Greece

A-555 at Lianokladi Romanian-built A-555 departs from Lianokladi on the Greek main line, with the 11.35 Thessaloniki - Athina. The date is 11 February 1997
DMU at Arnissa Diesel railcar A.A.31.80 pauses at Arnissa in Northern Greece, while working the 13.00 Kozani - Thessaloniki on 10 December 1993.
9410 at Olympia Olympia station, at the end of a branch line on the Peloponnese, has the air of a quiet country backwater rather than a major tourist destination. 9410 awaits departure with the 11.00 to Pirgos on 5 December 1993.
Class 120 locomotive at Larissa Electrification and rebuilding of the Athens to Thessaloniki main line was substantially complete by the spring of 2019 and trains are now hauled throughout by Class 120 electric locomotives. This is 120 020 at Larissa on 20 May 2019, with the 12.22 Athens to Thessaloniki.
Class 520 IC DMU at Ormenio The Inter-City diesel units which were built for the main line in the 1990s are now used on less-important services. 520 111 has arrived at Ormenio, close to the Bulgarian border, with the 08.40 from Alexandroupoli on 23 May 2019. There are currently no regular services across the border to Svilengrad.

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