Time for a new trip, this time to Poland with a stopover in Frankfurt
Arlanda airport
Asia is just around the corner
Time for boarding
Sweden
Germany
Rhein river
Bus from the place
Mainz
Mainz, the next morning
Adtranz GT6M-ZR tram in Mainz
The current station was built as a central station from 1882 to 1884, according to the plans of Philipp Johann Berdellé (1838–1903), as part of the city's expansion after the Franco-Prussian War. (Wikipedia)
Today, I'm on my way along the West Rhine railway, stopping at Budenheim
On my previous trips, I was always taking the East Rhine railway, where there are usually more freight trains, but there is an extensive railworks ongoing so most of the freight are using the West Rhine railway for the time being.
Here is 482 006 on the way to Cologne
Heidesheim (Rheinhess)
Frankfurt airport is nearby
Bingen (Rhein) Stadt
The Niederwald monument is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany, built between 1871 and 1883 to commemorate the Unification of Germany. The memorial is situated in the Rhine Gorge, a larger UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Wikipedia)
West Rhine railway has an extensive passenger traffic, so there is actually not much space for freight here
Until the opening of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, the line was one of the busiest in Germany. The fastest trains connecting the Rhineland and southern Germany ran on the line. The importance of the line for long-distance travel has diminished since the opening of the high-speed line. The line is now generally used by one InterCity or Intercity-Express service (stopping at Bonn, Koblenz, and Mainz) each hour, one Regional-Express train each hour (the Rhein-Express to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof and one RegionalBahn (stopping) train in each direction, as well as by many freight trains. Before the opening of the high-speed line, freight trains were primarily restricted to the Right Rhine line, but with the increased availability of train paths on the Left Rhine line, many of them are now routed over it. (Wikipedia)
From Bingen, I can see the East Rhine railway
It is summertime, and there are frequent boat services on the Rhine. I decide to get over to the other side and check whether there are more trains to spot there
Burgruine Ehrenfels
On the other side there is Rüdescheim am Rhein
I'm on my way to Brücke 4 Bingen-Rüdesheimer
Here is the boat
Despite the short trip, it is possible to purchase refreshments on board
Frankfurt-Koblenz route on the Left Rhine railway
Freight train on the West Rhine railway
Rüdescheim railway station
Winegrowers in Rüdescheim
It can't be more picturesque than this
The trip is short
The railway is located just next to the boat terminal
During my 30-minute trip, I did not see a single train, and it's quite empty now also
I can recall, that this railway is usually very busy, so I take the decision to go back to the other side
It seems that the only service available is the Regional passenger trains, the freight is reduced to minimum
Boeing 747
I'm going back
And it was a right decision, there seems to be much more trains on this side of the Rhine river
186 221 from Angel Trains and LTE Logistik
Trechtingshausen
VIAS train on the East Rhine railway
West Rhine railway has RE services from Frankfurt to Cologne
This was once one of the busiest railways in Germany
Suddenly there is a freight train on the East Rhine railway
SBB Eurocity train from Hamburg to Basel
DB Class 101 is still in service with an Intercity train
ICE 1 train is operated here as well
St. Bonifatius church is located on the other side of Rhein river, at Lorch
Bacharach
Sonnenturm
482 026, SBB Cargo International
193 715, BLS Cargo
429 108
Siemens Mireo and Stadler Flirt
193 438, DPB Rail Infra Service GmbH
186 108, RTB Cargo
Another train on the East Rhine Railway, but they are not many
Oberwesel
Liebfrauenkirche
185 008
185 346
2019 311, RTB Cargo
Stadler Euro 9000
The locomotive has a country package: D, A, CH, NL, B
110 459 manufactured in 1967
RE 13 Maas-Wupper Express, usually operated on the line between Venlo and Hamm
186 181, Lineas
I'm back at Bingen, but this time at Hauptbahnhof
I'm not the only photographer today
248 075, dispo-Tf Rail GmbH
Class 248 is a dual-mode Vectron
193 954, RFO - Rail Force One B.V.
248 011
186 217, Medway
Class 101 with Schweizerischer Nationalpark livery
Another Rail Force One
152 027
187 006
Class 187 with country package D, A,
CHTime to leave Bingen soon
101 013
Another bus to my next flight to Poznan
