Photos from my recent trip to Dresden and the Elbe Valley have been added to the photo galleries.



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This report covers a short trip to the Dresden area in the south-eastern corner of what used to be East Germany. The city of Dresden is an attraction in itself but it was the line along the scenic Elbe Valley that prompted my visit. This route is busy with loco hauled passenger and heavy freight traffic and the home to a type of electric loco that is difficult to find elsewhere, DB Class 180, also known as CD Class 372.



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This gallery has been updated with new or improved photos from 2006 and new pictures from 2009. The Bebra - Fulda line is a double track electrified route that runs through attractive countryside and carries a high volume of freight, hauled by a wide variety of locos from DB and other operators. In 2006 there were also loco hauled local passenger trains worked by venerable class 110 electrics.



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The Chinese Loco Lists detail the whereabouts of individual Chinese standard gauge steam locomotives over the past 30 years, based on sightings reported by visiting foreign enthusiasts and, increasingly, Chinese enthusiasts. While the lists are far from complete, they do contain information on over 7000 locomotives of more than 50 classes, from industrial 0-6-0 tanks to the mighty QJ 2-10-2s. The list have now been updated to include sightings up to May 2010.



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After ten years a return to the Gotthard Pass was long overdue. The Gotthard is one of Europes busiest freight routes, carrying heavy traffic between Germany and Italy through the heart of the Swiss Alps. While in Switzerland, I also followed a tip off that there were some worthwhile photo positions around Frick on the Basel - Zürich line and had a look at the MGB’s metre gauge line around Andermatt and the Oberalp Pass.



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The western section of the Allgäubahn, from Immenstadt to Lindau, is one of the most photogenic lines in Europe, running through the gloriously scenic Oberallgäu region, just north of the Alps. The line has served as a diversionary route on several occasions over recent years, adding EuroCity passengers and long freights to the usual mix of loco hauled ALEX trains and DB Regio DMUs. This gallery features photos taken on a number of trips from 2006 to 2009.



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The Kempten - Immenstadt line is part of the Allgäubahn, the scenic, double-track, diesel-worked main line from München to Lindau. The The Kempten - Immenstadt section carries regional passenger trains from München, Augsburg and Ulm to Lindau and Oberstdorf, some of them loco hauled as well as a couple of InterCity services and a pair of EuroCity trains from München to Zürich.



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The first of a number of remastered and expanded galleries covering the Allgäubahn and associated lines. The branch from Immenstadt to Oberstdorf carries fairly heavy passenger traffic for a single track route. As well as regular trains from München, Augsburg and Ulm, the line hosts a couple of InterCity workings and a few locals as well. Although many trains are worked by DMUs, there are a good number of loco hauled workings as well.



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A much updated and expanded gallery of photos from the Gemünden - Würzburg line, one of Germany’s busiest and most photogenic freight routes.



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The Strasbourg - Sarrebourg line crosses the Vosges via the Saverne Gap, the narrow twisting valley of the River Zorn that provides a relatively easy route through the mountains for the railway and the parallel Rhine - Marne Canal. Passenger services are operated by TGVs, loco hauled passengers, push-pull sets and EMUs and there are freights hauled by a variety of locomotive types.



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A set of photos taken on the München - Salzburg line between Traunstein and Freilassing in April 2010. The line carries a wide variety of passenger and freight trains including Austrian Korridorzüge taking a shortcut across German territory between Salzburg and Kufstein.



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Photos from three areas covered on my recent trip to Germany have been added to the photo galleries.

Line 740 Gäubahn

This is the Stuttgart - Singen main line where loco hauled interCity trains have replaced ICEs.

Lines 940 - 947 Mühldorf

Mühldorf is probably the best place to see diesel hauled heavy freights in Germany today.

Line 990 Altmühltal

This has to be the best place for train photography in Germany with lots of freights running through gorgeous scenery.

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