Rheinland - May 2019

[MarshLane]

Well the "it will be tomorrow when I get round to posting the next batch of pictures" turned into Saturday!!

 

Hope you enjoy these, these are from the 2012 trip, but all of the Rhein Valley.

 

We start at Remargen, between Bonn and Koblenz with one of the specially liveried Class 101s - 101028 heading north on an IC working.  A 460 Desiro stands alongside on a local RB working to Koln Messe.

 

Another of the MittleRheinBahn Class 460 Diesel Desiros leaves Remargen heading north

 

A pair of DB Regio DMUs heading south arrives at Remargen at the same time as an ICE heads south in push-pull mode.  For some reason, I didn't photograph the loco at the rear, so no idea what was on it!

 

Into Koblenz now, and 143822 on a push-pull double-deck set bound for Trier

 

This is followed by a freight that was heading north, but had come off the east bank of the Rhein from the Rudesheim direction

 

This 218 was propelling the set north through Koblenz, but took the Trier route, not sure where it was heading. It was ECS having been deputising for a week on services into Bingham apparently a lack of Class 460 EMUs.

 

Finally for this batch, a 101 arrives from the North at Koblenz with a service for Luxembourg. This changed traction here, with a 181 taking it forward.

 

Final batch to follow....

[Andrew P]

Hi Rich, I've got my Photo Album back from my mate, so here are some more pics of my German Layout from the previous page.

 

This time more of the Town area and the Ltd Ed BMW Garage with the revolving Turntable, and the Volmer Ltd Ed Fire Station.

 

You will also see parts of the 3 Low Level Fiddle Yard switch panels, and 2 for the Scenic area, (all well pre DCC).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MarshLane]

Great to see, thanks Andy!

 

Rich

[Allegheny1600]

That must have been tremendous fun, Andy! Thanks for showing us.

I can understand why you moved on as a lot of the fun is planning and building new layouts. 

Cheers,

John.

[devious diesel]

Hi

Here's a pic I took of a V100 stabled at Koblenz station last year.

 

David

[MarshLane]

Afternoon all, 

Just a quick note to say I have been through and reinstated the images lost in the server crash.  If anyone else who has posted tho this thread still has theirs available and could do the same, it would be appreciated.

 

I have some from the 2012 trip to the Rhine Valley to add back in again, which I'll do over the next few days.

 

@devious diesel @Andrew P @Alcanman @eastwestdivide

 

Rich

[MarshLane]

While digging out the images to replace those lost, see above, I also came across a number of others that had not been uploaded previously, again from the May 2019 trip.  I took over 1,000 on this trip!  Some some additions that people may enjoy ...

 

A Bombardier TRAXX in SBB Cargo livery heads long the West Bank of the Rhein under the cable cars at Koblenz

 

The weather on this day was constant drizzle, but having ridden the cable cars to the top, this was taken from the ramparts of Stolzenfels Fort, next to the cable cars, looking over the River Moselle, shortly before trains pass through a triangular junction.  Straight on is Koblenz station and the run down the Rhein, turning south the trains head down the Moselle.

 

I do love the European liveries!  This TRAXX is in TxLogistik colours again taken from Stolzenfels Fort.

[MarshLane]

Back on the Rhein Valley, the same afternoon, after a visit to St Goar, two of the Suwex EMU (Class 429) sets that traverse the Rhein Valley passed.

 

Followed by a DB Class 101 propelling an IC service.

 

The next day brought an early start (before breakfast!!) and a wander over the Filsen, opposite Boppard on the West Bank on the Rhein courtesy of the car ferry. Services from Koblenz, through here to Rudesheim and beyond, are in the hands of these Stadler EMUs, although the name of the operating company I have temporarily forgotten!

 

After some breakfast back at the hotel at Boppard on the East Bank, we headed north to Koblenz, changed trains then south to Rudesheim on the West Bank.  Some views from Rudesheim have been shown previously, but not these. A pair of Class 185s head a coal working south.

 

A Class 152 works north with Cargowagons in tow

 

Along the riverside, another Class 185 makes its way south with intermodal containers.

 

One of the Bombardier Class 187s , threads between the town of Rudesheim and the River Rhein with a wagonload service

 

 

Edited January 25 by MarshLane

[MarshLane]

Coming back from Rudesheim, we travelled on the Paddle Ship Loreley.  If anyone heads down the Rhein anytime, I totally recommend this run back up in the evening.  Early boarding and good weather is necessary to get a seat on the outside deck, but the photo otpportunties are wonderful!

 

I took so many of the trains and the castles, but I'll just pop these two in here.  A pair of MRCE Traxx locos heading south light engine:

 

It is a challenge with the swaying motion of the boat and the river, the get the trains between the OLE stantions, let alone the trees!

 

Next day, we started off in Boppard once again, with an IC service heading south

 

First stop was the lovely town of Bacharach.  Where an SBB Cargo-liveried Bombardier TRAXX heads past the local tower with a southbound intermodal.

 

I then walked about half a mile north and spent a pleasant 40 odd minutes beside the road, dodging those on cycles, while photographing the trains ... thats me photographing, not those on cycles.  Here, a DB Class 101 speeds north on an IC working, which interestingly was topped and tailed with a '101' on both ends.  Not rare, but not all that common.

 

This was followed about 10 minutes later by an unidentified open access freight operator Class 185 with a rake of PKP Cargo coal hoppers

 

The rover style ticket for the Rheinland-Platz region also allows travel on local buses, so a journey to St Goar was had once more, for the ferry across the river to St Goarhausen (also in the ticket) and then the bus to the Lorely Visitors Centre.  The views from the top of the railway are amazing in both directions.  Sods law I timed it when the freight died for two hours!!

 

After this I dropped in to Kaub once more, with a DB Class 185 heading north on intermodal

 

This was followed by an MRCE operated Vectron on Chemical tanks. Apologies, I have just realised I havent corrected the converging verticals on this shot!

 

A nice 'win' for me was this gold liveried Class 185 working for TxLogistik which was working swapbodies north.  A wonderful place on a summers afternoon, a slight breeze up the river, warm sunshine ... bless ... better than the cold damp weather I am looking out on in January 2024!!

 

Finally, I then moved back to St Goarhausen to get the ferry back across the river, and with a few minutes to waste I held on to see if anything was following my EMU. Pleased I did, as this Class 187 Bombardier TRAXX with the interchangeable (but unused in this case) bodyside branding system appeared on a wagonload freight.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 25 by MarshLane

[MarshLane]

 

Just to finish off another selection from Koln.  Most of which are self explanatory. I do like to put trains in a setting and show there surroundings if possible - this was a challenge to get the Cathedral in at Koln, but I did achieve it!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to conclude ... this Austrian OBB Class 1116 was on a Night Sleeper service. Given this was lunchtime, I am assuming it was empty stock.

 

There are plenty more, but most replicate the trains, the views or the workings!

[SimonBoulton]

I do like Cologne. Thanks for posting the pics, brings back fond memories of catching the last of the BR215’s on passenger services

[MarshLane]

1 hour ago, SimonBoulton said:

I do like Cologne. Thanks for posting the pics, brings back fond memories of catching the last of the BR215’s on passenger services

 

Hi Simon,

Glad you enjoyed them, totally agree. A lovely station in a lovely setting. I would like one day to spend a couple of days around Koln photographing, as the tram network is worth exploring too!  Also the station has one of the best sandwich shops I have ever found :)

 

Rich

[eastwestdivide]

46 minutes ago, MarshLane said:

Also the station has one of the best sandwich shops I have ever found :)

Which one? The station had more sandwich shops than platforms it seemed last time I was there! And it's got a lot of platforms.

[MarshLane]

41 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

Which one? The station had more sandwich shops than platforms it seemed last time I was there! And it's got a lot of platforms.

 

Oh good question ... erm ... it was defiantly, in the underpass directly in line with the doors from the square next to the Cathedral.  Not sure what the shop name was .. think it may have been the one that is positioned between the stairs to Platforms 4/5 and 6/7, as I seem to recall it was on two sides.

 

Not wishing to make anyone hungry ... but the sandwich in question was bl**dy good! 🤣

 

Edited January 25 by MarshLane

[eastwestdivide]

From the crumpled bag, Kamps! 

[MarshLane]

9 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

From the crumpled bag, Kamps! 

I'll bow to your knowledge on that one!  They could defiantly steel and adapt the Mr Kipling slogan ... they do make exceedingly good sandwiches!  Mind you most Germany delicatessen's do in my experience :)

Edited January 26 by MarshLane
My typing is getting worse!