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HFF Marienburg Köln North Rhine-Westphalia Germany July 1973

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:16:38 +0000

One from the archives! We had hitch-hiked (those were the days!) along the Rhine valley from Mainz and had been just dropped off by the Rodenkirchen Bridge. This shot was taken from under that bridge looking north to the Südbrücke railway bridge and Cologne Cathedral in the distance.

HFF to everyone. Have an outstanding weekend!

HWW Nördlingen Bavaria Germany 7th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:18:52 +0000

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A striking building seen in Nördlingen town centre. Almost like a cartoon!

HWW to everyone. Enjoy the mid-week!

HWW Nördlingen Bavaria Germany 7th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:56:20 +0000

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More beautiful traditional houses in Nördlingen.

HWW to everyone. Have an outstanding day.

HBM Brocken Saxony-Anhalt Germany 13th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:20:15 +0000

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A view of the various structures on the summit of the Brocken. We took the HSB train up but because of the fire risk all trains were diesel-hauled so no dramatic climbing but an impressive journey all the same.

HBM to all. Enjoy your week.

HFF Brocken Saxony-Anhalt Germany 13th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:58:56 +0000

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We took the HSB train up the Brocken in heatwave conditions last week. This view is from the summit at 1141m.

Because of the fire risk all trains were diesel-hauled so no dramatic climbing but impressive all the same. Unfortunately in the left distance a wildfire has broken out leaving a trail of smoke across the horizon. See PiP.

HFF to all. Have a great and cooler weekend.

HWW Schwäbisch Hall Baden-Württemberg Germany 8th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:40:43 +0000

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Beautiful traditional wooden houses around Schwäbisch Hall Marktplatz opposite St. Michael's Church.

HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

HBM Esslingen Baden-Württemberg Germany 10th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:06:08 +0000

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The Neckar Centre just west of Esslingen has had quite a rebuild since I last visited 51 years ago...! Not least this fancy support column. As a student I had a job here for a few months back in 1972.

HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

HWW Schwäbisch Hall Baden-Württemberg Germany 9th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0000

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This farm building at the Hohenlohe Freilandmuseum Schwäbisch Hall at Wackershofen is almost 500 years old. The ground floor was used to keep animals while the family lived above on the first floor. It was from Zaisenhausen in the Hohenlohe-Franken region north of Schwäbisch Hall until it was dismanțled to be brought to the museum.

HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

HBM Schwäbisch Hall Baden--Württemberg Germany 8th August 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:01:30 +0000

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Admiring one of the many beautiful traditional buildings in the Old Town of Schwäbisch Hall.

HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Dresden Saxony Germany 15th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:14:10 +0000

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Immaculate DR Kriegslok 2-10-0 52 8141-5 streams past the shed light engine during the Dresden Steam Festival.

Or is it a Märklin model???

Built in 1943 for Deutsche Reichsbahn 8141 was rebuilt by DR in 1965 & equipped with a combustion chamber boiler and mixing preheater (type IfS/DR).

HWW Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg Germany 12th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:53:58 +0000

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The Altstadt of Heidelberg. The twin white towers of the gate at the south end and the walls of the Old Bridge over the river Neckar.

HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

HBM Tharandt Saxony Germany 16th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:25:53 +0000

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On the Sunday morning of the 15th Dresden Steam Engine Festival two steam-hauled specials from Dresden to Freiberg ran in parallel from Tharandt southwest of Dresden.

One of the pair was this freight train headed by Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 52 2-10-0 52 8154-8 waiting in Tharandt station for the second train which was running an hour late.

I confess I wasn't concentrating on the bench when I took this shot.... Anyway HBM to everyone. Have a great day.

HWW Bayreuth 14th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:18:55 +0000

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Let's climb!

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Dresden Saxony Germany 16th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 18:29:33 +0000

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We were double-headed by DR Class 50 2-10-0 50 3648-8 and Class 23-10 2-6-2 35 1097-1 from Dresden to Freiberg on the Sunday of the 15th Dresden Steam Festival.

The driver in the cab of 1097-1 was checking out the Dresden platform activity while waiting to depart.

Bingen am Rhein Rheinland-Pfalz Germany July 1973

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 21:47:57 +0000

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Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 50 2-10-0 050-042-1 Kriegslok simmers with several other locomotives around the turntable of this modern half roundhouse shed in the summer heat of 1973.

Although I knew that DB steam was still in service in this area I only saw the smoke drifting across by chance alongside the road while hitch-hiking along the western side of the Rhein Valley.

50-042-1 was built in 1939 by Henschel (works number 24662) and at this time was shedded at Saarbrücken. It was withdrawn from that depot in March 1974 and scrapped by Metallum AG, Saarbrücken.

Meissen Triebischtal Saxony Germany 14th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:27:30 +0000

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he first steam train of the Dresden Steam Festival hauled by DR Class 23-10 2-6-2 35-1097 from Dresden Hauptbanhof to Rosswein west of the city. We intercepted the special at Meissen on the single track line.

35-1097 powers around the sharp curve on the un-electrified section south out of Meissen to Nossen after the one minute station stop at Meissen Triebischtal S-Bahn station. This was originally a main line to Leipzig but after the Second World War one track of the line was dismantled to provide reparations to the Soviet Union.

HFF Trier Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 29th April 2018

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000

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We were in Trier for the Dampf Spektakel so most of our time was spent at the station! However we did explore the city centre and this most impressive building is the Porta Nigra a monumental Roman gateway dating from the Second century AD.

HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

Meissen Triebischtal Saxony Germany 14th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:14:05 +0000

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DR Class 23-10 2-6-2 35-1097 powers around the sharp curve on the section south out of Meissen to Nossen with a Dresden Steam Festival special to Rosswein.

This was originally a main line to Leipzig but after the Second World War one track of the line was dismantled to provide reparations to the Soviet Union.

The heavy rain held off for a while fortunately but there was still a steady drizzle.

Rüdesheim Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 30th April 2018

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sun, 14 May 2023 08:50:17 +0000

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DB electric 185 198-9 on a tank train heading north towards Koblenz passes the ruins of Ehrenfels Castle and the vineyards on the east bank of the Rhine.

Together with the Mäuseturm and the Klopp Castle it formed a northward barrier from the 13th Century, in order to protect the territory of the archbishopric of Mainz. The castle, which was used in times of war as a hiding place for the cathedral treasury of Aachen, was extensively destroyed in 1689.

HFF Tharandt Saxony Germany 16th April 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Wed, 31 May 2023 07:27:37 +0000

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On the Sunday evening of the 15th Dresden Steam Engine Festival we rode the 16.29 steam-hauled special from Dresden to Freiberg double-headed by DR Class 50 2-10-0 50 3648-8 and Class 23-10 2-6-2 35 1097-1.

I have only just noticed the two firemen taking photos of each other from the cab windows!

HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.