Germany. 1971/04/05, 05. Class 44 2-10-0 No. 044 270-7 is hard at work with a nice clean fire as it heads a mixed freight train across the viaduct over the Mosel at Bullay, en route from Koblenz to Trier, on the afternoon of Monday 5th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/05, 06. 2-10-0 No. 044 202-0 hauls a heavy loaded coal train round the curve from Bullay station and on to the viaduct over the River Mosel as it attacks the grade towards Trier . Monday 5th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/05, 07. Another passenger train of "Silverfish" coaches has started away from Bullay station behind 2-6-2 No. 023 041-7, working from Koblenz to Trier. Seen from amongst the trees close to the entrance of Prinzenkopf Tunnel, the train makes its way onto the double-deck viaduct over the River Mosel. Monday 5th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 1. An unidentified Class 44 2-10-0 crosses the double-deck viaduct over the River Mosel at Bullay, the railway on the upper deck and the road below, the train of empty car-carriers working from Koblenz to Trier and onwards to France. The railway went into Prinzenkopf tunnel as soon as it crossed the bridge, emerging alongside the river again at the far end. There is also much riverborne traffic as witnessed by the barges and their crews. Tuesday 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 2. Seen from among the vines high on the hillsides above the River Mosel, Br 23 2-6-2 No. 023 069-4 is about to dive into Prinzenkopf Tunnel, next stop Bullay, as it works a passenger train from Trier to Koblenz on the afternoon of Tuesday 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 3. Seen from amongst the vines high up on the hillside, Class 044 2-10-0 No. 044 270-7 slogs away up the grade at Prinzenkopf, on the "Pündericher Hangviadukt", having just come through the tunnel after crossing the bridge over the Mosel at Bullay, as it makes its way towards Trier. Tuesday 6th April 1971. Some of the heavier freight trains were banked along this section from Bullay.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 4. 3-cylinder 2-10-0 No. 044 212-9 drifts down the grade alongside the River Mosel towards Prinzenkopf Tunnel with a train from Trier to Koblenz, the railway here built on a series of arches - the "Pündericher Hangviadukt". The slopes of the hills (nearby is a hillside claimed to be the steepest cultivated slope in Europe) are covered in vines as part of the area's wine production. Tuesday 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 5. DB 3-cylinder 2-10-0 No. 044 268-1 bursts out of Prinzenkopf Tunnel on the line along the Mosel valley from Koblenz to Trier, in charge of a freight train heading for Trier. The railway comes across a viaduct over the river immediately at the other end of the tunnel, the far bank has the station at Bullay and the nearside is close to the village of Alf. Bullay's semaphore distant signal (Formvorsignal), on the right of the picture, is showing that the next main signal (Formhauptsignal) will be showing clear with line speed, for a train about to enter the tunnel. Tuesday 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 6. With whistle in full cry, 2-10-0 No. 044 737-5 bursts out of Prinzenkopf Tunnel above the Mosel river with a freight train from Koblenz towards Trier on the afternoon of 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 7. View looking down onto the viaduct over the Mosel between Bullay (to the left of the picture) and Alf, from above the village of Alf. The viaduct is a double-deck bridge with the railway on the upper level and the road below. The double-headed 2-10-0s, a Class 50 leading and a Class 44 as train engine and their freight train are about to dive into Prinzenkopf Tunnel as soon as they leave the bridge en route to Trier. The river made a large loop here, the railway tunnel cut off this loop and the other end of the tunnel is immediately above the river once again. The formation of the former Moselbahn can be seen on the embankment just above the train, this line followed the course of the river from Bullay to Trier. Tuesday 6th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/06, 8. An unidentified 044 Class 2-10-0 is hard at work with a loaded coal train as it leaves Bullay and starts across the double-deck bridge over the River Mosel, working from Koblenz towards Trier on the afternoon of Tuesday 6th April 1971. The remains of the Moselbahn can be clearly seen on the embankment in the middle right of the picture, this line started at Bullay, on a lower level than the main line, and followed the river to Trier.

Germany. 1971/04/08, 07:45. View overlooking Horb station in the Neckar valley south of Stuttgart. In the foreground is 50 Class 2-10-0 No. 050 612-1 at the head of train N4908, the 07:51 from Horb to Tübingen, in the bay is a postal coach and in the background is V200 B-B diesel hydraulic No. 220 063-2 which has just arrived with an express from Konstanz to Stuttgart. Thursday 8th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/08, 11:05. An unidentified V200 class B-B Diesel hydraulic has arrived at Eutingen station with an express train from Stuttgart to the south. This train split here, with three coaches bound for Freudenstadt taken forward at 11:10 as train E1949 by ex-Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 382-8 seen here waiting in the background. Thursday 8th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/12, 1. DB rebuilt 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 131-2 has finished the 1 in 40 climb of the "Schiefe Ebene" at Marktschorgast and is now on gentler gradients as it picks up speed with its semi-fast train from Lichtenfels to Hof on the sunny afternoon of Easter Monday, 12th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/12, 2. DB rebuilt 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 131-2 has finished the 1 in 40 climb of the "Schiefe Ebene" at Marktschorgast and is now on gentler gradients as it picks up speed with its semi-fast train from Lichtenfels to Hof on the sunny afternoon of Easter Monday, 12th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/12, 3. One of the oldest engines of the class still working at that time was unrebuilt No. 001 008-2, built in 1925 as part of the Einheitslokomotiven (Standard Locomotives) programme after the formation of Deutsche Reichsbahn. 231 engines were built, many of which were later rebuilt into different forms, including 50 with new welded boilers (DB from 1957), 35 rebuilds to Class 01.5 (DR from 1961) and 5 other rebuilds (DB 1950/51). The four cylinder compound engines also built in 1925 as Class 02 were rebuilt as two cylinder simple engines in 1942 and re-classified as Class 01, adding 10 engines to the class. Here, the engine is drifting down the gradients and sharp curves (the train has just passed over the arched bridge in the background) with a train from Hof to Lichtenfels on Monday 12th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 1. V200 B-B Diesel hydraulic No. 220 034-3 rushes down the 1 in 40 grade of the "Schiefe Ebene" between Marktschorgast and Neunmarkt-Wirsberg with a lightweight semi-fast train, E1648, the 08:34 from Hof to Bamberg. This should have been hauled by an 01 class pacific - I'm glad I took the shot! Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 2. Unrebuilt 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 173-4 blasts furiously up the 1 in 40 grade of the "Schiefe Ebene", 5 miles long, between Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and Marktschorgast with a lightweight stopping passenger train N2819, the 11:31 from Lichtenfels to Hof. Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 3. Unrebuilt 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 173-4 blasts furiously up the 1 in 40 grade of the "Schiefe Ebene", 5 miles long, between Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and Marktschorgast with a lightweight stopping passenger train N2819, the 11:31 from Lichtenfels to Hof. Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 4. DB unrebuilt 01 Class 4-6-2 No. 001 008-2 is hard at work on the 1 in 40 "Schiefe Ebene" with an express train, D583, which it has hauled from Bamberg to Lichtenfels (depart 12:13) and on to Hof. This was a heavy train and there is a diesel banker (Class 290) out of sight on the rear of the train, which worked from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Marktschorgast. Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 5. DB unrebuilt Class 01 No. 001 111-4 is about to take to the woods as it goes all out with its five coach train up the 1 in 40 "Schiefe Ebene", this is the 13:04 from Bamberg to Hof on the afternoon of Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 6. DB unrebuilt Class 01 No. 001 111-4 is about to take to the woods as it goes all out with its five coach train up the 1 in 40

Germany. 1971/04/13, 7. 001 088-4 was another of the unrebuilt Pacifics still around and here comes rattling down the 1 in 40 gradient with a lightweight local passenger train of three coaches, this is N2828, the 13:27 from Hof to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg on Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/13, 8. An unidentified unrebuilt DB 01 Class 4-6-2 pounds up the five mile long 1 in 40 gradient of the "Schiefe Ebene" from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Marktschorgast with train N2839, the 17:09 from Lichtenfels to Hof stopping passenger, as the sun goes down on Tuesday 13th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/14. DB unrebuilt 01 Class 4-6-2 No. 001 088-4 is at speed near Falls station with train N2839, the 17:09 stopping passenger train from Lichtenfels to Hof on the evening of Wednesday 14th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/15. In a busy scene Class 65 2-8-4T No. 065 018-4 passes the loco depot at Aschaffenburg as it arrives with a branch passenger train from Miltenberg, the 14:35 arrival on Thursday 15th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/16, 1. DB 2-8-4T No. 065 001-0 was the first of its class built by Krauss-Maffei in 1951 as part of the post-war new build programme, but the class came too late to make any real impact. Only 18 engines were built between 1951 and 1956, so they were not widespread. Here the loco simmers between trains at Miltenberg, where most passenger trains from Aschaffenburg terminated, alongside the River Main. This was one of their regular haunts, others were based around Darmstadt. Friday 16th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/16, 2. DB 2-8-4T No. 065 001-0 at the head of a train of six-wheel coaches stands in the station at Miltenberg prior to working back along the valley of the River Main to Aschaffenburg. This was the 13:35 departure on Friday 16th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/04/16, 3. DB 2-8-4T No. 065 018-4 arrives at Aschaffenburg station with train N3318, the 14:38 from Miltenberg, while the station staff move a mountain of parcels! Friday 16th April 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/11, 1. East meets West at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof - Deutsche Reichsbahn (East German) rebuilt 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0502-3 awaits departure time at 08:48 with train D405, the 09:00 cross-border express from Hamburg to Dresden. It worked this train as far as Schwerin, where the train reversed. The magnificent engine has a few young admirers! Saturday 11th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/11, 2. Deutsche Reichsbahn (East German) Class 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0510-6 at Schwerin station with an express from Rostock to Berlin, Saturday 11th September 1971. Alongside is Class 118 diesel No. 118 361-5 with a local train.

Germany. 1971/09/11, 3. Deutsche Reichsbahn (East German) 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0510-6 (the 0 before the running number denotes an oil-burning engine, 1 denotes a coal-burner) starts away from Schwerin with an express from Rostock to Berlin, Saturday 11th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/12, 1. DR Class 52 "Kriegslok" 2-10-0 No. 52 8067-2 blasts its way out of the yards and through Berlin Schöneweide station with a heavy northbound freight. The station here, in the Berlin suburbs, was shared with the S-Bahn system. Sunday 12th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/12, 2. View from the end of the platform at Berlin Schöneweide station as an S-Bahn train arrives on the right and a Class 52 No. 52 1149-5 approaches on the left at the head of a southbound freight. Sunday 12th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/12, 3. Nicely clean DR 2-6-2 No. 35 1013-8 drifts into Berlin Schöneweide station with a train of wonderfully antique stock, a stopping train from Berlin to Dresden, on the afternoon of Sunday 12th September 1971. Grass-grown track is not a recent phenomenon it seems!

Germany. 1971/09/12, 4. There was quite a gradient out of the yards at Schöneweide, so 2-10-0 52 8096-1 is working flat-out to lift its northbound freight onto the main line and through the station in the suburbs of East Berlin. Sunday 12th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 1. One of the DR 750mm gauge standard 2-10-2Ts, No. 99 1741-0, built between 1928 and 1933, has just arrived at Kurort Oybin bang on time at 10:14. This was train 13, the 09:25 from Zittau via the junction station at Bertsdorf from where another branch ran to Kurort Jonsdorf. These branches terminated very close to the Czechoslovak border (as it was then) and are popular mountain resorts. Monday 13th September 1971. The lines are still open and still steam operated!

Germany. 1971/09/13, 2. At Zittau in southern East Germany, the crew of CSD (Czech State Railways) Class 556 2-10-0 No. 556 0280 make the most of a signal stop to polish up their engine even more! It is at the head of a cross-border mixed freight train bound for Liberec in Czechoslovakia, Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 3. Alongside the electrified main line from Dresden through Meissen to Leipzig at Radebeul Ost is the narrow gauge engine shed for the line to Moritzburg and Radeburg, one of the Saxon 750mm gauge lines. DR standard 2-10-2Ts Nos 99 1772-5 and 99 1784-0 stand outside the shed, the former being prepared for its next train, another member of the class inside the shed behind it. This line is still in operation, with both a "normal" service and a tourist train, and still worked by the same class of locos from the same shed. Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 4. 2-10-2T No. 99 1772-5 has now gone off-shed for its next duty and reveals another member of the class, 99 1793-1, inside the shed, 99 1784-0 in the foreground. Although "standard" engines there do seem to be a few differences between them, and neither of these engines has its headlights fitted. Radebeul Ost, around 16:00 on Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 5. DR 750mm gauge standard 2-10-2T No. 99 1772-5 has just come off-shed (out of picture to the right) before heading for the station to haul the next train from Radebeul Ost to Radeburg, posing in the afternoon sunshine in the extensive yards comprising both narrow gauge and standard gauge tracks. Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 6. DR 750mm gauge standard 2-10-2T No. 99 1772-5 has just come off-shed before heading for the station (behind the camera) to haul the next train from Radebeul Ost to Radeburg, posing in the afternoon sunshine in the extensive yards comprising both narrow gauge and standard gauge tracks. Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 7. DR Class E04 1-Co-1 Electric No. 204 015-2 is one of those built between 1933 and 1935 and is older than the steam engines at the depot in the background! It is arriving at Radebeul Ost station with a stopping passenger train from Dresden to Leipzig on the evening of Monday 13th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/13, 8. Dumped in an old depot at Pieschen, Dresden, was former Saxon XVIII H, DR Class 18/0, 3 cylinder 4-6-2 No. 18 010, built in 1918 by Hartmann, one of a class of ten engines. Did it survive into preservation? Monday 13th September 1971. There is a "3D" version of this shot in the "Three Dimensional!" collection.

Germany. 1971/09/15, 1. Former Saxon Railways 750mm gauge Class IV K Meyer 0-4-4-0T, DR No. 99 1594-3 awaits a main line connection and departure time at Wilkau-Haßlau station with a train for Kirchberg on Wednesday 15th September 1971. These locos are four cylinder compound articulated engines with the high pressure cylinders on the rear bogie and the low pressure cylinders on the front bogie, the cylinders mounted on the inside ends of the bogies. Several members of the class are still at work in Saxony, though not on this line which closed soon after these pictures were taken.

Germany. 1971/09/15, 2. Deutsche Reichsbahn 750mm gauge Saxon Meyer 0-4-4-0T No. 99 1594-3 pauses at the station in Cunersdorf, right alongside the main road on the line from Wilkau-Haßlau to Kirchberg, Wednesday 15th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/15, 3. Saxon Meyer 0-4-4-0T No. 99 1594-3 has now arrived at Kirchberg station with its train from Wilkau-Haßlau. By this time Kirchberg was the end of the line, but it was originally a through station as the line continued to Rothenkirchen and Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, where it met up with the standard gauge line through Eibenstock, which is now also closed. The loco is coming off the train to be serviced at the depot visible in the background. When I re-visited this location in 1974 the depot was still standing and had at least one Meyer inside, although all track had been lifted. Wednesday 15th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/16, 1. This turned up unexpectedly and is not the best of pictures, but it's the only time I saw an ex-Prussian P8 in action in East Germany. DR No. 38 2267-3, fitted with the old style smoke deflectors, rumbles into Saalfeld station with a local train from further north, terminating here. Exactly where it had come from I do not know! Thursday 16th September 1971. This engine survived and is preserved at the Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen.

Germany. 1971/09/16, 2. Inevitably, by the time P8 4-6-0 No. 38 2267-3 had uncoupled from its train and was backing down to the depot at Saalfeld, the sun had gone behind a cloud... Thursday 16th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/16, 3. The crew of ex-works Class 41 2-8-2 No. 41 1260-3 look for the signal to start from their Guard - or perhaps it's more likely they are admiring the retreating form of the young "railway belles" walking along the platform! The engine was waiting to depart tenderfirst from Saalfeld with a northbound stopping passenger train on the afternoon of Thursday 16th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/17, 1. The DR version of the post-war 2-8-4T was classified 65/10 and differed considerably from the DB version. 88 locos were built between 1954 and 1957, all were fitted with Giesl ejector chimneys from 1967. The driving wheels were larger than the DB version, 1600mm against 1500mm as were the leading and trailing wheels, 1000mm against 850mm. The rear bogie had a rather strange outside frame and the engines had a large bunker but very small tanks. Here 65 1039-0 simmers at the loco depot at Nordhausen on Friday 17th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/17, 2. DR 2-8-4T No. 65 1046-5 is being prepared by its crew at Nordhausen loco depot prior to working a local passenger train. 88 of these engines were built between 1954 and 1957 and had rather odd outside-framed trailing bogies. Friday 17th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/18, 1. One of the occupants of Halle P depot, VES - Halle, was 03/10 class 3 cylinder 4-6-2 No. 03 0010-3, experimentally fitted with a Giesl ejector chimney and blast-pipe. This was one of the engines built in 1939-40, originally No. 03 1010 and streamlined. The loco is now preserved and carries its original 03 1010 number and conventional chimney and is still based in Halle. Saturday 18th September 1971.

Germany. 1971/09/18, 2. This magnificent beast was rebuilt by DR (East German Railways) from a Baden Railways IV h Class 4 cylinder compound Pacific No. 18 314 in 1960 and was renumbered 02 0314-1 during the computerisation scheme. It was based at VES-M Halle depot, where it is seen on the turntable. This depot was akin to the Derby Technical Centre and this engine was used for high speed braking tests (it was passed for 100mph running) among other activities. With its 2100mm (6'10½") driving wheels and semi-streamlined casing it was quite a beauty, especially as it carried dark green livery with white stripes. The engine is now in the museum at Sinsheim, near Stuttgart. One of its shedmates was 18 201 another rebuild in 1961 with 2300mm driving wheels. 18 201 is still operational and still passed for 100mph running! Saturday 18th September 1971.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 1. DB unrebuilt 01 Class 4-6-2 No. 001 234-4 makes a storming start away from Hof Hauptbahnhof and passes the loco depot with its semi-fast passenger train, E658, the 13:00 departure for Bamberg on a very dull April day in 1972.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 2. DB unrebuilt 01 Class 4-6-2 No 001 234-4 sits at the head of train E1790, the 20:35 semi-fast passenger from Hof to Bamberg, on a Sunday evening in April 1972.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 3. DB unrebuilt 01 Class 4-6-2 No 001 234-4 sits at the head of train E1790, the 20:35 semi-fast passenger from Hof to Bamberg, on a Sunday evening in April 1972.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 4. In dreadful lighting conditons rebuilt DB 01 Class 4-6-2 No. 001 187-4 passes under a farm crossing bridge alongside Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg's approach signals as it commences the assault on the five-mile "Schiefe Ebene" 1 in 40 gradient to Markschorgast with train E1863, the 12:08 semi-fast from Bamberg to Hof on a Monday afternoon in April 1972.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 5. The light had not improved the following day as unrebuilt 001 173-4 slogged its way up the gradient with another train bound for Hof, this is N2819, the 11:31 from Lichtenfels local passenger, winding through the woods on the 1 in 40 and making plenty of noise about it on a Tuesday in April 1972.

Germany. 1972/04/xx, 6. Rebuilt 01 4-6-2 No. 001 181-7 comes rolling down the 1 in 40 of the "Schiefe Ebene" with a lightweight stopping passenger train, N2828, the 13:27 from Hof which just went as far as Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg. A dull Tuesday afternoon in April 1972.