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From the platform's end DB cargo 185 051 with a car carrying train was photographed at Viersen on 23 September 2026. The usual breakdowns and service cuts by Eurobahn on the Mönchengladbach-Venlo relation gave your photographer an extra hour of train spotting.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric locomotives / 185
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
On 1 August 2026 Blokkendoos BD 9107 of the NSM Utrecht departs Amersfoort for a test ride to Apeldoorn. After almost two decades of standstill and restauration, the EMU runs like clockwork again.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
RailExperts 9904 basks in the Sunlight at Amersfoort on 1 August 2026. That day, about 250 railway photographers watched the final test ride of Blokkendoos 9107 (that turned out to be a complete succes). The arrival of two ex-NS 1600/1800s in the guise of Rail Adventure 9903 and RXP 9904 added tot the joy.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Netherlands / Electric locomotives / 1600/1800
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
SBB Historic 10664 celebrates her centenary at Brugg AG on 24 May 2026 with a special train to Basel -the loco was fully restored less than a month before hauling this extra train.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Ae 3/6 I
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
Swiss steamer 5666 -from 1907 to 1965 in use with beer brewery 'Feldschlossen' stands in the depot of Verein Mikado 1244 at Brugg AG on 24 May 2026.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Switzerland / Steam locomotives / Various, Switzerland / Heritage Railways and Museums / Verein Mikado 1244
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
MRB 1440 333 quits Celle as an S-Bahn to Hannover Hbf via Lehrte on 21 September 2026. Because the new Mireo EMUs don't get working due to technical failures, S-Bahn Hannover drafted EMUs from other operators in. From September 2026 however, loco haulage with ex-DR Class 143 can also be on order.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric multiple units / 1440 (Alstom Coradia Continental)
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
EGP 192 104 hauls a container train through Celle towards the massive Hamburg port area on 17 September 2026. Class 192 is a scaled down Vectron that only has 15 kV, 16,7 Hz AC capacity.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric locomotives / 192 (Smartron)
0 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
One of the very few Metronom locos still carrying the Metronom logos is 146 535, seen here calling at Celle on 20 August 2026. Due to financial difficulties, metronom had to cancel their franchise Hamburg--Hannover--Göttingen media 2026 instead of December 2028.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric locomotives / 146, Germany / Companies / Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
On a grey 13 May 2026 Eisenbahn Gruppe Potsdam EGP 193 848 hauls a reasonably well loaded container train through Köln SÜd towards Köln-Eiffeltor.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric locomotives / 193 (Siemens Vectron X4E)
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
SBB Historic 193 110 hauls the Samskip containertrain through Köln SÜd on a grey 13 May 2026. This train originated from Kijfhoek Yard near Rotterdam and continues allthe way to Melzo near Milan in Italy through the Dutch Betuweroute, Germany and Switzerland.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Switzerland / Private Cargo Companies / SBB Cargo
0 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
One tank container, one oil tank wagon and the rest LNG wagons is the consist of DB Cargo 249 003 passing through Köln Süd on a grey 13 May 2026.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / 90 80 / 2 249 BR 249 ·Vectron Dual Mode light·
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
Solo ride for EGP 192 103 through Regensburg Hbf on 22 September 2026. The photo was shot from behind the window of the pedestrians' concourse at Regensburg Hbf.
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric locomotives / 192 (Smartron)
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026
DB regio Bayern 1463 002 quits Regensburg Hbf with a Regional Express to Munich via Augsburg. Normally Regensburg Hbf sees a massive flow of freights between Nürnberg and Linz in Austria, but the engineering works between regensburg and Passau until December makes this station somewhat calmer...
Leonardus Schrijvers
Leonardus Schrijvers
Germany / Electric multiple units / 463 ·Mireo·
1 1200x800 Px, 18.10.2026








