Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "bahnhof"

Wien Hauptbahhof U-Bahn, Picture 2, Wien (Vienna), Austria, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:27:42 +0000

Here's one of the U-Bahn trains arriving. My cameraphone can't take action shots in the dark very well, though, so it blurred beyond recognition.

Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien (Vienna), Austria, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:27:40 +0000

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I actually didn't arrive in Hauptbahnof, as the Eurocity trains from Prague arrive at Meidling, but because it was late at night, and international train travel is increasingly losing its novelty for me, I forgot to take a picture. In addition, it was dark, so by the time I got to Hauptbahnhof I had to use my cameraphone.

Wien Hauptbahnhof U-Bahn, Wien (Vienna), Austria, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:27:41 +0000

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Vienna is actually a city of over 1.7 million people, so it is large enough to support a subway, or untergrundbahn. The Vienna untergrundbahn is unimaginatively called the U-Bahn. This is the Hauptbahnhof station. All of the current U-Bahn lines were constructed in 1976, except for lines U4 and U6, which were built in 1898. This is line U1, with this part of the station being opened in 1978, so it's a little bit surprising how dark and dank it looks. It's perfectly functional, though, and not vandalized nor abnormally dirty.

Nadrazi Breclav, Picture 6, Breclav, Jihomoravsky kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:27:39 +0000

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There's the platform destination board in Breclav, with our train number, EC173.

Koln Hbf, Picture 2, Koln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:56:14 +0000

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This shot came out better than I was expecting. I bumped the contrast up by 10% in Gimp, and removed some dust, but ultimately that's all I had to do to it. The thumbnail actually made it look worse. This might be my best photo of Koln Hbf, at least at night.

Dresden Hbf, Picture 3, Edited Version, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:11:35 +0000

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As usual, I took some train pictures in Dresden Hbf. This was one of my best, I think, composed with the bikes and all.

Freiburg (Breisgau) Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:52:51 +0000

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This photo, taken with my cameraphone, was largely a matter of waking up at the right time and place. We took the CityNightLine service to Prague overnight, and I woke up when the train stopped in Freiburg. I took this photo mainly because I was interested in how people had no problem with leaving their bikes chained up overnight. The station management don't seem to have a problem with it either, but most of all it seems like an illogical place to keep your bike. Wouldn't you want it to go to the station? I eventually concluded that these bikes must be owned by people from out of town who commute to Freiburg by train and then take their bike to work.

Old Train in Chur Station, Chur, Plessur District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:21 +0000

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This was the only photo that I took on the way to Zurich, as far as I know, as we were leaving Chur. There seems to be a train made up of various mismatched heritage equipment on the other side of the platform. Unfortunately, I don't know very much about it.

Chur Station, Chur, Plessur District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:26 +0000

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This is the Chur railway station. The tracks in the front are for the Bernina Line, while the other tracks are behind the station.

Rhaetian Railway #3505, Chur Station, Picture 2, Chur, Plessur District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:24 +0000

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This is Rhaetian Railway #3505, one of the newer trains on the Bernina Express (and the Bernina Line generally), a Class ABe 8/12 Allegra EMU, built by Stadler Rail sometime between 2009 and 2011. These units were among those which replaced the ABe 4/4 II Class EMU's that had been in service when I rode the line in 1998. The Class ABe 4/4 III EMU's remain in service, being newer. There are also a few locomotive-hauled trains, using Gem 4/4 dual power locomotives (electric or diesel). This photo gives a hint, but doesn't show clearly that the Bernina Line leaves Chur via the streets, much like a tramway.

Schwandorf Signalbox, Schwandorf, Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:25:43 +0000

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I'm unaware of whether this is still an interlocking signalbox, or something else (probably something else given that DB is one of the most modern railways in the world), but it's definitely occupied.

Schwandorf Bahnhof, Schwandorf, Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:25:41 +0000

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Here's Schwandorf Bahnhof, or station, with some other privately-operated trains visible. I don't know too much about them yet.

DB #115154-7 and 440524-7 in Munchen Hbf, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:17 +0000

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DB's Class 115 electric locomotives, of which 115154-7 on the left is one, are actually Class 110 and 113 units which have been redesignated for local and autotrain services. Classes 110 and 113 are in turn variants of the original DB E10 Class electrics introduced in 1956, being produced until 1969, with all units being redesignated Classes 110 and 112 in 1968, with an additional Class 114 being created through reclassification of the last 112 Class units in 1988. In addition, in 1991 the older Class 112's were reclassified 113, eliminating Class 112 as a Class designation. These locomotives, while they obviously vary in specifications, hence the different classifications, put out 5,000 horsepower (impressive for 1956), and can run between 120 and 160 Km/h, depending on how they're equipped. Originally, they were only rated for 130 Km/h, but the higher-speed variants were introduced both from new production and requalification of older units. The prototypes had only been rated for 125, but this was raised so that they could be reclassified as express locomotives. The Class 440 EMU on the right is of an entirely different era, however. Marketed by Alstom as the Coradia Continental, and DB have operated these since 2008. However, they have a longer history in Britain, where they were used on First Great Western starting in the early 2000's, with later production units being classified as Class 180 Adelantes (The earlier Class 175 Units were just called Coradias or Coradia 1000's.). These are actually very fast trains by diesel standards, being capable of operating at 125 m.p.h. The 440's are EMU's, however, as Alsthom market the same carbody series as either. The diesel version is classified as Class 640 or 648 on DB.

MRCE #189-999-6 in Munchen Hbf, Cropped Version, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:19 +0000

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MRCE, or Mitsui Rail Capital Europe, is the European division of Mitsui Rail Capital (MRC), one of the many companies in the past 15 years specialising in the leasing of rail equipment on an as-needed basis to railway companies. This was the first time that I had seen any leased locomotive in Germany, though, as rolling stock leasing companies more often lease out freight cars, with GATX being one of the oldest and most famous such companies (they also lease locomotives now, even if their freight car leasing business dates back to 1898). GATX got their start in the United States, where rolling stock leasing has generally been ahead of the rest of the world, and MRC, while Japanese-owned, was actually started officially in Illinois (in the U.S.A.) in 1996, riding the wave of locomotive leasing that changed the face of American railroading towards the end of that decade. In Germany, locomotive leasing is relatively new, with leased locomotives being called "dispoloks" following Swiss terminology (if I have my history right). In any case, getting to this locomotive, this is an older variant of the Seimens Eurosprinter, the ES 64 F4, intended mainly for freight service, with 8,583 horsepower and a 140 Km/h maximum operating speed. Nevertheless, as you can see, it can also be used in passenger services, as no freight trains use Munchen Hbf, and I have found many other photos of these units being used here.

ICE Arrival In Munchen Hbf, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:56:32 +0000

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Well...here it is....my first public video on iPernity. Had Flickr's policies not driven me over here with so many other people, this would also go on Flickr, but instead this is an iPernity exclusive for now. I shot this video seconds before the photo I uploaded right before this.

DB #401509-5 in Munchen Hbf, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:24 +0000

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I have a few ICE photos scattered throughout my photo collection, but only a few on Flickr. I took this one in Munchen Hbf as I was about to get on my train (which wasn't an ICE). #401509-5 is one of the original 401 Class ICE sets from the early 1990's, meaning it can cruise as fast as 280 Km/h (173 m.p.h.) given a dedicated high-speed line rated for 280. That's impressive enough to American ears, but the newer 403 Class can reach 330 Km/h (205 m.p.h.), so it isn't like progress stopped with the first sets, either.

Munchen Hbf, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:21 +0000

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Like most railway stations constructed between the 1940's and the 1980's, many people would consider Munchen Hbf to be ugly. I would argue, however, that since it has been fairly well-maintained, and has fairly clean lines, it isn't as ugly as some stations of its era and style.

OBB #1216226-1 at Nadrazi Holesovice, Picture 2, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:00:15 +0000

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Here's another Austrian locomotive that happened to be waiting in Holesovice, double headed with either a CD 362 or 363 Class electric.

CD #362164-6 at Nadrazi Holesovice, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:00:14 +0000

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At this point, my train, coming from Budapest (if I'm not mistaken) hadn't arrived yet, but the locomotive that would take the train into Germany, CD #362164-6, was already waiting.

OBB #1216237 at Nadrazi Holesovice, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:00:12 +0000

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My first international trip after getting back to Prague was to Dresden, which meant that I departed from Nadrazi Holesovice. Since the Schengen agreement took effect, my sense is that the various European railways have been less hesitant to allow their locomotives to operate across international borders, as these Austrian OBB Class 1216 electrics have been turning up in Holesovice quite a bit lately.