Worlds apart
Wiesbaden, my new home for the next few months, has a beautiful train station but rarely any interesting trains inside. So it was a great surprise to find a BR 233 Ludmilla parked inside the hall. These were the backbone of the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet and hauled everything from local passenger trains to heavy freights. They continue to earn their keep pulling freight or in this case construction trains. To the left a ICE 3 wearing the new green front scheme represents the new face of German railroading.
Worlds apart
Wiesbaden, my new home for the next few months, has a beautiful train station but rarely any interesting trains inside. So it was a great surprise to find a BR 233 Ludmilla parked inside the hall. These were the backbone of the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet and hauled everything from local passenger trains to heavy freights. They continue to earn their keep pulling freight or in this case construction trains. To the left a ICE 3 wearing the new green front scheme represents the new face of German railroading.