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The four-part electric multiple unit 430 058 / 431 058 / 431 558 / 430 558 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn (DB Regio AG - Baden-Württemberg) is passing through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne on October 16, 2026, probably on a workshop transfer.
The four-part electric multiple unit 430 058 / 431 058 / 431 558 / 430 558 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn (DB Regio AG - Baden-Württemberg) is passing through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne on October 16, 2026, probably on a workshop transfer.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric multiple units / 430 (Bombardier, Alstom), Germany / Urban trains / S-Bahn Stuttgart

71 1500x1000 Px, 18.10.2026

The 186 282 (91 80 6186 282-0 D-Rpool) of Railpool GmbH (Munich), leased to LOKOMOTION Gesellschaft für Schienentraktion mbH (Munich), is running with a combined transport train through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne on October 16, 2026. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS was built in 2009 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 34468 and was originally intended as E 186 912 for CBRail (Luxembourg), but was converted in July 2010 to the country packages and approval for Germany, Austria, and Italy (D/A/I) and then delivered to Railpool GmbH as 186 282. The TRAXX F140 MS is a four-axle multi-system locomotive with a power output of 5,600 kW (4,000 kW at 1.5 kV DC) for cross-border operations. The locomotive mainly hauls freight trains on the main European routes and can be used in all power systems. In freight transport, a maximum speed of 140 km/h is achieved. The 85-ton locomotives have a starting tractive effort of 300 kN.
The 186 282 (91 80 6186 282-0 D-Rpool) of Railpool GmbH (Munich), leased to LOKOMOTION Gesellschaft für Schienentraktion mbH (Munich), is running with a combined transport train through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne on October 16, 2026. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS was built in 2009 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 34468 and was originally intended as E 186 912 for CBRail (Luxembourg), but was converted in July 2010 to the country packages and approval for Germany, Austria, and Italy (D/A/I) and then delivered to Railpool GmbH as 186 282. The TRAXX F140 MS is a four-axle multi-system locomotive with a power output of 5,600 kW (4,000 kW at 1.5 kV DC) for cross-border operations. The locomotive mainly hauls freight trains on the main European routes and can be used in all power systems. In freight transport, a maximum speed of 140 km/h is achieved. The 85-ton locomotives have a starting tractive effort of 300 kN.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric locomotives / 186, Germany / Companies / Railpool

65 1500x1000 Px, 17.10.2026

The 249 097 (90 80 2249 097-7 D-DB), a Siemens Vectron Dual Mode light operated by DB Cargo AG, passes through Horrem station heading towards Aachen with a mixed freight train on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line (KBS 480). The Vectron Dual Mode light was built in 2026 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach, bearing works number 23155.
The 249 097 (90 80 2249 097-7 D-DB), a Siemens Vectron Dual Mode light operated by DB Cargo AG, passes through Horrem station heading towards Aachen with a mixed freight train on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line (KBS 480). The Vectron Dual Mode light was built in 2026 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach, bearing works number 23155.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 480 Cologne - Aachen, Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / 90 80 / 2 249 BR 249 ·Vectron Dual Mode light·

45 1500x1020 Px, 14.10.2026

The 249 097 (90 80 2249 097-7 D-DB), a Siemens Vectron Dual Mode light operated by DB Cargo AG, passes through Horrem station heading towards Aachen with a mixed freight train on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line (KBS 480). The Vectron Dual Mode light was built in 2026 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach, bearing works number 23155.
The 249 097 (90 80 2249 097-7 D-DB), a Siemens Vectron Dual Mode light operated by DB Cargo AG, passes through Horrem station heading towards Aachen with a mixed freight train on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line (KBS 480). The Vectron Dual Mode light was built in 2026 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach, bearing works number 23155.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / 90 80 / 2 248 BR 248 ·Vectron Dual Mode·, Germany / Tracks / KBS 480 Cologne - Aachen

53 1500x1000 Px, 14.10.2026

The 105 007-9 (91 80 6105 007-9 D-DB) is a Talgo Travca multi-system electric locomotive or TALGO 230 of DB Fernverkehr AG, intended for hauling the ICE L, here on September 24, 2026, at Stendal main station. The locomotive series from the Spanish rail vehicle manufacturer Patentes Talgo, S.L.U. based in Las Matas are designed as multi-system locomotives and are probably still undergoing test and acceptance runs. I was able to take the photo from inside an ICE. TECHNICAL DATA: Manufacturer: Patentes Talgo, S.L.U. based in Las Matas (Spain) Ordered by DB Fernverkehr AG: 60 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement: Bo`Bo` Length (over buffers): 19,700 mm Height: 4,200 mm Maximum speed: 230 km/h Service weight: 88 t Maximum speed: 230 km/h (200 km/h under 1.5 kV DC) Continuous power output: 6,400 kW (4,000 kW at 1.5 kV DC) Starting tractive effort: 300 kN Number of traction motors: 4 Electrical system: 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC, 25 kV, 50 Hz AC, as well as 1.5 kV DC Brakes: electrodynamic rheostatic brake, disc brake Minimum curve radius: 100 m Coupling type: screw coupling Train control: PZB90, LZB, ATB and ETCS Baseline 3 Control system: ÖBB remote control concept
The 105 007-9 (91 80 6105 007-9 D-DB) is a Talgo "Travca" multi-system electric locomotive or TALGO 230 of DB Fernverkehr AG, intended for hauling the ICE L, here on September 24, 2026, at Stendal main station. The locomotive series from the Spanish rail vehicle manufacturer Patentes Talgo, S.L.U. based in Las Matas are designed as multi-system locomotives and are probably still undergoing test and acceptance runs. I was able to take the photo from inside an ICE. TECHNICAL DATA: Manufacturer: Patentes Talgo, S.L.U. based in Las Matas (Spain) Ordered by DB Fernverkehr AG: 60 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement: Bo`Bo` Length (over buffers): 19,700 mm Height: 4,200 mm Maximum speed: 230 km/h Service weight: 88 t Maximum speed: 230 km/h (200 km/h under 1.5 kV DC) Continuous power output: 6,400 kW (4,000 kW at 1.5 kV DC) Starting tractive effort: 300 kN Number of traction motors: 4 Electrical system: 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC, 25 kV, 50 Hz AC, as well as 1.5 kV DC Brakes: electrodynamic rheostatic brake, disc brake Minimum curve radius: 100 m Coupling type: screw coupling Train control: PZB90, LZB, ATB and ETCS Baseline 3 Control system: ÖBB remote control concept
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric locomotives / 105 | TALGO Travca

93 1500x1077 Px, 03.10.2026

The Class 66 – 266 067-8 (92 80 1266 067-8 D-BRLL) of Beacon Rail Leasing Ltd (London), now leased to Neo Lox GmbH (Bottrop), was parked on October 3, 2026, at the Betzdorf/Sieg marshalling yard with a train of bulk tipper wagons loaded with ballast (wagons of the Uas (9300) type and Fas (6700) type). The locomotive was built in 2002 by GM-EMD (Electro-Motive Division, a subsidiary of General Motors) under factory number 20018360-6 and delivered to Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. (Derby) as PB 16 . Further owners and lessors were from 2004 CBRail Leasing S.à r.l., (Luxembourg), from 2010 Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), and since 2016 it has belonged to Beacon Rail Leasing Ltd in London. The locomotive is certified for Germany and the Netherlands. Lessees included: 2002 HGK - Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG - DE 67 2005 ERS Railways B.V., Rotterdam - 6613 2010 RTB - Rurtalbahn GmbH, Düren - V 263 2010 Captrain Belgium B.V., Antwerp - 6607 2011 OHE - Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG, Celle - PB 16 2012 HGK - Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG - DE 67 and from August 2015 RheinCargo GmbH & Co. KG after the merger of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) and Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG into RheinCargo. Since September 2025, it has been leased to Neo Lox GmbH in Bottrop as 266 067 . The locomotive is an EMD JT42CWR (also known as Class 66). These are diesel-electric six-axle heavy freight locomotives. It has a 12-cylinder, 2-stroke turbo diesel engine of type 12N-710G3B-EC, which drives a generator of type EM AR8/CA6 that in turn produces electricity for the six DC
The Class 66 – 266 067-8 (92 80 1266 067-8 D-BRLL) of Beacon Rail Leasing Ltd (London), now leased to Neo Lox GmbH (Bottrop), was parked on October 3, 2026, at the Betzdorf/Sieg marshalling yard with a train of bulk tipper wagons loaded with ballast (wagons of the Uas (9300) type and Fas (6700) type). The locomotive was built in 2002 by GM-EMD (Electro-Motive Division, a subsidiary of General Motors) under factory number 20018360-6 and delivered to Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. (Derby) as "PB 16". Further owners and lessors were from 2004 CBRail Leasing S.à r.l., (Luxembourg), from 2010 Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), and since 2016 it has belonged to Beacon Rail Leasing Ltd in London. The locomotive is certified for Germany and the Netherlands. Lessees included: 2002 HGK - Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG - "DE 67" 2005 ERS Railways B.V., Rotterdam - "6613" 2010 RTB - Rurtalbahn GmbH, Düren - "V 263" 2010 Captrain Belgium B.V., Antwerp - "6607" 2011 OHE - Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG, Celle - "PB 16" 2012 HGK - Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG - "DE 67" and from August 2015 RheinCargo GmbH & Co. KG after the merger of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) and Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG into RheinCargo. Since September 2025, it has been leased to Neo Lox GmbH in Bottrop as "266 067". The locomotive is an EMD JT42CWR (also known as Class 66). These are diesel-electric six-axle heavy freight locomotives. It has a 12-cylinder, 2-stroke turbo diesel engine of type 12N-710G3B-EC, which drives a generator of type EM AR8/CA6 that in turn produces electricity for the six DC
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 266 (Class 66 - EMD JT42CW)

70 1500x1007 Px, 03.10.2026

The three-section articulated tram 9007 of the SOCIMI T8000 type (electric AEG – year of manufacture 1990 - 92) of ATAC (Azienda per i Trasporti Autoferrotranviari del Comune di Roma) is standing on July 13, 2022, at the Roma Termini station, ready for departure as line 14 to Viale Palmiro Togliatti via Porta Maggiore. The articulated trams of the SOCIMI T8000 type: A total of 41 units of these bidirectional low-floor articulated railcars of the SOCIMI T8000 type were built by the Milan-based manufacturer SOCIMI (electric part by AEG) (33 built between 1990 and 1992 and 8 built in 2003). TECHNICAL DATA: Vehicle type: six-axle three-section articulated railcar Number: 41 Manufacturer: SOCIMI / electric part AEG Years of manufacture: 1990-1992 and 2003 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement: Bo'+2+Bo' Length: 21.10 m Width: 2.3 m Height: 3.42 m Driving and running wheel diameter: 680 mm Unladen weight: 30.5 t Motors/Power: 4 x 100 kW = 400 kW Maximum speed: 70 km/h Remarks: 3 sections; 4 doors Power system: 600 Volt DC (=) via overhead line
The three-section articulated tram 9007 of the SOCIMI T8000 type (electric AEG – year of manufacture 1990 - 92) of ATAC (Azienda per i Trasporti Autoferrotranviari del Comune di Roma) is standing on July 13, 2022, at the Roma Termini station, ready for departure as line 14 to Viale Palmiro Togliatti via Porta Maggiore. The articulated trams of the SOCIMI T8000 type: A total of 41 units of these bidirectional low-floor articulated railcars of the SOCIMI T8000 type were built by the Milan-based manufacturer SOCIMI (electric part by AEG) (33 built between 1990 and 1992 and 8 built in 2003). TECHNICAL DATA: Vehicle type: six-axle three-section articulated railcar Number: 41 Manufacturer: SOCIMI / electric part AEG Years of manufacture: 1990-1992 and 2003 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement: Bo'+2+Bo' Length: 21.10 m Width: 2.3 m Height: 3.42 m Driving and running wheel diameter: 680 mm Unladen weight: 30.5 t Motors/Power: 4 x 100 kW = 400 kW Maximum speed: 70 km/h Remarks: 3 sections; 4 doors Power system: 600 Volt DC (=) via overhead line
Armin Schwarz

Italy / Trams / Rome

122 1400x948 Px, 31.08.2026

The powerful six-axle Stadler EURO 9000 of ELP - European Loc Pool AG (Frauenfeld/CH), leased to RTB CARGO GmbH (Düren), 2019 305-2 Krefti (90 80 2019 305-2 D-ELP), is running on August 21, 2026, with a very long covered freight train through Siegen-Eiserfeld towards Cologne. The Stadler EURO 9000, a Co'Co' Dual Mode locomotive, was built in 2022 by Stadler Rail Valencia S.A.U. in Albuixech (Spain) under factory number 4067 and delivered in April 2023 to ELP - European Loc Pool AG in Frauenfeld (CH).
The powerful six-axle Stadler EURO 9000 of ELP - European Loc Pool AG (Frauenfeld/CH), leased to RTB CARGO GmbH (Düren), 2019 305-2 "Krefti" (90 80 2019 305-2 D-ELP), is running on August 21, 2026, with a very long covered freight train through Siegen-Eiserfeld towards Cologne. The Stadler EURO 9000, a Co'Co' Dual Mode locomotive, was built in 2022 by Stadler Rail Valencia S.A.U. in Albuixech (Spain) under factory number 4067 and delivered in April 2023 to ELP - European Loc Pool AG in Frauenfeld (CH).
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / BR 2019 (STADLER Euro9000)

173 1400x942 Px, 23.08.2026

The 1151 of ITB - Industrietransportgesellschaft mbH Brandenburg (92 82 0001 151-0 L-ITB) is running with a tank car train through Brandenburg an der Havel main station towards Berlin on September 20, 2018. The V 100.1 was built in 1983 by LEW (VEB Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hans Beimler , Hennigsdorf) under factory number 12524 and delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DR 110 242-5. In 1981, it was rebuilt to DR 112 242-3 at the Cottbus depot. On January 1, 1992, it was renumbered to DR 202 242-4 and on January 1, 1994, to DB 202 242-4. In May 2000, it was retired from DB and transferred to SFZ - Schienenfahrzeugzentrum in Stendal. In 2003, it went to NEG - Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH in Trier as No. 03. In 2006, it went to CFL Cargo where it was designated as 1151 (92 82 0001 151-0 L-CFLCA). Finally, in June 2014, it went to ITB - Industrietransportgesellschaft mbH Brandenburg in Brandenburg an der Havel but remained registered and listed in Luxembourg.
The 1151 of ITB - Industrietransportgesellschaft mbH Brandenburg (92 82 0001 151-0 L-ITB) is running with a tank car train through Brandenburg an der Havel main station towards Berlin on September 20, 2018. The V 100.1 was built in 1983 by LEW (VEB Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler", Hennigsdorf) under factory number 12524 and delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DR 110 242-5. In 1981, it was rebuilt to DR 112 242-3 at the Cottbus depot. On January 1, 1992, it was renumbered to DR 202 242-4 and on January 1, 1994, to DB 202 242-4. In May 2000, it was retired from DB and transferred to SFZ - Schienenfahrzeugzentrum in Stendal. In 2003, it went to NEG - Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH in Trier as No. 03. In 2006, it went to CFL Cargo where it was designated as 1151 (92 82 0001 151-0 L-CFLCA). Finally, in June 2014, it went to ITB - Industrietransportgesellschaft mbH Brandenburg in Brandenburg an der Havel but remained registered and listed in Luxembourg.
Armin Schwarz

Luxembourg / Diesel locomotives / Série 1150 (ex DR 202, ex DR V 100.1)

152 1400x933 Px, 02.08.2026

The re-motored Ludmilla 233 572-7 (92 80 1233 572-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo Deutschland AG, formerly DB 232 572-8, DR 132 572-9, arrives on September 20, 2018, as an empty train (Lz) at Brandenburg an der Havel main station and continues to the marshalling yard (Rbf). The V 300 was built in 1978 by LTS (Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Sawod, also known as Locomotive Factory October Revolution Lugansk (formerly Voroshilovgrad)) under factory number 0832 and delivered as 132 572-9 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). On 01.01.1992, it was renumbered to DR 232 572-8 and on 01.01.1994 to DB 232 572-8. In 2002, it was rebuilt and re-motored at the Cottbus repair shop with a new twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of type 12D49M, after which it was renumbered to DB 233 572-7 on 28.11.2002.
The re-motored "Ludmilla" 233 572-7 (92 80 1233 572-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo Deutschland AG, formerly DB 232 572-8, DR 132 572-9, arrives on September 20, 2018, as an empty train (Lz) at Brandenburg an der Havel main station and continues to the marshalling yard (Rbf). The V 300 was built in 1978 by LTS (Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Sawod, also known as Locomotive Factory "October Revolution" Lugansk (formerly Voroshilovgrad)) under factory number 0832 and delivered as 132 572-9 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). On 01.01.1992, it was renumbered to DR 232 572-8 and on 01.01.1994 to DB 232 572-8. In 2002, it was rebuilt and re-motored at the Cottbus repair shop with a new twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of type 12D49M, after which it was renumbered to DB 233 572-7 on 28.11.2002.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 233

169 1500x1000 Px, 02.08.2026

The re-motored Ludmilla 233 572-7 (92 80 1233 572-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo Deutschland AG, formerly DB 232 572-8, DR 132 572-9, arrives on September 20, 2018, as an empty train (Lz) at Brandenburg an der Havel main station and continues to the marshalling yard (Rbf). The V 300 was built in 1978 by LTS (Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Sawod, also known as Locomotive Factory October Revolution Lugansk (formerly Voroshilovgrad)) under factory number 0832 and delivered as 132 572-9 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). On 01.01.1992, it was renumbered to DR 232 572-8 and on 01.01.1994 to DB 232 572-8. In 2002, it was rebuilt and re-motored at the Cottbus repair shop with a new twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of type 12D49M, after which it was renumbered on 28.11.2002 to DB 233 572-7.
The re-motored "Ludmilla" 233 572-7 (92 80 1233 572-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo Deutschland AG, formerly DB 232 572-8, DR 132 572-9, arrives on September 20, 2018, as an empty train (Lz) at Brandenburg an der Havel main station and continues to the marshalling yard (Rbf). The V 300 was built in 1978 by LTS (Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Sawod, also known as Locomotive Factory "October Revolution" Lugansk (formerly Voroshilovgrad)) under factory number 0832 and delivered as 132 572-9 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). On 01.01.1992, it was renumbered to DR 232 572-8 and on 01.01.1994 to DB 232 572-8. In 2002, it was rebuilt and re-motored at the Cottbus repair shop with a new twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of type 12D49M, after which it was renumbered on 28.11.2002 to DB 233 572-7.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 233

154 1400x933 Px, 02.08.2026

The 187 198-7 (91 80 6187 198-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG is running on July 16, 2026, with an empty open coil wagons (type Sahmms 711), through Kirchen (Sieg) towards Cologne. Once again, a kind greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC3 was built in 2021 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 35745. The TRAXX F140 AC3 variants of DB Cargo AG (BR 187.1) do not have a last-mile device. The powerful locomotive (5,600 kW) has a top speed of 140 km/h. The locomotive is only authorized for Germany. The locomotives can be used in mixed multiple traction with BR185 and BR186.
The 187 198-7 (91 80 6187 198-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG is running on July 16, 2026, with an empty open coil wagons (type Sahmms 711), through Kirchen (Sieg) towards Cologne. Once again, a kind greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC3 was built in 2021 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 35745. The TRAXX F140 AC3 variants of DB Cargo AG (BR 187.1) do not have a last-mile device. The powerful locomotive (5,600 kW) has a top speed of 140 km/h. The locomotive is only authorized for Germany. The locomotives can be used in mixed multiple traction with BR185 and BR186.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Electric locomotives / 187

176 1400x933 Px, 18.07.2026

The 187 198-7 (91 80 6187 198-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG is running on July 16, 2026, with an empty open coil wagons (type Sahmms 711), through Kirchen (Sieg) towards Cologne. Once again, a kind greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC3 was built in 2021 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 35745. The TRAXX F140 AC3 variants of DB Cargo AG (BR 187.1) do not have a last-mile device. The powerful locomotive (5,600 kW) has a top speed of 140 km/h. The locomotive is only authorized for Germany. The locomotives can be used in mixed multiple traction with BR185 and BR186.
The 187 198-7 (91 80 6187 198-7 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG is running on July 16, 2026, with an empty open coil wagons (type Sahmms 711), through Kirchen (Sieg) towards Cologne. Once again, a kind greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC3 was built in 2021 by Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Kassel under factory number 35745. The TRAXX F140 AC3 variants of DB Cargo AG (BR 187.1) do not have a last-mile device. The powerful locomotive (5,600 kW) has a top speed of 140 km/h. The locomotive is only authorized for Germany. The locomotives can be used in mixed multiple traction with BR185 and BR186.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Electric locomotives / 187

196 1400x951 Px, 18.07.2026

The NS Mat ’24 railcar train (BD 9107, C 8553, and C 8104) Blokkendozen (block boxes) on June 24, 2025, at the Railway Museum (until 2005 NSM - Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum / Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht at the former Maliebaan station. A railway museum that invites you to linger. The three-part train of the Mat ’24 type of the Dutch Railway Museum consists of BD 9107, C 8553, and C 8104. Here in the foreground is the railcar NS BD 9107 (mBD). It was built in 1927 by Beijnes, officially Koninklijke Fabriek van Rijtuigen en Spoorwagens J.J. Beijnes (Royal Factory for Carriages and Railway Wagons J.J. Beijnes) in Haarlem, with electrical equipment from Metropolitan Vickers, and delivered to NS - Nederlandse Spoorwegen. It has 40 second-class seats as well as a luggage compartment. Its historical numbers were from 1927: BD 9007 / 1931: BD 9107 / 1946: CD 9107 / 1958: BD 5902 / 1966: 159016 / 1968: 9741937 / 1989 BD 9107.
The NS Mat ’24 railcar train (BD 9107, C 8553, and C 8104) "Blokkendozen" (block boxes) on June 24, 2025, at the Railway Museum (until 2005 NSM - Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum / Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht at the former Maliebaan station. A railway museum that invites you to linger. The three-part train of the Mat ’24 type of the Dutch Railway Museum consists of BD 9107, C 8553, and C 8104. Here in the foreground is the railcar NS BD 9107 (mBD). It was built in 1927 by Beijnes, officially Koninklijke Fabriek van Rijtuigen en Spoorwagens J.J. Beijnes (Royal Factory for Carriages and Railway Wagons J.J. Beijnes) in Haarlem, with electrical equipment from Metropolitan Vickers, and delivered to NS - Nederlandse Spoorwegen. It has 40 second-class seats as well as a luggage compartment. Its historical numbers were from 1927: BD 9007 / 1931: BD 9107 / 1946: CD 9107 / 1958: BD 5902 / 1966: 159016 / 1968: 9741937 / 1989 BD 9107.
Armin Schwarz

Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / NSM (Nederlandsch Spoorweg Museum) Utrecht, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / Mat '24 Blokkendoos

195 1400x943 Px, 08.07.2026

Uncommon on the Sieg route, the ICE 2, Tz 222 Eberswalde, led by the power car 402 022-8, presumably running as an empty transfer train, passes through Scheuerfeld/Sieg towards Siegen on July 5, 2026. The ICE 2, the second generation of high-speed trains in Germany, was put into service in 1996. Unlike the ICE 1, the ICE 2 is limited to six intermediate cars, one control car, and one power car. A train consists of: • Power car of class 402 • First-class car Apmz of class 805.3 as car 27 or 37 • First-class car Apmz of class 805.0 as car 26 or 36 • Onboard restaurant WRmbsz of class 807.0 as car 25 or 35 • Second-class service car Bpmbz of class 806.0 as car 24 / 34 • Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.3 as car 23 or 33 • Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.6 as car 22 or 32 • Second-class control car Bpmzf of class 808.0 as car 21 / 31 This train concept allows coupling two trains into a double train. The ICE 2 follows the concept of double traction: This enables flexible deployment – as double traction on routes with high demand and with half the seating capacity on routes with lower passenger volumes. The operational concept of the ICE 2 also considers splitting both train parts to different travel destinations, thus providing more direct connections without transfers. For example, two ICE 2 trains cover the route from Berlin to Hamm/Westphalia as a double train and then split there into two separate train services towards Essen/Düsseldorf and Hagen/Wuppertal, respectively. Characteristic of the ICE 2 are the nose flaps on the power car and control car. They conceal the coupling to minimize air resistance during high-speed operation at up to 280 kilometers per hour. All ICE 2 trains underwent a comprehensive modernization starting in 2011, during which, among other things, the passenger information system was expanded to a total of six monitors per car and handrails were installed on the new seats. TECHNICAL DATA: Start of operation: 1996 Number of trains: 44 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement (power car): Bo’Bo’ Length over couplers (power car): 20,560 mm Train length: 205.36 meters (power car, 6 intermediate cars, and control car) Bogie wheelbase: 3,000 mm (power car) / 2,500 mm (cars) Empty weight: 77.5 t (power car) and 412 t (7-car set incl. control car) Maximum speed: 280 km/h Continuous power output: 4,800 kW Starting tractive effort: 200 kN Wheel diameter: 920 mm (new) / 860 mm (worn) Power system: 15 kV 16.7 Hz Number of traction motors: 4 Drive: Cardan shaft Brake system: KE R+E Train protection system: Sifa, LZB 80/16 with PZB 90 Coupler type: Scharfenberg coupler Seating capacity: 368 (pre-redesign) / 381 (post-redesign), comprising 106 First Class and 275 Second Class seats Floor height: 1,226 mm above top of rail (TOR)
Uncommon on the Sieg route, the ICE 2, Tz 222 "Eberswalde," led by the power car 402 022-8, presumably running as an empty transfer train, passes through Scheuerfeld/Sieg towards Siegen on July 5, 2026. The ICE 2, the second generation of high-speed trains in Germany, was put into service in 1996. Unlike the ICE 1, the ICE 2 is limited to six intermediate cars, one control car, and one power car. A train consists of: • Power car of class 402 • First-class car Apmz of class 805.3 as car 27 or 37 • First-class car Apmz of class 805.0 as car 26 or 36 • Onboard restaurant WRmbsz of class 807.0 as car 25 or 35 • Second-class service car Bpmbz of class 806.0 as car 24 / 34 • Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.3 as car 23 or 33 • Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.6 as car 22 or 32 • Second-class control car Bpmzf of class 808.0 as car 21 / 31 This train concept allows coupling two trains into a double train. The ICE 2 follows the concept of double traction: This enables flexible deployment – as double traction on routes with high demand and with half the seating capacity on routes with lower passenger volumes. The operational concept of the ICE 2 also considers "splitting" both train parts to different travel destinations, thus providing more direct connections without transfers. For example, two ICE 2 trains cover the route from Berlin to Hamm/Westphalia as a double train and then split there into two separate train services towards Essen/Düsseldorf and Hagen/Wuppertal, respectively. Characteristic of the ICE 2 are the nose flaps on the power car and control car. They conceal the coupling to minimize air resistance during high-speed operation at up to 280 kilometers per hour. All ICE 2 trains underwent a comprehensive modernization starting in 2011, during which, among other things, the passenger information system was expanded to a total of six monitors per car and handrails were installed on the new seats. TECHNICAL DATA: Start of operation: 1996 Number of trains: 44 Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Axle arrangement (power car): Bo’Bo’ Length over couplers (power car): 20,560 mm Train length: 205.36 meters (power car, 6 intermediate cars, and control car) Bogie wheelbase: 3,000 mm (power car) / 2,500 mm (cars) Empty weight: 77.5 t (power car) and 412 t (7-car set incl. control car) Maximum speed: 280 km/h Continuous power output: 4,800 kW Starting tractive effort: 200 kN Wheel diameter: 920 mm (new) / 860 mm (worn) Power system: 15 kV 16.7 Hz Number of traction motors: 4 Drive: Cardan shaft Brake system: KE R+E Train protection system: Sifa, LZB 80/16 with PZB 90 Coupler type: Scharfenberg coupler Seating capacity: 368 (pre-redesign) / 381 (post-redesign), comprising 106 First Class and 275 Second Class seats Floor height: 1,226 mm above top of rail (TOR)
Armin Schwarz

Germany / High speed trains (ICE) / 402 (ICE 2), Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

239 1400x941 Px, 05.07.2026

The 111 049-3 (91 80 6111 049-3 D-GfF) of GfF - Gesellschaft für Fahrzeugtechnik mbH (Crailsheim) is running on July 2, 2026, with an empty train consisting of two former InterRegio second-class coaches with multipurpose compartments (class Bimdz) through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne. Once again, a warm greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The locomotive was built in 1975 by Henschel in Kassel under factory number 31895 and delivered to Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the yellow/white livery (as shown here), the locomotive operated in 1990 and 1991 as the Lufthansa Airport Express on the LHA route Stuttgart–Frankfurt Airport. I think this color scheme suits the locomotive very well.
The 111 049-3 (91 80 6111 049-3 D-GfF) of GfF - Gesellschaft für Fahrzeugtechnik mbH (Crailsheim) is running on July 2, 2026, with an empty train consisting of two former InterRegio second-class coaches with multipurpose compartments (class Bimdz) through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne. Once again, a warm greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The locomotive was built in 1975 by Henschel in Kassel under factory number 31895 and delivered to Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the yellow/white livery (as shown here), the locomotive operated in 1990 and 1991 as the Lufthansa Airport Express on the LHA route Stuttgart–Frankfurt Airport. I think this color scheme suits the locomotive very well.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric locomotives / 111, Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

193 1400x943 Px, 03.07.2026

The 111 049-3 (91 80 6111 049-3 D-GfF) of GfF - Gesellschaft für Fahrzeugtechnik mbH (Crailsheim) is running on July 2, 2026, with an empty train consisting of two former InterRegio second-class coaches with multipurpose compartments (class Bimdz) through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne. Once again, a warm greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The locomotive was built in 1975 by Henschel in Kassel under factory number 31895 and delivered to Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the yellow/white livery (as shown here), the locomotive operated in 1990 and 1991 as the Lufthansa Airport Express on the LHA route Stuttgart–Frankfurt Airport. I think this color scheme suits the locomotive very well.
The 111 049-3 (91 80 6111 049-3 D-GfF) of GfF - Gesellschaft für Fahrzeugtechnik mbH (Crailsheim) is running on July 2, 2026, with an empty train consisting of two former InterRegio second-class coaches with multipurpose compartments (class Bimdz) through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Cologne. Once again, a warm greeting back to the friendly locomotive driver. The locomotive was built in 1975 by Henschel in Kassel under factory number 31895 and delivered to Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the yellow/white livery (as shown here), the locomotive operated in 1990 and 1991 as the Lufthansa Airport Express on the LHA route Stuttgart–Frankfurt Airport. I think this color scheme suits the locomotive very well.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric locomotives / 111, Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

238 1400x947 Px, 03.07.2026

Two coupled LINT trains (one LINT 27 and one LINT 41, thus probably a LINT 68) of the HLB (Hessische Landesbahn) are running on June 11 2026, as RB 90 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn (Siegen - Betzdorf - Au - Altenkirchen - Westerburg), and are soon reaching Kirchen/Sieg station. At the front is the leading VT 208 (95 80 0640 108-6 D-HLB), an Alstom Coradia LINT 27, and at the rear the VT 253 (95 80 0648 153-4 D-HEB / 95 80 0648 653-3 D-HEB), an Alstom Coradia LINT 41.
Two coupled LINT trains (one LINT 27 and one LINT 41, thus probably a LINT 68) of the HLB (Hessische Landesbahn) are running on June 11 2026, as RB 90 "Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn" (Siegen - Betzdorf - Au - Altenkirchen - Westerburg), and are soon reaching Kirchen/Sieg station. At the front is the leading VT 208 (95 80 0640 108-6 D-HLB), an Alstom Coradia LINT 27, and at the rear the VT 253 (95 80 0648 153-4 D-HEB / 95 80 0648 653-3 D-HEB), an Alstom Coradia LINT 41.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel multiple units / 640, Germany / Diesel multiple units / 648 LINT 41, Germany / Companies / HLB (Hessischen Landesbahn)

230 1400x961 Px, 02.07.2026

The Siemens Vectron AC - 193 966 Ida (91 80 6193 966-9 D-FOX) of the Hungarian FOXrail Zrt. (Budapest) is running on June 11, 2026, with a combined transport train (a LKW Walter full train), through Kirchen/Sieg towards Cologne. The Siemens Vectron AC variant B14 was built in 2022 by Siemens Mobility in Munich-Allach under factory number 23005 and delivered to FOX rail. In the AC B14 variant, it has approvals for Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria (D / A / H / CZ / SK / RO / BG).
The Siemens Vectron AC - 193 966 "Ida" (91 80 6193 966-9 D-FOX) of the Hungarian FOXrail Zrt. (Budapest) is running on June 11, 2026, with a combined transport train (a LKW Walter full train), through Kirchen/Sieg towards Cologne. The Siemens Vectron AC variant B14 was built in 2022 by Siemens Mobility in Munich-Allach under factory number 23005 and delivered to FOX rail. In the AC B14 variant, it has approvals for Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria (D / A / H / CZ / SK / RO / BG).
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Electric locomotives / 193 (Siemens Vectron X4E)

198 1400x933 Px, 01.07.2026

The SIEMENS Vectron Dual Mode 248 077 (90 80 2248 077-0 D-NRAIL) of BM-Bahndienste GmbH (Karlsruhe) is running on June 9, 2026, with a flatcar train (4 bogie flatcars of the Rens type), through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Siegen. The SIEMENS Vectron DM was manufactured in 2023 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach under factory number 23425 and delivered in January 2024 to BM-Bahndienste GmbH, which leased the locomotive via RRL - RIVE Rail Leasing Limited (Dublin), and the locomotive was commissioned by northrail GmbH. The hybrid locomotive (Vectron Dual Mode) can draw its traction power from the overhead catenary (2,400 kW power at the wheel) or generate it using an MTU 16V 4000 R84 V16-cylinder diesel engine (2,400 kW engine power, 2,000 kW power at the wheel).
The SIEMENS Vectron Dual Mode 248 077 (90 80 2248 077-0 D-NRAIL) of BM-Bahndienste GmbH (Karlsruhe) is running on June 9, 2026, with a flatcar train (4 bogie flatcars of the Rens type), through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Siegen. The SIEMENS Vectron DM was manufactured in 2023 by Siemens Mobility GmbH in Munich-Allach under factory number 23425 and delivered in January 2024 to BM-Bahndienste GmbH, which leased the locomotive via RRL - RIVE Rail Leasing Limited (Dublin), and the locomotive was commissioned by northrail GmbH. The hybrid locomotive (Vectron Dual Mode) can draw its traction power from the overhead catenary (2,400 kW power at the wheel) or generate it using an MTU 16V 4000 R84 V16-cylinder diesel engine (2,400 kW engine power, 2,000 kW power at the wheel).
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / 90 80 / 2 248 BR 248 ·Vectron Dual Mode·

184 1400x957 Px, 28.06.2026

The Siemens Vectron MS - 193 110 Zugersee (91 80 6193 110-4 D-Rpool) of Railpool GmbH (Munich), leased to SBB Cargo International AG, is passing through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Siegen on June 9, 2026, with a combined transport train operated by HUPAC. The SIEMENS Vectron MS (X4E) was built in 2023 by Siemens Mobility in Munich-Allach under factory number 23293. The multisystem locomotive, designed with 6,400 kW, is executed in the A22 variant and thus has the approvals and corresponding country packages for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and the Netherlands (D / A / CH / I / NL). It is the 300th locomotive of Railpool.
The Siemens Vectron MS - 193 110 "Zugersee" (91 80 6193 110-4 D-Rpool) of Railpool GmbH (Munich), leased to SBB Cargo International AG, is passing through Kirchen/Sieg station towards Siegen on June 9, 2026, with a combined transport train operated by HUPAC. The SIEMENS Vectron MS (X4E) was built in 2023 by Siemens Mobility in Munich-Allach under factory number 23293. The multisystem locomotive, designed with 6,400 kW, is executed in the A22 variant and thus has the approvals and corresponding country packages for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and the Netherlands (D / A / CH / I / NL). It is the 300th locomotive of Railpool.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke), Germany / Electric locomotives / 193 (Siemens Vectron X4E), Switzerland / Private Cargo Companies / SBB Cargo

212 1400x933 Px, 27.06.2026

The 185 028-8 (91 80 6185 028-8 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG, also approved for France, is running with a coil train through Kirchen/Sieg towards Siegen on June 9, 2026, presumably heading to Kreuztal. It is interesting that both pantographs for 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC are raised on the contact wire. The TRAXX F140 AC1 was built in 2001 by ADtranz (ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation GmbH) in Kassel under factory number 33427. It is approved for Germany and France. Thus, it is designed as a dual-system locomotive with the electrical systems 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC and 25 kV, 50 Hz AC.
The 185 028-8 (91 80 6185 028-8 D-DB) of DB Cargo AG, also approved for France, is running with a coil train through Kirchen/Sieg towards Siegen on June 9, 2026, presumably heading to Kreuztal. It is interesting that both pantographs for 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC are raised on the contact wire. The TRAXX F140 AC1 was built in 2001 by ADtranz (ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation GmbH) in Kassel under factory number 33427. It is approved for Germany and France. Thus, it is designed as a dual-system locomotive with the electrical systems 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC and 25 kV, 50 Hz AC.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Electric locomotives / 185, Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

206 1400x933 Px, 25.06.2026

KSW 46 (also designated 277 807-4 / 92 80 1277 807-4 D-KSW)—a Vossloh G 1700-2 BB locomotive operated by KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein)—is shown passing through Kirchen/Sieg on June 18, 2026, hauling a loaded coil train towards Herdorf. The locomotive is required to run around the train in Betzdorf/Sieg to change direction.
KSW 46 (also designated 277 807-4 / 92 80 1277 807-4 D-KSW)—a Vossloh G 1700-2 BB locomotive operated by KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein)—is shown passing through Kirchen/Sieg on June 18, 2026, hauling a loaded coil train towards Herdorf. The locomotive is required to run around the train in Betzdorf/Sieg to change direction.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 277 (MaK G 1700 BB), Germany / Companies / KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein), Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

202 1400x933 Px, 23.06.2026

KSW 46 (also designated 277 807-4 / 92 80 1277 807-4 D-KSW)—a Vossloh G 1700-2 BB locomotive operated by KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein)—is shown passing through Kirchen/Sieg on June 18, 2026, hauling a loaded coil train towards Herdorf. The locomotive is required to run around the train in Betzdorf/Sieg to change direction.
KSW 46 (also designated 277 807-4 / 92 80 1277 807-4 D-KSW)—a Vossloh G 1700-2 BB locomotive operated by KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein)—is shown passing through Kirchen/Sieg on June 18, 2026, hauling a loaded coil train towards Herdorf. The locomotive is required to run around the train in Betzdorf/Sieg to change direction.
Armin Schwarz

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 277 (MaK G 1700 BB), Germany / Companies / KSW (Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein), Germany / Tracks / KBS 460 (Siegstrecke)

218 1400x933 Px, 23.06.2026

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