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Am 14. Mai 2022 wurden aufgrund von Bauarbeiten zwischen Regensburg und Nürnberg einige Züge über das Altmühltal umgeleitet. Besonders fotogen war hierbei der von der HSL 185 602 beförderte Autotransportzug von Graz nach Bremerhaven. Ladegut waren Mercedes G-Klassen für den Export nach Übersee. Am Esslinger Tunnel wurde die Leistung von mehreren Fotografen erwartet.
On 14 May 2022, due to construction work between Regensburg and Nuremberg, some trains were diverted via the Altmühl valley. The car transport train from Graz to Bremerhaven hauled by HSL 185 602 was very photogenic. The load was Mercedes G-Classes for export overseas. At the Esslingen tunnel, the train was awaited by several photographers.
Am 10. Oktober 2021 wies der GAG 48946 von Graz nach Bremerhaven eine interessante Bespannung auf. Die 1193.890 von CargoServ vor der kalt mitlaufenden 183 717 der StB bespannte den Autotransportzug, mit dem neue G-Klassen von Mercedes-Benz für den Export nach Übersee zum norddeutschen Seehafen gebracht werden. Bei Kimpling im Hausruckviertel lag die Leistung gut im Licht.
On 10 October 2021, freight train GAG 48946 from Graz to Bremerhaven had an interesting combination. CargoServ's 1193.890 in front of the 183 717 from StB hauled the car transport train, with which new Mercedes-Benz G-Classes are brought to the North German seaport for export overseas. At Kimpling in the Hausruckviertel, I was able to document this service.
Mit einer Ladung fabrikneuer G-Klassen von Mercedes-Benz für den Export nach Übersee war am Morgen des 21. Juni 2025 der "Beethoven-Taurus" unterwegs. Unter der Zugnummer DGS 48936 war der Laufweg von Graz Ost nach Bremerhaven Speckenbüttel. Die inzwischen zum Bestand von Beacon Rail Leasing gehörende 182 510 war zum Aufnahmezeitpunkt für die Steiermarkbahn im Einsatz, unter deren Regie diese Leistung erbracht wird. Bei Odensachsen im osthessischen Haunetal konnte ich den einheitlich beladenen Autotransportzug in seiner gesamten Länge dokumentieren.
On the morning of 21 June 2025, the ‘Beethoven-Taurus’ was en route with a load of brand-new Mercedes-Benz G-Class vehicles for export overseas. Under train number DGS 48936, the route ran from Graz East to Bremerhaven Speckenbüttel. The 182 510, now part of the Beacon Rail Leasing fleet, was leased to Steiermarkbahn at the time of the photo shoot, under whose direction this service is provided. Near Odensachsen in Haunetal, eastern Hesse, I was able to photograph the uniformly loaded car transport train in its entire length.
Am 12. April 2025 wurde der planmäßig über die KBS 880 verkehrende DGS 48936 von Graz Ost nach Bremerhaven Kaiserhafen aufgrund von eingeschränkter Streckenkapazitäten über das Altmühltal umgeleitet. Ladegut des Autotransportzuges waren G Klassen von Mercedes Benz für den Transport nach Übersee. Als Zuglok fungierte die bei Beacon Rail angemietete 193 873. Ausführendes EVU war die Steiermarkbahn. Bei Breitenfurt konnte ich diese interessante Leistung aufnehmen, der Frühling zeigte erste zarte Vorboten in Form der weiß blühenden Sträucher am Bahndamm.
On 12 April 2025, DGS 48936, which was scheduled to run via KBS 880 from Graz Ost to Bremerhaven Kaiserhafen, was diverted via Altmühltal due to limited track capacity. The car transport train was carrying Mercedes Benz G-Class vehicles for overseas export. The train was hauled by 193 873, leased from Beacon Rail. The operating railway company was Steiermarkbahn. I was able to capture this interestingtrain near Breitenfurt, where spring was showing its first signs in the form of white-flowering shrubs on the railway embankment.
Location: Düsseldorf
Brabus Widestars are exterme vehicles that are mostly sold outside of Germany. In recent years, more and more properly Brabus'ed vehicles could be spotted in Germany.
Especially the widestars are among the coolest vehicles and I cound them among my best spots; if they're legit.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as "special class" (German: "Sonderklasse", abbreviated as "S-Klasse"), is a series of full-sized luxury sedans and coupés produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class is the designation for top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models and was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116, and has remained in use ever since. The S-Class is the flagship vehicle for Mercedes-Benz, being positioned above the other Mercedes-Benz models.
The S-Class has debuted many of the company's latest innovations, including drivetrain technologies, interior features, and safety systems (such as the first seatbelt pretensioners).[2] The S-Class has ranked as the world's best-selling luxury sedan.[3] In automotive terms, Sonderklasse refers to "a specially outfitted car." Although used colloquially for decades,[citation needed] following its official application in 1972, six generations of officially named S-Klasse sedans have been produced.
In 1981, the two-door, four-seat S-Class, designated as SEC, was introduced, sharing the petrol V8 engines with its four-door version, W126. After the introduction of a new nomenclature scheme, SEC was simply renamed as S-Class Coupé. For the 1996 model year, the coupé was separated from the S-Class line and named as new CL-Class (in line with other two-door models: CLK, SL, and SLK); however, the CL-Class was reintegrated into the S-Class model line (same with CLK becoming E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet). The first-ever S-Class convertible since 1972, internally named A217, was introduced and became a one-generation model only. After the end of W222 production in 2020, the successors to the C217 coupé and A217 convertible are not planned, citing the low demand for those models and stronger demand for SUV models.
History
Pre-World War II Mercedes-Benz followed a nomenclature scheme by which each model would have its own numeric code, tied to the displacement of its engine. The logic was that the bigger the displacement, the more prestigious the car will be. This overall scheme was kept in the postwar time, however as the tooling and production facilities were much more limited, Mercedes-Benz adopted a more practical approach of using the "S" suffix to denote a model that was "Special" or Sonder in German. The figurative use of the word in commerce is to denote a product that is more upmarket than the parent version.
Early usage of the S suffix was applied liberally, for example the 1949-51 170S denoted a W136 car with a more modern chassis and larger body in both sedan can cabriolet types, as opposed to the regular W136 170V and 170D. After 1951, the 170S became the W191 chassis code, as a sedan in petrol and 170DS diesel version. In 1953 a hybrid 170S-D and 170S-V became the discount models in the marque's lineup until 1955. This illustrates a how flagship model will make the transition to an entry model in space of just four years. Elsewhere the S could be applied to denote a separate bodystyle, like the top range two door W188 300S opposed to the W186 300 limousine. In other times it would be applied to differentiate a facelifted model, as was the case with the W180 220 gaining the S suffix in 1986.
A more or less consisted application came about in the 1968 upon the launch of the /8 series, when the S-labelled cars now had their own bodies, chassis and powertrains. This was formalised in 1972 when Mercedes-Benz officially branded its premiere range as the Sonderklasse that included the new W116 sedans and the W107 two door coupes and roadsters. Whilst over the following two decades, the S-Class became an established brand, the nomenclature continued to come under increasing pressure in the 1980s in the unnamed 'standard' range which not only included the predecessors of the E-class, but also the compact W201 sedan, restricted to just the 190 series from 1982 and the W463 off-road G-wagen that began to be sold through regular Mercedes-Benz dealers in 1989. (As opposed to the commercially sold W460 and W461). The belonging of the SL roadster in the S-Class was also questionable, particularly after the launch of the R129 model, which shared many chassis elements with the standard range W124.
The launch of the W201 successor, the W202 in spring of 1993 ultimately forced Mercedes-Benz to completely review the branding of its cars. The W202, unlike the W201, which envisioned to appeal to the younger generation, had more restrained contours to be marketed as a compact sedan, with a range of engines. For this a third, entry level, Compact, or C-Class was created, and to avoid confusion with the existing nomenclature, where C suffix denoted a Coupe body, a prefix was used instead, e.g. C 220. The clientele took the notion well, and in summer of 1993 Mercedes-Benz had the rest of the products undergo a major re-branding into set classes, which were de-facto already in existence: the G-Class, the SL-Class and the newly created E-Class, where the E prefix, was taken for the most commonly used Einspritz, or fuel injection models. (Mercedes Benz withdrew the last carburettors three years prior).
For the W140 S-Class in production this was limited to a formal re-badging, where attributes such as the fuel system, wheelbase and body style were abandoned. Extra information was sometimes affixed to the right-hand side of boot/trunk, denoting the diesel version (TURBODIESEL or later CDI), hybrid version (HYBRID), all-wheel-drive version (4MATIC), AMG or MAYBACH model. The second revision in 2015 allows the suffixes such as d (diesel), e (plug-in hybrid), and the h (mild hybrid) for several years before h was dropped. For 2018 model year, the model designation AMG and MAYBACH labels switched their position to the left.
The two door version was split off into its own CL-class in 1996 in an attempt to create two parallel triumvirates consisting of the S-Class sedans, SL-roadsters and SLK compact roadsters on one side, and the C-compact sedans, CL luxury coupes and CLK compact coupes/cabriolets, also released in 1996. However both the CL and CLK were respectively reverted into the S-Class and E-class in 2017 and 2009 respectively....Wikipedia
Duistere zeecontainer met 585 pk en een nieuwprijs van maar liefst € 265.508,-.
Zaandam, Nederland
Dark sea container with 585 hp and a new price of no less than € 265.508,-.
Zaandam, The Netherlands
Kenteken / License plate::
Netherlands: TX-535-Z
Een duistere zeecontainer naast een onnozele Fransoos. Van beide auto's ben ik geen groot fan.
Zaandam, Nederland
A dark sea container next to a sily Frenchman. I'm not a big fan of either cars.
Zaandam, The Netherlands
Kentekens / License plates:
Netherlands: 8-XSH-30
Netherlands: TX-535-Z
Opvallen doe je wel met deze Brabus-creatie, maar erg smaakvol is het zeker niet. Overigens niet helemaal zeker over de juiste benaming.
Portals Nous (Mallorca), Spanje
You do stand out with this Brabus creation, but it is certainly not very tasteful. Not entirely sure about the correct name.
Portals Nous (Mallorca), Spain
Kenteken / License plate:
Germany: EF CI55
Knotsgekke G-klasse: een cabrio in Brabus-uitvoering en ook nog eens knalgeel.
Portals Nous (Mallorca), Spanje
Crazy G-Class: a convertible in Brabus variant and also bright yellow.
Portals Nous (Mallorca), Spain
Kenteken / License plate:
Germany: EF CI55
Helping Brighton & Hove out on service 12X at peak times only between Eastbourne and Brighton for this week only due to Airbourne 2016 at Eastbourne seen at Rottingdean Brighton bound.
geländegängiger Funkstreifenwagen der Polizei Brandenburg
terenowe radiowóz brandenburskiej policji
all terrain patrol car, Brandenburg State Police
Mercedes-Benz G350 CDI (W463)
London Central PVL63 W463 WGH on the 171 in Bromley Road, Bellingham. The vehicle still wears London General markings and garage code AL from its days based at Merton. Wednesday 1st September 2010. DSCN11040.
Volvo B7TL-Plaxton President 10.0m.
Daknummer: S57
Registratieplaat: KV-61-66
Merk / Model: MB G-Guard (W463) G300TD 177pk
Opbouwer: VanDerKooij
Type: Dienstvoertuig
Standplaats: Schiphol (Havenmeesterweg)
Bijzonderheid: T.b.v. Gewapende Beveiliging Burgerluchtvaart
Roepnummer: KM710*
Registratieplaat: 83-DMD-9
Merk / Model: MB G-Guard (W463) G500 V8 422pk
Opbouwer: VanDerKooij & Armoured Car Systems
Pantser-klasse: VR7
Type: Gepantserd dienstvoertuig
Standplaats: Den Haag (Koningin Beatrixkazerne)
Roepnummer: KM710*
Registratieplaat: 81-DMD-9
Merk / Model: MB G-Guard (W463) G500 V8 422pk
Opbouwer: VanDerKooij & Armoured Car Systems
Pantser-klasse: VR7
Type: Gepantserd dienstvoertuig
Standplaats: Den Haag (Koningin Beatrixkazerne)
Author of this photo: Bjorn de Hoog
(Uploaded with permission)
Registratieplaat: 15-DMD-7
Merk / Model: MB G-Guard (W463) G500 V8 422pk
Opbouwer: VanDerKooij & Armoured Car Systems
Pantser-klasse: VR7
Type: Gepantserd dienstvoertuig
Standplaats: Schiphol (Havenmeesterweg)
Bijzonderheid: T.b.v. Gewapende Beveiliging Burgerluchtvaart
Registratieplaat: 16-DMD-7
Merk / Model: MB G-Guard (W463) G500 V8 387pk
Pantser-klasse: VR7
Type: Gepantserd dienstvoertuig
Historie:
xxx 2015 - mei 2018: Nederlandse Krijgsmacht, Koninklijke Marechaussee, Brigade Toezicht-Beveiliging-Burgerluchtvaart (Schiphol)
Author of this photo: Bjorn de Hoog
(Uploaded with permission)