Suspended

The new Line 23 crosses the Mittlerer Ring on its way to the Frankfurter ring. Normally the trams have their own traffic lights at existing junctions, but in this case the line doesn't follow a road so the planners ran it over this newly built suspension bridge.

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Roof

This is part of the roof structure of a tunnel over one of the Munich ringroads seen from the newly built suspension bridge that carries the tram line over the road.

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Signal

One of the traffic lights for the tram at the Schwabing North end of the new Line 23.

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Domagkstrasse

Not all the stops on the new Line 23 have the same style as Munchner Freiheit. The line serves an area of Munich with lots of new residential and commercial developments and this is much more typical of the stops along the way.

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Curves

The cold weather that's been hitting central Europe has made me a bit reluctant to get out take pictures but today I headed out to travel on the new Tram Line 23. Here's is another, more abstract, shot of the Munchner Freiheit terminus.

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Tram 23 2

Another view of the new Tram 23 terminus at Munchner Freiheit.

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Tram 23

Munich's new tram line 23 finally opened on 12 December running from Münchner Freiheit to Schwabing Nord. This is the new terminus at Münchner Freiheit.

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Hasenbergl

Hasenbergl U-Bahn station on the U2 line.

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Candidplatz

Candidplatz, also on U1, is probably the most colourful and decorative station on the entire system.

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Wettersteinplatz

Still on U1, this is Wettersteinplatz. This also makes a strong black and white image but I decided to stick with colour.

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Mangfallplatz

The rather dull Mangfallplatz station at the end of the U1 line.

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Empty Platform

A momentary lull on the platforms of the usually very busy Ostbahnhof

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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.

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Hauptbahnhof

Two express trains - one an ICE3 - wait side by side at Munich hauptbahnhof.

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Power

The pantograph of an OBB (Austrian Railways) engine at Munich hauptbahnhof.

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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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No Hurry

For those who have had enough of U-Bahn images this is the last for a while. This is Westfriedhof once more shot from platform level as a train arrives.

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Blue

Probably the most atmospheric station on the U-Bahn which is probably not surprising since it is named for the Westfriedhof - the west cemetery.

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Signal

The signal and clock at the ned of the platform at the blindingly multi-coloured Georg-Brauchle-Ring station on U1.

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Invest in Love

A passageway at Oberwiesenfeld station on U3.I can't explain why I like this shot but I do.

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