45669 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Morning All, 21 years ago I spent a couple of hours on Köln Hbf. filming and photographing the trains. Some of the video that I took is now on my new YouTube channel and, as some of the locomotives that I saw such as Class 103 and Class 215 are now history, I though that it might be of interest: 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 Yes, thank you for sharing. What a mixture of liveries the DB trains carried at that time! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusDe Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Love it. My first visit to Köln Hbf was in 1986, last one 2013, one of my favourite locations ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 That is a great viewing location and one I haved used a few times. Sadly when I was last there it was littered with bottles and other detritus you wouldn't want to get too close to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 15/11/2020 at 11:15, Claude_Dreyfus said: That is a great viewing location and one I have used a few times. Sadly when I was last there it was littered with bottles and other detritus you wouldn't want to get too close to. I haven't been there for many years, so if or when I go there again I'm sure that I'll notice the difference. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2020 The last time I was there was in 2014; I don't recall detritus particularly, the worst thing I remember was the padlocks on the bridge railings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2020 Not on the bridge itself, I'm talking about the view point closer to the station. When I was there back in 2016 it was okay, but when I returned in 2018 it was a lot less salubrious. Still a great place to see trains, even if the variety of motive power is diminishing. I do wonder what difference all of those padlocks make to the overall weight of the bridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2020 There are bridges in Europe where the authorities have to keep removing padlocks because the weight is making the bridges unsafe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Claude_Dreyfus said: Not on the bridge itself, I'm talking about the view point closer to the station. When I was there back in 2016 it was okay, but when I returned in 2018 it was a lot less salubrious. Still a great place to see trains, even if the variety of motive power is diminishing. I do wonder what difference all of those padlocks make to the overall weight of the bridge? Ah OK; I don't particularly remember but it sounds as though things may have gone downhill a bit in the last four years. A pity as it is a popular place with tourists as well as railway enthusiasts! The bit around the Cathedral does seem to attract all sorts of people, though. Yes I wonder that too, and I know why they're there so I don't particularly want to sound like a Grumpy Old Man but I also think they detract from the appearance of the bridge. I also wonder whether they might exacerbate corrosion of what they're attached to. Where I live in York the Scarborough Bridge footway alongside the Scarborough line over the Ouse (similar to the Hohenzollernbrucke in some ways but a lot less spectacular!) was rebuilt last year and I noticed a little while ago padlocks beginning to appear on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I wonder if a fishing trip with a magnet would dredge up 1000s of keys from the bed of the Rhine underneath! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michl080 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Ian Morgan said: There are bridges in Europe where the authorities have to keep removing padlocks because the weight is making the bridges unsafe. In fact, the Cologne Hohenzollernbridge has removeable panels to avoid the padlocks becoming too heavy. Obviously not for the bridge itself, but for the pedestrian part of it. Michael 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted November 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2020 There must be thousands of padlocks on the Koln bridge. To me it makes it unsightly. I do hope someone removes them all. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 No doubt if 'the management' were to remove all the padlocks, the young lovers of Köln wold just go and put new ones back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 A further episode of my 1999 video at Köln Hbf. is now on YouTube. It features several classes not seen today including SNCB 16, DB 103, DB 215, DB 141, etc. Hope you like it: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Some more memories of Köln Hbf. in October, 1999 are now on my YouTube channel. Included are classes 103 and 215, plus the short lived METROPOLITAN first class only luxury train than ran between Hamburg and Köln. Hope you like it: TTFN, Ron. Edited March 13, 2021 by 45669 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Along with some of my club members on a trip to see the club in our twin town Euskirchen, I was lucky enough to get a preview of the Metropolitan train before it entered service (August 1999?) The Metropolitan was aimed at business travellers, with leather seats and lots of pear wood detailing. Edited June 23, 2023 by Ian Morgan Just checked Wikipedia - pearwood not cherrywood. - Reloaded images 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hi Guys, Afaik, the Metropolitan train actually continues/continued to run for some time afterwards, only difference was, it was repainted in (fairly) standard ICE colours! The locos were also repainted into standard Traffic red so the only way to spot it was to see how like an ICE the coaches are and then spot the interior decor, if it’s close enough! Plus, being loco hauled, of course. My friend Doug and I went aboard it once in Hamburg a couple of years ago, I might even have pictures somewhere. The interior is stunning. Cheers, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 The final part of my 1999 video from Köln Hbf., with more 103s and 215s, is now on YouTube: TTFN, Ron. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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