Germany : 20 - 24 June 2012 : Day by Day
31/07/12 16:54
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Wed 20 June 2012
31/07/12 16:53 | Wed 20 June 2012
From 10 June to 8 July the Buchloe - Memmingen line in southern Bayern is closed for engineering work and the three pairs of EuroCity trains that normally go that way are diverted over the infinitely more photogenic Allgäubahn via Kempten and Immenstadt, my favourite German line. That was more than enough of an excuse to justify another visit to the area.
I caught Lufthansa’s 06:40 flight from Heathrow to München, arriving 15 minutes late due to an AWS failure (or was it ILS?) on one of the runways at München. Despite this, I was still at the lineside at Schwabenhausen, west of Geltendorf, by 11:25. Everything seen there was as expected with 218s on almost everything but the 223 hauled ALEX trains. There can’t be many other places left where you can see eleven diesel worked passengers in just over two hours. During that time only two DMUs were seen. The light wasn’t particularly special but there were a few short periods of hazy sunshine.
By 13:30 the weather was looking grim so I headed south through increasingly heavy rain to Altstädten on the Oberstdorf branch, close to my base for the trip, the Landhotel Bauer in Sonthofen, booked via www.booking.com. The rain continued for a long time (a good excuse for a kip) but finally stopped around 17:00 and the sun even came out for a couple of hours before the cloud returned sometime after 19:30. Having got some good shots of red 2143.21 on my previous visit, I was pleased to find blue 2143.18 at work on the ALEX trains. The biggest surprise was the power for IC2013, the Magdeburg - Oberstdorf, which turned up with 218.326 on the front. Assuming it sticks to the diagram, it should work to Augsburg and back on Thursday and Saturday and Stuttgart and back on Friday and Sunday but don’t blame me if it doesn’t.
I caught Lufthansa’s 06:40 flight from Heathrow to München, arriving 15 minutes late due to an AWS failure (or was it ILS?) on one of the runways at München. Despite this, I was still at the lineside at Schwabenhausen, west of Geltendorf, by 11:25. Everything seen there was as expected with 218s on almost everything but the 223 hauled ALEX trains. There can’t be many other places left where you can see eleven diesel worked passengers in just over two hours. During that time only two DMUs were seen. The light wasn’t particularly special but there were a few short periods of hazy sunshine.
By 13:30 the weather was looking grim so I headed south through increasingly heavy rain to Altstädten on the Oberstdorf branch, close to my base for the trip, the Landhotel Bauer in Sonthofen, booked via www.booking.com. The rain continued for a long time (a good excuse for a kip) but finally stopped around 17:00 and the sun even came out for a couple of hours before the cloud returned sometime after 19:30. Having got some good shots of red 2143.21 on my previous visit, I was pleased to find blue 2143.18 at work on the ALEX trains. The biggest surprise was the power for IC2013, the Magdeburg - Oberstdorf, which turned up with 218.326 on the front. Assuming it sticks to the diagram, it should work to Augsburg and back on Thursday and Saturday and Stuttgart and back on Friday and Sunday but don’t blame me if it doesn’t.
Schwabenhausen, W of Geltendorf
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.490 | RE57586 | 10:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 11:25 |
218.475 propelling |
RE57507 | 10:06 Füssen - München Hbf | 11:35 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 11:50 |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 12:10 |
233.452 | EB light engine | 12:18 | |
218.467 | RE57508 | 11:51 München Hbf - Füssen | 12:25 |
218.xxx propelling 218.462 propelling |
RE57587 | 11:37 Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - München Hbf | 12:39 |
218.402 218.xxx |
EC194 | 12:11 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 12:41 |
218.488 | RE57410 | 12:20 München Hbf - Memmingen | 12:58 |
218.459 propelling |
RE57409 | 12:04 Memmingen - München Hbf | 13:09 |
218.444 218.433 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 13:14 |
218.492 propelling |
RE57509 | 12:06 Füssen - München Hbf | 13:34 |
Altstädten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2143.18 (SVG) | ALX84168 | 13:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 15:26 |
218.481 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 15:57 |
2143.18 (SVG) | ALX84173 | 16:12 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 16:31 |
2143.18 (SVG) | ALX84170 | 15:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 17:29 |
628.241 | RE57672 | 17:39 Oberstdorf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 17:58 |
218.326 | IC2013 | 05:58 Magdeburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 18:01 |
2143.18 (SVG) | ALX84175 | 18:12 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 18:37 |
218.485 propelling |
RE57651 | 16:15 Ulm Hbf - Oberstdorf | 18:42 |
2143.18 (SVG) | ALX84172 | 17:13 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 19:30 |
218.485 | 71469 | 19:24 Oberstdorf - Immenstadt Empty Stock | 19:39 |
Thu 21 June 2012
31/07/12 16:53 | Thu 21 June 2012
Quite a lot of sunshine today but a fair amount of cloud as well. The morning got off to a poor start as my first and second choice locations were both overgrown and I’d missed two 218 hauled trains before I found a clear spot. The third train was well worth getting even though it was only an ALEX. Instead of the usual blue liveried class 223, there was a mustard and silver Dispolok 223.007, just like the ALEX of several years ago, apart from the blue liveried coaches. Interesting also to see that the loco had been renumbered as a 223, it would have been 253.007 originally. A blue 2143 was briefly glimpsed at Immenstadt as I passed in the evening, so it looks like 2143.18 is still on the Oberstdorf shuttles.
218.326 worked the Oberstdorf - Augsburg - Oberstdorf IC turn as expected and should be on the Oberstdorf - Stuttgart - Oberstdorf tomorrow, always assuming the diagrams hold. Plenty of 218.4s around on the diverted ECs and the München - Kempten REs, .
218.326 worked the Oberstdorf - Augsburg - Oberstdorf IC turn as expected and should be on the Oberstdorf - Stuttgart - Oberstdorf tomorrow, always assuming the diagrams hold. Plenty of 218.4s around on the diverted ECs and the München - Kempten REs, .
Immenthal, W of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.418 218.423 |
EC196 | 07:17 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 08:26 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84142 | 07:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 08:37 |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84145 | 07:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 09:25 |
294.710 | Buchloe - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf pick-up freight | 09:54 | |
218.469 | RE57584 | 08:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 10:14 |
218.422 218.437 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 10:30 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84144 | 09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 10:39 |
218.326 | IC2084 | 09:26 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 10:56 |
Görwangs, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 11:33 |
218.467 propelling |
RE57587 | 11:37 Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - München Hbf | 11:59 |
218.459 | RE57586 | 10:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 12:05 |
294.710 | Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - Buchloe pick-up freight | 12:11 | |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 12:28 |
218.423 218.416 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 12:39 |
218.419 218.401 |
EC194 | 12:11 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 13:22 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84149 | 11:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 13:32 |
218.459 propelling |
RE57589 | 13:37 Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - München Hbf | 13:58 |
Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.326 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 14:53 |
Ellenberg, E of Kempten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.467 | RE57590 | 14:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 16:17 |
Harbatshofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 17:27 |
218.445 218.403 |
EC192 | 16:03 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 18:23 |
Fri 22 June 2012
31/07/12 16:53 | Fri 22 June 2012
218.326 confounded expectations today by working the Oberstdorf - Augsburg - Oberstdorf IC turn for the second day in a row. At least that should mean it’s back at Oberstdorf tonight and, in theory, should work to Stuttgart and back tomorrow. Dispolok 223.007 continued to work ALEX services, covering the same trains as yesterday. Red liveried 2143.21 was seen heading west, light engine, near Günzach so 2143.18’s stint on the Oberstdorf - Immenstadt shuttles could be over for the time being.
Much of the day was spent between Kempten and Biessenhofen in dull weather. Remarkably I managed to get two of my first three shots in sun despite the almost totally overcast conditions. The sky cleared in mid-afternoon and a number of well lit shots were bagged around Günzach and Harbatshofen before the cloud re-appeared in the evening.
Much of the day was spent between Kempten and Biessenhofen in dull weather. Remarkably I managed to get two of my first three shots in sun despite the almost totally overcast conditions. The sky cleared in mid-afternoon and a number of well lit shots were bagged around Günzach and Harbatshofen before the cloud re-appeared in the evening.
Ellenberg, E of Kempten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.469 | RE57582 | 06:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 08:17 |
218.445 218.403 |
EC196 | 07:17 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 08:32 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84142 | 07:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 08:46 |
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84145 | 07:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 09:24 |
Görwangs, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.467 | RE57584 | 08:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 10:05 |
294.710 | Günzach - Buchloe pick-up freight | 10:06 | |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84144 | 09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 10:32 |
218.437 218.426 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 10:39 |
218.326 | IC2084 | 09:26 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 11:04 |
294.661 | EB scrap metal | 11:12 | |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 11:33 |
218.469 propelling |
RE57587 | 11:37 Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - München Hbf | 11:58 |
218.489 | RE57586 | 10:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 12:05 |
2143.21 (SVG) | WB light engine | 12:18 | |
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 12:29 |
218.403 218.445 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 12:41 |
218.444 218.433 |
EC194 | 12:11 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 13:30 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84149 | 11:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 13:33 |
W of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84148 | 13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 14:42 |
218.326 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 14:56 |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84151 | 13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 15:27 |
218.469 | RE57590 | 14:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 16:15 |
218.433 218.444 |
EC195 | 13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 16:29 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 16:34 |
Harbatshofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.xxx 218.xxx |
EC192 | 16:03 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 18:24 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84155 | 17:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 18:33 |
Zell, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84182 | 17:13 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 19:31 |
Sat 23 June 2012
31/07/12 16:53 | Sat 23 June 2012
Another dull start followed by a brilliant afternoon with the mountains clearly visible for the first time since I arrived.
218.326 was up to its usual tricks, working the Augsburg IC again, rather than the diagrammed Stuttgart train. 223.007 continued to cover ALEX services, working the same trains as on the previous two days. The Saturdays and Sundays only bike train from München to Lindau and back was worked by a Kempten 218 as expected. The diagrams show this train as hauled in both directions but it was formed of a push-pull set and was propelled on the way back.
218.326 was up to its usual tricks, working the Augsburg IC again, rather than the diagrammed Stuttgart train. 223.007 continued to cover ALEX services, working the same trains as on the previous two days. The Saturdays and Sundays only bike train from München to Lindau and back was worked by a Kempten 218 as expected. The diagrams show this train as hauled in both directions but it was formed of a push-pull set and was propelled on the way back.
Ellenberg, E of Kempten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84145 | 07:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 09:27 |
218.488 | RE57392 | 08:03 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 09:34 |
218.492 | RE57584 | 08:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 10:17 |
218.475 218.422 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 10:31 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84144 | 09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 10:37 |
218.326 | IC2084 | 09:26 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 10:53 |
W of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 11:23 |
218.492 propelling |
RE57587 | 11:37 Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf - München Hbf | 11:48 |
218.467 | RE57586 | 10:51 München Hbf - Kempten(Allgäu) Hbf | 12:14 |
218.418 218.428 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 12:43 |
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 12:45 |
Harbatshofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.416 218.423 |
EC194 | 12:11 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 14:19 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84151 | 13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 14:33 |
Oberthalhofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.xxx (VBG) | ALX84148 | 13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 15:23 |
218.423 218.416 |
EC195 | 13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 15:56 |
Weissenbachmühle, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.068 | ALX84153 | 15:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 16:36 |
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 17:24 |
218.422 218.419 |
EC192 | 16:03 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 18:17 |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84155 | 17:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 18:35 |
Zell, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84152 | 17:20 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 19:23 |
218.488 propelling |
RE57393 | 18:40 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 19:25 |
Sun 24 June 2012
31/07/12 16:53 | Sun 24 June 2012
Not much to report now that 223.007 on ALEX services is old hat. At least today it worked a different set of trains. The only possible out of course working was a class 628 on RE3984, which I would have expected to have been a 612, otherwise it was business as usual. Virtually the whole day was spent west of Immenstadt so I can’t report on what 218.326 worked or whether the 2143s on the Oberstdorf branch had actually swapped over.
The weather was clear to start with before clouding up around midday. At least that meant I wasn’t torn between staying for one more shot and leaving for the airport in good time.
The weather was clear to start with before clouding up around midday. At least that meant I wasn’t torn between staying for one more shot and leaving for the airport in good time.
Weissenbachmühle, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.422 218.419 |
EC196 | 07:17 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 09:20 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84142 | 07:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 09:34 |
218.418 218.xxx |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 09:51 |
218.488 | RE57392 | 08:03 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 10:21 |
223.071 (VBG) | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 10:35 |
628.046 | RE3984 | 10:20 Lindau Hbf - Ulm Hbf | 10:58 |
612.091 | RE3983 | 09:19 Ulm Hbf - Röthenbach(Allgäu) | 11:02 |
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84144 | 09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 11:24 |
218.419 218.422 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 12:03 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84149 | 11:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 12:36 |
Oberthalhofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.007 (Dispo) | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 13:25 |
218.416 218.423 |
EC194 | 12:11 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 14:19 |
Weissenbachmühle, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84151 | 13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 14:37 |
Weinhausen, S of Buchloe
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.486 | RB57352 | 15:03 Augsburg Hbf - Füssen | 15:51 |
223.068 (VBG) | ALX84151 | 13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 15:54 |
223.061 (VBG) | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 16:08 |
218.435 | RE57512 | 15:51 München Hbf - Füssen | 16:50 |
218.428 218.418 |
EC192 | 16:03 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 17:04 |
218.423 218.416 |
EC195 | 13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 17:17 |
218.490 propelling |
RE57513 | 16:04 Füssen - München Hbf | 17:23 |