GMP_Slide12864_78246.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/03. Ex-Prussian T18 Class 4-6-4T, DB No. 78 246, bowls along the Neckar Valley between Sulz and Aistaig in the Black Forest region of West Germany with the 13:12 stopping passenger train from Horb to Rottweil, Friday 3rd May 1974.
GMP_Slide6894_001088_Panned.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4987_144020_EMU.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/06, 03. Bo-Bo electric of Class E44, No. 144 020-5 is stabled with a classmate alongside an EMU in red livery, outside the depot at Tübingen, Wednesday 6th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5036_03246_117107_.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/08, 2. Seen across the front of 03 class 4-6-2 No. 003 246-6 is an electric engine of Class E17, No. 117 107-3, which has just arrived at Ulm Hauptbahnhof with a local passenger train from the north, Friday 8th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4878_038382_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 03. Ex-Prussian P8 4-6-0, DB No. 038 382-8 crossing the bridge over the River Neckar at Horb with the 08:00 passenger train to Freiburg, Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4895_38553_220063_.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 06. Horb station in the Neckar Valley, P8 4-6-0 No. 038 553-4 waits on the left with the 12:41 all stations from Horb to Böblingen as V200 diesel No. 220 063-2 arrives with an express from Konstanz to Stuttgart, Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5104_117107_Ulm.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/09, 5. Introduced in 1928, ex-DR 1-Do-1 express electric loco of Class E17 No. 117 107-3 potters about at Ulm Hauptbahnhof between duties, now relegated to local passenger turns, Saturday 9th May 1970. 3 of these locos are now preserved.
GMP_Slide12844_78246_Panned.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 3. Ex-Prussian T18 Class 4-6-4T, DB No. 78 246, at speed near Schwenningen with train 3917, the 16:38 Rottweil to Villingen stopping passenger train, Thursday 2nd May 1974. This engine, built by Vulcan-Werke, Stettin, Works No. 3772/1922, was the last survivor of its class in the west, a few more survived in Poland for a while.
GMP_Slide5084_193004_Ulm.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/09, 2. DB "Crocodile" Co-Co electric of Class E93 No. 193 004-9 passes Ulm's north signalbox with a very short freight train, Saturday 9th May 1970.
GMP_Slide6629_38382_V200.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7451_010502_Hambur.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6595_50612_220063.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7462_010510_Schwer.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7599_204015_Radebe.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7935_18314_Halle.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide12712_DB44s_Dorpen.jpg	Germany. 1974/04/24. At Dörpen the line from Rheine to Emden crosses the Küstenkanal over a set of locks. A barge is in the lock waiting to head west to Holland as two DB Class 044 2-10-0s head north towards Emden, shortly before sunset. Wednesday 24th April 1974.
GMP_Slide7568_5560280_Zitta.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide13062_TEE_Aschendo.jpg	Germany. 1974/07/06, 2. This is one of the purpose built “Inter-City” bullet-nosed diesel units that worked some of the original “Trans European Expresses” and this was the first and only time I had seen one! Here it is working north towards Emden near Aschendorf, Saturday 6th July 1974. What the working was I do not know!
GMP_Slide13056_012080_Asche.jpg	Germany. 1974/07/05, 3. DB 4-6-2 No. 012 080-8 roars northwards with a semi-fast passenger train from Rheine to Emden, approaching Aschendorf on a miserable day, Friday 5th July 1974.
GMP_Slide12909_65.1048_Paulinenzella.jpg	Germany. 1974/06/23, 1. Threading its way through the beautiful rolling countryside of the Thuringer Wald, DR 2-8-4T No. 65 1048-1 is working bunkerfirst with a passenger train from Saalfeld to Arnstadt near Paulinenzella, 14:50, Sunday 23rd June 1974.
GMP_Slide12925_01.2057_Doberlug.jpg	Germany. 1974/06/25. Under a glorious summer sky near Doberlug, unrebuilt 01/2 Class 4-6-2 No. 01 2057-6 is at speed with a southbound express train from Berlin to Dresden, though exactly what the working was I do not know - I didn’t make a note of what time it was either! These engines remained in their original condition with large smoke deflectors – some of them were rebuilt to become 01/5 Class. Tuesday 25th June 1974.
GMP_Slide12913_01.0533_Neustadt.jpg	Germany. 1974/06/23, 2. DR 01/5 Class 4-6-2 No. 01 0533-8, one of the post war rebuilt engines, catches the lowering sun on its smokebox door as it bowls along at the head of a westbound semifast passenger train near Neustadt on the main line from Gera to Saalfeld. 18:20, Sunday 23rd June 1974.
GMP_Slide7681_99.1594_Cunersdorf.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide10788_OBB97.2xx_VordernbergMarkt.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/26, 1. The sun has not yet risen far enough to reach the valley bottom as an unidentifed Class 97.2 0-6-2RT storms up the gradient from Vordernberg into Vordernberg Markt station with the first passenger train of the day to Erzberg on the "Iron Mountain Railway". Friday 26th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10808_97201_97204_Prabichl.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/26, 2. At Präbichl 97.204 is at the rear of a full train of iron ore which has been "topped & tailed" from Erzberg,  and is then joined by 97.201 having run round. They sit and simmer in the sunshine in the station loop, while a hand operated snowplough blows snow all over the wagons! The two engines then returned light to Erzberg to collect another full load, leaving this train in the loop. Friday 26th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10770_97203_Erzberg.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/25. ÖBB 0-6-2RT's Nos 97.203 & 97.205 are train engine and banker respectively as they blast their way up the "Erzbergbahn" (Iron Mountain Railway) in Austria. They are hauling empty iron ore wagons up the rack line from Vordernberg to Präbichl and on to Erzberg for the train to be loaded. It will then return to Vordernberg where electric traction takes over for the run to the steel works at Leoben. Thursday 25th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10868_97203_Erzberg.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/26, 3. On the "Erzbergbahn" (Iron Mountain Railway) in Austria, ÖBB 0-6-2RT's Nos. 97.203 & 97.205 blast their way up the first part of the climb from Vordernberg into Vordernberg Markt station with a train of empty iron ore wagons. After waiting in the refuge siding there for a down loaded train to pass, they will recommence the climb to Präbichl summit and on to Erzberg itself. Friday 26th January 1973.
GMP_Slide6837_220034_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6842_01173_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7461_010510_Schwerin.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4784_038772_Tubingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/03, 1. Having travelled overnight from Oostende to Köln and Stuttgart, I then took a local train to Tübingen to be greeted by my first sight of live German steam - and what a sight! Ex-Prussian P8 4-6-0 DB No. 038 772-0 has recently been repainted and is a sight to behold at the head of a "Sonderzug" (special train) at Tübingen HBf, just before 09:00 on the very wet morning of Sunday 3rd May 1970. P8's have been amongst my favourite engines ever since!
GMP_Slide4786_038772_Tubingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/03, 2. Ex-Prussian P8 4-6-0 DB No. 038 772-0 has recently been repainted and is a sight to behold at the head of a "Sonderzug" (special train) at Tübingen HBf, just before 09:00 on the very wet morning of Sunday 3rd May 1970.
GMP_Slide4960_038.559_039_Tubingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/06, 01. After I was given permission to take photographs at Tübingen locomotive depot, these two Prussian P8 4-6-0's made a lovely subject for my camera. Tübingen depot was unusual in Germany as it was a straight shed, most depots being roundhouses, so these engines are stabled on parallel roads. Several P8's were still active in this area and some, as here, were well looked-after. Wednesday 6th May 1970.
GMP_Slide10530_94.561_EmdenRBf.jpg	Germany. 1972/10/02. DB Class 094 0-10-0T (ex-Prussian T16¹) No. 094 561-8 is in charge of a trip working with a double-deck load of VW vans approaching the freight yards south of Emden, presumably bound for the docks and export - but where had the trip working come from? Monday 2nd October 1972.
GMP_Slide6866_DB001_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8148_001234_Hof.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8150_001234_Hof.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8126_001234_Hof.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8268_001126_Neuenmarkt.jpg	Germany. 1972/04/xx, 9. Rebuilt DB 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 126-2 pauses at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg station with train E1885, the 19:36 semi-fast train from Bamberg to Hof, its "Silverfish" coaches catching rather too much light from the station lamps! A Wednesday evening in April 1972.
GMP_Slide8226_220051_Neuenmarkt.jpg	Germany. 1972/04/xx, 8. DB V200 class diesel hydraulic No. 220 051-7 comes down the "Schiefe Ebene" 1 in 40 grade towards Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg with a Hof to Neuenmarkt semi-fast train, E1654, 10:05 from Hof. April 1972.
GMP_Slide4994_038650_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/06, 04. Ex-Prussian P8 DB No. 038 650-8 restarts its train on the 1 in 48 gradient out of Laufen station, en route to Lautlingen and Sigmaringen. This was train E2076, the 17:20 "Eilzug" (semi-fast passenger train) from Tübingen. This line is very scenic as it passes through the Schwäbische Albe range of prominent hills. Wednesday 6th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4876_038382_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 02. The clock on the church at Horb stands at 8 o'clock as Prussian P8 No. 038 382-8 departs from the station with the 08:00 train to Freudenstadt and Freiburg on a crisp May morning. The train is crossing the modern concrete bridge over the River Neckar, not visible in this shot. Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4873_038382_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 01. There is still a bit of early morning mist around as Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 382-8 stands on the bridge over the River Neckar at Horb, awaiting the arrival of a train from Tübingen. This train split at Horb, half continuing south to Rottweil while this engine backed onto the rest of the train and departed northwards at 08:00 to Freudenstadt and Freiburg. Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5016_038711_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 5. Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 711-8 climbs the 1 in 48 gradient from Laufen (in the background) up to Lautlingen with a train from Tübingen to Sigmaringen along the scenic line through the Schwäbische Alb. Thursday 7th May 1970.
GMP_Slide7770_382267_Saalfeld.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7768_382267_Saalfeld.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4855_078246_Rottweil.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 6. Ex-Prussian T18 Class 4-6-4T, DR & DB series 78, No. 078 246-6 eventually became the last survivor of the class in the west, but at this stage was one of several still around. It is about to leave the small engine shed area at Rottweil in preparation to work a train to Villingen. In the background is 3 cylinder 2-10-0 No. 044 375-4. Monday 4th May 1970.
GMP_Slide10904_29853_Garsten.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/27, 2. At Garsten, the Steyrtalbahn had its station adjoining the standard gauge lines which are electrified. Krauss 0-6-2T No. 298.53 waits in the narrow gauge station to form the 13:15 depature to Molln, the limit of passenger train operations. Saturday 27th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10902_29853_Garsten.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/27, 1. At Garsten, the Steyrtalbahn had its station adjoining the standard gauge lines which are electrified. Krauss 0-6-2T No. 298.53 approaches the narrow gauge station from the sidings, to form the 13:15 depature to Molln, the limit of passenger train operations. Several well wrapped-up passengers wait for it to stop. Saturday 27th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10936_29853_Molln.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/27, 4. At Molln, No. 298.53 came off its train and went to the small loco depot to be serviced prior to returning to Garsten. The fireman leant a ladder against the tanksides and fitted a wonderful arrangement of extension pipes to fill the tanks with water. Quite what stopped this arrangement from freezing in the wintry conditions, I don't know! Saturday 27th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10930_29853_Molln.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/27, 3. Krauss 0-6-2T No. 298.53 has just arrived at Molln with the 13:15 train from Garsten on the 760mm gauge Steyrtalbahn on the snowy afternoon of Saturday 27th January 1973. The line continued further to Klaus, but at this stage, this was as far as passenger trains ran. The line closed in 1982 but fortunately, part of the line survives and is still in operation as a tourist railway. Happily, this loco also survives in preservation. The engine is Krauss standard class U, works No. 3711, built in Linz in 1898.
GMP_Slide7911_030010_Halle.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6528_044268-1_PrinzenkopfTunnel.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6537_044s_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6506_044xxx_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6527_044212-9_Prinzenkopf.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6518_044270-7_Prinzenkopf.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide10719_97208_Eisenerz.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/24, 1. The rack line over the "Iron Mountain" - the Erzbergbahn - joined up with the mainline at Eisenerz, where there was an ore terminal for trains that worked the long way round to the steel works at Leoben, the other side of the mountain. 0-6-2RT No. 97.208 is shunting around the station with one of its coaches, while the electric station pilot No. 1080.05 sits alongside. The rack tank had arrived at 09:43 with the 08:20 passenger train from Vordernberg, it is now preparing its train to depart at 12:20 back to Vordernberg. Wednesday 24th January 1973.
GMP_Slide6533_044737-5_PrinzenkopfTunnel.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6541_044xxx_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide10746_97210_Vordernberg.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/24, 4. At the other end of the rack from Eisenerz over the "Iron Mountain" at Vordernberg, the line met up with the electrified route to Leoben. Ore trains were worked from Erzberg to Vordernberg by the rack tanks and then continued their journey behind non-rack traction. 0-6-2RT No. 97.210 is on one end of a set of empty ore wagons, another engine on the rear, as the train departs for Erzberg. Note the railbuses stabled in the sidings for passenger workings down the valley. Wednesday 24th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10729_97208_Eisenerz.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/24, 3. The rack line over the "Iron Mountain" - the Erzbergbahn - joined up with the mainline at Eisenerz, where there was an ore terminal for trains that worked the long way round to the steel works at Leoben, the other side of the mountain. 0-6-2RT No. 97.208 is waiting in the station with its coaches, a small track gang railbus alongside. The rack tank had arrived at 09:43 with the 08:20 passenger train from Vordernberg, it is now ready to depart at 12:20 back to Vordernberg. The engine is at the rear of the train as in the usual way the engine propelled the train up the rack line. The Erzberg itself can be seen towering over the church in the background. Wednesday 24th January 1973.
GMP_Slide10727_97208_Eisenerz.jpg	Austria. 1973/01/24, 2. The rack line over the "Iron Mountain" - the Erzbergbahn - joined up with the mainline at Eisenerz, where there was an ore terminal for trains that worked the long way round to the steel works at Leoben, the other side of the mountain. 0-6-2RT No. 97.208 is waiting in the station with its coaches, while the electric station pilot No. 1080.05 sits alongside. The rack tank had arrived at 09:43 with the 08:20 passenger train from Vordernberg, it is now ready to depart at 12:20 back to Vordernberg. Wednesday 24th January 1973.
GMP_Slide6463_001227-8_BullayViaduct.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/05, 04. As well as the frequent freight services along the Mosel valley, some of the passenger trains were still steam hauled at this stage. Rebuilt 01 class 4-6-2 No. 001 227-8 is starting away from the station stop at Bullay with a local passenger train, N2542, the 12:40 from Koblenz to Trier, on the bridge over the river, its train comprising "Silverfish" coaches. Bullay station is in the background and wagons can be seen at the lower level which was an interchange with the Moselbahn, by that time closed. This line was planned as a narrow gauge line, but built as standard gauge, starting from Bullay and following the river towards Trier, it had several Mallet engines, and one of its traditions during the wine vintage was to run special trains that stopped at every vineyard to sample the local product! Monday 5th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6465_044270-7_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6473_023041-7_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6470_044202-0_BullayViaduct.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6450_DMU_BullayViaduct.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/05, 02. An unidentified 3 car diesel hydraulic DMU (originally VT24.6, later Br 624.6) crosses the double-deck viaduct over the River Mosel at Bullay, having just started away from the station with a working from Koblenz to Trier on Monday 5th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6453_216175-0_BullayViaduct.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/05, 03. The line along the Mosel valley from Koblenz to Trier was in the process of being electrified and the OHL had reached as far as Cochem by this time. Trains were still in the hands of steam traction, and increasingly, diesel traction, especially on the faster trains. Here, Class 216 diesel hydraulic No. 216 175-0 has just departed from Bullay station and is crossing the river with an "Eilzug" of Silverfish coaches, on its way from Koblenz to Trier. Monday 5th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6449_Kleinlok_BullayViaduct.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/05, 01. Not all German engines are huge! Bullay's "Kleinlok" (Köf II, later Br 323) shunter heads back to base with four wagons in tow, presumably off the branch from Traben-Trarbach, to be picked up later from the sidings at Bullay. Dwarfed by the wagons, it is crossing the double-deck viaduct over the River Mosel. Monday 5th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6515_023069-4_PrinzenkopfTunnel.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide10470_012066-7_EmdenHBf.jpg	Germany. 1972/10/01, 3. I travelled behind 012 066-7 from Lathen to Emden HBf on the 07:33 semi-fast train from Münster to Norddeich on the glorious morning of Sunday 1st October 1972. The train gets away from its station stop at Emden as it heads for the north coast.
GMP_Slide10464_012066-7_Leer.jpg	Germany. 1972/10/01, 2. The engine crew are on the platform as DB 01/10 Class 4-6-2 No. 012 066-7 takes water from the column at the north end of Leer station during its stop with the 07:33 train from Münster to Norddeich on the beautiful morning of Sunday 1st October 1972.
GMP_Slide10462_012066-7_Leer.jpg	Germany. 1972/10/01, 1. DB 01/10 Class 4-6-2 No. 012 066-7 takes water from the column at the north end of Leer station during its stop with the 07:33 train from Münster to Norddeich on the beautiful morning of Sunday 1st October 1972.
GMP_Slide4806_038711_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 3. Wreathed in its own steam condensing in the cold morning air, Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 711-8 stands on the bridge over the River Neckar at Horb, awaiting the arrival of a train from Tübingen. This train split at Horb, half continuing south to Rottweil while this engine backed onto the rest of the train and departed northwards at 08:00 to Freudenstadt and Freiburg. Monday 4th May 1970.
GMP_Slide7824_651046-5_Nordhausen.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide5002_038xxx_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 2. An unidentified Prussian P8 4-6-0 drifts down the grade into Laufen village with a train from Sigmaringen to Tübingen on the morning of Thursday 7th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5008_038559-1_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 3. P8 038 559-1 descends the 1 in 48 gradient from Lautlingen towards Laufen with a train from Ebingen to Tübingen on Thursday 7th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5015_038039-4_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 4. Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 039-4 drifts down the grade from Lautlingen towards Laufen as it works light engine back to Tübingen amid the hills of the Schwäbische Alb, rising here to 964 metres above sea level (3205 feet). It had earlier piloted a special train up the gradients to Ebingen, and has now been turned at the shed there to return to home depot. Thursday 7th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4999_038382-8_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 1. Seen from my bedroom window at the Fremdenzimmer in which I was staying, P8 4-6-0 No. 038 382-8 starts away from Laufen station up the 1 in 48 gradient towards Lautlingen with N4300, the 04:35 Tübingen to Ebingen and Sigmaringen stopping passenger train on the morning of Thursday 7th May 1970. Note the total lack of fencing along the line!
GMP_Slide7815_651039-0_Nordhausen.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6937_065001-0_Miltenberg.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6923_065001-0_Miltenberg.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4811_038156_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 4. Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 156-6 starts away from Horb station with the 07:51 train to Tübingen on the morning of Monday 4th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4804_038711_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 2. With its fire being built up, Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 711-8 stands on the bridge over the River Neckar at Horb, awaiting the arrival of a train from Tübingen. This train split at Horb, half continuing south to Rottweil while this engine backed onto the rest of the train and departed northwards at 08:00 to Freudenstadt and Freiburg. Monday 4th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4803_038711_212226_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 1. With its fire being built up, Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 711-8 stands on the bridge over the River Neckar at Horb, awaiting the arrival of a train from Tübingen. This train split at Horb, half continuing south to Rottweil while this engine backed onto the rest of the train and departed northwards at 08:00 to Freudenstadt and Freiburg. Monday 4th May 1970. A light diesel engine, possibly 212 226-5, also crosses the bridge heading south towards Rottweil.
GMP_Slide5023_050383-9_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/08, 01. It was not a hardship to be up early to see (and hear!) things like this from the bedroom window of the Fremdenzimmer in which I was staying in the village of Laufen. The morning sun is still low in the sky as Class 50 2-10-0 No. 050 383-9 slogs up the 1 in 48 gradient from Laufen station with a freight train for Sigmaringen from Tübingen on another gorgeous morning, Friday 8th May 1970. Despite the spectacle, various locals go about their business oblivious to the audio visual display!
GMP_Slide4905_052401-7_Tubingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 08. The local allotments backed onto the area at the rear of Tübingen loco depot, where in common with most depots dumped engines and other pieces of rolling stock were stored. 2-10-0 No. 052 410-7 rusts quietly amongst the weeds and broken fences, along with a couple of loco tenders, the depot chimneys towering over the scene. Tuesday 5th May 1970. 052 401-7 was stored from October 1969 and written off the books on 27th November 1970.
GMP_Slide5021_038039-4_Laufen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/07, 6. 038 711-8 and its train have stopped in the station at Laufen in the background and now 038 039-4, which has been waiting for it to clear the single track, can start away in fine style up the 1 in 48 gradient towards Lautlingen and Ebingen with its train from Tübingen to Sigmaringen as the sun sets over the Schwäbische Alb on the evening of Thursday 7th May 1970.
GMP_Slide10669_010533-8_Bebra.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/21, 4. DR rebuilt 01/5 Class 4-6-2s worked over the border from Erfurt to Bebra in West Germany with several passenger expresses each day. No. 01 0533-8 has been turned and serviced at the loco depot alongside the station in Bebra, and is now backing down onto the coaches of train D455, the 13:55 express to Frankfurt-an-Oder, on the border with Poland, which the engine worked as far as Erfurt. This is one of the oil-fired locos, some were coal-fired (in which case they were numbered in the 01 15xx series). Several locos were fitted with BoxPok type wheels instead of normal spoked wheels. Sunday 21st January 1973.
GMP_Slide10667_010530-4_Bebra.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/21, 3. DR rebuilt 01/5 Class 4-6-2s worked over the border from Erfurt to Bebra in West Germany with several passenger expresses each day. In between turns No. 01 0530-4 simmers outside the loco depot alongside the station in Bebra, seen from across the platforms. This is one of the oil-fired locos, some were coal-fired (in which case they were numbered in the 01 15xx series). Several locos were fitted with BoxPok type wheels instead of normal spoked wheels. Sunday 21st January 1973.
GMP_Slide10660_010530-4_Bebra.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/21, 1. East German (Deutsche Reichsbahn) rebuilt 01/5 Class 4-6-2s worked over the border from Erfurt to Bebra in West Germany with several passenger expresses each day. In between turns No. 01 0530-4 simmers outside the loco depot alongside the station in Bebra. This is one of the oil-fired locos, some were coal-fired (in which case they were numbered in the 01 15xx series). Several locos were fitted with BoxPok type wheels instead of normal spoked wheels. Sunday 21st January 1973.
GMP_Slide10688_010530-4_Ronshausen.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/22, 2. The line from Bebra in West Germany to the border with East Germany at Hönebach was about 13 Kilometres and most of it uphill to the tunnel. DR 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0530-4 is attacking the gradient in fine style with train D455, the 13:55 departure which it took as far as Erfurt, where the engines for this service were based. There is still a little snow on the ground as the eleven coach train pounds towards the village of Ronshausen on the afternoon of Monday 22nd January 1973.
GMP_Slide10685_010507-2_BebraBridge.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/22, 1. On a very dull Monday morning DR 01 0507-2 makes a storming start away from Bebra heading for East Germany with train D251, the 11:14 from Bebra which the engine takes as far as Erfurt. This was a fairly light-weight train of 6 coaches. It is passing under a bridge that used to form part of a non-conflicting flying junction for a freight line avoiding Bebra station, but by this time there was no track over the bridge, though a simplified layout was still in use. 22nd January 1973.
GMP_Slide10693_010529-6_010526-2_Honebach.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/22, 5. Train D453, the 15:28 departure from Bebra was the last steam-hauled train of the day eastbound and seemed to be regularly double-headed by two Class 01/5 Pacifics. Here 01 0529-6 is piloting 01 0526-2 as the 11-coach train nears the border just before entering Hönebach tunnel, though border formalities were carried out at Eisenach, a little way further on. The leading engine catches the last of the afternoon sunshine as the pair storm up the gradient on Monday 22nd January 1973. I was now faced with a 10Km walk back to my hotel in Bebra!
GMP_Slide10690_010529-6_Ronshausen.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/22, 4. At Ronshausen, DR 01/5 Class 4-6-2 No. 01 0529-6 drifts along the long downhill grade from Hönebach tunnel across the border with East Germany towards Bebra in West Germany with an express train it has worked from Erfurt, D452, due to arrive in Bebra at 14:38 on the afternoon of Monday 22nd January 1973.
GMP_Slide10689_010530-4_Ronshausen.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/22, 3. The line from Bebra in West Germany to the border with East Germany at Hönebach was about 13 Kilometres and most of it uphill to the tunnel. DR 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0530-4 is attacking the gradient in fine style with train D455, the 13:55 departure which it took as far as Erfurt, where the engines for this service were based. There is still a little snow on the ground as the eleven coach train pounds towards the village of Ronshausen on the afternoon of Monday 22nd January 1973.
GMP_Slide10703_010526-2_216101-6_BebraBridge.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/23, 3. DB meets DR! DB Class 216 diesel hydraulic No. 216 101-6 is heading towards Bebra with a freight train from across the border, while DR 4-6-2 No. 01 0526-2 is heading east with an express passenger train, D455, the 13:55 departure from Bebra to Erfurt and points east. Tuesday 23rd January 1973.
GMP_Slide10700_Uerdingens_BebraBridge.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/23, 3. Local passenger services out of Bebra towards Eisenach in East Germany were in the hands of Uerdingen railbuses which normally worked singly or perhaps in pairs. Here a 5 car railbus heads east from Bebra with a well patronised train, these services worked as far as Obersuhl and were not classed as crossing the border! Tuesday 23rd January 1973. The embankment leading to the freight avoiding line flyover can be clearly seen in this view. The sun has still not thawed the remnants of frost and snow in the shaded areas.
GMP_Slide10699_010507-2_BebraBridge.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/23, 2. 01 0507-2 was one of the members of the class fitted with Boxpok driving wheels and is here seen from the lattice girder bridge over the line featured in some of the other pictures. It is in charge of train D454, due to arrive at Bebra at 10:50 from Erfurt. Tuesday 23rd January 1973.
GMP_Slide6818_001131-2_Marktschorgast.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6825_001008-2_Marktschorgast.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6820_001131-2_Marktschorgast.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6843_001173-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide10696_010530-4_Bebra.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/23, 1. On a sunny, cold and frosty morning, DR 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0530-4 starts away from Bebra with train D457, the 10:30 departure for Erfurt and points east, starting the climb to Hönebach in the usual spirited style. Tuesday 23rd January 1973.
GMP_Slide6853_001111-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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 
GMP_Slide6851_001111-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6846_001008-2_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8171_001187-4_Neuenmarkt.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6855_001088-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8189_001173-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6907_065018-4_Aschaffenburg.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4892_038156-6_Borstingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 05. DB P8 4-6-0 No. 038 156-6 starts its local passenger train away from Eyach station near Börstingen and has just crossed the bridge over the River Eyach where it meets the River Neckar as it works from Tübingen to Horb on the morning of Tuesday 5th May 1970. This was also the junction for the line to Hechingen, now a "Museumsbahn".
GMP_Slide6945_065018-4_Aschaffenburg.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide8197_001181-7_SchiefeEbene.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide4896_038553-4_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 07. The diesel-hauled express has now left for Stuttgart and the connecting local is about to leave, a few minutes late! The station clock stands at 12:45 as P8 4-6-0 No. 038 553-4 waits the road at Horb station with the 12:41 departure for Böblingen, having arrived a few minutes earlier from Rottweil, Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide8200_001088-4_SchiefeEbene.jpg	Germany. 1972/04/xx, 7. Under a leaden grey sky, unrebuilt 01 No. 001 088-4 pounds up the 1 in 40 of the "Schiefe Ebene" from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Marktschorgast in charge of E659, the 14:06 semi-fast train from Bamberg to Hof, a diesel banker is assisting on the rear of the train. April 1972.
GMP_Slide4831_038791-0_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/04, 5. Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 791-0 is passing the yard and former loco depot (where a dumped classmate can just be seen) as it approaches Horb station at around 12:30 with a stopping passenger train from Rottweil to Böblingen on Monday 4th May 1970.
GMP_Slide6421_110410-8_112500-4_KolnHbf.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/04, 1. With a relic of the steam age between them, two electric locos stand at Köln Hbf with their respective trains. In the foreground is Class 110 No. 110 410-8 in the old blue express livery, while beyond is 112 500-4 in the then new red and cream livery. Sunday 4th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6433_112502-0_BonnHbf.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/04, 3. DB Class 112 Bo-Bo electric No. 112 502-0 is at the head of a southbound express as it passes through Bonn Hbf on a dull Sunday 4th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6442_141149-5_KoblenzHbf.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/04, 4. DB Class 141 electric loco No. 141 149-5 with a rake of "silverfish" coaches is in the sidings alongside Koblenz Hbf, seen from a train which has just arrived from Bonn. The loco is carrying the dark olive green livery of freight and mixed traffic engines and has had a small area of paintwork patched-up. Sunday 4th April 1971.
GMP_Slide4932_038626-8_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 10. Prussian P8 4-6-0 No. 038 626-8 shunts some empty  six-wheel coaches in the yard south of Horb station, passing the rather fine signalbox as it does so. This was on the evening of Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide6422_112500-4_TailLamps_KolnHbf.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/04, 2. 110 410-8 has departed with its train, leaving 112 500-4 about to depart, once loading has finished, with its parcels train from Köln Hbf on a very dull Sunday 4th April 1971. The seat in the foreground seems to act as a temporary store for spare tail-lamps!
GMP_Slide4927_078246-6_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 09. Ex-Prussian T18 class 4-6-4T (DR & DB Class 78) No. 078 246-6 shunts a postal coach at Horb station to add to the train it is about to take south to Rottweil on the evening of Tuesday 5th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4882_052953-7_Horb.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/05, 04. DB Class 50 2-10-0 No. 052 953-7 climbs away from Horb station out of the Neckar Valley with the 08:22 mixed train to Freudenstadt on the lovely morning of Tuesday 5th May 1970. The train consisted of three bogie passenger coaches and four goods wagons.
GMP_Slide5039_003246-6_216xxx_Ulm.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/08, 03. DB Light Pacific No. 003 246-6 is about to depart with its semi-fast passenger train to Biberach from Ulm Hbf as a diesel hydraulic of Class 216 arrives with a train from the south alongside. A "Kleinlok" shunter can be seen just beyond the 216, shunting coaches in the sidings adjacent to the station. Friday 8th May 1970.
GMP_Slide4986_DBUnits_Tubingen.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/06, 02. Contrast in front ends at Tübingen loco depot - in the foreground is an unidentified EMU recently arrived from Stuttgart, in the centre is a streamlined unit No. 458 402-7 and beyond is Class 50 2-10-0 No. 051 685-1. Wednesday 6th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5038_003246-6_Ulm.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/08, 02. DB light Pacific of Class 03, No. 003 246-6, gets excited in the south bay platform at Ulm Hbf prior to departing with a semi-fast passenger train to Biberach on the line south to Friedrichshafen, due to leave around 15:10. Friday 8th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5096_003246-6_Ulm_Donau.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/09, 3. DB "light" Pacific No. 003 246-6 heads out of Ulm alongside the infant River Danube (Donau) with a semi-fast passenger train to Biberach, southwards on the line to Friedrichshafen on Saturday 9th May 1970.
GMP_Slide7783_411260-3_Saalfeld.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7521_52_S-Bahn_Schoneweide.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7518_528067-2_Schoneweide.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7528_351013-8_Schoneweide.jpg	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!
GMP_Slide7531_528096-1_Schoneweide.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide13061_012066-7_Aschendorf.jpg	Germany. 1974/07/06, 1. DB Pacific 012 066-7 (now a fortunate survivor in working order) speeds northwards at the head of an express from Rheine to Norddeich, approaching Aschendorf. Saturday 6th July 1974.
GMP_Slide13052_044552-8_Aschendorf.jpg	Germany. 1974/07/05, 2. A northbound empty iron ore train from Rheine Yards to Emden docks is approaching Aschendorf on the miserable day of Friday 5th July 1974. Coal-fired three cylinder 2-10-0 No. 044 552-8 is in charge.
GMP_Slide13051_042202-2_Aschendorf.jpg	Germany. 1974/07/05, 1. DB rebuilt 2-8-2 No. 042 202-2 heads northwards towards Emden with a mixed freight train from Rheine, approaching Aschendorf on a very miserable Friday 5th July 1974.
GMP_Slide5098_215046-4_Ulm_Donau.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/09, 4. Developed from the Class 216 and forerunner of Class 218, DB Class 215 diesel-hydraulic Bo-Bo No. 215 046-4 heads south from Ulm alongside the River Danube with a train bound for Friedrichshafen on the afternoon of Saturday 9th May 1970.
GMP_Slide5080_GV_BwUlm.jpg	Germany. 1970/05/09, 1. Bahnbetriebswerk Ulm on Saturday 9th May 1970 was host to a considerable number of steam locos, most of them Class 50 2-10-0s but also the odd Class 03 Pacific. Quite what the vehicle on the far right is I'm not sure! Thanks to several people for identifying this as a "Klima Schneepflug", named after Rudolf Klima, the Austrian engineer who devised these snowploughs in the 1940s. They were converted from old steam loco tenders, this one most probably an old Prussian P8 bogie tender.
GMP_Slide10665_010533-8_Uerdingen_Bebra.jpg	Germany. 1973/01/21, 2. Contrast in front ends at Bebra, with an Uerdingen railbus in the foreground and DR rebuilt 01/5 4-6-2 No. 01 0533-8 in the background. Sunday 21st January 1973.
GMP_Slide12809_381383_215076-1_Rottweil.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/01, 1. Remarkably, the last few Prussian P8 4-6-0s soldiered on at Rottweil until the end of the winter timetable in 1974. The engine that had been re-numbered 038 382-8 has regained its original number of 38 1383 (though it should actually be 38 2383), albeit in chalk, as it sits outside Rottweil depot soon after hauling its last train. Meanwhile, one of its replacement diesels, No. 215 076-1, heads for the sidings to pick up some empty stock. Wednesday 1st May 1974. 38 2383 is now preserved at the museum at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg.
GMP_Slide12812_78246_215076-1_Rottweil.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/01, 2. Looking from the station at Rottweil towards the main town on the hill as the last surviving Prussian T18 4-6-4T, DB Class 78 No. 078 246-6, heads out of the sidings at 16:12 with three empty "silverfish" coaches which will form the 16:38 train 3917 to Villingen. Beyond is Class 215 diesel hydraulic No. 215 076-1 which is also about to collect coaches from the sidings beyond the signalbox and hump into the yard. Wednesday 1st May 1974.
GMP_Slide12821_78246_Horb-Rottweil.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 1. The last surviving Prussian T18 Class 4-6-4T in West Germany, No. 078 246-6, which managed to outlive its  P8 4-6-0 tender equivalents by a short time, was still at work in May 1974, carrying its old number 78 246. On Thursday the 2nd it is at the head of the 13:12 train from Horb, stopping at all stations to Rottweil along the valley of the River Neckar. The train consisted of six six-wheeled coaches and unfortunately the weather was not conducive to adventurous photography! The engine is now preserved at the museum in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg.
GMP_Slide12828_78246_Horb-Rottweil.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 2. The last surviving Prussian T18 Class 4-6-4T in West Germany, No. 078 246-6, which managed to outlive its  P8 4-6-0 tender equivalents by a short time, was still at work in May 1974, carrying its old number 78 246. On Thursday the 2nd it is at the head of the 13:12 train from Horb, stopping at all stations to Rottweil along the valley of the River Neckar. The train consisted of six six-wheeled coaches and unfortunately the weather was not conducive to adventurous photography! Here, it departs from one of the station stops (Aistaig?). The engine is now preserved at the museum in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg.
GMP_Slide7552_991741-0_KurortOybin.jpg	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!
GMP_Slide7588_991793-1_991784-0_RadebeulOst.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7593_991772-5_RadebeulOst.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7579_991772-5_991784-0_RadebeulOst.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7592_991772-5_RadebeulOst.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7674_991594-3_Wilkau_Hasslau.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7604_18010_Pieschen.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide7685_991594-3_Kirchberg.jpg	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.
GMP_Slide6286_012063-4_Rheine.jpg	Germany. 1971/02/14. There was the odd burst of sunshine during this trip! 012 063-4 arrived at Rheine with D734, the 11:02 departure from Norddeich to Münster and Köln, which it now takes out with a nice smoky start! Sunday 14th February 1971.
GMP_Slide6198_012052-7_DMU_Rheine.jpg	Germany. 1971/02/12. DB 01.10 class 4-6-2 No. 012 052-7 had backed its empty stock into Rheine station earlier and now gets away in pouring rain to Münster as a DMU leaves alongside for Osnabrück. The light has just about run out as the afternoon draws on, Friday 12th February 1971.
GMP_Slide6226_042073-7_Rheine.jpg	Germany. 1971/02/13. DB 2-8-2 No. 042 073-7 drifts south towards Rheine, heading out of the rain with a mixed freight, then opens up as it gets the road to pass through Rheine station. Saturday 13th February 1971. This is a colour picture by the way!
GMP_Slide6722_003131-0_Crailsheim.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/09. DB Class 03 4-6-2 No. 003 131-0 starts its semi-fast train away from Crailsheim, bound for Lauda, crossing the river bridge just out of the station area, with an almost perfect reflection. Friday 9th April 1971.
GMP_Slide6634_038382-8_Eutingen.jpg	Germany. 1971/04/08. A V200 class B-B Diesel hydraulic had arrived at Eutingen station with an express train from Stuttgart to Konstanz a short while earlier. 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 departing with its three 
GMP_Slide7697_991594-3_Cunersdorf.jpg	Germany. 1971/09/15, 4. 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. It is working back from Kirchberg - sadly, the line is now long closed...
GMP_Slide12849_78246_Trossingen.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 4. The last remaining Prussian T18 class 4-6-4T in West Germany, No. 78 246, was still at work in May 1974. Here the loco is seen pulling away from the Trossingen station stop with the 17:46 all stations from Villingen to Rottweil train on the evening of Thursday 2nd May 1974.
GMP_Slide12850_78246_Trossingen.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 5. The last remaining Prussian T18 class 4-6-4T in West Germany, No. 78 246, was still at work in May 1974. Here the loco is seen pulling away from the Trossingen station stop with the 17:46 all stations from Villingen to Rottweil train on the evening of Thursday 2nd May 1974.
GMP_Slide12851_78246_Trossingen.jpg	Germany. 1974/05/02, 6. The last remaining Prussian T18 class 4-6-4T in West Germany, No. 78 246, was still at work in May 1974. Here the loco is seen pulling away from the Trossingen station stop with the 17:46 all stations from Villingen to Rottweil train on the evening of Thursday 2nd May 1974.
GMP_Slide7883_032207-3_Halberstadt.jpg	Germany. 1971/09/17, 5. DR 03 Class 4-6-2 No. 03 2207-3 drifts into the station area at Halberstadt with a westbound express train, while a Class 50 2-10-0 also approaches tenderfirst with a local passenger train, on the evening of Friday 17th September 1971.
GMP_Slide7873_411228-0_Halberstadt.jpg	Germany. 1971/09/17, 3. DR 2-8-2 No. 41 1228-0 is nice and clean and picking up a glint from the lowering sun as it waits in the platform at Halberstadt at 16:20 with an eastbound  local passenger train, including a three coach double-deck set. Friday 17th September 1971.
GMP_Slide7880_50_BrigadeJuriGagarin_Halberstadt.jpg	Germany. 1971/09/17, 4. An unidentified DR Class 50 2-10-0 sports the name "Brigade Juri Gagarin" on its smoke deflectors and is obviously a well looked-after loco and one of the class fitted with a Giesl Ejector chimney. It is just coming "off-shed" at Halberstadt to take up its next duty. Friday 17th September 1971.