Starting my day in Hannover, today I will take 5 trains.
Bahnhofsmission in Hannover, Christian charity network available in 105 stations.
Since December 2015 new Stadler Flirt double deck trains are operating Westfalenbahn line RE60 Braunschweig-Bielefeld. Each train have six parts, which makes the largest multiple unit trains in Germany.
Stranded passenger
Very convenient information informing where to find your coach on the platform
Ernest Augustus statue outside the train station
My first train today is a classic Intercity with Adtranz 101 locomotive
Old fashioned compartment
I have arrived to Magdeburg, which is in East Germany
From Magdeburg there is a regional RE1 service Magdeburg-Berlin-Frankfurt(Oder), here with Siemens ES 62 U2 colourful locomotive.
Magdeburg station
NGT8D tram from Alstom/LHB
East German house is now being demolished
Ampelmann
Green Citadel house from Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Back to the train station
Another RE1
My next train is IC2 (Intercity 2) which entered the service recently (December 2015). Here is line IC56 Leipzig-Norddeich.
Traxx P160 AC2
Each IC2 train has five double deck coaches
One of the coach has 1st class
Harz Elbe Express service operated by Transdev and Alstom Lint 41 train
Siemens Desiro Classic
River Elbe
Solar power plant
IC2 has reached its maximum speed
Ostseelandverkehr Alstom Lint outside Delitzsch Railmaint
DR Class 130 "Ludmilla" diesel locomotive from Soviet Union
Suburbs of Leipzig (Rackwitz)
DR Class 250 (or DB Class 155) for MEG (Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH), the most powerful locomotive in the former GDR.
Bombardier Talent 2 train for S-Bahn Leipzig
DR Class 243 (DB Class 143)
ICE-T
My IC2 train has arrived to Leipzig
Leipzig railway station is the largest in the world measured by floor area.
Bombardier Talent 2 train for SE12 service Leipzig-Saafeld operated by Abellio
Abellio is a daughter company of NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen).
Shopping mall inside Leipzig station
In 1939 Leipzig was Germany's busiest stations (today it is Frankfurt).
The old waiting rooms have been transformed into shopping and cafeterias.
Osthalle
NGT8 tram from 1994 in Leipzig, manufactured by Duewag/Siemens/ABB/DWA
In Germany tobacco billboard advertising is still allowed (Germany and Bulgaria are the only countries within European Union allowing this).
Leipzig City Tunnel opened in 2013 for S-Bahn, the tunnel converted the terminus Lepzig main station into a through station. The project has received criticism for limited usability by long distance trains.
Leipzig City Tunnel occupies space for former platforms 1-6
Model railway at Leipzig station, like in many other stations in Germany. 10 rides for 1 Euro!!!
Another spectacular event taking place at the station is the train coupling, here performed by two ICE-T trains
This type of coupling is called Scharfenberg coupling and it is fully automatic
ICE-T is the train I'm taking now from Leipzig to Erfurt. It is the tilting version of ICE high speed train.
ICE-T trains are mainly used in this part of the country at the time being. There are two versions, ICE-T5 (Class 415) and ICE-T7 (Class 411) with 5 and 7 coaches respectively.
Passing by Leipzig airport
The airport serves as the main hub for DHL Aviation. In terms of cargo traffic, it is the fifth busiest in Europe, and second busiest in Germany after Frankfurt.
I'm now taking brand new Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle high speed line which opened in December 2015. It is the first ETCS level 2 railway in Germany
1st class coach
Entrance to one of 3 tunnels along the line - Bibra tunnel (6466m)
It is the first ETCS level 2 railway in Germany (without trackside signals)
ETCS Stop marker (instead of a light main signal )
I have arrived to Erfurt. The station was modernised in 2008
DB Class 612 tilting DMU
My ICE-T is heading further to Frankfurt, now I can see that the second part is a ICE-T5 set
Another ICE-T in Erfurt
Siemens Combino tram in Erfurt (from 2002-2005). This tram type can be seen in many towns, I'm recognizing it from Amsterdam.
Erfurt station
KT4D tram from ČKD Tatra manufactured in the 1970's. Since 2014 KT4D are no longer in regular service, three cars were left for city tour service.
Captain Bluebear and Hein Blöd on the Gera in Erfurt
Erfurt Angermuseum
I'm waiting for my next train. Interesting is that the upper train has coaches with "no entrance" signature
Intercity train is arriving
Soviet style architecture
Gotha station
Abellio service RB20 Halle(Saale)-Eisenach
Großer Inselsberg mountain
Another "Ludmilla"
Traxx F140 AC1 from CTL Logistics which is a polish freight railway company
R6 line Eisenach-Bebra from cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft, operated with Stadler Flirt
A stop in Eisenach
Traxx F140 AC1
Monte Kali spoil tip
Bebra
Signal for railway workers
Traxx F140 AC2
Alstom RegioCitadis for Kassel RegioTram - a tram-train light system
My Intercity has arrived to Altenbeken where I get off
Altenbeken is a small village with one hotel
But the main sight is a 482m long viaduct from 1853, it is still today Europe's longest limestone viaduct
I was hoping to see some interesting trains, but during my hour here there were only S-Bahn and RB trains
RB72 Herford-Paderborn
S5 Paderborn-Hannover
French company Keolis (owned by SNCF) operates here under brand name Eurobahn RE81 service Bielefeld-Altenbeken.
My last two trains today will be from Westfalenbahn, first RB72 to Herford
1st class on Stadler Flirt
I have arrived to Herford
In Herford I change to my last train, Stadler Kiss/Dosto line RE70
The train is new and fresh
1st class coach
In Minden there is a 10 min stop, I have time to take a photo of the station, which looks more like a castle
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