W to E, or A to Z, Aachen to HarZ, viaducts and brown coal
Back in September, I had a holiday in Germany, so I thought you might appreciate some holiday snaps. The first week, I was staying in Aachen. I used a 3-day 1st class Interrail for the two days to and from the UK, and for one of the long travel days in Germany/NL/B, while the rest of the journeys were made using more normal tickets.
An early start from S Yorks saw me on the 0714 from Doncaster, a 2x5 Azuma, with very few unreserved seats in the leading unit's first class. The red/green ligh
A few details that might be of interest...
Waiting at a crossing, I noticed one rail was quite old "Krupp 1931", and the other not so old "Thyssen 96" (assuming 96 is the date):
Some of the rails cause a bit of a bumpy ride (although accentuated by the long lens):
I liked the treatment of the electronic departure screens:
And although I've seen route maps on the carriage tables, I don't think I've seen carved wooden ones before:
