Düsseldorf Airport "Skytrain"

The first loco we scored for haulage in Germany. 146 026 enters Düsseldorf Flughafen with a train for Hamm (via Essen & Dortmund), which we rode as far as Dortmund.

Somewhere around Essen I think! 294 860.

A Sauerland Netz LINT 41 BR648.1 DMU arrives at Schwerte, heading for Dortmund.

"LINT 41" BR648.1 DMUs pass at Schwerte.

111 127 departs Schwerte, bound for Venlo.

Real vintage traction. 140 634 tears through Schwerte with a mixed freight.

185 165 passes through the yard at Schwerte, before taking charge of a trunk wagonload service.

A flying brick. 155 120 hauls a block train of bogie tanks through Schwerte.

Radio control fitted shunter 294 405 sorts stock in Schwerte yard.

Railion 232 055 idles at Schwerte. Shortly after it would hook onto a block coal working.

Another 155. 155 244 hauls a train of Audi cars through Schwerte.

Superpower for a short train. 151 039 passes through Schwerte.

HGK 185 582 hauls a trainload of Ford Mondeos through Schwerte.

111 114 in Schwerte again. I couldn 't make up m y mind which of these two images I preferred!

The dominant traction on the Düsseldorf-Hamm via Wuppertal RE services are 111s, mostly on ex-Silberlings (refurbished late 1990s/early 2000s), though 112s and double deck stock also put in appearances. Here 111 114 enters Schwerte heading towards Hamm. This service originated in Venlo, Holland.

Tilting ICT BR411 passes through Schwerte.