A gloriously sunny start. I took an early train to Kurort Rathen on the Elbe Valley line and walked east until I found a clear spot on the long curve beyond the village. After a couple of hours and several pictures, it was back to the station and on to Königstein to try some photos around the old Güterbahnhof east of the station. By now it was incredibly hot and humid, well over 30 degrees and very uncomfortable out of the shade.

In the early afternoon I climbed the hill west of the station and found a shady spot overlooking the line and the river. After a couple of trains had been photted, the sky suddenly clouded over. I waited to see if it would clear but the cloud became thicker and thunder could be heard, not to far away either. The decision to make a rapid return to the station was a good one as the heavens opened shortly afterwards.

I took a train to Bad Schandau and then the following one to Schöna to look for more photspots. The weather was clearly set in for the rest of the day so I returned early to Heidenau.

Heidenau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
371.015 (CD)	EN457	19:01 Amsterdam Centraal - Praha hl.n.	07:19
642.043	RB17157	07:20 Heidenau - Kurort Altenberg	07:20
143.967	S2 7211	06:46 Dresden Flughafen - Pirna	07:24

Pirna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.585	S1 7021	06:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	07:53

E of Kurort Rathen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
371.001 (CD)	EC378	06:31 Praha hl.n. - Berlin-Gesundbrunnen	08:28
143.865	S1 7023	07:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	08:38
1216.233 (ÖBB)	EN459	19:44 Zürich HB - Praha hl.n.	08:48
143.585 propelling	S1 7030	08:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:51
189.004		WB Containers	08:55
180.008		EB Containers	08:57
372.012 (CD)		WB Containers	09:01
143.157	S1 7025	07:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	09:08
371.005 (CD)	EC171	06:36 Berlin Hbf - Budapest-Keleti pu	09:29
143.875	S1 7027	08:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	09:37
189.205 (ITL) 189.xxx (ITL)		EB Containers	09:51

Kurort Rathen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.205	S1 7029	08:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	10:05

Königstein Güterbahnhof

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.112	S1 7031	09:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	10:44
143.883	S1 7033	11:12 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	11:12
143.875	S1 7040	11:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:14
371.001 (CD)	EC173	06:14 Hamburg-Altona - Villach Hbf	11:36
180.012		WB Containers	11:38
143.883 propelling	S1 7042	11:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:44
143.562	S1 7035	10:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	11:44
372.011 (CD)		WB Containers	11:49
143.112 propelling	S1 7044	12:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:14
143.585	S1 7037	10:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	12:24
371.015 (CD)	EC378	05:50 Wien Praterstern - Ostseebad Binz	12:28
143.585 propelling	S1 7046	12:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:46
143.359	S1 7139	12:00 Dresden Hbf - Schöna	13:03

Königstein (Sächs Schw)

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
180.xxx		EB Containers	13:58
371.xxx (CD)	EC174	05:28 Budapest-Keleti pu - Hamburg-Altona	14:23
180.xxx 372.xxx (CD)		EB Containers	15:03
185.xxx (ITL) banked by 185.xxx (ITL)		WB Oil Tanks	15:04
371.xxx (CD)	EC177	12:28 Berlin Gesundbrunnen - Wien Praterstern	15:35
143.585	S1 7053	14:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	16:12

Bad Schandau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
189.003		EB Containers	16:33
143.562	S1 7057	15:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	16:47

Schöna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.112 propelling	S1 7074	17:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	17:01