I was very impressed by the 1st class of this commuter train on the line Hamburg – Lübeck. The tables even offered power outlets. Which commuter trains with tables and power outlets do you know?
Category: Railways
Catching the moment on a train ride
I love train trips. I love to watch the landscape and to discover tiny details. And I love to take photos. Well, I am not sure about the last one.
A cozy IC instead of a busy ICE
After a relaxing hour at the SBB Lounge in Zurich, I wanted to go to Koblenz. Shocking! Instead of the announced German ICE, a Swiss IC was awaiting me. The outcome: No power outlets for working on the computer but cosy upholstered armchairs for reading a book. Which version would you prefer for a train journey?
Me in Liechtenstein
It was Dec 18th when I spent a few minutes in Liechtenstein. The first info about entering Liechtenstein I got from the monitors of my Austrian Railjet.
Sledging from Preda to Bergün
That’s a fun idea: You travel with the Albula Railway up to the railway station Preda in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and sledge down to Bergün by a sledge. On my train journey to St Moritz, I saw many passengers leaving the train at this small station heading to a nearby sledge rental.
Landwasser Viaduct at the Albula Railway
Pic of my train taken while sitting in the last coach. The train is just passing the famous Landwasser Viaduct of the Albula Railway, a world heritage site in Switzerland. In this huge scenery my train looks like a tiny object of a model railway layout, doesn’t it?
Dome car 2nd class of Albula Railway
The Albula Railway links Thusis with St Moritz in Graubünden, Switzerland. Though I had to pay an extra fee, taking the dome car was a good decision. So I had a good view of upcoming sights like the Landwasser Viaduct
RhB ABe 8/12 ‘Allegra’ in Chur
ICE family at Munich Central Station
Before entering the Eurocity to Bregenz I came across these two generations of the great ICE trains. Reminds a bit of father (ICE 2) and daughter (ICE T), doesn’t it?
Grimming Mountain on Austrian Train TV
On a train journey through Styria (Austria) I took this photo of a mountain called Grimming. I love to call views through the window at the opposite side ‘Train TV’. It’s a bit like looking at a flat screen, isn’t it?
Some thoughts about dining cars
While planning my next day on my train journey in Dec 2011 some thoughts about dining cars came to my mind. Is it worth to think about which dining-car is on your planned train? Well, I think so …
Locomotive NkNb 1-3 (1882) in Budapest
This steam locomotive NkNb 1-3, built in 1882, stands in front of the Transport Museum of Budapest. The locomotive was built for the railroad Nagykikinda–Nagybecskerek and was later changed into an industrial locomotive for a chemistry factory in Budapest.