So, on the GDR's Reichsbahn, colors always represented the respective roles. For example, blue for train driver and red for conductor, but how did you know that beforehand, since all the colors on the cap and collar tabs are somehow red.
I've been searching for information on train drivers, dispatchers, and conductors' uniforms from 1935-1945 for a while now. A website or something like that would be good. There's a lot of information about the GDR Reichsbahn, including what the individual colors, like blue, meant for train drivers or ranks, and who wore what. Almost nothing…
It was built in Luhansk/Lugansk in eastern Ukraine. This city, predominantly inhabited by ethnic Russians, seceded from Ukraine in 2014 in violation of international law and was illegally annexed by Russia a few years ago, thus de facto becoming part of Russian territory.
They also had a lot of reconditioned cars, but why was the third axle installed on passenger cars? I can understand it for freight cars because of the weight distribution, but an unbraked axle on passenger cars?
Hello, I know that way back when, for example, the Donnerbüchsen (Donnerbuses) ran, there was just a simple gate that you could lift up. Today's trains have a TB control system. But I can't imagine that in 1940, you could have just opened the door on an express train while traveling at 120 km/h. Surely…
Hello, Why are trains always being decommissioned? For example, the Leipzig-Chemnitz line will soon be running compartment cars. These serve their purpose, but they just look dated and don't offer any modern amenities. Why are they being replaced with traction units instead of restoring the cars to their current condition? New brakes, windows, Wi-Fi, etc.,…
A question for the railway enthusiasts among us: Which railway era is your favorite? I grew up in Era 4 and always envied those who were active in Era 3. But now I actually love the era "of my time," Era 4. What about you? (Applies to photographic railway enthusiasts as well as model railway…
Hello everyone, The Deutsche Bundesbahn, the Reichsbahn, and later also the Deutsche Bahn used the InterRegio. It's no longer running, and I wonder what happened to all the rolling stock?
Whether it's the scale of the Taurus (182), the champagne cork-like popping of the 141 (which is why it's also called "Knallfrosch") or the sound of the 425, which is (sometimes affectionately, sometimes disparagingly) called "Squeaky": Some locomotive and railcar series have unique sounds. What other locomotives/railcars sound good? What other examples come to mind?