Afternoon all!

As the morning progressed, the weather became a bit unstable, just as you'd expect in April. I but didn't let that stop me and tried to make the best of what sunlight had been there...

You'll know the place by now, I suppose! – Having spotted this train from the suburban I had been riding on, my first capture for the day was 185 556 of MRCE, which I understand is on lease to CFL Cargo at this time. With a tank train up back, it crossed over to the Cottbus bypass.

A while after that, 155 039 sped through with a mixed freight...

...following which I observed Mittelweserbahn's 203 103, or V 1702, at the head of a rake of empty wood carriers. This is an ex-DR V100 type diesel-hydraulic.

155 120 was travelling light and slowed to a halt right in front of me.

As the wind was freshening up and (according to the weather report) gusting to Force 9, with intermittent showers to match, this container working headed by ITL's 152 196 came to a halt. Behind the 152, 185 649 was in tow. This train had to wait for quite a while and eventually crossed to the left track when it continued.

If I'm not mistaken, I had seen the same formation near Lake Cospuden on Sunday: 232 223 of Deutsche Gleis- und Tiefbau roared through with a consist of PW machinery, adjusting pollution levels as it did!

The good Ludmilla was followed by 155 244 at the head of another mixed freight...

...and 203 316 pulling OHLE maintenance car 708 311, crossing over to the Cottbus bypass against a threateningly dark sky.

294 607 was heading this trip freight consisting of oil tankers and sliding wall vans.

After that, two DBS 185s came along as another shower came down, with the first having been 185 079 heading this mixed freight...

...and 185 071 pulling a string of PKP self-unloading hoppers as commonly used on coal workings.

And as I was riding back to Central Station for some food purchases, I spotted 186 131 of Alpha Trains, running parallel to my suburban service. Sure enough, it did end up reversing at Central Station, where I captured the loco on one of the stubs outside the shed. 186 131 seems to be on lease to Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen at this time.