Late May 2001 Trip to DE

Trip to Germany - late May 2001

The main aim of this trip was to cover the threatened route between Bayreuth and Weidenberg, which has only a Mondays to Fridays service.

Operating Company Abbreviations:

DB - Deutsche Bahn (German Railways)
FNW - First North Western (train operator in north west England)
OPB - Oberpfalzbahn (private train operator in Oberpfalz region of Bayern)
SM - Serco Metrolink (operator of Greater Manchester Metrolink)
VGN - Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (public transport operator in Nürnberg)

Place

Arrive

Depart

Train

Traction details & notes

Friday 25th May 2001

Timperley		16:57		SM tram 1022
Piccadilly	17:24	17:32		FNW DMU 142 043
Manchester Airport	18:01
Manchester Airport (MAN) T3		19:00	BA1714	British Airways Boeing 737 G-GFFI
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) T2	21:32			arr 25 early!
Terminal 2/DE		21:44		Peoplemover PTS0001+0008
Terminal 1/BC	21:46
Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof		22:03	'S8'	DB EMU 420 301+331 sets
Frankfurt am Main Hbf	22:16
New passenger track today: none.
Overnight at Hotel Tourist (3 minutes walk from Frankfurt am Main Hbf).

Saturday 26th May 2001

Frankfurt am Main Hbf		08:19	EC25	DB EL 101 038-8P
Nürnberg Hbf	10:22	10:50	RB20418	DB EL 111 166-5P
Forchheim (Oberfr)	11:18	11:35	RB20865	DB DL 218 413-3P
Ebermannstadt	11:57	12:02	RB20866	DB DL 218 413-3
Forchheim (Oberfr)	12:23	12:33	RB20748	DB EL 143 165-9
Bamberg	12:54	14:47	RB20992	DB DMU 614 037/038 set
Ebern	15:24	15:39	RB20993	DB DMU 614 037/038 set
Bamberg	16:17	16:41	RE20460	DB EL 111 183-0
Coburg	17:19	17:25	RB70626	DB EMU 628 430 set
Bad Rodach	17:52	17:58	RB70627	DB EMU 628 430 set
Coburg	18:26	18:32	RE20439	DB EL 111 183-0P
delayed by steam special Saalfeld - Nürnberg
Nürnberg Hbf	20:10			arr 10 late
New passenger track today: Forchheim (Oberfr) - Ebermannstadt; Breitengüssbach - Ebern, Lichtenfels - Coburg - Bad Rodach
Overnight at Hotel Marienbad, Eilgutstraße 5, 90443 Nürnberg (3 minutes walk from Nürnberg Hbf).

Sunday 27th May 2001

Nürnberg Hbf		07:40	RE3507	DB DL 218 151-9
Schwandorf	08:48	08:53	RE30003	DB DMU 628 427 set
Cham (Oberfr)	09:28	09:45	RB70583	OPB DR VT36
Kötzting	10:16	10:20		shunt via Lam line - needed to get VT36 to depot at Lam
Kötzting	10:25	10:22	99753	OPB DR VT36 dep 5 late
Lam	10:52	11:10	99756	OPB DR VT39
Kötzting	11:40	11:45	RB70586	OPB DR VT32
Cham (Oberfr)	12:18	13:18	RB70274	OPB DR VT35
Waldmünchen	13:50	15:07	RB70293	OPB DR VT35 photo available
Cham (Oberfr)	15:40	15:50	RB30888	DB DMU 628 413 set
Schwandorf	16:32	17:10	RE3528	DB DL 218 151-9
Nürnberg Hbf	18:21	18:47	RE31245	DB EL 111 166-5P
Roth	19:06	19:11	RB70493	DB DL 218 007-3
Hilpoltstein	19:26	19:31	RB70494	DB DL 218 007-3
Roth	19:46	19:51	RE21120	DB EL 110 224-3
Nürnberg Hbf	20:10
New passenger track today: Cham (Oberfr) - Kötzting - Lam, Cham (Oberfr) - Waldmünchen, Roth - Hilpoltstein
Overnight at Hotel Marienbad

Monday 28th May 2001

Hauptbahnhof		09:10	'U2'	VGN U-Bahn
Plärrer	09:12	09:25	'U1'	VGN U-Bahn
Hauptbahnhof	09:28
Nürnberg Hbf		09:44	RE3009	DB DL 218 309-3
Bayreuth Hbf	10:52	11:00	RB70393	DB DL 218 304-4
Weidenberg	11:28	12:10	RB70392	DB DL 218 304-4 photo available
Bayreuth Hbf	12:38	13:05	RE3016	DB DL 218 405-9
Nürnberg Hbf	14:13	14:30	ICE724	DB ICE 401 021 set direct, not via diveunder, at Nürnberg
Frankfurt am Main Hbf	16:41	17:26		DB DMU 612 053+041+039 sets dep 11 late
Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof	17:36			arr 17 late
Terminal 1/BC		18:18		Peoplemover PTS0004+0009
Terminal 2/DE	18:20
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) T2		19:40	BA1713	British Airways Boeing 737 G-GFFF
Manchester Airport (MAN) T3	20:32	20:39		taxi
Timperley	20:50
New passenger track today: Schnabelwaid - Bayreuth, Bayreuth - Weidenberg

Tickets used: for local services: Schönes Wochenende tickets for Saturday and Sunday, Bayern ticket for Monday; otherwise, single journey tickets as required.