A visit to Berlin - September 20th/21st 2018
As part of a visit to Poland in September I caught an International service from Poznan to Berlin, in order to attend the Innortrans Event in Berlin. Before flying home to the UK there was time to kill before our flight, so a morning was spent located at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen. The Airport station is located on the Berlin Ring, and can be busy with freight. Equally it can be very quiet. Local passenger services operate every hour taking visitors into and out of the city as well and operating local passenger links. The former East German Station is ideally suited for photography and provides plenty of angles from which to take images off passing trains. The images below were taken between 10:00 and 14:00 on the 21st September during a wonderfully sunny morning, prior to the weather collapsing shortly after 14:00. A good variety of internal German traffic and International traffic was recorded during this time, including two European Class 66 Locomotives.
Siemens Taurus No.182007 pauses at Berlin, Alexanderplatz working a FRankburt Oder - Brandenburg Hbf service on the 19th September 2018.
A track machine passes 'at speed' through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018.
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DB Class 442 No.442630 arrives into Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018 operating the 09:07 Wunsdorf-Waldstad - Berlin Hauptbahnhof service.
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Black liveried Clas 189 No.189201 passes Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen with a loaded container train from Poland on the 21st September 2018, the train operated by LTE Logistics And Transport.
DB Class 187 No.187114 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen with a mixed freight on the 21st September 2018.
Captrain Class 185 No.185 548-5 arrives into Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen for a short pathing stop with a long container train on the 21st September 2018.
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Rhein Cargo Class 185 No.185 630-1 passes Captrain Class 185 No.185 548-5 at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018.
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Rhein Cargo Class 185 No.185 630-1 passes Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018.
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A pair of East German liveried locomotives pass through the former East German station at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen. No.132 158-7 (232 158-8) and 250 137-7 (155 137-3) are pictured on the 21st September 2018. The pair are operated by LEG - Leipziger Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH.
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A pair of East German liveried locomotives pass through the former East German station at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen. 250 137-7 (155 137-3) & No.132 158-7 (232 158-8) are pictured on the 21st September 2018. The pair are operated by LEG - Leipziger Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH.
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DB Reigo Unit No.642 684-4 passes empty coaching stock through the centre roads at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018.
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DB Bombardier Trax Locomotive No.185 360-5 passes through the centre roads at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen with a loaded spoil train heading south on the 21st September 2018.
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DB Class 155 No.155 015-1 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen with a train load empty container flats heading south on the 21st September 2018.
DB Class 145 No.145 048-5 passes northbound through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen with a mixed freight on the 21st Septmeber 2018.
CTL Logistics Class 187 No.187 502-0 hauls a fuel/ oil train from Poland through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018.
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Dietel Fenster blue liveried locomotive No.253 015-8 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen passing a Flughafen DB Regio Class 442 on the 21st September 2018.
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DB Bombardier Trax Locomotive No.185 160-9 passes through the centre roads at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018
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DB Cargo Class 233 No.233 572-7 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen hauling a chemical train on the 21st September 2018.
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DB Cargo Class 145 No.145 065-9 returns north through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen having emptied is train load of spoil on the 21st September 2018.
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On hire to CTL Logistics No.186 262-2 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen operating a container service southbound on the 21st September 2018.
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A pair of East German liveried locomotives pass through the former East German station at Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen. No.132 158-7 (232 158-8) and250 137-7 (155 137-3) are pictured on the 21st September 2018. The pair of locomotives are pperated by LEG - Leipziger Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH.
Euro Class 66 No.29006 passes through Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018 hauling an empty aggregate train north.
Former Euro Cargo Rail Class 77 French import is now operating in Germany with MEG. 077 012-8 is now painted in the comany colours (which are simialr to DB). The locomotive is seen passing Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen on the 21st September 2018 with an empty cement train heading north on the Berlin Ring.