The fourth dismal day in a row and another opportunity to check spots instead of taking phots. There were a couple of interesting workings to brighten the day. Yellow 218.477 worked a two-coach test train south near Meckenbeuren at 09:46, followed some time later by 232.703 on a long train of Fals hoppers, identified as a Roßberg - Friedrichshafen working and hopefully a regular performer at this time as it’s phottable at a number of good locations.

The rest of the day was spent checking out a couple of locations I’d been aware of for years but had never got round to actually pinning down before. These spots were at Bühl and Trieblings, at opposite ends of the Alpsee, west of Immenstadt. At Ratholz, just west of the Alpsee, 223.007 in the old Dispolok mustard and silver livery was seen on a westbound ALEX working, the same loco that was working ALEX services at the time of my last visit to the Allgäubahn.

N of Meckenbeuren

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
218.406	IRE4241	06:59 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf	09:15
218.477		SB Test Train	09:46
218.409	IRE4223	08:02 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf	10:15
218.406 propelling	IRE4206	10:06 Lindau Hbf - Ulm Hbf	10:44
232.703		Roßberg - Friedrichshafen Stone	11:03
218.476	IRE4207	10:12 Ulm Hbf - Lindau Hbf	11:15

Ratholz, W of Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.007-DISPO	ALX84146	11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	13:23

Trieblings, W of Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.072-VBG	ALX84151	13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf	14:49

Ratholz, W of Immenstadt

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
223.063-VBG	ALX84148	13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf	15:11