A passenger waits on the platfrom of Feldmoching S-Bahn station as a freight train passes by.
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24 September 2009
Waiting
A passenger waits on the platfrom of Feldmoching S-Bahn station as a freight train passes by.
28 August 2009
Waiting
Fröttmaning used to be the terminus for the U6 line and is still the site of the U-Bahn engineering works, hence the line up of trains here.For train nerds, all three types of train in use on the network are visible in this picture. Most of the units are Type A, recognisable by the 3 panel front windscreen. The unit to the right of the group of four with the single windscreen is a Type B, while the traqin on the extreme left and set a little further back is a Type C.
I took this picture on a bright sunny day; the haziness is a result of shooting through a thick perspex panel on a parallel walkway to the one in the picture.
23 August 2009
20 August 2009
19 August 2009
Red Stripe
Germany's high speed trains run at up to 300 kph across the country. The trains, operated by Deutsche Bahn, are known as ICE trains and with their familiar red stripe are one of the best known brands in Germany.The lead company in manufaturing the trains is Siemens - a German company - who are the exclusive manufacturer for the latest versions of the ICE 3. Under the 'Velaro' name Siemens have also sold versions of these trains to Spain, Russia and China.
In an age when it seems that most of the Western world's business seems to involve smoke and mirrors with preten money there is something admirable about Germany's commitment to building 'stuff'.
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