Trainwatching around Altkloster (4 - the station).
It is 1950, and I have just photographed the 05 coming into town on the bridge. Now I can get some closeups at the station. I believe this engine was originally built as a streamliner, with forward cabin. However, it is still impressive motive power.
I knew many of the signalmen at Altkloster, and early one morning in 1949, I managed this classic shot of two trains crossing, from the safety of the west signal box. The eastbound is a class 03, 1060 streamliner, painted up in the colour and insignia of the US Atlantic Coast Line. Such things were tolerated by occupiers and German railroad personnel. The train is a fast F-zug, made up of finely painted compartment coaches, bearing business travellers for towns east. In the other direction, with a mail train, 05 003 bores down on us on the relief line, by-passing the railway station because a stop is not required here. In the background is part of Altkloster town.
The 031060 is Maerklin model 37914, and 05003 is Maerklin model 39050.
Now we see a trio of different types of motive power.
On the left heading east, is one of the new V200 diesel hydraulics introduced in 1952. Centre is the classic E44 electric, a generation of passenger engines developed in the 1930s, today hauling a westbound D-zug train that calls at each city along the route. On the right is the very successful tank engine type T5, developed by the Royal Württemberg State Railways in 1910 for local passenger work. Today it has been relegated to hauling a local freight.
Marklin digital models are 39800, 37440 and 37132 in that order.
