RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted January 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2016 Whilst working in Munich between 2002 and 2006, I passed some of my weekends taking a set of photos at each of the S-Bahn network stations. I toyed with the idea of building a model of one of them in N scale, and I have slowly been collecting suitable items of stock. One day it may get built. Meanwhile, I have uploaded my photos to Flickr, one album per station, and one collection of albums per route from the centre of Munich. Most S-bahn routes start at one side of Munich, pass through the centre and end up somewhere the other side of Munich. However, there have been route and numbering changes over the years, so I thought it best to group them as 'half' routes from the centre. Olympic Stadium This was the start of the Munich S-Bahn system, opened for the 1972 Games, and closed soon after, but still pretty much intact 30 years on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/sets/72157649328893163/ Tutzing Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157662058095790/ Wolfratshausen Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157661936292859/ Petershausen Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651649399981/ Nannhofen (now known as Mammendorf) Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651247198858/ Kreuzstraße Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651642653732/ Holzkirchen Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651247135258/ Herrshing Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651662246815/ Geltendorf Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157651243359340/ Freising Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157649825995769/ Flughafen Route (Via Moosach) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157649646502248/ Flughafen Route (Via Ismaning) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157649646482358/ Ebersberg Route https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157649548021529/ The Dachau to Altomünster Line The odd-one-out route, this S-bahn line was the only one not to directly reach the city centre. It was also the only line that was not electrified (although it was finally electrified during 2014 and is now part of a route that does run through the city centre).Originally known as the Line 'A', since electrification, it has now become part of the new S2 route.When I was photographing the stations in 2006, the line was closed for extensive renewal of the trackwork and stations on the route. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157649538812750/ Stammstrecke Most of the S-Bahn routes share a section of track through the city centre, known as the Stammstrecke. The eastern half of this section runs underground beneath the city centre, while the western half runs parallel to the main lines out of Munich Hauptbahnhof, giving great viewpoints for train spotting. With the underground section being shared by all the routes, there can be less than 2 minutes between trains. A second underground line a few hundred metres to the north is being constructed to ease the congestion. Unfortunately I do not have photos at all the stations along the Stammstrecke. The underground ones in particular did not lend themselves to photography. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/collections/72157661435631233/ I hope the above is of interest or use to somebody, Ian Morgan Hampshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks Ian, Fascinating pictures, I shall return again and again to browse them. Cheers, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ottney Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Wow fantastic pictures. I'm going spend a lot of time looking at them. Thank you. Does anyone know if there are models of these S-Bahn trains in N or HO scales? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted February 4, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2016 In N scale, Arnold produced the older Class 420 many years ago (sometimes to be found on ebay), and have recently released a brand model of the same unit, with lighting and DCC ready. Kato produced the Class 425 unit which is very similar to the Class 423 units used at Munich, except the 423 units do not have the first class sections. The glass dividing panels are still there, although the glass door to the first class section is missing, and the seats in what was the first class section were initially black with blue squares instead of the normal blue with black squares, but these have since been swapped around at random when the units were serviced. Ian Morgan Hampshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ottney Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thank you guys. I was in Germany & Austria right before Christmas 2014 and really was impressed with the S Bahn in a couple of the cities we went to. I'll do some poking around to see the offerings you have noted. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ottney Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thanks Dutch. We were on a Danube River Christmas market cruise. Vienna was a bit of a bust due to pouring rain. We were able to see a number of different trains from the boat and in various cities as we progressed into Germany. The stuff in Nuremberg really impressed me, probably because I was able to spend some time in decent, albeit chilly, weather watching S Bahn and trams scoot around. With a few exceptions we just don't have that kind of operations here in the US. Again thanks for the information. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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