286, Class 2-6-4T 084, 093 and 094, Class 4-6-0 292 and 294, Class 2-8-0 712, Four cylinder De Glehn compound 4-6-0 268.
Between Regua, Tua and Mirandela: Class 4-6-0 292, Class 0-6-0T E52.
Scenic Douro River (Linha do Douro) Train Ride | Porto São Bento to Pocinho
Embark on a scenic train ride with breathtaking early spring views of the picturesque Douro River. The rail journey starts at the São Bento Railway Station in Porto, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful railway stations in the world with its azulejos covered walls and continue through the urban and semiurban landscapes of greater Porto. The double track line narrows to a single track at Vila Meã and after a short while the Douro appears. The Douro rail line follows the river all the way till Pocinho located near the Spanish border. The trip takes approx. 3½ hrs and covers a distance of some 160 kms with 21 halts (InterRegional train). It is considered to be among the most scenic train routes in Europe.
Some of the stations enroute in this video include:
São Bento (Porto): 0:10
Campanhã (Porto): 3:00
Ermesinde (Valongo): 6:00
Paredes: 8:55
Caide: 10:57
Vila Meã: 11:39
Line reaches Douro River: 12:58
Mosteiro: 13:50
Aregos: 16:15
Ermida: 17:32
View of the Ermida Resende-Baião bridge: 17:40
Rede: 20:25
View of Peso da Régua: 22:14
Pinhão: 24:34
Alegria: 30:40
Ferradosa: 36:32
Freixo de Numao-Mos do Douro: 48:15
Pocinho: 52:25
Comboio histórico do douro a vapor cp 2016
Douro historic train from portugal
Portuguese Railways, The last De Glehn Compound departs, Evening in Regua, 1970
This is a short clip from the film, Une Journée, in the Steam2Music archive.
See for further details and the following summary:
The film shows a wide variety of vintage steam locomotives, aged between 40 and 90 years old, still hard at work in northern Portugal in 1970 and 1973, mainly around Regua in the Douro Valley and around Porto.
The film begins in the cool early morning on Regua shed where broad gauge oil-fired 4-6-0 locomotives built by Henschel in 1910-1913 are being prepared for operation on the main line towards Barca d'Alva, alongside narrow gauge coal-fired 2-4-6-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1911-23 used on the secondary Corgo Line to Chaves. Meanwhile narrow gauge train movements take place at Povoa Station and Trinidade Station in Porto, performed by 2-6-0T class locomotives built by Kessler in 1886 and the more modern 2-8-2T class built by Henschel in 1931. Track repairs at Trinidade are taking place.
The film then shows passenger train operation later in the morning between Porto and Povoa, featuring local trains hauled by the 2-8-2T locomotives together with 0-4-4-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1905-08. A weak bridge near Vila do Conde required trains to cross at reduced speed.
In the heat of midday the pace of life slackens in the smoky atmospheres of Boavista shed in Porto and of Regua station yard, as the coal-fired narrow gauge locomotives undergo servicing. Shunting activities continue on the broad gauge, using 2-6-4T class locomotives built by Swiss Locomotive Works in 1916-20 and by Henschel in 1929. A 2-8-0 freight locomotive built by North British in 1921 departs on a track maintenance train, and passenger trains depart hauled by a 2-4-6-0T Mallet, for Chaves, and by a 4-6-0 locomotive, towards Pocinho and Barca d'Alva.
The afternoon scenes that follow show the scenic nature of the main line along the Douro Valley and of the secondary Corgo Line near Carathedo where the line twists and turns to climb out of the Douro Valley towards Vila Real. By 1973 shorter, more rapid passenger services had been introduced in an attempt to compete more effectively with bus services. On the line between Tua and Mirandela a pick-up freight train is shown heading back to Tua hauled by a 0-6-0T built by Kessler in 1889.
Finally, in the evening, Regua shed is shown once again as a four cylinder 4-6-0 locomotive built by Fives in 1903, fitted with De Glehn compound valve gear, leaves as light engine for Porto. This was the sole survivor of this class in 1970, possibly making its last journey from Regua before withdrawal from service.
This film is not yet featured on DVD.
Places and Dates of Identifiable Locomotives:
Between Porto and Povoa: Class 2-8-2T E141, E142 and E144, Class 2-6-0T E84 and E101, Class 0-4-4-0T E163.
Regua: Class 0-4-0WT E1, Class 2-4-6-0T E207 and E214, Inside cylinder Class 4-6-0 281, 285 and 286, Class 2-6-4T 084, 093 and 094, Class 4-6-0 292 and 294, Class 2-8-0 712, Four cylinder De Glehn compound 4-6-0 268.
Between Regua, Tua and Mirandela: Class 4-6-0 292, Class 0-6-0T E52.
Pinhão (Douro Valley) - Portugal
Slideshow, video and photos J.T.(Porto-Portugal)
Pinhão: vines, vineyards and prodution of Port Wine. Hotel Vintage.
Douro River (Portugal)
Heart of Douro Valley.
Farms - Just two hours from the lively city of Porto our combination of tradition, tranquillity and simplicity ripenes to the quality you deserve.
Hotel Vintage.
Twenty two kilometres upstream of Peso da Regua is Pinhao, the current port wine capital. The town lies at the base of hillsides covered in vines where the Douro and Pinhao rivers meet.
Pinhao is dominated by the various port wine lodges and once again there are a variety of quintas from which you can taste the local wines. Even the train station has an azulejos display illustrating the wine harvest.
Pinhao is a good base from which to explore the Douro wine region and the Tourist Information office in the town can provide information on trips, tours and tastings. One of Portugal's most beautiful narrow gauge railway journeys, the Linha da Tua, runs from near Pinhao at Tua. The journey travels up through the Tua Valley, ending at the pretty market town of Mirandela and takes two hours.
Cruises along the River Douro of either one or two day trips leave or stop off at both Peso da Regua and Pinhao. Trips naturally tend to focus on the wine growing and production of the area and overnight trips incorporate stays at country estates and manor houses alongside the River Douro. This is a leisurely way to visit the historic sights of the area and get a riverside view of the countryside of the region. The main routes usually end up in Porto and can be started or ended at either Peso de Regua or Pinhao. Cruises run from March through to November.
Portuguese Railways, Morning in Regua and Porto, 1970/73
This is a short clip from the film, Une Journée, in the Steam2Music archive.
See for further details and the following summary:
The film shows a wide variety of vintage steam locomotives, aged between 40 and 90 years old, still hard at work in northern Portugal in 1970 and 1973, mainly around Regua in the Douro Valley and around Porto.
The film begins in the cool early morning on Regua shed where broad gauge oil-fired 4-6-0 locomotives built by Henschel in 1910-1913 are being prepared for operation on the main line towards Barca d'Alva, alongside narrow gauge coal-fired 2-4-6-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1911-23 used on the secondary Corgo Line to Chaves. Meanwhile narrow gauge train movements take place at Povoa Station and Trinidade Station in Porto, performed by 2-6-0T class locomotives built by Kessler in 1886 and the more modern 2-8-2T class built by Henschel in 1931. Track repairs at Trinidade are taking place.
The film then shows passenger train operation later in the morning between Porto and Povoa, featuring local trains hauled by the 2-8-2T locomotives together with 0-4-4-0T Mallet articulated locomotives built by Henschel in 1905-08. A weak bridge near Vila do Conde required trains to cross at reduced speed.
In the heat of midday the pace of life slackens in the smoky atmospheres of Boavista shed in Porto and of Regua station yard, as the coal-fired narrow gauge locomotives undergo servicing. Shunting activities continue on the broad gauge, using 2-6-4T class locomotives built by Swiss Locomotive Works in 1916-20 and by Henschel in 1929. A 2-8-0 freight locomotive built by North British in 1921 departs on a track maintenance train, and passenger trains depart hauled by a 2-4-6-0T Mallet, for Chaves, and by a 4-6-0 locomotive, towards Pocinho and Barca d'Alva.
The afternoon scenes that follow show the scenic nature of the main line along the Douro Valley and of the secondary Corgo Line near Carathedo where the line twists and turns to climb out of the Douro Valley towards Vila Real. By 1973 shorter, more rapid passenger services had been introduced in an attempt to compete more effectively with bus services. On the line between Tua and Mirandela a pick-up freight train is shown heading back to Tua hauled by a 0-6-0T built by Kessler in 1889.
Finally, in the evening, Regua shed is shown once again as a four cylinder 4-6-0 locomotive built by Fives in 1903, fitted with De Glehn compound valve gear, leaves as light engine for Porto. This was the sole survivor of this class in 1970, possibly making its last journey from Regua before withdrawal from service.
This film is not yet featured on DVD.
Places and Dates of Identifiable Locomotives:
Between Porto and Povoa: Class 2-8-2T E141, E142 and E144, Class 2-6-0T E84 and E101, Class 0-4-4-0T E163.
Regua: Class 0-4-0WT E1, Class 2-4-6-0T E207 and E214, Inside cylinder Class 4-6-0 281, 285 and 286, Class 2-6-4T 084, 093 and 094, Class 4-6-0 292 and 294, Class 2-8-0 712, Four cylinder De Glehn compound 4-6-0 268.
Between Regua, Tua and Mirandela: Class 4-6-0 292, Class 0-6-0T E52.
Steam in Portugal Sernada do Vouga 75th Anniversary train 1986
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on passenger trains at Pinhao (on the Douro Valley line)
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on local passenger trains at Pinhao on the scenic Douro Valley line. Loco 1424 (in special blue livery) is working the 1006 from Regua to Pochino and loco 1404 (standard orange livery) is working the 0940 from Pochino to Regua. This scene is now history as there are no longer any scheduled loco hauled passenger trains on this line. Recorded 7th March 2004
CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
Pinhao
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Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, 22 km upstream from Peso da Régua, the small town of Pinhão is the epicentre of the Port winemaking area, and a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered to be at their very best. Although a sleepy town for most of the year, Pinhão bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, attracting pickers from all over the country.
Douro River
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The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
It is the third longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro; its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension are navigable, by light rivercraft.
The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast flowing rivers are navigable.
In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal and its historic centre is declared as a UNESCO monumental place.
There are five dams on the Portuguese Douro alone functioning to make the flow of water uniform, generate hydroelectric power, and allow navigation. Ships with maximum length 83 metres (272 ft) and width 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through five locks. The highest one on Carrapatelo dam has a maximum lift 35 metres (115 ft). Level of Pocinho lake reaches 125 m a.s.l.
The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site, (an Archaeological pre-historic patrimony) another UNESCO Heritage site.
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Train Ride to Regua and Returning Cruise to Porto on the Rio Douro
This video is about a day trip Train Ride to Regua and Returning Cruise to Porto on the Rio Douro. We transited two locks and enjoyed a three-course Portugese meal with vinho verde and a sample of port.The statue of the angel commemorates those who died in the collapse of the bridge in 2001.
Comboio a vapor a caminho da régua. Steam train. Junho 2016.
Ida do comboio a vapor para régua, para viagens turísticas . Junho 2016.
Portugal: CP Class 1400 diesel arrives at Porto Sao Bento on the 1654 from Regua (Douro Valley)
Portugal: CP Class 1400 diesel loco (number 1415) arrives at Porto Sao Bento on the 1654 Regional train from Regua (Douro Valley). Recorded 6th March 2004.
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CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
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Porto (occasionally also known as Oporto in English) is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southern Europe and the capital of the second major great urban area in Portugal.The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.3 million (2011) in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. The Porto Metropolitan Area includes an estimated 2 million people. It is recognized as a Gamma- level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, being one of five cities on the Iberian Peninsula with global city status, (the others being Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and Valencia).
Located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin for the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin. In Portuguese the name of the city is spelled with a definite article as o Porto (English: the port). Consequently, its English name evolved from a misinterpretation of the oral pronunciation and referred to as Oporto in modern literature and by many speakers.
One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named for Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the adegas of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the production and export of the fortified wine. The Porto region is also a major producer of cork.
In recent years, UNESCO recognised its historic centre as a World Heritage Site. Among the architectural highlights of the city, Porto Cathedral is the oldest surviving structure, together with the small romanesque Church of Cedofeita, the gothic Igreja de São Francisco (Church of Saint Francis), the remnants of the city walls and a few 15th-century houses. The baroque style is well represented in the city in the elaborate gilt work interior decoration of the churches of St. Francis and St. Claire (Santa Clara), the churches of Mercy (Misericórida) and of the Clerics (Igreja dos Clérigos), the Episcopal Palace of Porto, and others. The neoclassicism and romanticism of the 19th and 20th centuries also added interesting monuments to the landscape of the city, like the magnificent Stock Exchange Palace (Palácio da Bolsa), the Hospital of Saint Anthony, the Municipality, the buildings in the Liberdade Square and the Avenida dos Aliados, the tile-adorned São Bento Train Station and the gardens of the Crystal Palace (Palácio de Cristal). A guided visit to the Palácio da Bolsa, and in particular the Arab Room, is a major tourist attraction.
Many of the city's oldest houses are at risk of collapsing. The population in Porto municipality dropped by nearly 100,000 since the 1980s, but the number of permanent residents in the outskirts and satellite towns has grown strongly.
Porto is ranked number 3 in the Portuguese most livable cities survey of living conditions published yearly by Expresso.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
Aldoar Foz do Douro e Nevogilde, Bonfim, Campanhã, Cedofeita Santo Ildefonso Sé Miragaia São Nicolau e Vitória, Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Paranhos & Ramalde
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Historical Gourmet Train
Pamper your taste and enjoy this symphony of senses!
During an exclusive and limited Edition Journey to Douro Valley by train, be treated with exclusively designed menus for each edition by the guest Chefs and harmonized with the best wines from the Douro Valley wine estates.
The Presidential selects only the most innovative and renowned culinary talents in the world
O Comboio a vapor na linha do Douro - Portugal - Vídeo Dailymotion - YouTube
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Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on passenger trains at Pinhao (on the Douro Valley line)
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on local passenger trains at Pinhao on the scenic Douro Valley line. Recorded 13th May 2005.
Loco 1413 is working the 0940 from Pochino to Porto Sao Bento and loco 1408 is working the 0750 from Porto Sao Bento to Pochino. This scene is now history as there are no longer any scheduled loco hauled passenger trains on this line.
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CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
Pinhao
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Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, 22 km upstream from Peso da Régua, the small town of Pinhão is the epicentre of the Port winemaking area, and a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered to be at their very best. Although a sleepy town for most of the year, Pinhão bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, attracting pickers from all over the country.
Douro River
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The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
It is the third longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro; its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension are navigable, by light rivercraft.
The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast flowing rivers are navigable.
In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal and its historic centre is declared as a UNESCO monumental place.
There are five dams on the Portuguese Douro alone functioning to make the flow of water uniform, generate hydroelectric power, and allow navigation. Ships with maximum length 83 metres (272 ft) and width 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through five locks. The highest one on Carrapatelo dam has a maximum lift 35 metres (115 ft). Level of Pocinho lake reaches 125 m a.s.l.
The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site, (an Archaeological pre-historic patrimony) another UNESCO Heritage site.
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LE TRAIN HISTORIQUE DU DOURO
Le train historique du Douro :
Après avoir été à l'arrêt pendant 4 ans, le petit train fait à nouveau retentir sa sirène assourdissante le long de la rive droite du Douro. Il est composé par une locomotive 0186 construite en 1925 en Allemagne et par cinq anciens wagons. Le train historique fait le trajet entre Peso da Régua et Tua, et il circule le samedi et le dimanche de juin à octobre, et tous les mercredis pendant le mois d'août .
La Gare de Pinhão :
La petite gare de Pinhão, toute couverte d'azulejos bleu et jaune qui racontent la cueillette du raisin ou le foulage à pieds nus dans les «lagares» de pierre, tradition toujours en vigueur de nos jours.