Head South For Sunshine


13 - 27 September 2013

Report by Duncan Cotterill

The Main Report


This illustrated report covers a two week day trip to southern Germany in September 2013.

Four main areas are covered ...
  • the Stuttgart - Singen line with classes 115, 120 and 181 on InterCity passengers on the eastern fringes of the Black Forest,
  • the Weiden - Marktredwitz line with class 232 diesels on diverted freights and ALEX class 223s on passengers,
  • the Ulm - Friedrichshafen line with class 218s on passengers and
  • the Ulm - Stuttgart line with lots of electrics and some diesels on passenger and freight.
The main report is in pdf format. Click on the cover image (right) or the link below to view or download it.

go to the main report

For detailed day by day observations including loco numbers, go to the Day by Day section. This remains a set of webpages as usual.
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