Harry Hydenbluth and 03 1010 on D358, the night express from Berlin to Basel on 24/9/94, passing Alexanderplatz. 3 hours later the Berlin Stadtbahn closed for nearly 4 years for modernisation. Photo and details with grateful thanks to Robin Garn.
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Harry Hydenbluth and 03 1010 on D358, the night express from Berlin to Basel on 24/9/94, passing Alexanderplatz. 3 hours later the Berlin Stadtbahn closed for nearly 4 years for modernisation. Photo and details with grateful thanks to Robin Garn. |
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| Feb 2006 | Plandampf Thuringia LATEST UPDATE | Helmut Boekhoff & Udo Tribess |
| Oct 2005 | Plandampf Rheinland Pfalz | Ian Bowskill, Thomas Boldt, Mick Alderman, Helmut Boekhoff, Thomas and Georg Lochner, Dick van Beek & M Geldermans |
| May 2005 | Plandampf Crailsheim area | Danny Teuchert |
| Oct 2004 | Plandampf Siegen area | Mick Alderman & Danny Teuchert |
| 16 - 18/4/04 | Photo Goods Meiningen, Straßfurt - Magdeburg - Oebisfeld | Helmut Dahlhaus & Danny Teuchert |
| 13 - 15/2/04 | Plandampf Eisenach - Meiningen - Arnstadt | Mick Alderman, Helmut Boekhoff, Andreas Leipoldt and Rainer Schnell |
| 25-26/10/03 | Photo Goods Straßfurt - Magdeburg - Oebisfelde | Helmut Dalhaus |
| 3-5/10/03 | Plandampf Saalfeld to Gera 2003 | Mick Alderman, Helmut Boekhoff, Robin Garn and Rainer Schnell |
| 13/9/03 | Sonderzug Leipzig to Berlin | Robin Garn |
| 22-24/02/02 | Plandampf Saalfeld to Gera 2002 | |
| 24-25/02/01 | Halle to Zehla Mehlis weekend | |
| 16-18/02/01 | Plandampf Goldener Aue III | |
| Various | Link to Björn Detlefsen's Photos | Björn Deltefsen |
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| February 2006: Thuringia Plandampf |
February 4th and 5th 2006 saw the Thuringia Plandampf proceed as planned. For Udo Tribess the two 41 class 2-8-2 locos, (along with a 65 class), brought back memories of Saalfeld in the 1980s. Maybe also for these other Plandampfers watching 41 1150 leave Wernshausen on Febraury 5th. Photo Udo Tribess.
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In lovely winter weather 41 1144 roars along near to Oberhof on February 5th. Photo from Udo Tribess.
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65 1049 operated some normal local trains on one of the days, seen here between Zella-Mehlis West and Zella-Mehlis Hbf. 012 100-4 now sadly out of use until it's future can be resolved was not forgotten! A number of the REF front coachers met on the evening of February 4th to celebrate Klaus Wilmsmeyer's birthday: and much bier was drunk! News and photo from Helmut Boekhoff.
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Helmut Boekhoff was nicely in position to take this great photo of 65-1049 leaving Zella-Mehlis on a cold an wintery February day.
Rheinland Pfalz Plandampf |
| October 2005: Rheinland Pfalz Plandampf |
Three of the four pacifics at the event put in sparkling performances every time they ran on the main line. Here two of them, 012 100-4 and 01 519, wait at Neustadt (Weinstrasse), on Friday 30th September, the evening before the event started. 03 1010 was also on shed that evening, and was the third of the pacifics that ran so well throughout the event.
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One of the highlights were the several times a day parallel departures from Winden. Here 01 519 and 23 042 roar out of that contry station in weather that was sadly typical of that for most of the four days. Photo by Ian Bowskill.
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01 519 storms away from Germesheim. Photo by Ian Bowskill.
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012 100-4 roaring away from Edenkoben. Photo by Ian Bowskill.
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012 100-4 and 50 2740 take their turn at the Winden parallel departure. Photo by Ian Bowskill.
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| Top: webmaster timing 012 100-4, right: Bodo Gifhorn on 012 100-4. Both photos Thomas Bold. Lower: 012 100-4 lok personnel.
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| October 2005: Rheinland Pfalz Plandampf continued: A black and white selection from Mick Alderman. |
 
Top: 012 100-4 coasts near Landau on 3rd Oct, and on the 2nd leaves Kandel. 50 2740 near Altenbamberg on 4th October.
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Very predictably my main interest during the event was 012 100-4, just back from Meiningen with new boiler fitted. Shots here at Neustadt (Weinstrasse) Loco shed on the evening of Friday September 30th.
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03 1010 also ran well during the event, seen here at Neustadt (Weinstrasse), on the evening of 30th September.
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Three of these four locos, 012 100-4, 042 360 and 042 018 together brought back great memories to those of us who went to the Rheine-Emden line in the 1970s. They were all based at Rheine shed in the last few years until May 1975. Great and amazing in fact to see them all together again more than 30 years later.
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| Two days running I managed to get very atmospheric shots in poor weather of the 07.41 departure from Neustadt (Weinstrasse). 50 2740 and 23 042 were the two locos on the train.
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Thomas Lochner reports.For the last run of 012 100-4 on this Plandampf, we waited on the line between Speyer Hbf and Germersheim. My brother (Georg Lochner) has taken this photo of the 012 storming through Heiligenstein( near Speyer) while filming his video. The sound was incredible! You could hear the 012 several minutes before and afterwards. Very very great. But this was not the only scene were this great lok was roaring through vinyards and the countryside. Here is a movie link. Rheinland Pfalz Plandampf continued |
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042 360 made very good sound during the whole Plandampf.
The picture sees her making a very noisy exit from Neustadt/Weinstraßen to Wissembourg. Thomas Locker
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03 1010 near to Rohrbach on 3nd October. Photo from Dick van Beek
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| M Geldermans sent these photos of the three "top performing" pacifics, all near to Winden.
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Helmut Boekhoff was one of many people who stayed on the for the "pay for" Plandampf day on 4th October. That saw 23 042 on a couple of Kaiserslautern to Bingen return passenger trains: seen here at Bad Münster am Stein.
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The 4th October "pay for" Plandampf day also saw 50 2740 haul a goods train out from Kaiserslautern and back. Seen here leaving Bad Münster am Stein from part way up the Rotenfels/Nahe rocks.
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| May 2005: Crailsheim area Plandampf |
From all reports received it seems the Crailsheim area Plandampf held at the end of May was a great success. Danny Teuchert took this photo of 23 042 at Lauda during that event.
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Two more Crailsheim Plandampf photos from Danny Teuchert. Left is 23 058 leaving Niederstetten and right is 75 1118 near to Schrozberg.
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Siegen Area Plandampf. Above: 064 419 about to leave Daaden with the 10.02 to Betzdorf on 30th Oct. Top right: P8 2455 leaving Altenhundem, on 31 Oct. Lower: 50 3610 on a special freight to Kreuztal near Siegen-Weidenau. Photos from Mick Alderman.
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64 419 amongst the lovely Autumn colours near Betzdorf. Photo from Danny Teuchert.
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| Left: 64 419 leaving Alsdorf, Top: 52 8095 near Solingen Mersheid, Lower: 064 419 near Daaden. Photos from Danny Teuchert.
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April 16th to 18th saw another successful Lo/Rie team event, running goods train with two 41 class 2-8-2s. The Friday saw a train in the Meiningen area with 41 1144, seen here leaving Bad Salzungen. Photo & notes from Helmut Dahlhaus.
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41 1231 on the Mittellandkanal bridge west of Haldensleben with a freight to Oebisfelde (the second track is for the line to Weferlingen). 17th April 2004. Photo and notes from Helmut Dahlhaus.
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41 1231 departing from Förderstedt on 17th April 2004. Photo by Danny Teuchert.
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41 1231 leaving Haldensleben on 17th April 2004. Photo by Danny Teuchert.
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41 1231 at former Kreuzungsbahnhof Buelstringen (in reality it's a block post nowadays) west of Haldensleben with a freight for Magdeburg and Staßfurt. 18th April 2004. Photo and notes from Helmut Dahlhaus.
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| Thüringen Plandampf, 13th to 15th February 2004 |
Friday February 13th. 41 1144 at a dull and snowy Oberhof soon after arrival on the 08.05 RE from Erfurt
The weather was set right from the start! Dull, cold and overcast with some drizzle, and deep snow at Oberhof. In such weather 41 1144 started off the passenger side of the event with a noisy climb from Arnstadt to Oberhof on an RE from Erfurt.
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February 13th and 41 1231-4 on goods train DNG100 is climbing near Dietzhausen. Photo with thanks to Rainer Schnell
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65 1049 near Altersbach on Feb 15th with train STB 82459 of the Süd-Thüringen-Bahn. Photo with thanks to Andreas Leipoldt
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65 1049 leaves Viernau on Feb 15th with train STB 82444 of the Süd-Thüringen-Bahn. Photo with thanks to Rainer Schnell
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44 1486-8 on goods train DNG200 leaves Wernshausen on February 14th. Photo with thanks to Reiner Schnell
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Above: 44 1144 at Arnstadt with the 08.05 Erfurt to Oberhof, Feb13th. Top: 44 1486 leaving Arnstadt on Feb 15th with DNG 300 to Eisenach. Right: 41 1231 near Suhl on Feb13th with DNG 100 ex Eisenach. Photos: Mick Alderman.
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| Saalfeld to Gera Plandampf, 3rd to 5th October 2003 |
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| 03 1010 and 03 2204 at Gera the night before the Plandampf, photo with thanks to Helmut Boekhoff
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| Robin Garn made superb use of the red sky that heralded the onset of a spell of bad weather, as 03 2204 leaves Niederpöllnitz with RE 16175 on the first morning of the Plandampf.
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| 03 2204 seen dramatically about to exit the tunnel between Oppurg and Neustadt Orla. Room for the photographer, Robin Garn, was courtsey of the tunnel being built for double track.
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| The Lausitzer Dampflok Club two cylinder, coal fired pacific 03 2204 operated passenger and goods trains during the event. With grateful thanks to Rainer Schnell from Hamburg who has sent this and several other photos, we can see the pacific leaving Niederpöllnitz with a goods train.
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| 41 1144 had been out of service for many years, and delighted fans of the former DR when it returned to service this year. It also delighted anyone who rode behind it or photographed it because it was driven with the intention of keeping time on both the RE and RB trains it hauled. Even if it didn't quite manage to keep exact time, as it's 90 km/h speed limit was a slight handicap. | 
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On all three days of the Plandampf 52 8079, a Dampf Plus loco, worked the "Elsterwerda Express" from Gera via Greiz to Cheb and return. This train has run for some weekends over the past years and is operated as a local initiative between DB Regio and an Eisenach based enthusiasts Group. The same arrangement that has seen the "Rodelblitz" running on winter weekends from Eisenach to Arnstadt with 52 8075. 41 1144 has been the regular loco for the Cheb train this Autumn, but as the 2-8-2 was on Plandampf duties the 52 took the train instead. The photos are of the train arriving and departing Gera on October 5th. |
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| 3 cylinder coal fired pacific 03 1010 did the most work. With regular driver Harry Heydenbluth the lovely machine never faltered. It roared up the hills, and raced down the other side. Assisting on the footplate was fireman Peter Eichhorn who clearly kept the fire in great order.
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| Above: 4th October: 41 1144 departs Possneck with RE 16182. Right: Two more Mick Alderman photos at Possneck, on the 3rd: top, 03 1010 departs to Saalfeld with RB 26009 and lower, 03 1010 with RE 16178 | |
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| This fine body of men were some of the UK Plandampfers at Weida on Saturday 4th October. A photo taken at random of just a few of the nearly forty Brits, (including those living outside the UK), who were genuine paid up participants. To me the photo is a wonderful indication of the strength and longevity of our hobby. I timed steam out of Waterloo in the 1960s with at least two of the above, and I believe a third was also a regular traveller on those steam hauled trains nearly forty years ago!. In fact David Sprackland confirms a new Plandampf record of four ex 1960's Southern steam timers together in the same coach, and all still timing! The four were David, myself, Peter Odell and Andrew Clark. Who would have thought, in July 1967 when steam out of Waterloo ended, we would all be still pursuing our hobby together 36 years later. And no web page with photos of Plandampfers would be complete without a view of the man who has worked so hard on our behalf for so long. So above right is David, enjoying another noisy start behind 03 1010 on October 5th. | |
| Leipzig to Berlin, 13th September 2003
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| 03 1010 from Leipzig to Berlin and return on September 13th | |
| A short report on the September 13th trip behind 03 1010, along with some relevant photos can be seen in the relevant part of the NEWS section of this web site. But relevant to this part of the web site is this photo taken by Robin Garn, showing David Sprackland and myself, Bryan Benn, timing 03 1010's return run from Berlin Lichtenberg to Leipzig on September 13th. | 
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| The photo of us was taken as the train approached Bitterfeld, just before that magnificent roaring climb to the summit near Rackwitz. David and I first timed steam together behind Merchant Navy, Battle of Britain and West Country class pacifics in the mid 1960's. And now, nearly 40 years later, Robin Garn has photographed us continuing that hobby together. But now the technology is different. Electonic digital stopwatches allow us to use the highly accurate "continuous electronic timing method", and the GPS handsets that also give great assistance can be seen balanced on the window handle! | |
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| Halle to Zehla Mehlis weekend, 24 & 25th February 2001
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| Top Left : 94 1292 banking the train hauled by 03 1010 from Halle away from Grafenroda, and Lower Left and Right: 52 8075 blasts away from Gehlberg with the return "Rodelblitz", as it is passed by 03 1010.
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| Friday 16th Feb saw Right 03 1010 climbing the "Singener Burg" from Saalfeld to Arnstadt, where, Top Left 01 519 took over the train to Zella Mehlis, and is seen Above crossing a service train at Grafenroda.
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17th Feb. Top: 03 1010 leaves Hohenebra Ort. Left: 03 1010 enters Sondershausen, Above: 35 1097 at Grussen |
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Helmut Boekhoff took this photo of a young steam enthusiast with the nick name "Harry Potter", who spent his Plandampf helping to keep the loco fires in good shape overnight at Eisenach. One of many people working hard so we could enjoy our Plandampf.
