Bad Mergentheim DB | 1974
By 1973 I was ready to resurrect a sleeping interest in railways. And fifty years hence I can glance across at a most astute investment - a Spotmatic 500 SLR to be later retired in the Naughties.
More shrewd than passing up a steam-laded 70F while holidaying by the seaside scrambling for 'Revolver', just released, or not bothering with anything railway in 1968 when the trainspotter's world came crashing down.
With guidance from childhood buddies a first dedicated return to steam came April 1974 with invitation to tour West Germany and time to test the Pentax. I probably had more thought toward a part-time HNC final year with technical exams bearing down, age 22.
But for now it was Black Forest, The Ruhr and Rheine!
Anyways, the picture:
A delightful scene from Bad Mergentheim, Baden Württemberg shows loco 023 037-5 shunting stock while working the Lauda shuttles. Lauda and Crailsheim were very special prompting a return a year later, via ÖBB, to expose more Kodachrome through the SP500!
1975 proved quite a challenge with a 3-day rest in Krankenhaus Crailsheim having developed an allergy shortly before leaving Austria. A little difficult in isolation with sounds of steam from a hospital bed!
9th April 1974
Bad Mergentheim DB | 1974
By 1973 I was ready to resurrect a sleeping interest in railways. And fifty years hence I can glance across at a most astute investment - a Spotmatic 500 SLR to be later retired in the Naughties.
More shrewd than passing up a steam-laded 70F while holidaying by the seaside scrambling for 'Revolver', just released, or not bothering with anything railway in 1968 when the trainspotter's world came crashing down.
With guidance from childhood buddies a first dedicated return to steam came April 1974 with invitation to tour West Germany and time to test the Pentax. I probably had more thought toward a part-time HNC final year with technical exams bearing down, age 22.
But for now it was Black Forest, The Ruhr and Rheine!
Anyways, the picture:
A delightful scene from Bad Mergentheim, Baden Württemberg shows loco 023 037-5 shunting stock while working the Lauda shuttles. Lauda and Crailsheim were very special prompting a return a year later, via ÖBB, to expose more Kodachrome through the SP500!
1975 proved quite a challenge with a 3-day rest in Krankenhaus Crailsheim having developed an allergy shortly before leaving Austria. A little difficult in isolation with sounds of steam from a hospital bed!
9th April 1974