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 |
| 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, Nürnberg | ||||
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 |
| 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.