As part of my non-rail activities, I visit Germany in October for Spiel - a large games convention. I can't stop photographing their efficient and brightly coloured trains though.
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 Bahn
Numbering
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
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Class V60 number 360 804-9 and an unidentified
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| 103 121-0. Many people have fond memories of Class 103, as they were withdrawn in 2003. |
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| 143 592-4. These locomotives were originally from the Deutsche Reichsbahn, and are among the most ubiquitous of Germany's locomotive classes. |
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| 143 614-6 |
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| Lines out of Düsseldorf |
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| ICE pulls in |
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| It's a sign! |
Köln/Essen 2006
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| Köln Flughafen platform indicator |
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| ICE unit 'Essen' in Essen |
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| Inside the ICE |
Essen 2010
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| ICE in Köln airport station, ready to take me to Essen |
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| Essen U-bahn station Karlsplatz |
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| The Essen u-bahn's colours are yellow and blue |
Eindhoven 2013
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| German locos pass through regularly. |
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| Freight uses an outside line at Eindhoven Station |
Venlo 2013
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| 6507 - Dutch numbering, DB logo. |
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| A Stadler FLIRT in Eurobahn colours works the line between Venlo and Hamm |
