Reports from April to August 2004
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| Aug 21st | Hamburg - Westerland | 012 100-4 |
| July 10th | Hamburg - Kiel, (Schönberger Strand). | 012 100-4 |
| June 26th | Frankfurt - Merzig, (Losheim). | 01 118 |
| June 19th | Hamburg to Stralsund | 012 100-4 |
| June 18th | Berlin - Meiningen | 01 1102 |
| June 12th | Halle to Dresden | 18 201 |
| June 6th | Frankfurt - Neustadt/W | 01 118 + 01 509 |
| May 20-23rd | Dresden Dampflokfest | 18 201, 03 1010 |
| May 20th | Hamburg - Westerland | 012 100-4 |
| May 8th | Hamburg - Puttgarden | 012 100-4 |
| April 30-May 1 | Hamburg | 18 201 |
| April 25th | Halle to Hamburg | 18 201 |
| April 24th | Cottbus | 35 1019 |
| April 10 - 12th | Hamburg, Frankfurt & Koblenz | 012 100-4, 01 118, 2455, 78 468 |
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| 21st August: 012 100-4 runs Hamburg Altona to Westerland and return. My 100th trip to Germany for steam! | |
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21st August 2004 was an unforgettable day: my 100th trip to Germany for steam, (the first was Feb 1971). My "centenary" was achieved with that great "100" numbered loco 012 100-4, so it was a "100" with "100"! A very appropriate match as 012 100-4 has consistently provided the very best running of any German steam loco in those 33 years since my first trip.
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Holger Lemke, (right) and Thomas Boldt prepare to take 012 100-4 out of Hamburg Altona on one of the all time classic route/steam loco class combinations. Hamburg Altona to Westerland with an 012, (01.10)! A really emotional moment for me. 21st August report continued | |
| 21st August: 012 100-4 runs Hamburg Altona to Westerland continued
The trip was on that classic route from Hamburg Altona to Westerland, and DB Nostalgiereisen & Museum and my Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde colleagues responded to my 100th trip superbly. Wonderfully noisy running for most of the day, a footplate ride from Altona to Heide and a magnificent presentation by Claus Rethorn, (DB Nostagiereisen), over a great surprise breakfast in the restaurant car from the REF volunteers at Westerland. |
012 100-4 at Elmshorn early on the morning of 21st August. Photo by Helmut Boekhoff 21st August report continued |
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We left Hamburg Altona early at 05.41 as it was vital we got to Niebüll in time to take the last available morning pathway over the single track sections both sides of the Hindenburgdamm. Holger Lemke and Thomas Boldt were our crew as far as Husum and ran well with a good climb on the approach to the Hochbrücke Hochdonn over the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, one of the real highlights of this classic route. We slowed for the long 40 km/h speed restriction over the bridge, allowing all to enjoy the magnificent views from the bridge, partly obscured today by some cloud and rain showers.
It was great for me to witness first hand the excellent team work between the driver and fireman as well as enjoying the rocking and rolling of the 012 as we raced along some stretches at our maximum permitted speed of 120 km/h. With such great teamwork it was no surprise that the loco was handed over to Jörg Hinrichsen and Martin Altrock at Husum virtually on time. More good and noisy running followed as the new crew continued the good work and got us to Niebüll exactly at the scheduled time that would allow us to use the critical last morning pathway on the very busy section of railway onto Westerland. Right: Thomas Boldt watches the way ahead as 012 100-4 crosses the Hochbrücke Hochdonn over the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal. |
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| The highpoint of our run North was undoubtedly the wonderful roar across the Hindenburgdamm where the 012 made full use of the 120 km/h speed limit as our crew made certain we would not hold up any normal service trains. And it wasn't just me who was celebrating that journey from Hamburg Altona, as top left, we can see Helmut Boekhoff's photo of Walter Malinowski on the footplate of 012 100-4. Walter was fireman on one of the very last trains into Altona behind an 012 pacific on 30th September 1972, the last day of normal steam operation into Hamburg. In that year Holger Lemke, 8 years old, had stood on the footplate of Walter's loco. Now, 34 years later Walter is a guest on the footplate of one of our drivers, no less than Holger Lemke! Top centre sees three other UK steam enthusiasts hard at work timing our train. Right, and Thomas Boldt keeps the oiler filled as we head North. Lower centre, and an 012 is back at Westerland again, (photo from Helmut Boekhoff). | ||
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| A real surprise at Westerland was the invitation to breakfast in the restaurant car, followed by a presentation from Claus Rethorn, DB Nostalgiereisen. A wonderful way to celebrate my 100 trips for German steam, many of them behind the Dampflok Star der DB, 012 100-4 on the DB Museum/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde trains of the last four years.
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| 012 100-4 roars across the Hindenburgdamm at the start of the journey back to Hamburg Altona. Photos from Helmut Boekhoff. | |
| The dull and showery weather of our run North gave way to a typical Schleswig-Holstein day of strong wind off the North Sea, fast moving clouds and spells of sunshine from a deep blue sky. Weather for the outdoor activities of cycling, walking and swimming enjoyed by many from the train. But by 17.36 we were back at Westerland station to join our six car train for the return journey. A good group of "regulars" gathered in the front coach with some anticipation of the 237.6km journey to Hamburg Altona, and no one was to be disappointed! We stopped at Morsum to cross a service train, and then raced away up to a sustained 120 km/h across the Hindenburgdamm where the tide was fully in. After Niebüll there was a dramatically noisy climb to the summit before Bredstedt, and a very fast restart from a stop at that station. All the way back we enjoyed fast and noisy starts, as well as some time at stations including Heide where water was taken. But all too soon we were heading into the Hamburg suburbs and after one last wonderful roar through Halstenbeck the loco was eased down and we drifted into Hamburg Altona. After waiting to see the loco leave the station a good sized group of Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde members and friends headed across Hamburg to Nagels bar where the superb camaraderie enjoyed in the front coach all day was continued over a few biers. A great end to a great day, and for me hopefully with the first of another 100 such days starting before too long! | |
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| Danny Teuchert sent these images from video. Left: Niebüll & Husum. Right: Klanxbüll & Hindenburgdamm.
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| 10 July: 012 100-4 heads a DB Museum train from Hamburg to Kiel and return. |
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Saturday July 10th didn't just see yet another superb day with 012 100-4 as we went to Kiel and onto Schönberger Strand. By a combination of circumstances it also saw a truly wonderful return journey from Kiel to Hamburg Altona that, running within the 75 mph speed limit used for the DB Museum trains, came close to emulating that once great 012 hauled train from 1971, E 2054 the 06.44 from Kiel. A train that inspired some of the current members of the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde, (myself included), as to the magic of the 012 three cylinder oil fired pacifics!
But that was all to come as Leo Walters and Thomas Boldt took charge of the pacific as we left Hamburg Dammtor and ran via the Hbf and Rothenburgsort to the main line at Eidelstedt. Then we were treated to another wonderful display of noise and acceleration roaring away from each station and up to the maximum permitted speed. Only adverse signals made us late into Kiel, before our Museum train was hauled by a diesel loco over the private line to Schönberger Strand. The weather there may have been dull, but a party of Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde members and friends, (which grew in size as the afternoon wore on!), found a restuarant to enjoy a long and pleasant meal, partly in celebration of one of the group's birthday. Our return was delayed by a brake problem on a Schönberger Museum Railway coach coupled with us for the journey back to Kiel. So we lost our pathway from Kiel to Hamburg, which had planned for us to preceed the 19.22 RE service train, with us waiting 11 minutes at Wrist for overhaul. So instead we left 17 minutes late at 19.32 and behind the RE. We were also heading back to Hamburg Altona as the route to the Hbf was unavailable due to engineering works. As we left Kiel I couldn't have been the only person on board who realised these changed circumstances meant we had the potential to run direct to Hamburg Altona with limited and short stops, and in the same fashion as that famous 6.44 morning departure of the early 1970s! Our crew were Peter Martens and Volker Siewke, and they got the very best out of 012 100-4 as we most certainly did run like that Eilzug from over 30 years ago. Fast and very noisy starts, sustained running at the train's maximum speed of 75 mph, and carefully judged braking for our short stops at Neumünster, Elmshorn and Pinneberg. We had no out of course delays and did the journey in 77 minutes, arriving back at Altona just two minutes late! Our overall time was only 9 minutes longer than that famous morning Kiel departure from 1971, and that train was allowed to run at 87 mph and had a faster entry into Altona: the last few miles being a little slower now. And in 1971 the 6.44 departure was preceeded by E2052 (probably a 120 km/h train like ours on July 10th), that was scheduled 79 minutes with three stops into Altona. A schedule we would have comfortably kept 33 years later. The opportunity to mirror so well a full overall schedule from normal steam days is a rare event indeed in the steam preservation era. Superb nostalgia for fans of the 012 three cylinder oil fired pacifics! |
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| 10 July: 012 100-4 heads a DB Museum train from Hamburg to Kiel and return continued. |
012 100-4 crosses the Lombardsbrücke on the way to Kiel on 10th July. Photo from Rainer Schnell. |
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| 10 July: 012 100-4 heads a DB Museum train from Hamburg to Kiel and return continued |
The weather may have been dull, but Rainer Schnell was still able to take this lovely photo of 012 100-4 roaring along at close to 120 km/h near to Wrist. July 10th Report continued
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| From Hamburg Dammtor, (top left), there was good use of the restaurant car by one Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde party who still found time to listen to our pacific. At Schönberger Strand Thomas Boldt joined our lunch and photographed us together, and with our attentive waitress before 012 100-4 took us back to Hamburg Altona.
June 26th Report
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| 26 June: 01 118 heads a DB Museum train from Frankfurt to Merzig. | |
26th June saw the H.E.F 01 two cylinder coal fired pacific 01 118 heading a DB Museum train from Frankfurt to Merzig in the Saar. From there passengers were able to ride on the Museum line to Losheim behind steam. Photo from Wolfgang Rotzler of Wiesbaden. | |
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June 19th Report
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| June 19th: 012 100-4 from Hamburg to Stralsund.
The tried and tested combination of DB Nostalgiereisen, DB Museum, Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde and 012 100-4 produced another superb trip from Hamburg on June 19th. The journey was to Stralsund on the Baltic, (Ostsee), coast and because of engineering work at Büchen the train was re-routed via Lübeck. Without turning facilities there our train was hauled by a diesel from Hamburg to Lübeck, with 012 100-4 at the rear end of the train. The 3 cylinder pacific does not know how to be quiet, so added her noise as she helped the diesel loco with the well filled 7 coach train. At Lübeck 012 100-4 was facing the right way for our departure to Stralsund via Bad Kleinen, and we left on time in wet and cool weather leaving the diesel loco behind. Volker Siewke and Bodo Gifhorn were our loco crew for the outward journey and treated everyone to another wonderful noisy display of power from the 3 cylinder pacific as we made full use of the train speed limit of 120 km/h. That made sure we ran to schedule and fitted in with the normal service trains over the long stretches of single track before Bad Kleinen, and after we left the main line south of Rostock. The on train regulars were joined by friends who were new faces on these trips, and there was no doubt they enjoyed the day as well as everyone else! That enjoyment included exploring Stralsund where 012 100-4 became the first of that class to visit that town famous for it's relationship with another class of three cylinder pacifics: the 03.10s. |
012 100-4 enters Hamburg Hbf early on June 19th |
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| June 19th: 012 100-4 from Hamburg to Stralsund continued. |
Bodo Gifhorn hard at work on 012 100-4. Photo by Helmut Boekhoff.
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| June 19th: 012 100-4 from Hamburg to Stralsund continued. | |
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Our train terminated at the end of the line on Stralsund Hansakai, (Hansa Quay), right next to the tall masted sailing ship "Gorch Fock 1", and very close to a number of excellent restaurants that provided at least one group with a superb fish lunch. A lunch followed by a boat trip around the harbour in dramatically improved weather giving great views of "Gorch Fock 1" with 012 100-4 close by. Time was still left for a short visit to what could well be the oldest harbour pub in Europe, if not the world, (first built in 1332), leaving sufficient time to gently stroll through the lovely Baltic coast town back to the Hbf for the 17.00 return departure of our train to Hamburg.
Holger Lemke and Thomas Boldt were our crew for the return trip and again provided some superbly noisy and on time running in weather much improved from the morning. At Lübeck the operational requirements again saw a diesel needed to haul us back to Hamburg as coming in on the line from Bad Kleinen left 012 100-4 at what became the back of the train. But the pacific was not finished for the day as again she provided help for the diesel as we headed back into Hamburg just after 23.00 hrs. Some of the regulars had sensibly left the train at Lübeck to gain a much earlier arrival home, but there was still a small group left who took advantage of some wonderfully cold biers at Nagel's Bar! Photo 012 100-4 on Hansakai right next to "Gorch Fock 1". The rain was about to stop! |
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Left The sailing ship "Gorch Fock 1" with 012 100-4 just visible behind on the quayside. Above 012 100-4 is sandwiched between "Gorch Fock 1" and a vintage car on Hansakai. By now the dull wet weather had been replaced by perfect Schleswig-Holstein weather: deep blue skies and fluffy white clouds. Photo above from Thomas Boldt. |
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| June 19th: 012 100-4 from Hamburg to Stralsund continued. | |
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| More scenes from June 19th. Photos by Helmut Boekhoff.
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| June 19th: 012 100-4 from Hamburg to Stralsund continued. |
In lovely low evening sun 012 100-4 waits to cross a normal service train at Herrnburg. Photo by Thomas Boldt.
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| June 18th: 01 1102 heads to Meiningen for repair.
In November 2003 at Giessen 01 1102 was damaged when the turntable it was on broke while the pacific was being turned. The damage was such that the loco could only operate if pulled by another locomotive. A decison on repair work has now been taken, and on June 18th 01 1102 left Berlin for Meiningen Works where the pacific will be put back into main line operational condition. The loco is something of a "hybrid", with the streamlined casing having been replaced over an 01.10 that had been re-boilered. So the loco is not in the original "as built" condition; but it is still a German main line steam locomotive and worthy of return to main line service! |
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Thomas Splittgerber from Berlin was present with his camera when 01 1102 left Berlin for Meiningen. Thomas photographed the streamlined pacific leaving Berlin Messe Nord on Friday June 18th, and then later during a stop at Saarmund on the Berliner Außenring.
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| June 12th: 65th Birthday run from Halle to Dresden for 18 201 |
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12th June 1939 was the build date of DR 61 002, and exactly 65 years later 18 201, the loco rebuilt from 61 002, celebrated that birthday with a trip from Halle to Dresden, returning via Leipzig. The 2004 trip ran over part of the route that the original loco was built for, (Berlin - Dresden), and was organised by 18 201's new owners, Dampf Plus. The almost full five coach train included a restuarant car and one with facilities for providing live music, and left Halle just after 10.00. The day ahead was to see sunshine and showers, but appropriately for the birthday celebration, ended in lovely sunshine back at Halle. The front coach was filled with a mix of steam enthusiasts, including a good sized group from England, as well as some of the regular "front coachers" from 012 100-4's many noisy journeys! The fastest sustained running of the day came immdiately after leaving Halle over the long section to the Niedergörsdorf photo halt, and then from Jüterbog to the water stop at Trebbin. We over ran our time at the water halt and although the red pacific ran well afterwards it was unable to make up time because of a large number of speed restrictions on the main Berlin to Dresden line. A benefit of all the speed restrictions was that those in the front coach were able to enjoy the distinct, perhaps unique exhaust beat of 18 201 as we accelerated back into speed. We left the Berlin to Dresden mainline to take our second water stop at Coswig, following which we entered Dresden, finally stopping at Dresden Altstadt. From there a diesel shunter hauled us backwards into Dresden Hbf, leaving us facing in the right direction for our 17.25 departure. The return run was again characterised by "Schnellzug Tempo" running in between a number of slowings for signals and temporary speed restrictions, as well as the slow but at times very interesting route around Leipzig. The final stretch from Leipzig to Halle saw more signal checks which were the reason we were just a few minutes late back into a sunny Halle evening at the end of the 65th birthday celebrations for 18 201. At present there are no more announced plans for long distance runs by 18 201 in 2004, but it is scheduled to share a whole series of weekend evening specials from Hamburg starting in October. These will see the pacific and/or 52 8079 haul a dining and music train over local routes: trips that proved very popular when run in May of this year. |
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| June 12th: 65th Birthday run from Halle to Dresden for 18 201 continued |
18 201 rounds a curve at close on 120 km/h near to Muldenstein on the outward leg of the June 12th run. Photo by Tilo Brändel
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Dampf Plus's Christian Goldschagg, (left), Axel Zwingenberger and Axel's wife Eva Hennigs at the Trebbin water stop. |
Some of the party of British enthusiasts gather together in front of 18 201 at Trebbin. |
David Sprackland, "Mr Plandampf" in the UK, takes his turn on the fireman's side of 18 201. |
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18 201 waits at Dresden Hbf for the 17.25 departure back to Halle. 6th June Report |
| June 6th: 01 118 and 01 509 doublehead a DB Museum train from Frankfurt to Neustadt/Weinstrasse |
01 118 + 01 509 leave Rockenhausen for the 20 year "Kuckucksbähnl" festival, a Museum line from Neustadt (W). Photo: Danny Teuchert
20 - 23rd May Report |
| May 20 - 23rd: Dresden Dampflokfest |
May 20 to 23 saw the annual Dresden Dampflokfest, and Tilo Brändel from Dessau took this photo of
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| May 20 - 23rd: Dresden Dampflokfest continued |
03 1010 leaving Dresden Hbf with the return of a special from Berlin. Photo from Tilo Brändel.
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012 100-4 reverses out of Westerland past an autozug train | A number of the usual front coach regulars, (mainly Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde members), joined by one or two familiar faces from other German steam areas enjoyed a great and jovial day together that included lovely long stretches of wonderfully noisy running by the big pacific as the loco crews hurried us up the main line once worked by the same class of loco. But on this occasion the "front coachers" were in the second coach of the train, as the Oberhausen based baggage car that contains up to 21,000 litres of water in plastic tanks ran immediately behind the loco. That extra water, and the fact that it helped reduce the water weight in the loco tender was one of the reasons we were allowed over the Hochbrücke Hochdonn. It also allowed us to get to Niebüll in time for the critical pathway to Sylt without a time consuming water stop on the way that would have meant an even earlier start! |
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| Cycling and walking seemed popular activities on the delightful Sylt Island for the front coach group, as well as just enjoying a rest on the very clean and popular North Sea beachfront. That interlude prepared us all for an equally good and noisy return trip that saw us around 15 minutes early back into Hamburg Hbf. A wonderful roar over the Hindenburgdamm, a superb climb of the bank to Bredstedt and the fast running from Heide and down towards St Michaelisdonn were amongst many highlights in this direction. Finding new superlatives to describe the DB Museum/Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde trips with 012 100-4 is becoming harder and harder as most have already been used in earlier reports of these trains! But May 20th 2004 will certainly go down as one of the truly great days travelling behind the Dampflokstar der DB, and everyone involved in the running of that train should be congratulated for their efforts. |  |
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Despite the late hour of our arrival back at Hamburg, (22.30), and the fact that a number of the regulars had left the train early to catch their last trains home it was still very predictable that a small group of Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde members along with one of the newcomers to these trips celebrated this superb day with a very pleasant visit to Nagel's Bar!
There are plans for a repeat run of this train on August 21st, and it is very much hoped that this second train of the year from Hamburg Hbf to Westerland behind 012 100-4 will definitely run. Top: The view from the Hochbrücke Hochdonn as we crossed it early on 20th May. Lower: Heading onto the centre span of the bridge during our evening return to Hamburg. |  |
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Volker Siewke who was our lokführer from Hamburg to Husum and return took these photos showing Jörg Hinrichsen and Martin Altrock raring to go, the pacific on the turntable at Westerland and a finally a footplate shot near to St Michaelisdonn. May 20 report continued
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Thomas Lochner enjoyed a great day following the train and has produced some stills from his video. From top left and then clockwise, 012 100-4 after Itzehoe, just leaving the Hindenburgdamm, near Lindholm and near Heide.
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While some Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde members were enjoying Nagel's Bar, two of the hard working members of the club were still very busy. Above is Volker Siewke driving 012 100-4 very late on May 20th, taking the empty coaching stock to Eidelstedt/Neumünster. Photo from Thomas Boldt.
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On the other side of the cab of 012 100-4 at the heizer controls during the late night return of the coaching stock from Hamburg was Thomas Boldt. Photo via Thomas Boldt.
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| May 8th: 012 100-4 works Hamburg Hbf to Puttgarden
Dull, damp and cold weather for much of the first part of the day did nothing to spoil the enjoyment of another great day on a DB Museum train hauled by three cylinder oil fired pacific 012 100-4. With the normal considerable assistance of the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde volunteers the well filled seven coach train was scheduled to run to Puttgarden on Fehmarn Island. The route in both directions was via Lübeck and then up to the Vogelfluglinie from Oldenburg (Holst), and across the famous dual road and rail Fehmarnsundbrücke over onto the large Ostsee Island. Running by the pacific was good all day with it's crew of Martin Altrock and Holger Lemke. Only a slight delay before we left Hamburg Hbf in the morning meant we were a little late into Puttgarden because of the need to give way to normal service traffic on the single line sections north of Lübeck. But our punctual evening departure saw us run spot on time for the whole of the return trip. |
012 100-4 leaving Hamburg Hbf with the Puttgarden train on May 8th. Photo by Thomas Boldt |
| The loco put in it's normal lively and at times noisy performance on a train that saw a good number of Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde Club members fully appreciating the trip from the front coach. Joining us all for the day was Harry Heydenbluth, the regular driver of that other superb DB Museum three cylinder pacific 03 1010 which is expected back into Museum service on May 22nd, (Berlin - Dresden).
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Left: Harry Heydenbluth, (center), the regular driver of DB Museum 03 1010 with Robin Garn and Christian Eilers next to 012 100-4 soon after our arrival at Puttgarden.
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| April 30- May 1: 18 201 working from Hamburg | |
30th April saw 18 201on an evening "dinner- and music train" from Hamburg Altona. The destination was Bad Bramstedt on the AKN private line which has probably not seen steam operation for some decades. The photo was taken near Bönningstedt, just 500 meters from the home of the photographer, Rainer Schnell, who also supplied the notes. | |
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1st May and 18 201 was again on an evening "dinner- and music train" from Hamburg Altona to Bad Bramstedt and return, this time seen near to Hasloh on the AKN line. Photo and notes from Rainer Schnell. | |
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| 25th April: 18 201 heads to Hamburg | |
Tilo Brändel from Dessau took this photo of 18 201 near to Sachsendorf on the Halle to Magdeburg route on April 25th. The three cylinder pacific was heading up to Hamburg where it is scheduled to operate a number of "concert" dining trains.
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| 24th April: 35 1019 on a photo passenger train | |
24 April saw Prairie-type, (2-6-2), 35 1019 with a photo passenger train organised by Magdeburg based railfan Stephan Herrmann in the rather flat Cottbus - Görlitz area under a leaden sky. The enamel plate on the 'box is bilingual and reads Niesky / Nizka as a Slavic minority lives in this area. Photo and notes from Helmut Dahlhaus.
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| Easter Report
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(1). 012 100-4 works Hannover to Eystrup and return The Easter weekend in Germany provided superb steam action for Steam Railway Enthusiasts. 012 100-4 started the "show" of course, with a trip from Hamburg to Eystrup via Hamburg Harburg, Buchholz, (using the upgraded goods line as the main line via Klecken is shut for engineering works until December), and then through Rotenburg and Verden. From Eystrup a diesel loco took the DB Museum train to Bruchhausen-Vilsen where the Museum had arranged a steam hauled special on the metre gauge line to Asendorf and return. The weather may have been dull and wet but the train was a great place to be as always, and there were some lovely noisy starts as our loco crew of Volker Siewke and Martin Altrock got us to our destination virtually on time. Thankfully weather more appropriate to the holiday weekend arrived in time for our return trip which saw the big 012 working at a gentle pace on the 80 km/h limited line from Langwedel via the Heidebahn and Soltau to Buchholz. A superb climb away from Schneverdingen provided a taste of what was to come when we rejoined the main line again at Buchholz. From there we enjoyed a superbly noisy and fast start as we made full use of the train's 120 km/h speed limit. We bid the loco farewell at Hamburg, knowing that with the 24th April trip to Berlin via Stendal cancelled, (insufficient bookings), we shall not see the lovely three cylinder pacific in action again until the Puttgarden journey on May 8th. Top: An excellent supply of refreshments was provided throughout the day courtsey of the Rendsburger volunteers in the refreshment car, and those working with the trolley through the train. Lower: A quick check of the schedule during the morning photo stop at Verden. |
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Easter Steam Spectacular, April 10th to 12th continued
Despite the bad weather that started the Saturday Danny Teuchert followed our train all day, taking video and photos from the lineside. From his report he was certainly in the right place to hear some of our roaring starts! He was also rewarded for staying with the train during the dull and wet morning, as he was able to take this photo of 012 100-4 crossing the Elbebrücken between Hamburg Harburg and Hamburg Hbf in the low evening sunshine. |
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(2). 01 118 Runs from Frankfurt Ost to the Deutschen Eck Steam Festival at Koblenz Away from Hamburg a major steam festival was taking place over the whole of the Easter weekend at Koblenz, with steam attractions on land, rail and river. The main action on the Sunday was the once every two hours Pendelzug working between Koblenz Hbf and Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein. A train with P8 2455 at one end and 78 468 at the other, to allow quick turnarounds without the need for additional loco movements. On the Monday 01 118 took a special train up the left side of the Rhein to the event, where 42 class Kriegslok 5519 also worked in on a special from Luxemburg. So the day was much busier for steam enthusiasts, especially as the Pendelzug was doing a return trip every hour. And a lovely sunny day saw plenty of opportunity for lineside photography after the 01 had arrived from Frankfurt. Back at Koblenz Hbf in mid afternoon saw a very clean 01 118 posing on a centre line with it's DB Museum train, and then shunting into it's departure platform just as the Pendelzug with it's two locos arrived! A gentle and almost on time journey back down the left side of the Rhein behind 01 118 to Frankfurt ended a great day of steam action, and a superb Easter weekend in Germany. Right: P8 4-6-0 No. 2455 leaves Koblenz with the 16.15 Pendelzug to Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein on Sunday April 11th |
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Around 16.20 on Easter Monday, April 12th, saw the very clean 01 118 shunting the stock for the DB Museum train back to Frankfurt Ost through a centre track of Koblenz Hbf. |
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An 012 will run again from Hamburg to Westerland!
