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The last day of the trip started in the Rhein Valley at Bacharach where the usual 101 worked trains were seen in addition to the MRCE 182 on EC7 and a 120 on IC119, incidentally the same locos that had gone north the previous day in both cases. The only northbound trains recorded below are those with propelling locos. My position didn’t allow me to get a good look at locos on the front of northbound trains but there was a northbound Autozug early on with a 110/115/140 on the front and a northbound freight with a 145/152/185. I was also aware of a few freights on the opposite bank but much fewer than the previous day. After about two hours of the sun only coming out when there wasn’t a train around, I got a southbound ICE and a class 460 EMU in good light and that was it.

At lunchtime I moved over to Pünderich, south of Bullay, on the Mosel where the clouds prevented any shots from being taken in good light, despite a lot of blue sky. In almost two hours there were no loco hauled passengers apart from a northbound special hauled by a pair of Re4/4is belonging to Centralbahn. This train seems to be a regular occurance on a Sunday. A northbound freight hauled by a pair of 185s was also seen. Apart from that it was all EMUs, a 425 on RE12003 and 442s or 443s on the locals. I left just before 15:00, pursued by a heavy shower.

All that was left was a long drive through Luxembourg, across southern Belgium and northern France to Calais, a shuttle ride through the tunnel and then home.

Bacharach

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
101.002 propelling	IC2216	07:37 Stuttgart Hbf - Stralsund Hbf	09:47
101.056	EC115	06:31 Münster (Westf) Hbf - Klagenfurt Hbf	09:48
218.424 propelling	RE18849	09:30 Koblenz Hbf - Wissembourg	10:07
182.573-DISPO	EC7	07:37 Dortmund Hbf - Chur	10:22
120.113	IC119	07:27 Münster (Westf) Hbf - Innsbruck Hbf	10:49
101.084 propelling	IC1924	10:19 Frankfurt(M) Hbf - Berlin Südkreuz	10:52
101.042 propelling	IC2218	09:37 Stuttgart Hbf - Hamburg-Altona	11:43
101.072	EC9	06:30 Hamburg-Altona - Chur	12:16

Pünderich

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
Re4/4i-CBB RE4/4i-CBB		NB Special	13:42
185.xxx 185.xxx		NB Freight	14:01

A dull, wet start in the Neckar Valley, which was a shame as there was a 181 on IC181 and 115.205 on IC284. By midday, I’d looked at all the potential photspots I could think of and there was no sign of the weather improving. I decided to head north to the Rhein Valley, where I planned to spend the night anyway. When I got to Oberwesel it was still dull and wet but within half an hour the cloud had broken and the sun shone for much of the next three hours.

Several IC workings were seen, mostly worked by 101s and all but one hauled. The only train that was propelled passed while I was sheltering from a shower and isn’t recorded below. One IC working wasn’t identified but it ran close to the time a southbound ICE was expected (the ICE wasn’t seen). There was a bit of freight on the left bank as well, not to mention the many freights that passed on the other side of the river.

S of Sulz am Neckar

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
181.207	IC181	05:56 Frankfurt(M) Hbf - Zürich HB	08:54
115.205	IC284	07:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart	09:10

S of Fischingen, N of Sulz am Neckar

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
185.193 185.194		SB Oil Tanks	09:42
146.222	RE19040	09:19 Singen(Hohentw) - Stuttgart Hbf	10:35
120.115	IC183	09:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB	10:50
101.005	IC282	09:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart	11:14

Horb

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
101.064	IC185	11:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB	12:37

Oberwesel

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
101.002	IC2217	07:27 Stralsund Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf	16:44
101.076	IC2022	15:44 Frankfurt(M) Hbf - Hamburg-Altona	16:51
189.090-DISPO		SB Containers	17:03
266.017-XRAIL		NB Containers	17:11
120.113	IC118	06:53 Salzburg Hbf - Münster (Westf) Hbf	17:20
101.089	IC2327	09:08 Fehmarn-Burg - Passau Hbf	17:27
182.573-DISPO	EC6	11:16 Chur - Hamburg-Altona	17:49
189.982-DISPO		NB Intermodal	18:21
101.042	IC2311	09:26 Westerland(Sylt) - Stuttgart Hbf	18:45
482.013-SBBC		SB Intermodal	18:50
185.592-XRAIL		NB Intermodal	19:09
101.084		unidentified SB IC	19:15

After a disappointing day in Switzerland, I set of for Germany and the start of the long journey home. I hadn’t got very far before the sun came out, necessitating a detour to a favourite location just south of Rottweil for a couple of phots before continuing to my stop for the night, near Sulz am Neckar.

S of Eglisau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
450.005 mid train 450.071 mid train 450.048 propelling	18526	07:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	08:39
11634		SB Oil Tanks	08:53
11243 11254		SB Light Engines	09:03
620.061		SB Freight	09:14
450.048	18535	09:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	09:25
11304	IC282	09:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart	09:25
450.071 450.005	29251	09:25 Rafz - Bülach ECS	09:32
460.054	IR2567	09:18 Schaffhausen - Zürich HB	09:35
450.024 mid train 450.087 propelling	18530	08:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	09:36
450.087	18539	10:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	10:24
460.054 propelling	IR2568	10:05 Zürich HB - Schaffhausen	10:25
421.392	IC181	05:56 Frankfurt(M) Hbf - Zürich HB	10:35
450.107 propelling	18534	09:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	10:47
11254 11243	44696	NB Freight	10:54
11350		NB Light Engine	11:14
450.107	18543	11:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	11:25
421.394	IC280	11:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart	11:26
460.054	IR2571	11:18 Schaffhausen - Zürich HB	11:35
450.113 propelling	18538	10:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	11:49
11350		SB Freight	12:11
450.113	18549	12:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	12:24
460.054 propelling	IR2572	12:05 Zürich HB - Schaffhausen	12:25
11304	IC183	09:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB	12:37
450.006	18542		12:39
450.006 propelling	18555	13:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	13:25
421.392	IC186	13:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart	13:28
460.054	IR2575	13:18 Schaffhausen - Zürich HB	13:36
450.072 propelling	18548	12:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	13:38
11615		NB Light Engine	13:45
460.054 propelling	IR2576	14:05 Zürich HB - Schaffhausen	14:25
450.072	18559	14:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon	14:31
450.105 propelling	18554	13:22 Pfäffikon - Rafz	14:35
421.394	IC185	11:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB	14:37
11615		SB Stone	14:44

S of Rottweil-Saline

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
650.xxx-HzL 650.xxx-HzL	HzL88112	15:28 Giesingen-Leipferdingen - Braunlingen	16:54
101.141	IC281	15:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB	17:12
611.027	RE22315	17:11 Rottweil - Neustadt(Schwarzw)	17:14

N of Aldingen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
146.xxx	RE19048	17:19 Singen(Hohentw) - Stuttgart Hbf	18:01

And on the ninth day there was light, lots of beautiful clear sunlight. In fact I only lost one shot due to cloud all day, miraculous by the standards of this trip. In essence the day followed a similar pattern to the previous one, starting off on the München - Lindau line in the morning, spending the middle of the day on the Ulm - Friedrichshafen line before finishing off near Lindau in the evening.

There was still plenty that went wrong on the day, such as the first two ALEX workings seemingly turning up as class 612 DMUs, confusing me enough to mean I missed the first westbound EC, or having set up for the perfect shot of a three-coach bike train on Maria Thann viaduct, having to recompose hurriedly when a four coach train appeared.

There was plenty that went right though and some bonuses as well, including a number of additional workings. The extra trains didn’t appear in the DB PDF timetables but they did show up on the InterRail iPhone app. Seeing an unexpected Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen via Aulendorf, Kißlegg and Lindau working, I assumed that it would be a DMU but set up for it anyway. Imagine my surprise when a 218 on a push-pull set came round the corner, on the north end of the set as well. Another followed in the opposite direction about 30 minutes later. The final working was an incredible Friedrichshafen - Aulendorf - Kißlegg - Lindau - Friedrichshafen - Aulendorf - Ulm train. All these trains had “Bodo Ringzug” on their destination indicators and were worked by Ulm 218s. Other trains seen were very much as expected.

Early on the Monday morning I set off for five days in Switzerland.

E of Harbatshofen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
612.074		EB Passenger (vice ALEX?)	08:32

Unterthalhofen, W of Oberstaufen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.440 218.416	EC196	07:17 München Hbf - Zürich HB	09:13
612.081		WB Passenger (vice ALEX?)	09:27

Bühl, W of Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.xxx 218.xxx	EC191	07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf	10:02

Maria Thann Viaduct, E of Hergatz

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.454?	RE57392	08:03 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	10:48

S of Durlesbach, N of Mochenwangen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.409 propelling	IRE4228	11:02 Lindau Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf	11:55
218.439	IRE4225	10:02 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf	12:01
218.431	RE28626	12:20 Friedrichshafen Stadt - Friedrichshafen Stadt	12:48 (via Aulendorf, Kißlegg, Lindau)
218.491 218.326	IC118	06:53 Salzburg Hbf - Münster (Westf) Hbf	13:02
218.xxx	IRE4209	12:12 Ulm Hbf - Lindau Hbf	13:02
218.432 propelling	RE28623	10:50 Friedrichshafen Stadt - Friedrichshafen Stadt	13:08 (via Lindau, Kißlegg, Aulendorf)
218.439 propelling	IRE4230	13:02 Lindau Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf	13:56
218.409	IRE4227	12:02 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf	14:01
218.406 propelling	IRE4208	14:05 Lindau Hbf - Ulm Hbf	14:59
218.434 218.495	IC119	07:27 Münster (Westf) Hbf - Innsbruck Hbf	15:01

S of Aulendorf

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.439	IRE4229	14:02 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf	15:57
218.409 propelling	IRE4234	15:02 Lindau Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf	16:03

Schönau, N of Lindau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.072-VBG	ALX84150	15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	17:56

Bodolz, N of Lindau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.431?	RE28628	16:21 Friedrichshafen Stadt - Ulm Hbf	18:21 (via Aulendorf, Kißlegg, Lindau, Friedrichshafen and Aulendorf again)

Höhenreute, N of Lindau

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.454 propelling	RE57393	18:41 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	18:52
218.440 218.416	EC192	16:33 München Hbf - Zürich HB	18:56
223.065-VBG	ALX84152	17:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	19:53