First trip to the Fatherland - Germany 26/08 to 02/09 1989

Our first ever trip to Germany, a three pronged attack on the Diesels of DB by myself (Poodle) Steve Thomas (Neath) & John "Zuzzy Hell" Sandham. The holder of the Kursbuch and therefore chief planner honours fell to Neath, even though he was only of tender years (but just old enough to drink - which made up for it).With the remit of as many diesel locos and new lines during daylight hours then the odd electric to get in place for the overnight.(New locos again denoted by #).

Friday 25/08/1989

No boring tales of crossing the channel - an afternoon boat from Dover must have been taken as we were on the last departure from Ostend.
2751#        Ostend - Aachen Hbf                 2030 Ostend - Hamburg Altona     280km

Saturday 26/08/1989

Straight through on the overnight, we were all well used to doing (somewhat shorter) overnights behind class 33's here in the UK.
110 302#   Aachen Hbf - Hamburg Hbf      2030 Ostend - Hamburg Altona     521km
218 335)#  Hamburg Hbf - Lubeck             0814 Hamburg Hbf - Lubeck         63km
218 456)#  
218 456)    Lubeck - Bad Oldsloe                0901 Lubeck - Hamburg Hbf        23km
218 335)
218 456 & 218 335 at Bad Oldsloe on the 0901 Lubeck to Hamburg service
218 258)#  Bad Oldsloe - Lubeck                0914 Hamburg Hbf - Lubeck        23km
218 324)#
218 324)   Lubeck - Hamburg Hbf              1001 Lubeck - Hamburg Hbf         63km
218 258)
218 492#   Hamburg Hbf - Ahrensburg       1048 Hamburg Hbf - Bad Oldsloe 21km
218 492 at Ahrensburg on the 1048 Hamburg Hbf to Bad Oldsloe
218 195 at Ahrensburg on the 1115 to Hamburg Hbf.
218 195#   Ahrensburg - Wandsbek Ost      1115 Ahrensburg - Hamburg Hbf  12km
218 457#   Wandsbek Ost - Ahrensburg      1118 Hamburg Hbf - Ahrensburg  12km
218 333#   Ahrensburg - Hamburg Hbf       1125 Bad Oldsloe - Hamburg Hbf 21km
114 499#   Hamburg Hbf - H.Altona                                                                  7km
218 175#   Hamburg Altona - Bordesholm  1324 H.Altona - Kiel                    85km
218 185#   Bordesholm - Neumunster         1423 Kiel - H.Altona                    12km
218 185 at Neumunster off the 1423 Kiel - Hamburg Altona
218 111#   Neumunster - Flensburg             0913 Koln - Frederica                  101km
1436#        Flensburg - Padborg                   0913 Koln - Frederica                  12km
MZ1436 at Padborg on the 0913 Koln - Frederica
The Danish Customs officers were bemused as they checked our passports to & from Padborg.One asked us "Can you not afford to visit Denmark?" no, mate - we just wanted to sample an MZ!
1435#        Padborg - Flensburg                   1110 Fredrikshaven - H.Altona    12km
333 047#   Flensburg Shunt                         1110 Fredrikshaven - H.Altona    1km
218 111     Flensburg - H.Altona                  1110 Fredrikshaven - H.Altona   174km
218 119)#  H.Altona - Neumunster              1045 Munchen - Kiel                  73km
218 187)#
218 188#   Neumunster - H.Altona              2138 Kiel - Koln                         73km
103 166#   H.Altona - Koln Hbf                  2138 Kiel - Koln                         479km
Daily Total = 1788km

Sunday 27/08/1989

No shortage of diesel hauled moves available, even on a Sunday!
141 296#   Koln Hbf - Solingen Ohligs         0614 Koln Hbf - Hagen            28km
111 160#   Solingen Ohligs - Dusseldorf Hbf 0645 Solingen Ohligs - Dusseldorf Flughafen 19km
111 160 Dusseldorf on the 0645 from Solingen Ohligs
212 297 at Dusseldorf on the 0735 to Duren
212 297#   Dusseldorf - Duren                     0735 Dusseldorf - Duren            60km
212 297 at Duren off the 0735 from Dusseldorf
212 297     Duren - Neuss                             0849 Duren - Neuss     49km
111 188#   Neuss - Wuppertal Elberfeld       0930 Monchengladbach - Hagen 38km
212 275#   Wuppertal Elberfeld -                 1048 Wuppertal E. - Solingen Ohligs 28km
                  Remscheid Guldenwerth 
212 275 at Remscheid Guldenwerth on the 1048 Wuppertal Elberfeld to Solingen Ohligs
212 279#   Remscheid Guldenwerth -          1115 Solingen Ohligs - Wuppertal Elberfeld 4km
                  Remscheid Hbf 
212 266#   Remscheid Hbf - Solingen Ohligs 1144 Remscheid Lennep - Solingen Ohligs 18km
110 261#   Solingen Ohligs - Koln Hbf        1048 Hamm - Koln Hbf              28km
215 035#   Koln Hbf - Euskirchen                1303 Koln Deutz - Euskirchen   40km
215 113#   Euskirchen - Kottenforst             1431 Euskirchen - Bonn             22km
215 118#   Kottenforst - Euskirchen             1444 Bonn - Euskirchen             22km
215 118 at Euskirchen on the 1531 to Bonn
215 118     Euskirchen - Bonn                       1531 Euskirchen - Bonn            34km
Time for a nice diesel hauled trundle under the wires along the banks of the Rhine & up into the hills above.
213 333#   Bonn Hbf - Kreuzberg                 1647 Bonn Hbf - Kreuzberg      46km
Neath & Mr Sandham pose with 213 333 at Kreuzberg off the 1647 from Bonn
213 333 at Kreuzberg on the 1757 to Remagen (with bellowing window fully open)
213 333     Kreuzberg - Ahrweiler                 1757 Kreuzberg - Remagen      13km
213 334#   Ahrweiler - Kreuzberg                 1804 Remagen - Kreuzberg      13km
213 334 at Kreuzberg on the 1910 to Remagen
213 334     Kreuzberg - Remagen                  1910 Kreuzberg - Remagen      26km
114 502#   Remagen - Koln Hbf                    1920 Koblenz - Koln Deutz     54km
218 132#   Koln Hbf - Rosrath                       2120 Koln - Gummersbach     18km
218 135#   Rosrath - Koln Hbf                       2122 Gummersbach - Koln Hbf 18km
103 237#   Koln - H.Altona (via Hamm)        2328 Koln - Kiel                     479km
Daily Total: 947km

Monday 28/08/1989

A pre-breakfast 218 move off the overnight before making our way via Hannover to Oldenburg
218 194#   Hamburg Altona - Elmshorn        0601 Hamburg Altona - Kiel   30km
218 168#   Elmshorn - Hamburg Altona        0554 Kiel - Hamburg Altona   30km
120 111#   Hamburg Altona - Hannover        0712 Hamburg Alt - Munchen 185km
218 251#   Hannover - Lehrte                         0703 Soltau - Wolfsburg         16km
218 904#   Lehrte - Hannover                         0832 Wolfsburg - Hannover   16km
112 270#   Hannover - Oldenburg                  0952 Hannover - Oldenburg   167km
112 270 is detached from the 0952 from Hannover at Oldenburg
216 061#   Oldenburg - Sande                        0928 Osnabruck - Wilhelmshaven 45km
211 325#   Sande - Jever                                 1152 Wilhelmshaven - Esens 12km
211 325 at Jever on the 1152 Wilhelmshaven - Esens
211 077#   Jever - Sande                                 1229 Esens - Sande     12km
332 147#   Shunt E7525 onto E3145                                                  1km
332 147 after shunting E7525 (1229 Esens - Sande) coaches onto E3145 (1306 Wilhelmshaven - Bad Harzburg
216 061#   Sande - Oldenburg                        1306 Wilhelmshaven - Bad Harzburg 45km
110 368#   Oldenburg - Delmenhorst             1306 Wilhelmshaven - Bad Harzburg 31km
211 163#   Delmenhorst - Rechterfeld            1439 Delmenhorst - Bramsche           32km
211 163 at Rechterfeld on the 1439 Delmenhort - Bramsche
211 243#   Rechterfeld - Delmenhorst            1347 Osnabruck - Delmenhorst  32km
211 076#   Delmenhorst - Osnabruck             1617 Delmenhorst - Osnabruck  112km
A top line little trains (load 2 or 3) hauled by 211's what's not to like!
103 194#   Osnabruck - Hamburg Hbf           1327 Stuttgart - Hamburg Alt  238km
218 499#   Hamburg Hbf - Hasselbrook        2122 Hamburg Hbf - Bad Oldsloe 4km
218 258     Hasselbrook - Hamburg Hbf        2100 Bad Oldsloe - Hamburg Hbf 4km
120 118#   Hamburg Hbf - Hamburg Altona 0926 Berchesgarten - Hamburg Alt 7km
103 191#   H.Altona - Hannover (via Burgdorf) 2309 Hamburg Alt - Salzburg 188km 
Daily Total =  1207km

Tuesday 29/08/1989

103 111#    Hannover Hbf - Wurzburg          2309 Hamburg A - Salzburg        357km
141 019#    Wurzburg - Schweinfurt             0547 Wurzburg - Nurnberg          43km
Now for something completely different steaming 212's!
The traincrew check 212 235 is coupled correctly at Schweinfurt
212 235, stock & 212 070 steam merrily during a platform to platform shunt at Schweinfurt prior to forming the 0643 to Bad Kissingen & Mellrichstadt
212 070)#  Schweinfurt - Ebenhausen          0643 Schweinfurt - Mellrichstadt/Bad Kissingen 25km
212 235)#  (including shunt)
212 235     Ebenhausen - Bad Kissingen      0643 Schweinfurt - Bad Kissingen 24km
We arrived on 212070 on the 0643 ex Schweinfurt. 212331 waits with its train for Gemunden while we boarded 218011 on the 0744 to Munich
218 011#   Bad Kissingen - Schweinfurt      0744 Bad Kissingen - Munchen   24km
111 085#   Schweinfurt - Nurnberg              0750 Wurzburg - Nurnberg          119km
151 041 at Nuremburg on the 0736 Munchen to Berlin
151 041#   Nurnberg - Furth Hbf                 0736 Munchen - Berlin     8km
141 018#   Furth Hbf - Nurnberg                 0954 Neustadt - Nurnberg 8km
218 210#   Nurnberg - Kirkenlaibach          0750 Frankfurt - Praha      94km
211 049#   Kirkenlaibach - Bayreuth          1224 Weiden - Bayreuth   19km
614 043     Bayreuth - Schnabelwaid          1400 Bayreuth - Nurnberg 19km
211 058 arrives at Schnabelwaid on the 1352 Pegnitz to Marktredwitz
211 058#   Schnabelwaid - Kirkenlaibach  1352 Pegnitz - Marktredwitz 19km
614 005     Kirkenlaibach - Bayreuth          1324 Weiden - Bayreuth        19km
Think we actually did go for a beer in Bayreuth.
211 049 at Bayreuth
218 238#   Bayreuth - Nurnberg                 1527 Bayreuth - Stuttgart       94km
111 051#    Nurnberg - Roth                       1707 Nurnberg -Munchen      26km
290 360#   Roth - Hilpolstein                     1729 Roth - Hilpolstein          11km
(211 057 DIT on rear) 
This service was booked a 290 Pilot each Tuesday & Thursday to service a factory on the branch.
290 360 at Hilpoltstein on the 1729 from Roth
 
211 057 at Hilpolstein before the working the 1804 to Roth
211 057#   Hilpolstein - Roth                     1804 Hilpolstein - Roth        11km
A quintessential Bavarian branch-line, a little loco tooting away over the numerous crossings en-route.
103 243#   Roth - Nurnberg                       1729 Augsburg - Nurnberg   26km
151 128 at Nuremburg 
151 128#   Nurnberg - Vach                       1851 Nurnberg - Bamberg     15km
Such was our innocence we didn't do this to Bamberg for beer. Still a number of years to make up for this lapse!
141 357#   Vach - Nurnberg                       1826 Bamberg - Nurnberg      15km
103 114#   Nurnberg - Munchen (via Ingolstadt) 1414 Hamburg A - Munchen  199km 
103 113#   Munchen - Nurnberg (via Augsburg)  2345 Munchen - Hamburg Altona 199km
Daily Total =  1350km

Wednesday 30/08/1989

103 222#    Nurnberg - Hannover              2345 Munchen - Hamburg Altona 486km
                   (via Hildesheim)
110 373#    Hannover - Bremen                 0105 Cottbus - Nordeich Mole 122km
141 061#   Bremen - Hude                         0920 Bremen - Nordenham     28km
110 373#    Hude - Oldenburg                    0105 Cottbus - Nordeich Mole 17km
216 057 & 216 076 at Oldenburg on E1440 the 0105 Cottbus - Nordeich Mole
216 057)#  Oldenburg - Augustfehn          0105 Cottbus - Nordeich Mole 32km
216 076)#
Oldenburg shed (HOLD) with a 216 coming off for its next turn.
624 639      Augustfehn - Oldenburg         1036 Leer - Oldenburg              32km
216 077#    Oldenburg - Sande                  0928 Osnabruck - Wilhelmshaven 45km 
211 015 at Sande on the 1152 Wilhelmshaven - Esens  
211 015#    Sande - Wittmund               1152 Wilhelmshaven - Esens     20km
211 012#    Wittmund - Sande               1229 Esens - Sande                    20km  
332 147#   Shunt E7525 onto E3145                                                        1km
216 077     Sande - Oldenburg               1306 Wilhelmshaven - Bad Harzburg 45km
110 373     Oldenburg - Delmenhorst    1306 Wilhelmshaven - Bad Harzburg 31km
211 201#   Delmenhorst - Rechterfeld  1439 Delmenhorst - Bramsche    32km
211 325     Rechterfeld - Delmenhorst  1347 Osnabruck - Delmenhorst  32km
211 066 at Delmenhorst on train 8348 the 1617 to Osnabruck which we took throughout, 112km's behind the wee Beastie
  
211 066#   Delmenhorst - Osnabruck   1617 Delmenhorst - Osnabruck  112km
103 146#   Osnabruck - Hamburg Hbf           1327 Stuttgart - Hamburg Alt  238km
218 332#   Hamburg Hbf - Hasselbrook        2122 Hamburg Hbf - Bad Oldsloe 4km
218 334#   Hasselbrook - Hamburg Hbf        2100 Bad Oldsloe - Hamburg Hbf 4km
103 210#   Hamburg Hbf - Hamburg Altona 1247 Munchen - Hamburg Alt 7km
103 219#   H.Altona - Hannover (via Burgdorf) 2309 Hamburg Alt - Salzburg 188km 
Daily Total = 1496km 

Thursday 31/08/1989

103 113     Hannover Hbf - Wurzburg        2309 Hamburg A - Salzburg 357km
141 123#   Wurzburg - Schweinfurt           0547 Wurzburg - Nurnberg   43km
212 065)#  Schweinfurt - Poppenhausen   0643 Schweinfurt - Bad Kissingen/ 12km
212 102)#  (in tandem / including shunt)              Mellrichstadt
212 235     Poppenhausen - Schweinfurt    0621 Mellrichstadt - Schweinfurt 12km
212 103 at Schweinfurt on the 0715 to Bad Kissingen.
212 103#   Schweinfurt - Bad Kissingen    0715 Schweinfurt - Bad Kissingen 24km
212 103     Bad Kissingen - Schweinfurt    0912 Bad Kissingen - Schweinfurt 24km
110 194#   Schweinfurt - Bamberg             0950 Wurzburg - Hof  57km
218 198#   Bamberg - Neuenmarkt Wirsberg 0950 Wurzburg - Hof 74km
614 007     N.Wirsberg - Bayreuth              1201 N.Wirsberg - Bayreuth 20km
211 283 at Bayreuth prior to working the 1316 to Marktredwitz
211 283#   Bayreuth - Kirkenlaibach          1316 Bayreuth - Marktredwitz 19km
218 238#   Kirchenlaibach - Schnabelwaid 1315 Marktredwitz - Pegnitz 19km
Two veg spoil the phot of 211 209 at Schnabelwaid
211 209#   Schnabelwaid - Neusorg           1352 Pegnitz - Marktredwitz 38km
211 056#   Neusorg - Schnabelwaid           1503 Marktredwitz - Schnabelwaid 38km
218 216#   Schnabelwaid - Nurnberg         1527 Bayreuth - Stuttgart 75km
111 218#   Nurnberg - Roth                        1707 Nurnberg - Munchen 26km
Covered the 290 turn again but with exactly the same result!
290 360)    Roth - Hipoltstein                     1729 Roth - Hipoltstein 11km
211 057 (DIT on rear) 
290 360 at Hipoltstein after working train 6217 the 17:29 from Roth (with 211 057 dit on rear)
211 057     Hipoltstein - Roth                      1804 Hipoltstein - Roth 11km
103 166     Roth - Nurnberg                        1729 Augsburg - Nurnberg 26km
103 107#   Nurnberg - Munchen                 1414 Hamburg Alt - Munchen 199km
                  (via Ingolstadt)
Daily Total = 1084km 

Friday 01/09/1989

103 141#   Stuttgart - Koln Hbf             2014 Salzburg - Koln 384km
110 456#   Koln - Wuppertal Elberfeld  0540 Koln - Wuppertal Oberbarmen 46km
212 324#   Wuppertal Elberfeld -           0648 W.Elberfeld - Solingen Ohligs 28km
                  Remscheid Guldenwurth
212 264#   Remscheid Guldenwurth -    0708 W.Elberfeld - Solingen Ohligs 14km
                  Solingen Ohligs
212 318#   Solingen Ohligs - Dusseldorf Hbf 0736 W.Oberbarmen - Dusseldorf 14km
212 253#   Dusseldorf - Neuss                0844 Dusseldorf - Grevenbroich 11km
212 253 at Neuss Hbf on the 0844 Dusseldorf to Grevenbroich
110 252#   Neuss - Dusseldorf                1314 Ancona - Dortmund 11km
110 410#   Dusseldorf - W. Elberfeld      0756 Aachen - Siegen 27km
216 103#   W.Elberfeld - Essen Uberruhr  0943 W.Oberbarmen - Bottrop 37km
216 031#   Essen Uberruhr - Essen Holthausen 1011 Bottrop - Langenberg 1km
216 031 departs Essen Holthausen
216 156#   Essen Holthausen - Essen Uberruhr 1039 Langenberg - Haltern 1km
216 156 at Essen Uberruhr on the 1039 Langenberg - Haltern
216 028#   Essen Uberruhr - Langenberg       0953 Haltern - Langenberg 12km
216 034#   Langenberg - W.Elberfeld             1051 Bottrop - W.Oberbarmen 25km
216034 at Wuppertal Vohwinkel on the 1051 Bottrop to Wuppertal Oberbarmen
103 164#   W.Elberfeld - Koblenz                   1145 Dortmund - Munchen 139km
141 064#   Koblenz - Boppard                        1407 Koblenz - Bingerbruck 19km
213 341#   Boppard - Emmelshausen             1432 Boppard - Emmelshausen 15km
213 341 at Emmelshausen off the 1432 from Boppard
213 341     Emmelshausen - Boppard              1504 Emmelshausen - Boppard 15km
141 097#   Boppard - Koblenz                         1453 Bingerbruck - Koblenz 19km
103 161#   Koblenz - Bonn                              0917 Chur - Amsterdam 59km
213 338#   Bonn - Remagen                            1647 Bonn - Kreuzberg 20km
212 328#   Remagen - Ahrweiler                     1726 Remagen - Ahrweiler 13km
212 328 at Ahrweiler on the 1752 to Remagen
212 328     Ahrweiler - Bad Bodendorf             1752 Ahrweiler - Remagen 9km
213 334#   Bad Bodendorf - Bad Neuenahr      1804 Remagen - Kreuzberg 5km
213 338     Bad Neuenahr - Remagen                1759 Kreuzberg - Remagen 10km
110 412#   Remagen - Koln Hbf                        1820 Koblenz - Koln Deutz 54km
110 412     Koln Hbf - Dusseldorf (Via Neuss)  2049 Koln Deutz - Amsterdam 54km
110 135#   Dusseldorf Hbf - Munchen Ost        1925 Amsterdam - Verona 665km
                  (Via Heidelberg & Stuttgart Zazenhausen) 
Daily Total = 1704km 

Saturday 02/09/1989

110 180#   Munchen Hbf - Regensburg 0628 Munchen - Hof 138km
218 307#   Regensburg - Schwandorf    0628 Munchen - Hof 42km
218 208#   Schwandorf - Regensburg    0450 Zwickau - Munchen 42km
110 180#   Regensburg - Neufarhn        0450 Zwickau - Munchen 39km
111 076#   Neufarhn - Regensburg        0937 Munchen - Gorlitz 39km
111 081#   Regensburg - Nurnberg        0947 Passau - Dortmund 101km
103 220#   Nurnberg - Munchen (via Inglostadt) 1249 Nurnberg - Munchen 199km
111 059#   Munchen - Petershausen      1441 Munchen - Treuchtlingen 36km
S2 units     Petershausen - Munchen Hbf (Tief) 37km
218 408#   Munchen - Turkheim           1642 Munchen - Lindau 76km
628 235     Turkheim - Bad Worishofen 1738 Turkheim - Bad Worishofen 5km
The return train E3947 conveyed a through coach to somewhere - we assumed it was hauled to Buchloe to be attached to its forward working there - wrong! Much to Zuzzy John's disappointment the unit hauled it instead !!
628 235     Bad Worishofen - Buchloe   1804 Bad Worishofen - Augsburg 13km
218 400)#  Buchloe - Kempten              1800 Munchen - Zurich 63km
218 436)#  
218 400 & 218 436 make a spirited departure from Kempten with EC98 the 1800 Munchen - Zurich
218 465 at Kempten on the 1820 Lindau - Munchen
218 465#   Kempten - Buchloe              1820 Lindau - Munchen 63km
218 398#   Buchloe - Augsburg             1904 Fussen - Augsburg 40km
103 201#   Augsburg - Munchen           1309 Hannover - Munchen 62km
420 073     Munchen Hbf (Tief) - Munchen Ost 4km
218 347#   Munchen Ost - Munchen Hbf 2248 Munchen Ost - Munster 10km
110 356#   Munchen Ost - Koln Hbf     2248 Munchen Ost - Munster 619km
                  (Via Stuttgart Zazenhausen & Heidelberg)
 Daily Total = 1636km 

Sunday 03/09/1989

110 474#   Koln Hbf - Duren                 0639 Duisburg - Aachen 39km
212 253     Duren - Heimbach                0826 Duren - Heimbach 30km
212 253 at Heimbach
212 253     Heimbach - Duren                0930 Heimbach - Duren 30km
212 253 heads back towards Duren on a lovely sunny morning
110 474     Duren - Koln Hbf                  1001 Aachen - Dortmund 39km
110 436#   Koln Hbf - Koln Deutz         1112 Koln Hbf - Kreuztal 1km
A Lufthansa "Duck" unit at Koln Deutz.
218 149 approaches Koln Deutz on the 1022 ex Gummersbach
218 149#   Koln Deutz - Koln Hbf          1022 Gummersbach - Koln Hbf 1km
110 410     Koln Hbf - Aachen                1208 Koln Hbf - Oostende 70km
2725#        Aachen Hbf - Oostende         1208 Koln Hbf - Oostende 280km
(2328# Liege Banker) 
Daily Total = 490km

Total KM = 11978km                          Daily Average = 1331km

Total Moves = 178                               Average per Move = 67.3km

A great introduction into the many and varied diesels of DB at the time. The timetable worked like clockwork so all our planned moves made. I took a larger number of photo's than I would have for the same number of days if in the UK, not surprising as we had been looking forward to the trip for some time. We even managed to catch some Steam heat on the 212's out of Schweinfurt, something of a novelty for us!

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