201 083 Ahrensfelde. East Germany. 1993.
Most secondary routes in the former East Germany were loco hauled at unification in 1990 often with the ubiquitous DR "Coathanger". This nickname adopted by UK based haulage enthusiasts was perpetuated through a haulage fanzine mag produced in the 1980's and 90's called European Report. Like their DB cousins the class 211 & 212's which were DB Coathangers so the DR class 201,202 & 204's became DR Coathangers. The name being derived from the profile shape with the centre steeple cab.
One of the older members of the V100 family no.201 083 is seen approaching Ahrensfelde with the 09.42 from Tiefensee. This line was a through route from Berlin to Wriezen still in 1993 but 50% of the services started half way along it at Tiefensee. These stopping trains tended to terminate at Ahrensfelde where they made an end on connection with the Berlin S-Bahn network. Only the roughly 2 hourly trains from Wriezen carried on through here to terminate at Berlin Lichtenberg. Sadly the Wriezen end of this rural line lost its passenger service on 18/4/1998 making the once through route a branch to Tiefensee. This didn't stop the rot and a further pruning took place on 9/12/2006 when passenger services east of Werneuchen to Tifensee were withdrawn. The line is now a very much truncated branch to Werneuchen from Ahrensfelde and no longer loco worked.
201 083 Ahrensfelde. East Germany. 1993.
Most secondary routes in the former East Germany were loco hauled at unification in 1990 often with the ubiquitous DR "Coathanger". This nickname adopted by UK based haulage enthusiasts was perpetuated through a haulage fanzine mag produced in the 1980's and 90's called European Report. Like their DB cousins the class 211 & 212's which were DB Coathangers so the DR class 201,202 & 204's became DR Coathangers. The name being derived from the profile shape with the centre steeple cab.
One of the older members of the V100 family no.201 083 is seen approaching Ahrensfelde with the 09.42 from Tiefensee. This line was a through route from Berlin to Wriezen still in 1993 but 50% of the services started half way along it at Tiefensee. These stopping trains tended to terminate at Ahrensfelde where they made an end on connection with the Berlin S-Bahn network. Only the roughly 2 hourly trains from Wriezen carried on through here to terminate at Berlin Lichtenberg. Sadly the Wriezen end of this rural line lost its passenger service on 18/4/1998 making the once through route a branch to Tiefensee. This didn't stop the rot and a further pruning took place on 9/12/2006 when passenger services east of Werneuchen to Tifensee were withdrawn. The line is now a very much truncated branch to Werneuchen from Ahrensfelde and no longer loco worked.