I had initially intended Steiüuecken to be set in 1999, but having kept coming across information relating to 2001, I decided that this would be the year for me. The downside is that there would be a slightly lower amount of pre-DBAG liveries, but nonetheless there was still a lot more variety than the present day.

From the Fernverkehrsseit came long distance train carriage formations and timetables, as well as loco diagrams which I spent some time today decoding. The February 2001 issue of Today's Railways and subsequent letters pages also filled in some gaps, particularly the patterns of local traffic.

Guess what? This train, the first I started building up, is superfluous. Although very much a part of the Rügen scene today, the use of DB Autozug locomotives from Stralsund and rakes of Czech stock from Vienna and Brno weren't there in 2001. Likewise the Leipzig/Berlin-Malmö InterRegios weren't around (having ceased in 2000), but a pair of night trains, D318/9, still ran. So that's eight coaches (only the IR Bimdz is useful for other trains) and one loco which I needn't have bought. Oh well- it all frees up storage yard space!

Although I haven't got the actual timings, I know that local traffic sees hourly trains in each direction. These are an easy modelling prospect, being formed of a BR143 and two or three modernised ex-DR double deck coaches. I have two sets for this, one all traffic red, the other has a mint green/cream driving trailer and a DR liveried 143. To ring the changes I also have a BR219 and Halberstadts, as used while work was being carried out on the OHLE in 2001.

Having sifted through the information available, I have made a list of the long distance trains travelling through Rügen, their formations and allocated traction. For the record they are listed below, in order of arrival/departure time from Binz/Sassnitz.

D319 21:35 Malmoe - Berlin Zoo (Sassnitz Hafen dep 02:30) Bim Bim Bimd Bcvmz WLABm BR112

D318 23:36 Berlin Zoo - Malmoe (Sassnitz Hafen arr 03:20) Bim Bim Bimd Bcvmz WLABm BR112 [there is a question mark over this pair, I have seen illustrations with a train of two Swedish coaches]

IR2674 "Arkona" 05:28 Hamburg Hbf - Binz (arr 09:31) Apm W137 Bvm Bpmb Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpmbdf BR101 (Intercity stock)

NZ1950 19:44 Stuttgart Hbf - Binz (arr 09:56) Bimd Bim Bim Bom Bpmbk Bvcmz Bvcmz WLABsm Bom Bvcmz Bvcmz DWLAB BR112

IC 609 "Ruegen" 10:22 Binz - Basel SBB Apm W137 Bvm Bpmb Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpmbdf BR101

IR 2672 "Seewind" 07:28 Hamburg Hbf - Binz (arr 11:31) Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IR2577 "Arkona" 12:22 Binz - Karlsruhe Hbf Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IR2670 "Zingst" 05:59 Kassel Hbf - Binz(arr 13:31) Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IR2579 "Darss" 14:22 Binz - Frankfurt (M) Hbf Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IR2578 "Darss" 06:12 Frankfurt (M) Hbf - Binz (arr 1531) Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IR2671 "Zingst" 16:22 Binz - Hannover Hbf Aim ARkimb Bim Bim Bim Bim Bim Bimd Bpmbdf BR120

IC702 "Rugen" 06:17 Karlsruhe Hbf - Binz (arr 17:31) Apm W137 Bvm Bpmb Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpmbdf BR101

IR2673 "Seewind" 18:22 Binz - Hamburg Hbf Apm W137 Bvm Bpmb Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpm Bpmbdf BR101 (Intercity stock)

NZ 1951 18:55 Binz - Stuttgart Hbf Bimd Bim Bim Bom Bpmbk Bvcmz BvcmzWLABsm Bom Bvcmz Bvcmz DWLAB BR112

In addition is a mysterious pair which only show up in loco diagrams.

93029 01:00 Stralsund - Sassnitz Hafen (arr 0200) BR112

93028 03:30 Sassnitz Hafen - Stralsund BR112

Given the timings, I assume it is a night train which uses the train ferry, but nothing has jumped out from train lists to fill this gap.

As can be seen from the coach plans, the majority of these trains are formed of a BR120 and a standard push-pull IR rake. Although I've managed to make up about half the rake from the second hand market, matters are made easier by Roco releasing a batch of IR stock this year. A BR120 will have to come from the Trix or Lima range. I can't put my finger on why, but although the Trix 120.1 is a very recent model, there's something about the Lima one which looks more right to me, but they are also harder to find.

In keeping with the era, the Intercity rake will have mixed liveries, although I've only bought one vehicle (the Bpmbdf driving trailer) towards it so far.

There's also a lack of Autozugs as far as I can work out, which is odd as I'm sure I've seen pictures of them on the island in 2001. I also don't have timings or formations for the Urlaubsexpress services, so I still have work to do!