628531Wuppertal_Oberbarmen080419.JPG BR628.4 DMU 628 531 at Wuppertal-Oberbarmen. UID_ICE2_Hamm080419.JPG 401504Hagen080419.JPG Classic ICE. ICE 1 with 401 504 on view at Hagen, 146026_Duessedorf_Flughafen080418.JPG 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. 155244Schwerte080418a.JPG Another 155. 155 244 hauls a train of Audi cars through Schwerte. 111013_080419.JPG Taken from the train. I can't remember which station this is, it's somewhere between Hagen and Wuppertal. BR111 111 013 with double deck stock. 111127Schwerte080418a.JPG 111 127 departs Schwerte, bound for Venlo. Silberling_Steurwagen_Hamm080419b.JPG 151039Schwerte080418a.JPG Superpower for a short train. 151 039 passes through Schwerte. 155120Schwerte080418a.JPG A flying brick. 155 120 hauls a block train of bogie tanks through Schwerte. P0183001.JPG Düsseldorf Airport "Skytrain" 111114Schwerte080418a.JPG 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. 111114Schwerte080418b.JPG 111 114 in Schwerte again. I couldn 't make up m y mind which of these two images I preferred! ICE3_Schwerte080418.JPG Tilting ICT BR411 passes through Schwerte. Silberling_Steurwagen_Hamm080419.JPG WSW7_Oberbarmen080419b.JPG 221117_221122_232088Hagen080419b.JPG What a monstrous surprise! EfWs V200s and Ludmilla, 221 117, 221 122 and 232 088 stabled in Hagen yard. WSW7_Oberbarmen080419c.JPG Fcs_Wuppertal_oberbarmen080419.JPG Token wagon photo! Silberling_Steurwagen_Schwerte080418.JPG 425061Hamm080419.JPG S-Bahn EMU with 425 061 leading at Hamm. DMU_Schwerte080418a.JPG A Sauerland Netz LINT 41 BR648.1 DMU arrives at Schwerte, heading for Dortmund. 111160_Wuppertal_Oberbarmen080419.JPG Germany makes us lose the Game. WSW24_Hbf080419a.JPG WSW24_Hbf080419b.JPG WSW24_Hbf080419c.JPG 185165Schwerte080418a.JPG 185 165 passes through the yard at Schwerte, before taking charge of a trunk wagonload service. DMUs_Schwerte080418a.JPG "LINT 41" BR648.1 DMUs pass at Schwerte. 218287Hamm080419a.JPG DB Gleisbau 218 287 stabled at Hamm. Although once ubiquitous, this was the only 218 we saw. 112136Hamm080419a.JPG 112s share RE duties with 111s on the Hamm-Düsseldorf via Wuppertal line. 112 136 waits time at Hamm. Silberling_Steurwagen_Schwerte080418b.JPG 404020Hamm080419a.JPG Second generation ICE, ICE2. A pair of sets arrive in Hamm, before splitting and going their seperate ways. 185582Schwerte080418a.JPG HGK 185 582 hauls a trainload of Ford Mondeos through Schwerte. 232088_221122_221117Hagen080419b.JPG EfW's locos again, 232 088, 221 122 and 221 117. The 221s were bought secondhand from Greece, who had bought them secondhand off DB in the 1980s! 425561_Hamm080419.JPG 425 561 trailing an S Bahn service leaving Hamm. 294405Schwerte080418a.JPG Radio control fitted shunter 294 405 sorts stock in Schwerte yard. 140634Schwerte080418a.JPG Real vintage traction. 140 634 tears through Schwerte with a mixed freight. 294860_080418.JPG Somewhere around Essen I think! 294 860. 111152Hamm080419a.JPG Journey's end for this trip. 111 152 sits at Hamm, having been our traction from Wuppertal. Adam12Wuppertal080419a.JPG Lotrac Caterpillar engined DR V100 "Adam 12" with a civils train at Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. WSW27_Hbf080419a.JPG WSW27_Hbf080419b.JPG WSW27_Hbf080419c.JPG 145023Hagen080419.JPG Lease power. PRESS 145 023 is seen stabled at Hagen. This loco was bought secondhand from SBB Cargo. 111152Wuppertal_oberbarmen080419.JPG 111 152 enters Wuppertal, before taking us to Hamm. P0193053.JPG Schwerte signal box. 232055Schwerte080418.JPG Railion 232 055 idles at Schwerte. Shortly after it would hook onto a block coal working. P0193096.JPG Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof rear entrance. P0193098.JPG Siemens Combino with Air Berlin adverts, Düsseldorf Hbf. 1110Hamm080419b.JPG BR711 catenary maintenance car. P0193101.JPG Rear end of Düwag trams, Düsseldorf Hbf. P0193102.JPG Düwag trams approaching Düsseldorf Hbf. P0193105.JPG Siemens Combino arrives at Düsseldorf Hbf. NGdiesels_shunter_Schwerte080419a.JPG One of the trip's surprises. Two narrow gauge locos and an Industrial shunter at the west end of Schwerte yard.