Thu 20 October 2011
Thu 20 October 2011
31/07/12 17:02
It was totally overcast first thing but at least it wasn’t raining. My first destination was Penzenhof, near Etzelwang, on the Schwandorf line, for an eastbound freight and a westbound ALEX. As there was no sign of the clouds breaking I decided to try to find a spot overlooking the Pegnitz Gorge, east of Rupprechtstegen, on the Marktredwitz line. I’d seen a potential vantage point from the road through the gorge and my map indicated that there was a footpath or farm track that led to it. I couldn’t find any trace of the path and ended up taking a very circuitous route up the hill then stumbling around in the woods for about an hour before finally locating the position. Fortunately it was worth the effort and miraculously the sun came out for the westbound freight just before 12:00. I waited for another hour in case the miracle was repeated but the sun only came out again for a westbound DMU.
The afternoon was spent at Penzenhof on the Schwandorf line where I found to my dismay that a couple of good spots that had been lit until early evening a month ago were now in shadow by 15:00. Fortunately one spot escaped the shadows and one of the two westbound freights passed in half sun. The rest of the afternoon was spent checking out a few locations between Vorra and Hohenstadt on the Marktredwitz line, none of which really inspired. I finished the day’s photography with a couple of glint shots of DMUs at Hersbruck Ost.
The afternoon was spent at Penzenhof on the Schwandorf line where I found to my dismay that a couple of good spots that had been lit until early evening a month ago were now in shadow by 15:00. Fortunately one spot escaped the shadows and one of the two westbound freights passed in half sun. The rest of the afternoon was spent checking out a few locations between Vorra and Hohenstadt on the Marktredwitz line, none of which really inspired. I finished the day’s photography with a couple of glint shots of DMUs at Hersbruck Ost.
Penzenhof, W of Etzelwang
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232.252 | 56900 | 08:37 Nürnberg Rbf - Luitpoldhütte Freight | 09:31 |
| 223.067 (VBG) | ALX350 | 05:10 Praha hl.n. - Nürnberg Hbf | 09:38 |
Pegnitz Gorge, N of Rupprechtstegen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 233.306 | WB Freight | 11:57 | |
| 232.654 | WB Stone Hoppers | 12:18 | |
| 232.xxx | 51746 | 11:02 Nürnberg Rbf - Engelsdorf (b. Leipzig) Freight | 12:45 |
Penzenhof, W of Etzelwang
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232.xxx | WB PKP Coal Hoppers | 14:15 | |
| 223.067 (VBG) | ALX353 | 14:05 Nürnberg Hbf - Praha hl.n. | 14:30 |
| 232.571 | 56908 | 14:49 Amberg - Nürnberg Rbf Freight | 15:05 |
| 232.384 232.330 |
60333 | Herbertshofen Süd - Sulzbach-Rosenberg Hütte Freight | 15:28 |
| 232.252 | 45330 | Plzen - Nürnberg Rbf Freight | 16:03 |
