Germany Day by Day
16/06/13 17:35
This section shows the details of the trip on a day by day basis. If you’re looking for loco numbers or individual workings, you’re in the right place.
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Sun 09 Jun 2013
09/06/13 20:25 | Sun 09 Jun 2013
The final day of the trip and a real anticlimax after three really good days. I had a plan to do some shots on the Oberstdorf branch then go across to the Füssen line but the weather thought differently and it soon became obvious that anywhere near the mountains wasn’t going to get any sun. There was a big blue patch between Immenstadt and Martinszell so that’s where most of the morning was spent. An abortive trip to Harbatshofen was followed by an afternoon east of Günzach where the sun occasionally appeared between showers.
ALEX were using 223.065 on the Oberstdorf shuttles again but 2143.18 was seen heading west towards Kempten in the afternoon so things could change again tomorrow. Once again there were only standard ALEX 223s on the München - Lindau workings. DB’s 218s were better behaved today with all the ECs being double headed as booked.
ALEX were using 223.065 on the Oberstdorf shuttles again but 2143.18 was seen heading west towards Kempten in the afternoon so things could change again tomorrow. Once again there were only standard ALEX 223s on the München - Lindau workings. DB’s 218s were better behaved today with all the ECs being double headed as booked.
S of Sonthofen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84162 | 07:20 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 09:24 |
S of Martinszell
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.459 | RE57392 | 08:03 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 09:57 |
218.423 218.418 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 10:05 |
218.499 | IC2084 | 09:25 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 10:30 |
218.326 218.476 |
IC2012 | 09:46 Oberstdorf - Leipzig Hbf | 10:41 |
223.072 [VBG] | ALX84144 | 09:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 10:57 |
Harbatshofen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.404 218.421 |
EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 11:43 |
Görwangs, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.437 218.403 |
EC194 | 12:12 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 13:25 |
223.063 [VBG] | ALX84149 | 11:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 13:32 |
218.492 propelling |
RE57589 | 13:37 Kempten Hbf - München Hbf | 13:57 |
223.061 [VBG] | ALX84148 | 13:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 14:44 |
218.xxx | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 14:51 |
223.072 [VBG] | ALX84151 | 13:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 15:23 |
St. Alban, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2143.18 [SVG] | WB Light | 15:50 | |
218.471 | RE57590 | 14:52 München Hbf - Kempten Hbf | 16:07 |
223.063 [VBG] | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 16:29 |
218.403 218.437 |
EC195 | 13:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 16:30 |
Görwangs, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.421 218.404 |
EC192 | 16:00 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 17:29 |
223.064 [VBG] | ALX84153 | 15:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 17:33 |
Sat 08 Jun 2013
08/06/13 20:38 | Sat 08 Jun 2013
An excellent day weather and train wise. The morning was spent on the main line between Kempten and Kaufbeuren where almost everything ran according to plan. The main exceptions were the two ECs around midday, which were both single headed. Two 218s on a six coach train looks a bit OTT so this was improvement in my opinion. The other exception was also for the better, 233.572 grinding up the bank towards Günzach on a westbound CWR train, filling the air with the most wonderful noise.
The afternoon was spent on the Oberstdorf branch. ALEX seemed to be getting by without any exotic traction on the München - Lindau run or the Oberstdorf branch. Everything seen was worked by standard 223s. There were some strange goings on though. The 13:19 from München, due in Oberstdorf at 15:38, was almost 50 minutes late, arriving around 15 minutes after it should have gone back to Immenstadt. Remarkably, it had made up all but six minutes by the time it had done another round trip but then lost another ten minutes turning round at Oberstdorf. That ten minutes cost me a shot in sun, one of only two lost all day.
Also worth noting is that the Oberstdorf - Augsburg IC, which should return with the same loco in the afternoon didn’t. It went north behind a very smart 218.435 but returned with something a lot scruffier.
The afternoon was spent on the Oberstdorf branch. ALEX seemed to be getting by without any exotic traction on the München - Lindau run or the Oberstdorf branch. Everything seen was worked by standard 223s. There were some strange goings on though. The 13:19 from München, due in Oberstdorf at 15:38, was almost 50 minutes late, arriving around 15 minutes after it should have gone back to Immenstadt. Remarkably, it had made up all but six minutes by the time it had done another round trip but then lost another ten minutes turning round at Oberstdorf. That ten minutes cost me a shot in sun, one of only two lost all day.
Also worth noting is that the Oberstdorf - Augsburg IC, which should return with the same loco in the afternoon didn’t. It went north behind a very smart 218.435 but returned with something a lot scruffier.
Ellenberg, N of Kempten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.061 [VBG] | ALX84145 | 08:00 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 09:24 |
218.459 | RE57392 | 08:03 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 09:40 |
218.457 | RE57584 | 08:52 München Hbf - Kempten Hbf | 10:16 |
218.403 218.437 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 10:25 |
S of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.435 | IC2084 | 09:25 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 11:02 |
223.072 [VBG] | ALX84147 | 09:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 11:27 |
Görwangs, E of Günzach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.457 propelling |
RE57587 | 11:38 Kempten Hbf - München Hbf | 12:05 |
218.492 | RE57586 | 10:52 München Hbf - Kempten Hbf | 12:05 |
223.061 [VBG] | ALX84146 | 11:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 12:28 |
218.xxx | EC193 | 09:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 12:36 |
233.572 | WB Welded Rails | 12:48 | |
218.423 | EC194 | 12:12 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 13:23 |
223.064 [VBG] | ALX84149 | 11:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 13:33 |
S of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84171 | 14:16 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 14:40 |
N of Oberstdorf
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.435 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 16:17 |
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84168 | 13:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 16:24 (almost 50 mins late) |
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84173 | 16:12 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 16:40 |
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84170 | 15:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 17:44 |
S of Blaichach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84175 | 18:13 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 18:50 |
S of Altstädten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84172 | 17:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 19:29 |
Fri 07 Jun 2013
07/06/13 19:55 | Fri 07 Jun 2013
Another sunny start. The aim was to get some more shots of 218.391 on the ALEX trains to Oberstdorf, except it wasn’t 218.391. Instead, 223.065 was working the branch, no problem as I hadn’t got many shots of blue 223s on the line until today.
A late morning visit to Weizern-Hopferau on the Füssen line produced 218s on the expected trains but nothing in sun.
Then it was back to the Immenstadt area for a repeat of yesterday afternoon but with different shots in good light, most importantly including the shot of EC192 running alongside the Alpsee, my top priority shot for the trip. Back on the Oberstdorf line, the 218 worked ECS, which failed to show up yesterday actually appeared today, then I realised it was a Fridays only working, dohhhhh!
A late morning visit to Weizern-Hopferau on the Füssen line produced 218s on the expected trains but nothing in sun.
Then it was back to the Immenstadt area for a repeat of yesterday afternoon but with different shots in good light, most importantly including the shot of EC192 running alongside the Alpsee, my top priority shot for the trip. Back on the Oberstdorf line, the 218 worked ECS, which failed to show up yesterday actually appeared today, then I realised it was a Fridays only working, dohhhhh!
N of Fischen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84165 | 08:16 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 08:28 |
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84162 | 07:20 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 09:29 |
218.481 | IC2084 | 09:25 Oberstdorf - Augsburg Hbf | 09:47 |
218.434 | IC2012 | 09:46 Oberstdorf - Magdeburg Hbf | 10:05 |
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84167 | 10:11 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 10:29 |
S of Weizern-Hopferau
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.489 | RE57506 | 09:52 München Hbf - Füssen | 11:48 |
218.489 propelling |
RE57509 | 12:06 Füssen - München Hbf | 12:16 |
218.469 | RE57508 | 11:52 München Hbf - Füssen | 13:54 |
S of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84171 | 14:16 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 14:42 |
S of Altstädten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84168 | 13:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 15:23 |
218.481 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 16:19 |
S of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84173 | 16:12 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 16:47 |
Bühl, W of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.072 [VBG] | ALX84153 | 15:58 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 16:59 |
223.064 [VBG] | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 17:05 |
Trieblings, W of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.421 218.404 |
EC192 | 16:00 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 18:06 |
S of Blaichach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.065 [VBG] | ALX84172 | 17:13 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 19:18 |
218.471 | 71475 | 18:59 Oberstdorf - Kempten Hbf Empty Stock | 19:24 |
Thu 06 Jun 2013
06/06/13 21:40 | Thu 06 Jun 2013
An altogether better day with quality rather than quantity the aim. The morning was spent covering a lot of miles and targetting specific trains at specific locations between Oberstaufen, on the Allgäubahn, and Meckenbeuren, on the Südbahn. Not many pictures but the ones that counted were all in sun. Things were spiced up a bit by the appearance of shiny black Dispolok 223.013 on the 08:00 ALEX from Lindau but it was disappointing to find a pair of 611s on IRE4207 from Ulm to Lindau, a train that was 218 worked when I last saw it in early May. At least the most photogenic train wasn’t a unit. The Roßberg - Friedrichshafen stone was worked by 232.635 and, as usual, passed the curve north of Meckenbeuren well ahead of schedule at 11:03.
Most of the afternoon was spent on the Oberstdorf branch, where yellow 218.391 was again in charge of ALEX workings and 218.434 worked IC2085. The second IC wasn’t seen as I’d gone for a long walk around the Alpsee, west of Immenstadt, to try a shot of diverted EC192 running along the shoreline. Then it was back to the Oberstdorf branch where the hoped for 218 on the 18:59 ECS from Oberstdorf failed to appear.
The weather was pretty good throughout with clear skies most of the morning but more in the way of cloud during the afternoon, when about half the trains passed in sun.
Most of the afternoon was spent on the Oberstdorf branch, where yellow 218.391 was again in charge of ALEX workings and 218.434 worked IC2085. The second IC wasn’t seen as I’d gone for a long walk around the Alpsee, west of Immenstadt, to try a shot of diverted EC192 running along the shoreline. Then it was back to the Oberstdorf branch where the hoped for 218 on the 18:59 ECS from Oberstdorf failed to appear.
The weather was pretty good throughout with clear skies most of the morning but more in the way of cloud during the afternoon, when about half the trains passed in sun.
N of Unterthalhofen, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.013 [DISPO] | ALX84145 | 08:00 Lindau Hbf - München Hbf | 08:36 |
Buflings, W of Oberstaufen
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.405 | EC196 | 07:17 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 09:12 |
Riedhirsch, W of Röthenbach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.061 [VBG] | ALX84142 | 07:20 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 09:37 |
218.445 218.444 |
EC191 | 07:16 Zürich HB - München Hbf | 09:39 |
Löhner, N of Meckenbeuren
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.427 propelling |
IRE4206 | 10:06 Lindau Hbf - Ulm Hbf | 10:45 |
232.635 | GB61813 | 11:15 Roßberg - Friedrichshafen Gbf Stone | 11:04 |
218.436 propelling |
IRE4228 | 11:02 Lindau Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf | 11:46 |
218.496 | IRE4225 | 10:02 Stuttgart Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 12:17 |
Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.428 218.440 |
EC194 | 12:12 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 13:58 |
S of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.391 | ALX84171 | 14:16 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 14:42 |
S of Altstädten
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.391 | ALX84168 | 13:19 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 15:25 |
218.434 | IC2085 | 13:56 Augsburg Hbf - Oberstdorf | 16:10 |
S of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.391 | ALX84173 | 16:12 Oberstdorf - München Hbf | 16:39 |
E of Trieblings, W of Immenstadt
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
223.061 [VBG] | ALX84150 | 15:19 München Hbf - Lindau Hbf | 17:19 |
218.421 218.404 |
EC192 | 16:00 München Hbf - Zürich HB | 18:07 |
S of Blaichach
Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
218.391 | ALX84172 | 17:13 München Hbf - Oberstdorf | 19:24 |
218.471 propelling |
RE57653 | 18:19 Ulm Hbf - Oberstdorf | 20:00 |