Another glorious morning on the Gäubahn before heading east to Altmühltal. After a weekend of solid 146s on double-deck push-pull sets on the Stuttgart - Singen trains, the pattern broke down with RE19606 formed of a 146 on a single deck push-pull set and RE19610 formed of a 425 and a 426 EMU. No change on the ICs with 120s on everything, including one still in orientrot livery.

Loco	Train No	Train	Notes
146218	RE19606	07:14 Singen - Stuttgart Hbf
120139	IC181	05:56 Frankfurt(Main) Hbf - Zürich Hbf
120109	IC284	07:10 Zürich HB - Stuttgart Hbf
425305	RE19640	09:09 Rottweil - Stuttgart Hbf
146220	RE19605	08:18 Stuttgart Hbf - Singen	propelling
185135		SB Freight
425313+ 426010	RE19610	08:30 Schaffhausen - Stuttgart Hbf
425311	RE19635	09:18 Stuttgart Hbf - Rottweil
120136	IC183	09:55 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich Hbf
120113	IC282	09:10 Zürich Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf

The journey to Altmühltal took longer than expected, largely due to an hour or so wasted looking for locations between Ansbach and Treuchtlingen. East of Treuchtlingen was far better. I’d noted a few promising locations when I travelled the line in 2007 but DB have cleared away most of the lineside vegetation since then, opening up many more positions. I spent the last couple of hours of daylight on the big curve east of Dollnstein. I stayed at the Hotel Adler, close to the station in Solnhofen,

Loco	Train No	Train	Notes
152062		WB Freight
185373		WB Car Carriers
482007+ 482034		WB Freight
111130	RE35937	15:38 Nürnberg Hbf - München Hbf
111203	RE35938	15:28 München Hbf - Treuchtlingen
423xxx+ 423xxx		WB Empty Stock
111046	RB30289	17:35 Treuchtlingen - München Hbf	propelling
151070		EB Intermodal
111035	RB30290	16:25 München Hbf - Treuchtlingen
185293+ 140218		WB Light Engines
111223	RE35939	17:38 Nürnberg Hbf - München Hbf	propelling
111055	RE35942	17:27 München Hbf - Nürnberg Hbf	propelling