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A stupid o’clock departure from home saw me driving to Cheriton in time for the 05:48 shuttle through the tunnel to Frethun. Although it had been dry and clear in the UK, it was raining in northern France and it took 2 hours to get past Lille in stop-start traffic. The weather was just as bad in Belgium and Germany but at least everything kept moving at a reasonable pace. Six hours after leaving Calais, I finally arrived on the Koblenz - Trier line in the Mosel Valley near Bullay.

The weather wasn’t amenable to getting out of the car, let alone taking pictures, so I didn’t spend too long on the line. What I did see was in line with expectations; two ICs hauled by 181s, two REs formed of dosto push-pull sets with a 143 at the west end, a 425 or similar EMU on an RB service, a 628 on the Traben-Trarbach branch and a pair of 151s on a westbound ore train. No numbers were recorded.

Initial impressions of the line are that there are plenty of potential photo positions but they’re not particularly easy to get to and having a car isn’t that much of an advantage as it’s difficult to park and many positions appear to need a hike along vineyard tracks with no vehicular access. It’s all a bit academic unless the sun shines anyway.

A full day at the east end of the Mosel Valley around Winningen and Kobern-Gondorf. The weather forecast was fairly good but the cloud stayed stubbornly in place, except around Winningen where there were a few sunny breaks allowing a handful of reasonable phots during the afternoon.

The IC trains were solidly 181 worked, as expected, with blue/beige 181.211 putting in an appearance alongside its red classmates. Most RE trains were 143 worked with the loco invariably at the west end of the formation. The exception was RE12624 which was a 425 unit. 425s and 426s worked most of the RB trains but 143.114 appeared on several services and an another (unidentified) 143 worked another RB westwards in the early afternoon. One unexpected passenger was a westbound special worked by Centralbahn 10019, an ex-SBB Re4/4i.

Freight traffic was fairly heavy with 17 trains seen in 8 hours. The variety of traction was surprising with DB classes 140, 152, 155, 185 and 189 joined by an HGK 185, several Fret SNCF BB37000s, two RTS 2016 diesels, a CFL Cargo 4000 and a Rurtalbahn Class 66.

W of Kobern-Gondorf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.114 propelling	RB12215	08:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	10:05
4013 [CFL Cargo]		WB Steel Coil Flats	10:10
181.214	IC333	08:24 Luxembourg - Norddeich Mole	10:24
140.401		EB PKP Hoppers	10:33
143.216	RE12010	10:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	10:38
143.114	RB12216	10:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	10:59
426.020 425.136	RB12217	09:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	11:00
143.925 propelling	RE12009	09:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	11:25
425.124	RE12624	11:22 Koblenz Hbf - Merzig	11:35

Winningen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
425.140	RB12219	10:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	12:08
185.589 [HGK]		EB Steel	12:12
185.565 [?]		EB NIAG Hoppers	12:17
143.xxx	RE12012	12:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	12:30
181.xxx	IC335	10:24 Luxembourg - Norddeich Mole	12:31
37xxx [Fret SNCF]		EB Freight	12:38
189.030 189.032		WB Iron Ore	12:39
425.140	RB12222	12:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	12:50
185.194		WB Freight	13:05
425.141	RB12221	11:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	13:07

W of Kobern-Gondorf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
37022 [Fret SNCF]		EB Freight	13:25
143.073 propelling	RE12011	11:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	13:34
2016.907 [RTS]		EB Ballast	13:41
181.222	IC336	08:34 Emden Hbf - Luxembourg	13:50

Winningen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.xxx propelling	RB12224	13:36 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	13:55
425.063 426.040	RB12223	12:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	14:08
152.026		EB Freight	14:14
426.036 425.135	RE12003	11:03 Kaiserslautern Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	14:29
143.073	RE12014	14:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	14:31
10019 [Centralbahn]		WB Special	14:35 ex SBB Re4/4i
426.040 425.063	RB12226	14:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	14:53
143.114 propelling	RB12225	13:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	15:04
143.216 propelling	RE12013	13:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	15:31
181.205	IC334	09:53 Norddeich Mole - Luxembourg	15:37
425.121	RB12228	15:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	15:53
37003 [Fret SNCF]		WB Freight	15:59
425.138	RB12227	14:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	16:02
425.135	RB12230	16:02 Koblenz Hbf - Cochem	16:24
181.211	IC337	14:24 Luxembourg - Emden Hbf	16:25
185.194		EB Freight	16:30
143.216	RE12616	16:22 Koblenz Hbf - Merzig	16:32
185.255		EB Intermodal	16:43
2016.905 [RTS]		WB Ballast	16:44
143.114	RB12232	16:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	16:52
V265 [Rurtalbahn]		WB Car Carriers	16:57 Class 66
426.xxx 425.xxx	RB12231	15:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	17:02
425.xxx	RB12234	17:02 Koblenz Hbf - Cochem	17:12
189.036 189.038		EB Iron Ore Empties	17:14
181.211	IC332	11:36 Norddeich Mole - Luxembourg	17:34
143.925 propelling	RE12015	15:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	17:39
425.135		EB Empty Stock	17:43
425.128 426.017	RB12236	17:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	17:50
426.020 425.136	RB12233	16:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	18:06
155.264		WB Freight	18:08
425.135	RB12238	18:02 Koblenz Hbf - Cochem	18:12

Any hope of a morning’s photography on the Moseltalbahn quickly faded when it dawned dull and wet. I decided to press on eastwards, finally stopping to have a look at the Hof - Reichenbach line after it stopped raining in the early afternoon. There’s plenty of photographic potential but I didn’t see any of the hoped for 232 hauled freights. Things were better on the passenger front with 218.468 turning up on the Leipzig - Hof diagram. Then it was on to Dresden for the night.

Grobau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
612.xxx 612.xxx	RE3645	14:09 Gera Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:25
218.468	RE3707	13:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:32
612.xxx 612.xxx	RE3457	13:39 Nürnberg Hbf - Dresden Hbf	15:37

After driving a lot of miles over the past few days, I gave the car a well earned break and took to the trains for the day. My destination was the area around Kurort Rathen and Königstein in the Elbe Valley between Dresden and the Czech border. Despite a forecast of sunshine, the cloud remained stubbornly in place all day with only a few momentary breaks, none of which coincided with the passage of a train. That was surprising as there was no shortage of traffic. I noted around 70 loco worked trains during the day.

As expected, all the EC trains were worked by CD class 371 electrics and the half-hourly services on S-Bahn line 1 were all push-pull dosto sets with a class 143 at the east end of the formation. One observation of note is that several of the 143s have recently been repainted and now carry numbers on the ends without any check digit, e.g. 143 883, not 143 883-7. The full 37 digit UIC number with check digit is carried on the side of the loco.

Who said Sundays are no good for freight? There was certainly no shortage of traffic today with 24 freights noted. There were plenty of CD class 372s about but only two of their DB class 180 counterparts. The majority of DB trains were hauled by class 189s. Private operator ITL was very active with a number of trains hauled by class 185s and a 481 (Swiss registered class 145). RBH put in an appearance with triple headed class 143s on a coal train and an unidentified V100 was seen on a very long train of Skoda cars.

Heidenau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
642.181	RE17275	08:25 Dresden Hbf - Litomerice mesto	08:37
371.005 [CD]	EC178	06:31 Praha hl.n. - Berlin Gesundbrunnen	08:39
372.009 [CDC]		EB Intermodal	08:41
143.883 propelling	S1 7028	08:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:43
143.885	S1 7025	07:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	08:45

Pirna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
185.553		Stabled	08:54
372.xxx [CDC]		WB Intermodal	08:55

Obervogelgesang

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.551 propelling	S1 7030	08:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:59
189.xxx [MRCE]		WB Intermodal	09:01

Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.xxx propelling	S1 7032	09:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	09:15

Bad Schandau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
152.196 [ITL] 185.650 [ITL]		Stabled	09:19
372.014 [CDC]		WB Gas Tanks	09:20
185.501 [ITL] 481.002 [ITL]		EB Oil Tanks	09:20

Schöna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.884 propelling	S1 7034	09:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	09:31

Bad Schandau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
189.289 [MRCE]		Stabled	09:40

Königstein Gbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.565	S1 7027	08:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	09:44
143.973	S1 7123	09:24 Dresden Hbf - Schöna	10:07
143.562	S1 7029	08:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	10:13
143.885 propelling	S1 7036	10:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	10:15
371.002 [CD]	EC176	05:35 Brno hl.n. - Hamburg-Altona	10:24
372.006 [CDC]		WB Intermodal	10:31
481.002 [ITL] 185.501 [ITL]		WB Gas Tanks	10:36
143.967	S1 7125	09:54 Dresden Hbf - Bad Schandau	10:37
143.570	S1 7031	09:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	10:43
143.585 propelling	S1 7038	10:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	10:44
185.598 [ITL]		EB Car Carriers	11:03
143.654	S1 7033	09:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	11:13
143.562 propelling	S1 7040	11:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:15
189.007 372.011 [CDC]		EB Light Engines	11:24
371.005 [CD]	EC173	06:14 Hamburg-Altona - Villach Hbf	11:32
180.015		WB Freight	11:39
143.883	S1 7035	10:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	11:43
143.570 propelling	S1 7042	11:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:45
189.005		EB Intermodal	12:04
143.551	S1 7037	10:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	12:13
143.654 propelling	S1 7044	12:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:15
371.001 [CD]	EC378	05:50 Wien Praterstern - Ostseebad Binz	12:24
143.875	S1 7139	12:00 Dresden Hbf - Schöna	12:43
143.883 propelling	S1 7046	12:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:45
189.006		EB Freight	13:02
143.884	S1 7041	11:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	13:13
143.551 propelling	S1 7048	13:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	13:15

Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
372.xxx [CDC]		WB Freight	13:31
371.002 [CD]	EC175	08:17 Hamburg-Altona - Budapest-Keleti pu	13:33
143.xxx	S1 7043	12:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	13:40

W of Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.875 propelling	S1 7050	13:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	13:49
372.009		WB Freight	14:07
143.585	S1 7045	12:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	14:08
189.016		EB Intermodal	14:12
185.598 [ITL]		WB Grain Hoppers	14:14
372.006 [CDC]		EB Freight	14:16
143.884 propelling	S1 7052	14:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	14:19
143.874 [RBH] 143.xxx [RBH] 143.069 [RBH]		EB Coal Hoppers	14:23

E of Kurort Rathen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
371.004 [CD]	EC174	05:28 Budapest-Keleti pu - Hamburg-Altona	14:28
143.562	S1 7047	13:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	14:38
143.885 propelling	S1 7054	14:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	14:50
189.007		WB Intermodal	15:05
143.570	S1 7049	13:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	15:08
143.585 propelling	S1 7058	15:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	15:20
371.xxx [CD]	EC177	12:28 Berlin Gesundbrunnen - Wien Praterstern	15:28
143.654	S1 7051	14:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	15:37

Kurort Rathen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
189.004		EB Intermodal	15:39
143.562	S1 7060	15:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	15:54
143.069 [RBH] 143.xxx [RBH] 143.874 [RBH]		WB Containerised Coal	15:59
143.883	S1 7053	14:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	16:05

Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
180.020		WB Container Flats	16:10
185.xxx [ITL]		EB Grain Hoppers	16:16
371.xxx	EC172	05:27 Villach Hbf - Hamburg-Altona	16:25
642.xxx	RE17276	15:07 Litomerice mesto - Dresden Hbf	16:37
143.xxx	S1 7057	15:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	16:40
V100 [?]		WB Car Carriers	16:44
143.xxx propelling	S1 7070	16:31 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	16:48
189.xxx		WB Intermodal	16:52
143.875	S1 7063	15:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	17:10
143.883 propelling	S1 7074	17:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	17:15

I’m getting fed up with the weather over here. For the third day since I left home the forecast has been for mainly sunny weather but the reality has been almost unbroken cloud for most of the day. At least today I got a handful of shots during a few short sunny breaks in the morning.

I spent the morning in the Elbe Valley around Königstein but gave up in the early afternoon as the last chances of any sun faded. The afternoon was spent buying maps in Dresden and taking a trip out to Tharandt and back, just for the hell of it.

If anything, the Elbe Valley was a bit quieter than on Sunday but there was still a healthy level of freight traffic worked by a variety of classes. The highlight was a blue Pressnitztalbahn 145 carrying the number 145.023 on the front. I thought it was unlikely that DB would have sold one of its 145s to a competitor and had a closer look when it came back. The UIC number was 145.083!

Passenger trains were as expected with an ÖBB 1216 on EN459 and CD 371s on all the EC trains. The S-bahn services were solid 143 but I did see a 145 on a dosto push-pull set stabled outside Dresden Hbf in the afternoon, presumably the loco that works a few Freiberg services for crew training in preparation for the class taking over S-Bahn line 1.

Heidenau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
372.009 [CDC]		EB Freight	08:08
642.643	RB17156	07:19 Kurort Altenberg - Heidenau	08:10
185.677 [ITL]		WB Intermodal	08:12
143.654 propelling	S1 7026	07:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:14
143.562	S1 7023	07:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	08:15

Heidenau Süd

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
189.xxx		WB Intermodal	08:16

Pirna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.909 propelling	S2 7220	08:24 Pirna - Dresden Flughafen	08:23
185.553 [MRCE]		Stabled	08:24

Obervogelgesang

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.551	S1 7028	08:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:29
371.xxx [CD]	EC178	06:31 Praha hl.n. - Berlin Gesundbrunnen	08:31

Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
1216.xxx [ÖBB]	EN459	19:44 Zürich HB - Praha hl.n.	08:45
143.884 propelling	S1 7030	08:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	08:46

Königstein Gbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.570	S1 7025	07:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	09:13
143.885 propelling	S1 7032	09:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	09:15
371.002 [CD]	EC171	06:36 Berlin Hbf - Budapest-Keleti pu	09:32
143.883	S1 7027	08:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	09:44
143.570 propelling	S1 7034	09:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	09:45
180.016		WB Car Carriers	09:50
189.210 [MRCE]		EB Grain Hoppers	09:54
143.157	S1 7029	08:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	10:13
143.562 propelling	S1 7036	10:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	10:15
371.005 [CD]	EC176	05:35 Brno hl.n. - Hamburg-Altona	10:29
143.585	S1 7031	09:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	10:44
143.157 propelling	S1 7038	10:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	10:46
1042.520 [CBB]		EB Light Engine	10:47
180.013		WB Intermodal	10:51
189.289 [MRCE]		WB Grain Hoppers	10:58
372.009 [CDC]		WB Freight	11:04
143.654	S1 7033	09:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	11:12
143.883 propelling	S1 7040	11:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:15
1042.520 [CBB]		WB Special "Classic Courier"	11:28
371.004 [CD]	EC173	06:14 Hamburg-Altona - Villach Hbf	11:33
143.551	S1 7035	10:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	11:43
143.654 propelling	S1 7042	11:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	11:45
145.083 [Press]		EB Grain Hoppers	12:03 (Carries No. 145.023!)
143.585 propelling	S1 7044	12:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:15
143.884	S1 7037	10:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	12:19
371.001 [CD]	EC378	05:50 Wien Praterstern - Ostseebad Binz	12:25
189.007		EB Intermodal	12:28
145.083 [Press]		WB Light Engine	12:29
143.033	S1 7139	12:00 Dresden Hbf - Schöna	12:43
143.884 propelling	S1 7046	12:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	12:45

Königstein

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.570	S1 7041	11:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	13:11
189.015		EB Intermodal	13:15
143.551 propelling	S1 7048	13:01 Schöna - Meißen-Triebischtal	13:17

Obervogelgesang

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.562	S1 7043	12:05 Meißen-Triebischtal - Schöna	13:30

Pirna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.933	S2 7242	13:54 Pirna - Dresden Flughafen	13:34

Dresden Hbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.354 propelling	RB17324	15:06 Dresden Hbf - Zwickau Hbf	15:03
371.002 [CD]	EC174	05:28 Budapest-Keleti pu - Hamburg-Altona	15:06
182.012	EC174	05:28 Budapest-Keleti pu - Hamburg-Altona	15:11
145.035		Stabled	15:12
143.047 propelling	RB17326	16:06 Dresden Hbf - Zwickau Hbf	16:10
612.479 612.xxx	RE3453	11:39 Nürnberg Hbf - Dresden Hbf	16:12
143.570	S1 7063	15:35 Meißen-Triebischtal - Bad Schandau	16:26
143.654 propelling	S1 7060	15:41 Bad Schandau - Meißen-Triebischtal	16:30

Dresden-Dobritz

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.973 propelling	S2 7252	16:24 Pirna - Dresden Flughafen	16:40

Another dull day. Instead of heading straight to the Liberec - Zawidow line in the Czech Republic, I decided to make more productive use of the day in Germany by having a look at the Hoyerswerda - Horka line, a good move as it turned out. I’d ridden the line in July and noted a number of potential photo positions that needed checking out from the lineside.

There wasn’t much freight traffic and the passenger trains were worked by the expected ODEG class 650 railcars but a few reasonable positions were found.

On arrival at Raspenava I discovered that the Liberec - Zawidow line was closed between 08:00 and 17:00 every day this week for engineering work. I’d hoped to spend the rest of the week here but now needed to rethink my plans.

Driewitz, E of Lohsa

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
650.085 [ODEG]	OE99668	10:25 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	11:10

Drehna, W of Uhyst

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
232.xxx		EB Oil Tanks	11:20

Klitten

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
232.330		WB Steel	12:04

Särichen, W of Horka

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
650.085 [ODEG]	OE99674	14:23 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	14:39
650.084 [ODEG]	OE99673	14:30 Hoyerswerda - Görlitz Hbf	15:18

Yet another cloudy start. With no trains to photograph on the Liberec - Zawidow line, I’d decided to return to Germany to spend the next three days on the Reichenbach - Plauen - Hof line. The plan survived for about half an hour before it was amended. There was a patch of blue sky to the north of Görlitz so I diverted to a spot on the Hoyerswerda - Horka line and ended up staying for the whole day.

Fortunately there were more freights than on Tuesday and two of them passed in full sun. By the standards of this trip, that made it a very good day! As well as the 233s on main line freights there was also a 298 on a pick up goods.

Särichen, W of Horka

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
650.069 [ODEG]	OE99668	10:25 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	10:41
650.084 [ODEG]	OE99669	10:32 Hoyerswerda - Görlitz Hbf	11:20
233.450		WB Light Engine	11:24
233.683		EB Car Carriers	11:35
650.084 [ODEG]	OE99670	12:23 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	12:40
650.069 [ODEG]	OE99671	12:30 Hoyerswerda - Görlitz Hbf	13:20
233.521		EB PKP Coal Hoppers	13:53
298.323	55033	Niesky - Kodersdorf-Sandberg Pick-Up Freight	14:09
233.683 banked by 233.521		WB PKP Coal Hoppers	14:17
233.450		EB PKP Coal Hoppers	14:27
650.069 [ODEG]	OE99674	14:23 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	14:38
650.084 [ODEG]	OE99673	14:30 Hoyerswerda - Görlitz Hbf	15:19
233.450		WB PKP Coal Hoppers	15:25
650.084 [ODEG]	OE99678	16:22 Görlitz Hbf - Hoyerswerda	16:39

The first of several days on the Reichenbach - Hof line, superbly photogenic but with only a handful of loco hauled trains. The only loco hauled passenger trains are worked by a single 218 that covers a Leipzig - Hof - Leipzig - Hof - Reichenbach - Hof - Leipzig diagram with a push-pull set. Contrary to the diagram, the loco is at the Hof end of the set. Everything else is unit with DB Regio 612s on IRE and RE trains and Vogtlandbahn 642s on Cheb trains and 654s on everything else.

I had expected around six freights but only saw three and only one with a 232. The others were a pick-up goods with a 294 and a container train with a white 223 of unknown ownership (later confirmed as a Pressnitztalbahn loco).

The weather was generally overcast but there were plenty of sunny breaks in the Herlasgrün area and one of the 218 workings and the 223 were bagged in full sun.

Christgrün, E of Ruppertsgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3701	07:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	09:04
218.468 propelling	RE3704	09:56 Hof Hbf - Leipzig Hbf	10:38
232.413		EB Freight	11:38
294.895	55129	Plauen - Reichenbach Pick-Up Freight	12:19
211.041 [NeSa]		EB Light Engine	13:21 (Carries No. V100.1041)
223.144 [?]		EB Intermodal	13:39
218.468	RE3707	13:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:04

Grobau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468 propelling	RE3716	15:56 Hof Hbf - Reichenbach ob Bf	16:09
202.501 [ADAM]		EB Light Engine	17:08 (Carries No. Adam 19)

Another day on the photogenic Hof - Reichenbach line. Variety was the theme of the day with four freights hauled by a 232, a 241, a 233 and a 223, the last banked by a pair of 202s.

218.468 worked the Leipzig - Hof diagram again. The only other interest on the passenger front was a special worked by a pair of 798s belonging to Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde.

Once again the weather failed to live up to the forecast with thin cloud taking the edge off the light for most of the day.

Ruppertsgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3701	07:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	09:05

Kornbach, W of Schönberg

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
232.358		EB Freight	11:30
241.449		WB Scrap	12:44

Grobau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.004 [MRCE] banked by 202.501 [ADAM 19] 202.240 [ADAM 23]		SB Oil Tanks	14:16
798.776 [PEF] 798.706 [PEF]		NB Special	15:03
233.511		NB Freight	15:09
218.468	RE3707	13:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:33
218.468 propelling	RE3716	15:56 Hof Hbf - Reichenbach ob Bf	16:09
218.468	RE3715	16:52 Reichenbach ob Bf - Hof Hbf	17:35

A quiet day on the Hof - Reichenbach line with only two freights, both 232 hauled, and the 218 worked passengers, powered today by 218.390 for a change. The expected Plauen - Reichenbach pick-up goods didn’t run. For once the weather was actually as good as forecast.

E of Ruppertsgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.390	RE3701	07:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	09:05
218.390 propelling	RE3704	09:56 Hof Hbf - Leipzig Hbf	10:36
232.384		EB Freight	11:36

Reuth

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
232.347		NB Freight	15:04
218.390	RE3707	13:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:32
218.390 propelling	RE3716	15:56 Hof Hbf - Reichenbach ob Bf	16:12

Elstertalbrücke, Jocketa

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.390	RE3715	16:52 Reichenbach ob Bf - Hof Hbf	17:12

There was no morning freight today so the time was spent enduring a trip from Reichenbach to Hof and back on 612s in order to look for new locations. The 218 workings and afternoon freight kept me busy for the rest of the day. 218.468 was back out today after a day’s break.

Ziegelhäuser, E of Ruppertsgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3701	07:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	09:05

Reichenbach ob Bf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
155.020		Stabled	09:47

Hof Hbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.071 [VBG]		Stabled	10:44

Plauen ob Bf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
204.013 [PRESS]		Stabled	11:57

W of Herlasgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3707	13:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	15:04

Liebau, N of Jocketa

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
232.665		EB Freight	15:36
218.468 propelling	RE3716	15:56 Hof Hbf - Reichenbach ob Bf	16:35

Drochaus, W of Mehltheuer

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3715	16:52 Reichenbach ob Bf - Hof Hbf	17:23

The morning mist took until 11:00 to clear, giving way to a gloriously sunny day. After an attempt to photograph the morning 218 from Leipzig, I tried something completely different, or a bit different at least.

The Wismut Werkbahn is an industrial operation based at Ronneburg, a few km east of Gera, and uses re-engined green Ludmillas to haul trains of sand. I was vaguely aware of its existence but had no idea where it was until Saturday when a local enthusiast mentioned it.

The line runs generally north - south through pleasant countryside and most of the locations looked best in the early morning or late afternoon. Although I was there in the middle of the day, I still managed to find a couple of reasonable spots. Trains appeared to run at approximately 2 hourly intervals from an undetermined unloading site somewhere south of Ronneburg to the loader at Kayna. Turnrounds at Kayna were quick and the loco would leave with a loaded train around 15 minutes after it arrived with the empties.

By mid afternoon it was time to leave for the long drive south to the Mühldorf area.

W of Herlasgrün

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.468	RE3701	07:21 Leipzig Hbf - Hof Hbf	09:03

Großbraunshain/Lumpzig

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
V300.005 [Wismut] banked by V300.002 [Wismut]		SB Loads	10:48 (ex 232.155, 232.405)
V300.001 [Wismut]		NB Empties	12:14 (ex 232.404)
V300.001 [Wismut]		SB Loads	12:41

Frankenau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
V300.002 [Wismut]		NB Empties	14:00

Raitzhain

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
V300.002 [Wismut]		SB Loads	14:52

My first day at Mühldorf started very quietly with no freights on the Burghausen branch in the morning. Things picked up at lunchtime with five freights photographed in the afternoon including two triple headers (shades of Zhongwei in the early ’90s!).

Good to see the 217s still at work and so far no class 66s - long may it stay that way.

The morning mist stayed away until around 10:00 but then cleared again by 11:00 leaving a cloudless sky and bright sunshine for the rest of the day.

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.031 225.032	61946	08:25 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Light Engines	08:31

Pirach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
217.021 217.012 233.586	56521	11:47 Mühldorf - Wackerwerk Oil Tanks	12:23

Salling, N of Tittmoning-Weismühl

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
294.695	51027	13:49 Mühldorf - Traunstein Bins	14:41

Pirach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
233.662	56518	16:55 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Freight	16:15
233.586 225.805 225.010	51025	16:00 Mühldorf - Wackerwerk Gas Tanks	16:32
225.803 225.025	47855	17:18 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Oil Tanks	17:15

A busier start than yesterday but with no light it was all a bit academic. The fog lifted soon enough but only to form a layer of unbroken cloud that remained solid until early afternoon. After a couple of hours on the Burghausen branch I went exploring around Garching, finding some nice canalside locations just south of Schalchen and some more spots a couple of km north of Garching.

When the cloud finally started to break it was time to go back to the Burghausen line where a couple of well lit shots were bagged before the sun descended into the murk.

There were two pairs of 217s out today including red and beige 217.002.

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.032 225.031	56519	06:29 Mühldorf - Wackerwerk Oil Tanks	07:56
225.802 225.073	60885	04:31 München Ost - Wackerwerk Freight	08:23
225.031 225.032	69198	08:25 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Light Engines	08:33
225.073 225.802	69230	08:59 Wackerwerk - Kastl Light Engines	09:01
233.586 225.003 225.809	61907	07:56 München Ost - Wackerwerk Oil Tanks	10:37

Mussenmühle, S of Schalchen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
294.809	56548	12:31 Schalchen - Trostberg Pick-Up Freight	11:45

Spiegelsberg, N of Garching

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.025 225.803	44813	09:06 München Nord - Salzburg Freight	13:00
294.695	51027	13:49 Mühldorf - Traunstein Bins	14:25

Pirach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
233.176		WB Oil Tanks	15:16
217.017 217.002	56518	16:55 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Freight	17:04

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.805 225.010	51025	12:54 München Ost - Wackerwerk Gas Tanks	17:32
217.012 217.021	60882	17:55 Wackerwerk - München Ost Gas Tanks	18:03

This should have been the busiest morning on the Burghausen branch but only one of the five freights that were scheduled between 07:30 and 10:30 actually ran. Things picked up at lunchtime and there were actually two additional freights in the afternoon, possibly trains that should have run in the morning. Only one pair of 217s was seen but there were plenty of 225s around including a quadruple header on one train.

I was optimistic about the weather at first. The lights of the OMV refinery at Burghausen were visible at dawn from my hotel, 10km away, and that meant no fog. Unfortunately there was no fog because it was completely overcast and 10 degrees warmer than the previous two mornings. The cloud thinned a bit in the early afternoon but there was no sun at all and the cameras never felt the urge to leave their case.

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.010 225.805	50537	06:41 Landshut - Wackerwerk Containers	09:28

Altötting

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
225.802 225.073 294.887	56521	11:47 Mühldorf - Wackerwerk Freight	12:12

Tüßling

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
233.511	56516	12:17 Kastl - Mühldorf Bins	12:30
225.805 225.010	50536	12:21 Wackerwerk - Landshut Containers	12:58
233.662	56512	12:57 Kastl - Mühldorf Freight	13:09
217.021 217.012 banked by 233.176	47134	10:19 Simbach - Wackerwerk Gas Tanks	13:15 (Mainly CFR wagons)
294.695	51027	13:49 Mühldorf - Traunstein Bins	13:55
233.511	56713	13:55 Mühldorf - Kastl Bins	14:00
294.809	56534	13:24 Trostberg - Mühldorf Pick-Up Freight	14:54
225.073 225.802		WB Gas Tanks	15:00

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
233.662	69227	15:00 Mühldorf - Wackerwerk Light Engine	15:35
217.012 217.021		WB Oil Tanks	16:31
225.802 225.073 225.003 225.030	51025	12:54 München Ost - Wackerwerk Gas Tanks	16:37
233.662	56518	16:55 Wackerwerk - Mühldorf Freight	17:02
225.073 225.802	47855	17:20 Wackerwerk - Simbach Oil Tanks	17:28

Another grim day without any photos. Although it looked like it was trying to brighten up on a couple of occasions, the sun never really broke through and it felt more like December than October in the cold wind.

After a couple of trains on the Burghausen branch I headed west and spent a couple of hours at Schwabhausen, between München and Buchloe, before calling it a day. There were no real surprises with pairs of 218s on the ECs and single 218s with push-pull sets on the Memmingen, Füssen and Buchloe trains.

W of Lindach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
217.002 217.017		WB Hoppers	08:22
225.030 225.003	50537	06:41 Landshut - Wackerwerk Containers	09:42

Schwabhausen, W of Geltendorf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.467	RE32676	11:51 München Hbf - Memmingen	12:25
218.461 propelling	RE32609	11:05 Füssen - München Hbf	12:35
612.085 612.xxx 612.xxx	RE32736	12:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	12:52
218.422 218.418	EC194	12:34 München Hbf - Zürich HB	13:04
218.475 propelling	RE32985	12:52 Buchloe - München Hbf	13:10
218.405 218.xxx	EC193	09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	13:15
218.469	RE32610	12:51 München Hbf - Füssen	13:26
218.472 propelling	RE32677	12:40 Memmingen - München Hbf	13:44
223.068 [VBG]	ALX38703	13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	13:50
223.065 [VBG]	ALX38709	11:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	14:08

Another dull day but this time wet as well. At least the weather was bad enough to try some arty photos. I used most of the day for non-railway activities but spent a couple of hours in the middle of the day around Weinhausen, between Buchloe and Kaufbeuren before continuing to Immenstadt.

Weinhausen, S of Buchloe

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.432	IC2084	09:31 Oberstdorf - Hamburg-Altona	11:24
218.469	RE32608	10:51 München Hbf - Füssen	11:48
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38707	09:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	11:58
223.067 [VBG]	ALX38706	11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	12:10
218.492 propelling	RE32609	11:05 Füssen - München Hbf	12:17
218.459	RE32985	12:29 Kaufbeuren - München Hbf	12:39
628.xxx	RB32634	14:03 Augsburg Hbf - Füssen	12:49
612.xxx 612.150	RE32739	10:41 Lindau Hbf - Augsburg Hbf	12:50
642.xxx	RB32631	12:05 Füssen - Augsburg Hbf	13:14
612.x086 612.xxx 612.xxx	RE3387	11:34 Nürnberg Hbf - Lindau Hbf	13:18
218.360	RE32610	12:51 München Hbf - Füssen	13:48
223.065 [VBG]	ALX38709	11:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	13:50
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38705	13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	14:10
218.469 propelling	RE32611	13:06 Füssen - München Hbf	14:18
218.432	IC2085	07:13 Hamburg-Altona - Oberstdorf	14:28

The forecast was for dull, wet weather all day, everywhere in southern Germany. With no realistic prospect of sunshine, I decided to give the car a rest and spend a day riding the trains as the easiest way to check out the photspots. My route took me from Immenstadt to Lindau, back to Kaufbeuren, down to Füssen, up to München, back down to Oberstdorf and finally back to Immmenstadt, loco hauled all the way apart from Füssen to München, which was propelled. Excellent value - 568km for €20 with a Bayern-Ticket Single.

Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.485 banked by 218.489	RE32705	06:59 Ulm Hbf - Oberstdorf	08:29
223.065	ALX38702	06:51 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	08:38
2143.021 [STVG]	ALX39955	08:05 Oberstdorf - München Hbf	08:38

Lindau Hbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.487 218.434 218.471		Stabled	09:45
218.419 218.445	EC196	07:13 München Hbf - Zürich HB	09:47
223.068	ALX38707	09:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	09:49
421.394 [SBB]	EC196	07:13 München Hbf - Zürich HB	09:53
218.469 propelling		Oberstdorf - Kempten Hbf Empty Stock	10:54

Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
2143.021	ALX39957	10:19 Oberstdorf - München Hbf	10:54

Kempten Hbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
275.102 [MWB]		Stabled	11:12

Kaufbeuren

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.488 propelling	RE32985	12:29 Kaufbeuren - München Hbf	11:39
218.464	RE32608	10:51 München Hbf - Füssen	11:56

Biessenhofen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.458	RE32609	11:05 Füssen - München Hbf	12:03
218.464 propelling	RE32611	13:06 Füssen - München Hbf	14:02
218.435	RE32610	12:51 München Hbf - Füssen	14:03

Buchloe

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.462 propelling	RB32797	12:38 Kißlegg - Augsburg Hbf	14:20
218.467 294.606		Stabled	14:20

Kaufering

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.458	RE32682	13:51 München Hbf - Memmingen	14:30

München-Pasing

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.343	RE32612	14:51 München Hbf - Füssen	14:58
211.365 [NESA?]		Light Engine	15:01 (V100.1365)

München Hbf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.065	ALX38710	15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	15:19
127.001 [?]		Stabled	15:20

Kaufbeuren

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.488 propelling	RE32989	16:29 Kaufbeuren - München Hbf	16:16

Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
2143.021 [STVG]	ALX39960	15:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf	17:11

Sonthofen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.489 banked by 218.485	RE32726	16:59 Oberstdorf - Ulm Hbf	17:19

Oberstdorf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
2143.021 [STVG]	ALX39951	18:16 Oberstdorf - München Hbf	17:55
218.494	IC2013	07:40 Hannover Hbf - Oberstdorf	18:05
218.499		Stabled	18:17

More grotty weather. A half-hearted attempt was made to investigate some potential locations between Kempten and Günzach that I’d spotted from the train yesterday. When the rain got too heavy and the fog too thick, I headed west to Oberstaufen where it was merely dull. When it became clear that it wasn’t going to get any better I returned to Immenstadt.

Herzmanns, N of Martinzell

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.419 218.445	EC196	07:13 München Hbf - Zürich HB	08:55

W of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
294.606	55992	10:16 Günzach - Kempten Pick-Up Freight	09:55

Ellenberg

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.418 218.422	EC191	07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	10:28

W of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.494	IC2084	09:31 Oberstdorf - Hamburg-Altona	10:59

Görwangs, E of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.065	ALX38707	09:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	11:32

Mutten, N of Oberstaufen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.405 218.404	EC194	12:34 München Hbf - Zürich Hbf	14:36
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38711	13:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	14:37
223.065 [VBG]	ALX38708	13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	15:25
218.404 218.405	EC195	13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	16:06

It had been almost a week since I’d taken a photo in good light so I was sceptical of today’s forecast of sunny periods. It was certainly gloomy around Oberstaufen first thing but there were some breaks north of Kempten mid-morning, none of which coincided with the trains. Around lunchtime we struck lucky east of Günzach with several shots in brilliant sunshine before the cloud filled in again.

Everything ran pretty well as expected including the diverted ECs and the Kempten - Buchloe pick-up goods, albeit a bit earlier than expected. One unexplained sighting was 212.284 heading towards Kempten light engine.

Zell, N of Oberstaufen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38702	06:51 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	09:01
218.402 218.433	EC196	07:13 München Hbf - Zürich Hbf	09:15

Ellenberg, N of Kempten

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.404 218.405	EC191	07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	10:27
223.068 [VBG]	ALX38704	09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	10:40
218.432	IC2084	09:31 Oberstdorf - Hamburg-Altona	10:55

Görwangs, E of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.067 [VBG]	ALX38707	09:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	11:28
223.065 [VBG]	ALX38706	11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	12:31
218.433 218.402	EC193	09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	12:38
294.606	55997	14:18 Kempten Hbf - Buchloe Pick-Up Goods	12:55
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38709	11:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	13:30
218.419 218.445	EC194	12:34 München Hbf - Zürich Hbf	13:42

Weinhausen, S of Buchloe

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.432	IC2085	07:13 Hamburg-Altona - Oberstdorf	14:30
218.464	RE32986	14:19 München Hbf - Kaufbeuren	15:12
218.488	RE32612	14:51 München Hbf - Füssen	15:47
223.068 [VBG]	ALX38711	13:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	15:54
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38710	15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	16:13
218.472 propelling	RE32613	15:07 Füssen - München Hbf	16:17
212.284 [?]		SB Light Engine	16:32
218.464 propelling	RE32989	16:29 Kaufbeuren - München Hbf	16:38
218.445 218.419	EC195	13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	17:09
218.462	RE32990	16:19 München Hbf - Kaufbeuren	17:21
218.463 218.428	EC192	16:34 München Hbf - Zürich Hbf	17:32

Snow! It was snowing in Immenstadt at daybreak and continued on and off for a couple of hours. Trains from Oberstaufen were arriving at Immenstadt around 15 minutes late but those from München and Lindau were close to right time. North of Martinzell in the middle of the morning, the snow turned to rain and the lying snow quickly disappeared. At Günzach we found more snow but that also turned to rain before long. At 14:00 I left on the first leg of my long journey home. As if to wave two fingers at me the sun broke through almost immediately but the brightness didn’t last long.

Mittelweserbahn 275.102 propelled a long train of hoppers onto the section east of Günzach and did some ballasting in the gap between trains.

Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.068 [VBG]	ALX38702	06:51 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	08:44
223.067 [VBG]	ALX38705	07:47 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	08:47
2143.021 [STVG]	ALX39955	08:05 Oberstdorf - München Hbf	08:55
2143.021 [STVG]	ALX39952	06:51 München Hbf - Oberstdorf	09:07
218.463 218.428	EC196	07:13 München Hbf - Zürich HB	09:13
218.434 218.467	RE32703	07:58 Ulm Hbf - Oberstdorf	09:36

Herzmanns N of Martinszell

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.445 218.419	EC191	07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	10:18

Görwangs E of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.xxx	IC2084	09:31 Oberstdorf - Hamburg-Altona	11:12

E of Günzach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.070 [VBG]	ALX38707	09:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	11:30
223.067 [VBG]	ALX38706	11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	12:33
218.428 218.463	EC193	09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	12:33
275.102 [MWB]		Ballast	12:55
294.606	55997	14:18 Kempten Hbf - Buchloe Pick-Up Freight	13:11
223.068 [VBG]	ALX38709	11:59 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	13:30
218.402 218.433	EC194	12:34 München Hbf - Zürich HB	13:48

My original idea had been to spend most of the day on the Strasbourg - Nancy/Metz main line in eastern France before driving to Calais for the Eurotunnel shuttle back to the UK. With strikes in France apparently disrupting rail services there, I decided to rethink my plans and headed further north to have another go at the Moseltalbahn. For once the sun actually shone from start to finish.

Freight traffic levels didn’t seem to have been affected by events in France with 9 freights seen in around 5 hours. What was noticeable was the lack of SNCF BB37000s. The general freight services that they would have hauled still appeared to run but with DB class 185s on the front. The highlight was 140.801 heading south on coal hoppers at the end of the day.

Passenger services were much as expected with 143s on REs and 425s and 426s on RBs except for RE12024, which was worked by a unit, and RB12225, which was worked by a 143, as three weeks earlier. All the ICs produced 181s including orientrot 181.215 on IC336.

Moselbrücke, Bullay

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
628.582	RB12911	11:43 Traben-Trarbach - Bullay	12:02
425.129	RE12024	11:22 Koblenz Hbf - Kaiserslautern Hbf	12:08
628.592	RB12910	12:17 Bullay - Traben-Trarbach	12:18
185.xxx [MRCE]		NB Empty Flats	12:27
425.135 426.xxx	RB12220	11:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	12:41
143.919 propelling	RE12011	11:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	12:49
189.039 189.041		SB Iron Ore	12:56
143.073 propelling	RE12012	12:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	13:09
425.xxx	RB12222	12:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	13:40
185.189		SB Freight	13:47
181.215	IC336	08:34 Emden Hbf - Luxembourg	14:10
143.925 propelling	RB12225	13:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	14:12

St. Aldegund, N of Bullay

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
143.919	RE12014	14:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	15:05
152.043		SB Steel	15:15
189.xxx		NB Iron Ore Empties	15:24
185.189		NB Steel	15:30
425.059	RB12226	14:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	15:39
185.284		SB Freight	15:44
181.xxx	IC337	14:24 Luxembourg - Emden Hbf	15:51
181.212	IC334	09:53 Norddeich Mole - Luxembourg	16:06
426.xxx 425.xxx	RB12231	14:31 Perl - Koblenz Hbf	16:15
425.xxx	RB12228	15:40 Koblenz Hbf - Trier Hbf	16:36
143.073	RE12015	15:04 Saarbrücken Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	16:54
143.xxx	RE12016	16:22 Koblenz Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf	17:05
140.801		SB Coal Hoppers	17:12
426.xxx 425.xxx	RB12233	16:21 Trier Hbf - Koblenz Hbf	17:15
294.xxx		SB Pick-Up Freight	17:20