Snow White and Mostly Traffic Red
...shall be the tag line for the set of photos I shot today while my GF was browsing various shops for the last bunch of Christmas presents . I'll just dive in now without any further preamble...
While I was still thinking about where I could go after disembarking at Frankfurt Central, I noticed an IC set which appeared to have a black loco on it. However, it turned out that it actually had two black MRCE ES 64 U2 type locos in a top-and-tail setup B) . This here was ES 64 U2-036/182 536...
...while the one at the other end was ES 64 U2-034/182 534, previously hired to ERS Railways. I should mention that I normally do not do any trailing shots, but this here was worthy of an exception . The train itself would appear to have been a reserve formation, replacing an ICE service which I assume had been cancelled due to weather-related disruptions. However, I forgot to have a look at the departure panel to see which train specifically it replaced.
I then headed down to Frankfurt Southern, considering the fact that while the weather was quite good, the light would not have been sufficient for any photos of trains on the open line at top speed. The first thing which caught my attention was this rake of permanent way building machinery on one of the sidings south of Platform 9.
101 097 then blasted through trailing a wake of snow at the head of an IC set.
This here then was RE 4610 coming in from Würzburg – the destination indicator would appear to not have been set correctly – with two 111s in a top-and-tail setup, as is fairly common on this line, and a set of Modus coaches in between. The loco at the front is 111 226, the second-last locomotive of this class to have been built.
Then came a real streak of luck in the shape of 151 021 at the head of an intermodal train. This loco is unique in being painted in the current traffic red livery, but with the same colour layout as on the previous oriental red livery – meaning the frame is not highlighted in grey. I figure this may have been a goof at the repair shop, but one which certainly is welcome to us railfans .
Then came 143 158 at the head of an ECS service which terminated at Platform 9 and was diagrammed to then first work a turn to Aschaffenburg as RB15249.
Coming in from Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach in the Odenwald, this here was VIAS VT 102 heading a set of two Itino type DMUs on the VIA25130 service to Frankfurt Central and on to Erbach via Darmstadt.
I admit I do not photograph ICE sets very frequently, but 403 061 did look nice in this wintry landscape...
The frontside running number on this 143's obscured by a patch of snow, so I cannot identify it, unfortunately . The train was the RB15256 service from Hanau to Frankfurt Central.
And the final catch of the day was 152 041 at the head of a mixed goods train.
As always – thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed these images!
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