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Railways in the Braunschweig area

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Braunschweig


One time more I had a business trip abroad, this time in  Braunschweig (northern Germany), for track / vehicle transmissions measurements. Initially planned for "a few days", finally it lasted for 3 weeks...
Summary

17-18. April: Arrival in Braunschweig, Weddel

19. April: "An den Rothenburg"

20. April: Tramway sightseeing

21. April: Wittingen / Gifhorn

22. April: Hannover

23. April: Brocken

24. April: Peine

25. April: Vechelde

26. April: "An den Rothenbug"

27. April: Hunting stop in the main station...

29. April: The "Braunschweiger Verkehrsfreunde"

1. Mai: Broitzem

2. Mai: Vienenburg / Goslar

3. Mai: On the way to work...

4. Mai: Back to Switzerland
Private railways
Several private railways act in the region, on their own tracks or on the DBAG network. Here a list of these who can be seen in this gallery:
ATC Angel Trains Cargo
BVAG Braunschveiger Verkehrs-AG (City transport of Braunschweig)
ERS European Rail Shuttle
HEX Harz-Elbe Express
HSB Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (Harz narrow gauge railways)
ITL Internationale Transport- und Logistik (International transportation and logistic Co.)
Metronom Metronom
OHE Ost-Hannoversche Eisenbahnen (East Hannover railways)
Railion (Merger DB Cargo / NS Cargo)
R4C Rail 4 Chem
Uwe-Adam Uwe Adam transporte
VPS Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter
WV Volkswagen



17-18.4.2060
Night train Zürich-Braunschweig, with changing the train in Dortmund at 5.am...
Zürich HB
Dortmund Hbf



CNL WLABm 61 85 06-94 313-2

120.109-4

808.004-6

146.009-6
Braunschweig Hbf




111.135-0

101.085-9

642.163-0 + 614.026-3


ICE 401.016-1
BVAG
City public transports of Braunschweig

Tw 9559
John F.Kennedy-Platz

Tw 7553
Ägidienmarkt
Weddel
First train stop in direction of Magdeburg

642.722-3

OHE 1600.74

140.668-5

642.693-6

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19.4.2006
BVAG

Tw 7555 "Langerfeldt"
John F.Kennedy-Platz

Tw 7551 "Narnia"
John F.Kennedy-Platz

Tw 7757 "Schnupper-Abo"
John F.Kennedy-Platz

Tw 9561 "Jägermeister"
Kruckweg
"An den Rothenburg"
A very good place to photograph the trains: Tramway line 5 or 6 in direction of "Broitzem", get out at the tram stop "An den Rothenburg". The tram stop is located on a bridge over the tracks:

182.021-6

143.911-6

146.132-6

146.108-6
When you get down of the bridge on the southern side, you come on a street down of the tracks, without fences or other disturbing obstacles:

ICE 401.577-2

ICE 401.015-3

232.122-2

120.124-3

189.035-9

Rail4Chem 185-CL-004

ICE 401.501-2

111.134-3

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20.4.2006
A little exploration of the tramway network...

Tw 7551 "Narnia"
Augu
stusstrasse

Tw 8160 "Psd Bank"
August
usstrasse

Tw 7752 "BS Energy"
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse

Tw 9558 "Glas Behrens"
Wenden Heideblick

Tw 7752 "BS Energy"
Wenden Heideblick

Tw 8152
Wenden Heideblick


Tw 7751
Heidberg Anklamstrasse

Tw 7751
Heidberg Anklamstrasse


Tw 7754 "Priesmeier"
Hagenmarkt


Tw 8160 "Psd Bank"
Hagenmarkt


Tw 9551 "Burgpassage"
Hagenmarkt

Tw 8152
Volkmarode Grenzweg

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21.4.2006

928.614-7
Braunschweig Hbf

628.552-2
Wittingen

628.614-0
Wittingen

614.025-5 + 928.552-9
Wittingen
Gifhorn


Railion 145.007-1

140.368-2

Railion 145.007-1

928.614-7

112.129-2

Bnrdzf 50 80 80-35 152-3

112.129-2 + 101.124-6

614.055-2

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22.4.2006
Hannover
An interesting railway station, but at this day the weather wasn't really fine...

Metronom ME 146-13

612.659-3

Bpmbdzf 61 80 80-91 108-3

218.838-1 + 362.574-6

424.522-1

ICE 402.014-5

218.455-4

Metronom ME 146-17
The little "extra" of the day: The restaurant "Kegelbahnhof", not far from the main station of Braunschweig. The boss is a LGB-fan, the room is decorated with railway items, and the glasses come by train (The 99.6001 of the Reichsbahn).

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23.4.2006
Brockenbahn / Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
Harz-Elbe Express

HEX VT 800
Vienenburg

HEX VT 800
Wernigerode


Wernigerode



99.7232-4



99.5901 + 99.7241-5
Wernigerode-Westerntor




187.018-7

99.7232-4




Drei-Annen-Höhne

99.7240-7

99.7232-4

99.7232-4 + 99.7240-7

99.7232-4
(With japanese tourists...)

99.7240-7

99.7236-5

99.7236-5
Brocken



99.7240-7




99.7240-7

99.7241-5

99.7241-5
Drei-Annen-Höhne



99.7232-4

99.7241-5 + 99.7232-4

99.7241-5

99.7232-4
Wernigerode
In Wernigerode, the HSB built a plattform with a very good sight over the platforms and the steam depot.

99.7234-0

99.7232-4

99.7234-0 + 
99.7240-7

99.7240-7
Vienenburg
A little demonstration of the riot police: how to escort rowdies after a soccer match...

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24.4.2006
Peine
On the Braunschweig-Hannover line, very exciting if you like heavy goods traffic!

140.353-4

151.009-8

111.138-4
110.488-4

Railion 189.077-1

VPS 520

155.138-1

140.005-0

146.128-4

110.479-3

218.455-4

Bndf 50 80 82-53 829-1

VPS 185.530-3 + ATC 185.526-1

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25.4.2006
Braunschweig Hbf

Tw 7351 "Magnitor"
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse

ERS 6601

140.115-7

101.118-8
Vechelde
First stop of the regional traine from Braunschweig to Hannover. Same traffic like in Peine, but here with a level crossing warning in advance for each train, and who also gives much place to photograph.

110.488-4

110.488-4

155.013-6

145.016-2

DBpbzfa 50 80 86-81 037-3

146.126-8

151.099-9

151.099-9

185.074-2

VPS 1701 + 1703

155.263-7

140.495-3

189.025-0

111.083-2

VPS 185.530-3 + ATC 185.526-1

VPS 185.530-3 + ATC 185.526-1

218.470-3

ITL 185.548-5

145.066-7

111.083-2

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26.4.2006
"An den Rothenburg"

BDnf  50 80 82-53 888-7

110.488-4

140.716-2

143.835-7

139.558-1

ICE 401.554-1

Railion 185.221-9

140.442-5

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27.4.2006
Hunting stop after the workday...

ICE 401.006-2

614.073-5

111.133-5

155.036-5

143.113-9

155.029-2

110.488-4

145.068-3 + 145.073-3

120.136-7

189.069-8

189.069-8

Uwe-Adam 11

Seitenanfang

29.4.2006
Verein der Braunschweiger Verkehrsfreunde (Society of the traffic friends)
This enthusiasts society is constituing a museau depot on the area of the former main workshops of the DB. The collection contents between other items any former prussian passenger coaches, and also a nice sortiment of industrial diesel engines.

VW 878.407

VW 878.622

Rheinstahl Nr.1

VS 08.503

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1.5.2006
Former railway station of Broitzem
Take the tramway line 5 or 6 (as if you go to "An der Rothenburg"), but this time stay until the terminus "Broitzem Turmstrasse".

Tw 9562 "Da Vinci code"
Broitzem Turmstrasse
Broitzem

ICE 403.***

RAG 222 (185-CL 009)

ICE 401.503-8

152.157-4

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2.5.2006
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode

614.056-0

614.055-2

628.547-2

OHE 1600.74
Vienenburg Goslar

HEX VT 811

VPS 1702 + 1703

218.470-3

648.259-0
Braunschweig Hbf

648.273-1

BDnrzf 50 80 82-34 053-2

Bimdzf 50 80 80-95 261-8

155.055-7

614.064-4

ICE 401.065-8

ICE 401.565-7

ERS 6611

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3.5.2006
Going to work...

Tw 9557 "Zweiradcenter Hahne"
Campestrasse

Tw 8152
Campestrasse

Tw 7754 "Priesmeier"
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse

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4.5.2006
Back to Switzerland
and Photo stop in Hannover Hbf between two ICEs...

Metronom ME 146-06

146.107-8

146.107-8

111.138-4
Little problem for photographers: because of the shiny white paint, the ICEs and the "Metronom" 146 are very difficult to photograph correctly  in the sun...

Metronom ME 146-13

Metronom ME 146-13

Metronom ME 146-13

ICE 401.586-3

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