Reports from January to March 2004
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Reports from January to March 2004 | |||
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| March 27th | Hamburg - Eckernförde | 012 100-4 | |
| March 20th | Hannover | 012 100-4 | |
| March 12-13th | Meiningen-Schwallungen | 01 118 | |
| March 9th | Giessen | 01 1102 | |
| March 9th | Germany | 03 1010, 18 201 | |
| February 26th | Meiningen Area | 01 118 | |
| February 21st | Hannover - Paderborn - Hannover | 012 100-4 | |
| February 14th | Hannover - Wernigerode - Hannover | 012 100-4 | |
| February 14th | Stuttgart - Arnstadt - Stuttgart | 01 509 + 01 519 | |
| Feb 13 - 15th | Thüringen Plandampf | 41 1144 | |
| February 7th | München - Lindau - München | S3/6 3673 | |
| January 3rd | Haltingen-Basle-Aulendorf-(Ulm) | 01 519 | |
| January | Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum pacifics | 01 066, 03 2295, S3/6 (18 478) | |
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012 100-4 roaring along near to Pinneberg. Photo from Thomas Boldt |
Our normal Hamburg DB staff looked after us in their usual highly professional and friendly manner, as did the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde volunteers who work hard to make these days a success. For us regulars the front coach saw the normal mix of serious listening while the loco was roaring into speed, followed by good humour and cameraderie. Because of local newspaper coverage we were met by a good crowd of locals at Elmshorn, and again at Eckernförde, where the platforms were thronging with people eager to see the Dampflokstar der DB. Eckernförde was a well chosen destination with a lovely small harbour, a tranquil beach and sufficient restaurants open to serve our needs. |
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March 27th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Eckernförde and return continued
A super photo by Rainer Schnell of 012 100-4 at 120 km/h near to Dauenhof on 27th March. The photo was taken with Rainer's digital Fuji S2 Pro at 12 MPx resolution and 200 ASA. He had selected 1/500 sec and f5,6, but on hearing the roaring 012, he changed to 1/1000 sec and f4!
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| March 27th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Eckernförde and return continued | |
Father and sun listen to the roaring 012 | 
Passing Kiel and joining the line to Eckernförde. Photo by Danny Teuchert |
| More roaring starts and 75 mph running were the feature of our return in cloudy weather which had replaced the morning sunshine. Sadly the day had to end at Hamburg as passengers from our train and from others stood together to watch the oil fired pacific take the empty coaching stock away from the station. All that remained then was for our usual very convivial Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde gathering at Nagels' bar opposite the Hbf. A great way to end another superb day.
012 100-4 reverses past the busy platform at Eckernförde 27th March Report continued |
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| March 27th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Eckernförde and return continued | |||
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| On every DB Museum/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde train there are many people helping to make every passenger feel welcome, and to provide quality refreshments. Here are just a few of those people. It is hoped to show more later this year.
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| March 27th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Eckernförde and return continued |
012 100-4 returning from Eckernförde near to Rothenstein on the Flensburg to Kiel line on 27th March. Photo by Rainer Schnell
20th March Report |
| March 20th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Münster and return
Saturday 20th March saw another superb day with DB/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde 012 100-4 on a round trip from Hannover via Minden and Osnabrück to Münster, returning via Hamm, Paderborn and Hameln. Our loco crew for the day were Volker Siewke and Thomas Boldt, and it was also nice to see that the DB Zugführer was the same lady who had been on the two February trips from Hannover. As usual a good number of Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde volunteers provided a lot of the on train services to the usual high quality. It wasn't long after leaving Hannover at 08.55 that Thomas Boldt, who was driving on the outward trip, showed we were in for a noisy and fast day as the clean 012 on it's 6 car train ran up to 120 km/h where needed and where permitted. The highlight of the trip to Münster was without doubt the wonderful climb away from Osnabrück on the Rollbahn. With that lovely three cylinder roar the big pacific raced up the climb, until just after Natrup-Hagen when it had to be eased in advance of the photo halt at Lengerich. Photos: Many people help run the DB Museum/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde trips with 012 100-4, and to the right, (and on the next page), are just a few of them. Top shows Lokführer Thomas Boldt on the loco at Hannover Hbf before our 08.55 departure. Lower is a glimpse of Fritz Wolff, 1970s 012 Heizer, (Rheine-Norddeich), with another Rendsburger volunteer during one of the day's stops. 20th March Report continued |
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| March 20th: 012 100-4 works Hannover to Münster cont.
Volker Siewke was driving on the way back, and had to cope with some very poor weather: storm force winds and at times torrential rain. The weather had no impact on the train's running that included a wonderful roaring acceleration through Lippstadt whilst recovering from a slight speed check. But better followed as we raced through Paderborn station and past the town with a quite stupendous roar from the three cylinder pacific that left many bystanders watching in astonishment and perhaps also in admiration. We truly stormed the climb to Altenbeken, slowed only by strict observance of the 70 km/h temporary speed limit part way up, and the final 20 km/h limit over the full length of the famous long viaduct that leads into Altenbeken. An even better performance than that on the same climb on February 21st. Even after our Altenbeken photo stop our great day was not over. After drifting down the steep and speed restricted grades towards Bad Pyrmont the 012 again produced some lovely three cyinder noise, especially on the very fast acceleration away from Hameln on the climb towards Bad Münder. But all too soon we were back in Hannover, (on time), and the wonderful day was over. And as for that storming run through Paderborn? Well maybe those who witnessed that from either train or the lineside will still be talking about it for very many years to come! Photos: Thomas Boldt and some young club members, (top), and Volker Siewke, (lower), service the loco at Münster. 12th March Report |
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| March 12-13th: 01 118 leaves Meiningen for Frankfurt | |
Thanks to Jürgen Rech who has sent the photos for this report, we can see 01 118 of the H.E.F. being readied to leave Meiningen on 12th March a day before re-entering service for the 2004 season. The two cylinder coal fired pacific has a varied programme for the rest of the year, including some trips organised by DB Museum . The next of those is on April 12th, Easter Monday, when it is planned to work from Frankfurt to Koblenz and return. 12-13th March Report continued |
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| March 12-13th: 01 118 leaves Meiningen for Frankfurt continued | |
A lovely photo by Jürgen Rech of 01 118 heading South to Meiningen near Swallungen with the March 13th DB Museum train from Frankfurt. 01 118 took over the train from Eisenach, after running from Meiningen earlier. It took the train all the way back to Frankfurt later that day, hauled in reverse by the diesel, (seen on the back above), until the whole train was reversed at Eisenach.
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| March 12-13th: 01 118 leaves Meiningen for Frankfurt continued | |
Jürgen Rech's earlier photo on March 13th of 01 118 near Förtha, with Wartburg in the background.
March 9th Report | |
| March 9th: Streamlined 01 1102 back in steam | |
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There has not been much recent news of streamlined oil fired 01.10 pacific 01 1102 . But at 10.00 hrs morning the loco was in steam near to Giessen Loco Depot, where Jürgen Rech, who has supplied the information for this report, photographed the pacific. The loco was seen leaving Giessen for Berlin, where it will be shown at the Berlin Fairground from Saturday March 12th at the "International Tourism Fare". The Swiss company "NIOE, Orient Express Train De Luxe Ltd", Basel/CH, will show the engine and 2 or 3 coaches from their train.
Photo thanks to Jürgen Rech, via Helmut Dahlhaus |
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| Diesel 212 367 is hauling the pacific as, following an accident in Giessen in November 2003, when the loco crashed off the turntable, it is not allowed to run on it's own. Enquiries have been made to get repairs done at the DLM Works in Winterthur/Switzerland some time in the future. | |
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| March 9th: Streamlined 01 1102 back in steam continued |
Another view of 01 1102 at Giessen. Photo by Jürgen Rech, via Helmut Dahlhaus Report and DB/Dampf Plus Press Release about 03 1010 and 18 201 |
| March 9th: Further News following the March 4th DB/Dampf Plus Press Release about 03 1010 and 18 201 | |
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Following the recent DB Museum/Dampf Plus Press Release, the latest News from Herr Claus Rethorn, (DB Nostalgiereisen), about 03 1010 is that contact has already been made with DampflokWerk Meiningen and BSW-Gruppe Halle/S about work needed to get the pacific back into service.
The three cylinder coal fired pacific needs to have the visual boiler inspection that was due last November, and to have the upgrade to the Indusi safety system fitted, (PZB 90). |
03 1010 at Gera during the 2003 Saalfeld - Gera Plandampf
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| The completion of this work will allow the first special train to be on May 22 from Berlin to Dresden, following which the loco will be on show at the Dampflokfest Dresden. After that some of the trips within the Berlin macht Dampf programme should be operated by 03 1010, and possibly also some trips from Nürnberg. Detail of the Press Release Next. | |
| DB/Dampf Plus Press Release about 03 1010 and 18 201
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New Future for 03 1010 and 18 201
The 2000 and 2001 contracts of co-operation between DB Museum and Dampf-Plus were disolved in mutual agreement effective Feb. 28 2004. Up to now DB Museum was the owner of 03 1010 and 18 201, while Dampf-Plus marketed and operated both engines. Practice however showed that it is more efficient for both parties to concentrate operation and ownership together. Deutsche Bahn and Dampf-Plus agreed upon the following: 03 1010, shedded at Halle, will return into DB's possession and will in the future be operated as part of the "nostalgic traffic" of DB Museum along with 01 1100 which is shedded at Neumünster. The red express passenger engine 18 201 will be property of Dampf-Plus as from March 2004 and will be marketed by Dampf-Plus. This will enable DB and Dampf-Plus to organize the operation of their engines quicker and more market orientated. Customers of charter and nostalgic traffic will benefit from this. The good co-operation will be continued in selected projects. | |
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Deutsche Bahn AG Antje Bittner Öffentlichkeitsarbeit DB Museum |
Dampf-Plus GmbH Christian Goldschagg Geschäftsführer |
| February 26th Report
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| February 26th: 01 118 undertakes it's loaded test run. (Lastprobefahrt).
DB Museum have a good programme of trips arranged for the Frankfurt based two cylinder coal fired pacific 01 118 of the Historischen Eisenbahn Frankfurt e. V. Thanks to Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Mühleisen we can see this loco on 26th February, when it carried out it's Lastprobefahrt after receiving winter attention at Meiningen Loco Works. This is the test run hauling a load, which comes close to the end of an overhaul. 01 118 was in Meiningen for attention to the boiler, fitting of the PZB-90 upgrade to the Indusi safety system and other work. |
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| February 26th: 01 118 undertakes it's loaded test run. (Lastprobefahrt) continued. | |
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| 21st February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Paderborn | |
| The year 2003 reports on this web site about the DB Museum/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde trips with oil fired three cylinder pacific 012 100-4 used up just about every available "superlative". And for very good reasons. So it is just about impossible to find new words to describe the run on 21st February from Hannover to Paderborn and return! Out on the direct route via Altenbeken, and back via Altenbeken, Ottbergen, Holzminden and Kreiensen. Maybe, "The Best Day Yet" is something most regulars on the train will probably agree with. Outstandingly noisy hill climbs. A route that brought back so many great memories of the 1970s dampflokzeit. Good fast schnellzugtempo running to end the day on the old Nord - Süd strecke. Wonderful and at times very humorous camaraderie in the front coach. | 
012 100-4 at the Bad Pyrmont photo stop |
| Add to all that the friendly and efficient on train service by the DB staff and Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde volunteers, including the loco crews, and the day was just about perfect. Even the weather, until it became very poor later on, smiled on the train at least as far as the first photo stop at Bad Pyrmont. It certainly made my third trip to Germany for steam in three successive weekends a very worthwhile experience!
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| 21st February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Paderborn continued
The outward trip with our six car, 235 tonne train saw good running either side of the Bad Pyrmont photo stop, followed by a superbly noisy climb on the steep grades up through Steinheim (Westf.) and Bergheim (Westf.) to near Himmighausen. On that climb the pacific must have given the many lineside photographers a tremendous spectacle to witness. We passed Steinheim at 61 mph, and then accelerated to 64 mph before falling to fractionally under 60 mph at Bergheim. Then the 012 was really opened up and speed rose again to nearly 64 mph on a section where the easiest grade is 1/100, before the regulator had to be shut for the 56 mph, (90 km/h), speed limit on the curves before our stop at Himmighausen! The superb climb hadn't finished as on the restart speed rose quickly to 52 mph on the continuing steep grade before we braked again for the 30 mph limit near Langeland. |
Many thanks to Helmut Dalhaus for providing the data that has enabled the above profile to be prepared |
| The three cylinder roar on that climb was absolute magic! Certainly the best I have ever experienced behind an 012, if not any type of steam locomotive.
PHOTO WANTED Many photographers must have taken superb photos of 012 100-4 working very hard that morning on the climb up through Steinheim (Westf.) and Bergheim (Westf.) to near Himmighausen. To make this report complete one of those photos would be very much appreciated if it could be E mailed to me for display here. | |
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| 21st February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Paderborn continued
The superb climb up through Bergheim in the morning was not the only highlight of then day! Running just about as good was repeated on the return run. Not once, but twice. Leaving Paderborn the loco was soon onto the steep grade that climbs all the way to Altenbeken. A famous location from the 1970s when three cylinder 43 class oil fired 2-10-0s used to slog up the hill with heavy goods trains. Our train was much lighter at around 235 tonnes and we fairly raced around the many curves and up the grades, reaching a maximum of nearly 55 mph, before almost sustaining 53 mph on the 1/75. A check over the famous viaduct slowed us through Altenbeken where we joined the secondary line to Ottbergen. The third and final major climb of the day came after Ottbergen, starting at Holzminden. From there the pacific roared up the steep grade, reaching 50 mph on the 1/85 and then sustaining 49 mph on the long and twisting 1/80 of the Leine-Weser-Bahn. The hilly countryside had a sprinkling of snow on the ground, and also a sprinkling of photographers witnessing the superb efforts of the Neumünster based 012 whose lokführer for the day was Volker Siewke assisted by heizer Hendrick Speek. 21st February Report continued |
Many thanks to Helmut Dalhaus for providing the data that has enabled the above profiles to be prepared |
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| 21st February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Paderborn continued
After that wonderful climb up from Holzminden to Deensen-Arholzen the going was easy up to our photo stop at Kreiensen, where we joined the old Nord - Süd hauptstrecke. From there, after quite a long scheduled stop, the train was advertised as proceeding in schnellzugtempo, and that is exactly what we did. With full use made of the 120 km/h limit the pacific raced along the old main line back to Hannover, reached a minute or two early. So ended a magnificent day behind 012 100-4. The coaching stock was soon removed from the platforms, followed by the big pacific reversing out of the main line station after a great day's work that had given much pleasure to many supporters of Germany's finest einheitslok design. Top: Volker Siewke, our lokführer for the day, answers one of many questions from interested passengers at Paderborn, and Lower: Udo Tribess, one of the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde regulars, concentrates on the magnificent three cylinder roar of 012 100-4 climbing a steep grade. 14th February Report |
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| 14th February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Wernigerode and the HSB | |
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DB Museum's star loco, 012 100-4 returned to service on Saturday 14th February, working it's first train of what is hoped will be a busy 2004 season. With loco crews and many on-train services provided by the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde the three cylinder pacific ran superbly from Hannover to Wernigerode and back. The loco had only returned from Meiningen loco works during the evening of Friday 13th February after the installation of the PZB 90 safety system and other work.
Despite other attractions, (Thüringen Plandampf and 01 509 + 01 519 on a Stuttgart to Arnstadt sonderzug), a good number of people were on the train for an excellent day trip to the Harzer Schmalspurbahn system at Wernigerode. |
012 100-4 at the photo and water stop at Goslar |
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The line was quite restricted out to Hildesheim, and then in places onto Golsar. But even before Goslar the steep grades that lead into the Harz Mountains saw the 012 returning to it's wonderful 2003 form with some fast and very noisy climbs. Better was to come after a photo stop at Goslar. Once through the speed restrictions of Vienenburg the big pacific was really opened up and at one point around 100 km/h was being sustained on the steep grade towards Stapelburg. Short delays around Ilsenburg awaiting service trains saw us a little late into Wernigerode but still in plenty of time to connect with either a normal train to the Brocken, or the Sonderzug to Benneckenstein behind 99 222 thoughtfully arranged by the DB Museum. I took the choice of going up to the summit of the Brocken, knowing that there would be deep snow there, but also knowing it would almost certainly be above the cloud base and therefore have virtually no visibility.
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| 14th February DB Museum trip with 012 100-4 from Hannover to Wernigerode and the HSB continued | |
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My trip to the Brocken summit behind 99.7241 was as expected very noisy on the steep climbs, and from the balcony of the coaches, very cold! The Brocken was as usual in mid winter, covered in deep snow and higher up covered in thick fog and mist. Hurrying back down to Schierke behind the 2-10-2t a connection was made with a Mallet operating a regular winter weekend sonderzug, so a second trip to the summit was enjoyed only just slightly more than an hour later than my first!
The continuing popularity of the service to the Brocken was all too obvious as despite the dull and overcast weather all trains seen were full and standing from Schierke to the summit. And of course these days all trains to the summit are steam hauled! The few remaining diesel locos are usually confined to shunting duties. |
Mallet 99 5902 at Schierke before climbing to Brocken summit on February 14th |
| So the day was spent in the company of metre gauge steam locos, but always with the anticipation of the return run on the standard gauge behind what many feel is the best operating steam loco in Europe, 012 100-4. That three cylinder pacific put in another faultless peformance, roaring up the grades and hurrying along elsewhere. The day's "magic moment" came for me as we accelerated away from a speed restriction at Oker. From my vantage point in the last coach, and in the dark winter evening, I watched as the big pacific was opened right up on the curve through the station where the lights illuminated the roaring locomotive. Wonderful stuff, and something to relive as I travelled back to Thüringen on the Sunday morning to rejoin the Plandampf I had left on Friday afternoon. | |
| 14th February Report: 01 509 + 01 519
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01 509 + 01 519 from Stuttgart to Arnstadt and Return While the Plandampf was in progress these two pacifics headed a Sonderzug from Stuttgart to Arnstadt and return. Thanks to Helmut Dalhaus we can see them on their outward trip as they climbed hard towards a snowy Oberhof. 14th February Report continued |
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| 14th February: 01 509 + 01 519 From Stuttgart to Arnstadt and Return continued |
Saturday 14th February, and 01 509 + 01 519 head their Sonderzug up the climb from Gräfenroda during their return run. Photo with thanks to Rainer Schnell
Thüringen Plandampf |
| 13th - 15th February: Thüringen Plandampf |
Feb 14th and 41 1144 departs Grimmenthal on a RE zug. Photo with thanks to Rainer Schnell February 13th to 15th saw another Thüringen Plandampf. Despite the dull and overcast weather some excellent photos were taken, as demonstrated by Rainer Schnell's shot of 41 1144 above. A more detailed report is on the Plandampf page. 7th February Report on the bay. S3/6 |
| 7th February Bayerisches Eisenbahn Museum trip with S3/6 3673 from München to Lindau and return
Follow the link under this photo for more pictures and a full report about a great day with this unique 86 year old steam loco. |
Four cylinder compound pacific S3/6 3673 at Lindau, photo with thanks to Alan Rees 7th February Report continued |
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| The Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum Nördlingen S3/6 compound pacific number 3673 worked a classical route for that class on 7th February when it hauled a 7 coach, (285 tonnes), train from München over the Allgäu to Lindau and back. That is not a route for the faint hearted as it climbs most of the way from München to the highest summit of a double track main line in Germany near to Günzach, (801 metres above sea level). More steep grades follow up and down to another summit near Oberstaufen, (789 metres), from where a virtually continuous steep descent over a 30 mile stretch, (50 kms), leads to Lindau on the edge of the Bodensee, a very large lake bordered by Germany, Austria and Switzerland. | 
S3/6 3673 passing Oberstaufen on it's way to Lindau, photo with thanks to Alan Rees. Background information, photos and gradient profile details for this report kindly supplied by Thomas Stenzel, (B.E.M.), and Alan Rees, Herbert Fackeldey, Phil Barker and Tim Hale, contributors to the Railway Discussion Forum |
| This was not a fast steam run of the type enjoyed so often behind Neumünster based 012 100-4. Instead it was a demonstration that this lovely four cylindered compound, coal fired pacific may be 86 years old, but it is still capable of putting in a long and very hard days work climbing the Baverian grades at the head of a sold out train of 1930s passenger coaches. | |
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| 7th February Bayerisches Eisenbahn Museum trip with S3/6 3673 from München to Lindau continued | |
| The outward run started at München Hbf at 07.55 and before long the green pacific was running at close to 100 km/h on the easier grades out to the Buchloe stop. From there the grades steepened before the loco was given some respite at the Kaufbeuren water stop. Leaving there the real hard work started as grades steepened yet again, ending with a number of kilometres at 1/100 as the train approached the highest double track main line summit in Germany near Günzach. Speed was maintained on the climb until close to the top, when possibly some problems in maintaining steam pressure saw us fall to around 15 mph, (24 km/h). | 
S3/6 3673 leaves Röthenbach on it's way to Lindau, photo with thanks to Alan Rees.
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| Some lively running up to near 100 km/h followed after a scheduled stop at Günzbach, before we approached the second main summit just before Oberstaufen. That was reached after several kilometres of curving 1/100 uphill grade in countryside covered with deep snow, and saw the 86 year old steam loco fall only to 27 mph, (43 km/h), before being eased on the downhill stretch through Oberstaufen station, in advance of the long downhill run to Lindau. | |
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| 7th February Bayerisches Eisenbahn Museum trip with S3/6 3673 from München to Lindau continued | |
| This is not a route for the faint hearted! The 31mile, (50 kms), climb from Lindau Hbf is a very hard test for a steam loco starting from cold. There are few respites from the unrelenting 1/100, and indeed the average grade over the whole climb is around 1/120, and that does not take account of the many sharp curves that makes the ascent even harder. | 
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| Loco driver Thomas Stenzel and his fireman waited at Lindau until they were happy with the fire, then took the S3/6 up the climb in superb style, using full throttle and 50% cut off. Before the Hergatz stop we sustained 34 mph, (55 km/h), on the 1/100, with a maximum of 41 mph, (66 km/h) on the easier grades. From there we sustained 36 mph, (58 km/h), on the long 1/100 stretch before the Röthenbach stop. The climb continued and speed reached 32 mph, (51 km/h), before a check and then recovered on the 1/100 to 34 mph, (55 km/h), accelerating on the easier grade before a signal stop just short of the Oberstaufen summit. From my view in the last coach the compound pacific looked superb heading around the curves that made the effect of the 1/100 ruling grade even steeper. An outstanding performance by the 86 year old loco with it's 285 tonne train.
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| 7th February Bayerisches Eisenbahn Museum trip with S3/6 3673 from München to Lindau continued | |
S3/6 3673 waits at Lindau before it's superb climb to the Obertsaufen summit |
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| That steep climb from Lindau was the longest I have ever travelled behind a steam loco, and is one I shall not forget! After waiting at Röthenbach to let normal service trains pass we left in the dark, but that didn't stop me enjoying the day's "magic moment" while we carried on storming the 1/100 grade. Photographers had parked their cars with headlights full on to illuminate a curve. From my last coach window that gave a truly memorable view of the S3/6 as it rounded the bend and was briefly highlighted in the dark snow covered countryside. Leaning to the curve, with throttle wide open and with smoke and steam exhausting noisily, it gave an unforgettable sight of a famous German steam loco still working flat out 86 years after it was built. | |
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| 3rd January Eurovapor trip from Haltingen-Basle-Aulendorf-(Ulm) |
With grateful thanks to Reinhard Reiss, ( web site ) we can enjoy this sight of 01 519 passing Wilchingen-Hallau on it's way to Aulendorf on 3rd January. At Aulendorf the train met 52 7596 which had worked across from Tübingen, and passengers could also continue to Warthausen for a trip on the 750mm line to Ochsenhausen. Next |
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Thomas Stenzel, from the Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum Nördlingen has very kindly sent this detailed report, and the photos of the three pacifics currently in use by the Museum. To the right is a lovely winter shot in near perfect conditions of two cylinder coal fired pacific 01 066 in operation early in 2003, taken by Dirk Friess. This weather was a lot different from the very hot and dry summer that followed: the resulting fire risk forcing some of the trains planned for this loco to be hauled by the Museum's electric loco E94 192. But since the summer the pacific has been back in charge, hauling several trains through Oberbayern. |
15th Feb 2003 saw 01 066 between Kaufbeuren and Kempten on the main line from Munich to Lindau. Photo by Dirk Friess
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| One of these was a real classic, running from München to Würzburg in October. For a long time the class 01 locos of the Bw Treuchtlingen were used for this service. The last run of the 01 in 2003 was the special train from Nördlingen to Salzburg on 29th November which it brought back from München to Nördlingen. The loco is now staying in Nördlingen and will move back to München in Spring 2004 for what is hoped will be a full year of operation.
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The second Museum pacific, 03 2295 another two cylinder coal fired pacific, was used seven times on Santa Specials around München in the weeks before Christmas 2003. In 2004 it will only run up until June when it becomes due for it's Hauptuntersuchung. This is the main overhaul due every eight years, and it is hoped this can be done by the middle of 2005. The Bavarian coal fired 4 cylinder compound pacific S 3/6, (18 478), was painted in the green/black of the former Bavarian railway in July, first seen at the Museum's "Rieser Dampftage" on 23 & 24th August. The first train in the new colours was from Nördlingen to Salzburg on 29th November, but the loco came off the train at München with damage to a coupling rod bearing. The S3/6 was driven to the Museum's shed at München-Neuaubing, and was repaired during December, following which there was a very successful special to Regensburg, and two days hauling trains around München. The next trains from München for this loco will be a special through the Allgäu on the 7th February, (a real classic route for the S3/6), and one through the Austrian Hausruck in cooperation with the ÖGEG on the 6th March. Then the S3/6 will go to Nördlingen where a special to the Deutsche Dampflok Museum in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg is planned on the 27th March. The farewell party for the S3/6 will be on 10th April in Nördlingen, after which it's Hauptuntersuchung is due. As it will be much more complicated than for the 03, the Museum estimate the overhaul duration at a minimum of two years. News Reports from 2003 News Index Main Index |
TOP: 01 066 and 03 2295 running to Maxhütte on 28th July 2003 at Langenbach (on the mainline from München to Landshut - Regensburg). Photo by Dirk Friess LOWER: The S 3/6 (18 478) on the Isar bridge in München on 7th December 2003. Photo by Heimo Echensperger |
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