Revolutions

On my first visit to Germany I stayed at Esslingen-Am-Neckar, in the valley of the Neckar river. At the time, the town was still pretty car-dominated: The bus and rail stations exuded shabbiness: the station in particular was a rather dingy hole: my main memory of it was the darkness cast by an ugly canopy [...]

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Down in the Forest DB Stirs…

In the middle of December 2008 there was a meeting in Tuttlingen between representatives of a number of regions in Baden Württemberg. and the Nahverhehrgesellschaft, which is responsible for local public transport services. Part of the meeting was to discuss rail services, in particular development of the Gäubahn, from Stuttgart to Switzerland, the Schwarzaldbahn, the [...]

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Travelling Tip: BW Ticket.

In Baden Württemberg we have a ticket valid (Unsuprisingly called the “Baden Württemberg Ticket” from 0900 on weekdays, for all local trains (trains run by DB Regio: S, RB and RE) in the State, and a lot of bus and city transit services. you can get a €19 version for yourself, or a €28 version [...]

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MAN Railbus in Eyach

Long-term readers may recognise this location (Image from the ‘Roter brummer‘ site) as the ‘Mystery Station‘ at Eyach that I blogged about in summer. A bit of research has shown that the station is a meeting point of the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG (HzL) and Deutsche Bahn. The HzL line from here is usually freight [...]

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