In this post, I have material from a visit to Düsseldorf in 2000, then some from more recent years from my visits to Essen. There are also some of Cross-border services in the Netherlands. Enjoy.
DB
Everywhere, you'll see the DB logo. It stands for Deutsche Bundesbahn - or shortened these days to Deutsche BahnNumbering
One of the first things you notice when looking at trains in Germany, is that their numbers are very precise.Two blocks of three numbers - the first is the class number, the second the number of the unit in that class. Following these is a check digit.ICE
The Inter City Express is a regular sight across the DB network and into Europe.Düsseldorf 2000
111-148-3. More about these locos |
Class V60 number 360 804-9 and an unidentified |
103 121-0. Many people have fond memories of Class 103, as they were withdrawn in 2003. |
143 592-4. These locomotives were originally from the Deutsche Reichsbahn, and are among the most ubiquitous of Germany's locomotive classes. |
112 173-0. The Class 112 locomotives became an unexpected symbol of German reunification because they were the first locomotive class to be used by both the Deutsche Reichsbahn and the Deutsche Bundesbahn. |
143 614-6 |
Lines out of Düsseldorf |
ICE pulls in |
140 534-8. More on this class |
One of the newer DB Regio Class 644 Bombadier talent DMUs |
One of the older DB Regio Class 614 DMUs |
S-bahn |
It's a sign! |
Köln/Essen 2006
Köln Flughafen platform indicator |
Class 425 EMU |
145 022-9. More on class 145. |
ICE unit 'Essen' in Essen |
Inside the ICE |
Essen 2010
ICE in Köln airport station, ready to take me to Essen |
Essen U-bahn station Karlsplatz |
The Essen u-bahn's colours are yellow and blue |
Eindhoven 2013
German locos pass through regularly. |
Freight uses an outside line at Eindhoven Station |
Venlo 2013
6507 - Dutch numbering, DB logo. |
A Stadler FLIRT in Eurobahn colours works the line between Venlo and Hamm |