243: Overseas, Germany, Cologne area, 02/04/09

2nd April 2009

LAST UPDATED 04/07/09. CURRENTLY CONTAINS 80 PHOTOS.
Another full day around the Cologne area as there's so much freight it seems a waste to go anywhere else. I ventured down to the rail bridge that takes the freight only line across the river as I thought it may make an interesting choice for photos. Turned out to be a disappointment in the end, there's plenty of freight to be seen but an annoying row of street lights and railings between the footpath and the track really get in the way! Headed back to Koln Sud and West for pretty much constant freight (and much clearer photos), and got a very nice surprise in the form of 140423 still carrying the old blue and cream colour scheme.

DB 111120 heads and RE service past the Azimut Hotel on the approach to Koln Hbf	DB diesel power in the form of 218217 pulling off from Koln Sud	"HGK" liveried 185589 heads light across the freight only bridge from Gremberg yard	"MRCE" liveried 189098 leads a long container train across the river on the freight only line to Gremberg yard
185051 in DB livery leads another container train across the river at Cologne	186212 (2820) drags dead DB machine 140037 in the consist of a westbound car train from Gremberg yard	Yet another container train, this time headed by "SBB Cargo" loco 482011	DB diesel 294706 heads a local trip working of a single tank wagon towards Gremberg yard
"MRCE Dispolok" liveried 189099 comes out of the morning sun with a northbound container train at Koln Sud	Chemion's "Nicole" (275502) leads a long mixed freight through Koln Sud	DE72 in the distinctive "HGK" livery heads a short car train through Koln Sud	"Railion" liveried 152093 at the head of a northbound steel train through Koln Sud
Vossloh G2000BB DH751 brings a long mixed freight east through Koln Sud	186217 (2825) hauls another eastbound mixed freight through Koln Sud	482025 in the red and blue livery of "SBB Cargo" heads a northbound intermodal service through Koln Sud	Unbranded 155024 at the head of an eastbound tank train through Koln Sud
DB passenger loco 218151 pushes away from Koln Sud with an RE service to Koln Messe/Deutz	I wouldn't like to say what this is exactly, but it went trundling through Koln Sud	140450 in red "Railion" livery heading a mixed freight on the approach to Koln Sud	Unusually, a DB ICE unit heads towards Koln Hbf on the freight line at Koln Sud
"Railion" branded 294758 hauls a long rake of covered bogie hoppers through Koln Sud	Another IC working taking the freight line at Koln Sud, this time DB electric 101073	185CL006 in the colourful "Rail4Chem" livery heads through Koln Sud on a lunchtime tank train	Slightly older loco 139314 hauls a mixed freight through Koln Sud towards Gremberg yard
DB electric 140855 comes over the junction at Koln Sud with a long hopper train	HGK's GM loco DE673 applies the brakes at Koln Sud with a lengthy train of hoppers	Very dirty electric loco 140423 in original DB blue+cream livery heads an eastbound rake of empty car carriers through Koln Sud	Unbranded 155239 heads an "Ambrogio" intermodal service through Koln Sud
HGK Mak DE82 heads a long rake of covered wagons over the pointwork at Koln Sud	Very dirty 185066 leads an afternoon tank train through Koln Sud	Another dirty DB loco, 151093 heading west at the head of a lightly loaded container train	RE diesel 218206 pauses at Koln Sud with a service to Koln Messe/Deutz
RE diesel 218206 pauses at Koln Sud with a service to Koln Messe/Deutz	Partially cleaned 152164 runs light loco through Koln Sud	"Railion" liveried 155187 heads a long rake of empty flats through Koln Sud	Consecutively numbered DB locos 151016 and 151015 double head a southbound hopper train through Koln Sud
Very clean 111150 stands at Koln Hbf with an afternoon RE service	HGK Mak DE76 powers a well loaded container train through Koln West	275502 "Nicole" heads a return mixed freight back through Koln West	Mak loco DE94 in HGK's red+white livery runs light loco through Koln West
218217 accelerates out of Koln West with an afternoon RE service to Koln Messe/Deutz	HGK DE91 hauls one of the frequent waste container trains through Koln West	Another "Ambrogio" intermodal service, this time headed by DB loco 155229	152010 wearing red "DB Cargo" livery heads a mixed freight south through Koln West
DB electric superpower, 152164 hauling a single log wagon south through Koln Sud	140855 hauls a mixed freight south through Koln Sud	101016 in blue "Unicef" livery heads a northbound SBB IC working through the platform at Koln West	151118 and 151098 double head a southbound bogie hopper train through Koln Sud
"Railion Logistics" liveried 182001 heads through Koln West with a northbound intermodal service	HGK's DE82 leads a long tank train south through Koln West	"Railion" liveried 290567 heads south light loco through Koln West	Yet another HGK Mak through Koln West, this time DE83 on a southbound mixed freight
152107 in "Railion" livery heads a southbound mixed freight through Koln West	G2000BB DH751 runs light loco through Koln West	HGK diesel DE13 heads north with it's usual lighly loaded evening container train	DB 101119 speeds through the platform at Koln West with an early evening IC service
186211 (2819) hauls a southbound mixed freight through Koln West	As the sun starts to set "Railion" liveried 189087 heads north through Koln West on a long mixed freight	"DB Cargo" liveried 152010 heads a northbound van train through Koln West in the evening sun	186196 (2804) brings another early evening mixed freight through Koln West