The Adventures of Globibahn

[joe cassidy]

Prototype for everything 

[Globibahn]

Totally unrealistic scenery that would never pass muster as a model.

Agreed - I think it needs more PVA!

Interesting, no doubt I will also get a chance to visit the same location.

[Globibahn]

Seen several of these jolly little IFA lorries around.

Think they would make an ideal first lorry?

[joe cassidy]

Made under licence from Tonka Toys ?

[Globibahn]

Had a little rail excursion to Bad Schandau today - situated on the Elbe, right on the Czech border.

I took the train from Neustadt Sachs to Pirna, then the S-Bahn Pirna to Bad Schandau along the Elbe. Bad Schandau is an interesting station with some freight activity going on, S-Bahn activity and the CD EC from Prague to Hamburg via Dresden actually makes a flying stop here.

Returning home I took the little DMU from Bad Schandau to Sebnitz, where I changed for another regional train to Neustadt Sachs. This return route was extremely pretty in terms of countrside, with gorges, streams and woodlands.

The EC pulling in at the platform.


Interesting to see Czech script on a DB DMU.


Indeed, is "my life not yours!!"


I know there are those on this forum who can interpret evey single bit of this information....

[mika]

Thanks, Matt.
Looks like you're having a great time.

When my wife and I returned from Prague a few (or more) years ago, our loco (Czech class 372, for those taking notes) broke down in Bad Schandau. We had to be rescued by a 101 which had to be brought in from Dresden. As this took some time, we could have taken a good look at the surroundings of the station, had it not been night...
Funny thing is that the the 101 then pulled the 372 and the train to Dresden, where the Czech loco had to be shunted out, which resulted in being even later. 
Anyway, it's a nice part of the country.

Best,
Michael

[Globibahn]

Thanks, Matt.
Looks like you're having a great time.

Best,
Michael

Cheers Mika.

LOL, I probably wouldn't recommend Bad Schandau station as being Europe's top night-life spot to visit!!!

[Globibahn]

I got up bright and early and caught the train to Dresden this morning, as I wanted to check out a yoga studio in the city, which turned out to be very good!

Passing through the HB, I was delighted to see my favourite passenger train, namely a CD Railjet. This one comes from Graz and travels via Prague and Dresden to Berlin. A journey I will need to be making making on board of one!!

It's actually notable, that I haven't yet seen much in the way of 101-hauled DB ICs. Or even ICEs for that matter. There is a stadler-type IC2 at the HB quite regularly, can't remember where it goes though.

[Hiawatha]

And, again, the Taurus is coupled with the wrong end to the coaches.

[Globibahn]

And, again, the Taurus is coupled with the wrong end to the coaches.

Oh, I did not know about this!

[Jim Easterbrook]

And, again, the Taurus is coupled with the wrong end to the coaches.

Oh, I did not know about this!

A quick Google image search suggests it happens about half the time, as you'd expect.

[Hiawatha]

This is hurting my eyes almost every day.   I have commented about it earlier elsewhere:

And, as is almost always the case, the locomotive is coupled the wrong way around to the coaches.

If you order locomotives with an asymmetric livery then make sure that it is coupled correctly. And if this is not operationally possible – then, dear ÖBB, only order locomotives with a symmetric livery.

[Dave_K]

Just a failing of real world design. If someone had stopped for a moment to think about it...

[Globibahn]

And, again, the Taurus is coupled with the wrong end to the coaches.

Crumbs, you are quite right! How did I never notice that!

[Hiawatha]

A quick Google image search suggests it happens about half the time, as you'd expect.

No, it happens about 80% of the time. These are fixed rakes, so they should try to have them turned around correctly or bin the asymmetric livery (like the CD did with their non-railjet Tauruses).

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