1983 Germany
In August 1983 we had a family holiday based in Königswinter on the right bank of the Rhine south of Köln.
18th August 1983
140156 at Koblenz with a northbound freight.
151132 at Königswinter with a northbound freight.
19th August 1983
Drachenfels Bahn steam loco plinthed at Königswinter
Summit station of Drachenfelsbahn with car No.2.
Climbing to the summit.
Arriving at the summit.
323151 at Königswinter
323151 shunting at Königswinter
Track maintenance vehicles at Königswinter
DB sliding wall van at Königswinter
103157 with a Dortmund ot Athens train at Königswinter
DB steel cowl wagon at Königswinter
20th August 1983
01.118 on the Hafenbahn in Frankfurt.
21st August 1983
403001 leads a four car Lufthansa Airport Express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt Flughafen through Remagen.
A Silberlinge control coach at the rear of a train to Adenau at Remagen.
A Belgium van at Renagen goods shed
212025 is at head of a Remagen to Adenau train.
Staff telephone on platform at Remagen
212025 at Adenau after arrival from Remagen
Looking down the Ahr valley from the bufferstops at Adenau.
A Swiss bogie stake wagon at Adenau
DB coal hopper at Adenau
Adenau station
212044 has just arrived at Adenau with a push pull train from Remagen
22nd August 1983
141212 runs into Cochem with a Koblenz to Trier train.
Photos below are a photo survey of Bullay station
Looking towards Trier
Looking towards Koblenz with 798705 on service to Traban-Trabach
Station building seen from the platform side. Access to the platforms is via a subway.
Towards Trier
Towards Koblenz
Towards Koblenz
Towards Trier
798705 on service to Traban-Trabach.
798751 and trailer stabled.
Towards Koblenz
Towards Koblenz
Station approach road.
181205 with a Luxembourg to Koblenz train.
The Pünderich hanging viaduct by the River Mosel seen from 798705 on way to Traban-Trabach.
798705 at Traben-Trabach
290329 on local freight and 141207 with a Bullay to Koblenz local.
23rd August 1983
216144 at Bad Ems with a Koblenz to Limburg train.
515xxx and and 815 trailer battery emu at Siershahn
515xxx on a service to Montabaur at Siershahn.
Siershahn looking towards Altenkirchen
Siershahn looking towards the loco depot and the junction of the lines ot Limburg and Neuwied.
Siershahn south signal box
212163 at Siershahn
Below are selection of wagons all taken at Siershahn.
CFL van
FS van
DB van
SBB low sided wagon
DB van
SNCF van
DB sliding roof van
DB sliding roof wagon (used for clay traffic to Italy)
Belgium open wagon
DB swing roof wagon
SNCF roll top wagon
DB cement hopper
DB van
Swiss van
RENFE Spanish transfesa van
Austrian van
24th August 1983
Inside a Silberlinge 2nd class coach
261141 at Koblenz
Pwghs freight train conductor's van at Boppard
103102 passes Boppard with an Amsterdam to Innsbruck train.
Boppard signal box
Boppard looking north
Boppard looking north
Boppard looking south
Boppard looking north
141437 at Boppard with Wiesbaden to Koblenz train
403001 leads a four car Lufthansa Airport Express service from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt Flughafen.
213340 on a short freight at Boppard.
Boppard looking south with loop for the coaches for the Himmelshausen service.
Boppard station building
Loop for the Himmelshausen service
213340 has proplled its train up the steep gradient from Boppard and is seen at Buchholz before the train goes on to Himmelhausen.
213340 retuns to Bucholz on the trip back to Boppard.
Boppard goods shed
218372 at Bad Kreuznach with a Bingerbrück to Saarbrücken train
218361 at Bad Kreuznach with a Frankfurt to Saarbrücken train
212237 at Bad Kreuznach with a Bingerbrück to Pirmasens train
218361 and 212237 are seen ready to leave Bad Kreuznach with the trains seen above.
25th August 1983
Linz (Rhein) station
Looking south
Looking south
Looking north
Looking north
Linz station looking south
subsidary building
Looking north
Looking south
Looking north
151055 on a northbound freight at Linz.
110231 at Linz on a Hoek van Holland to Basel train
213341 at Linz shunting
110122 with a Nijmegen to Frankfurt train
Notice forbidding crossing line
point direction lantern
Shunt signal
Catenary balance weight
SNCF and SNCB vans
Telephone box. platform lamp loudspeaker and clock
Maintenance vehicle and trailer
601004 with a Dortmund to Seebrugg service