Various dates in 2017 – heritage diesel and steam in north-east Germany

The Pressnitztalbahn’s 2-8-2 steam loco 86.1333, dating from 1939, normally resident in Glauchau, will spend Summer 2017 in the far north-east of the former East Germany, and is advertised to work a number of special trips top-and-tail with V100 class diesels.

The first advertised workings are specials on the island of Usedom, featuring the 86 working top-and-tail with 110 001, a centre-cab diesel-hydraulic of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn – which later became 201 001 of DB after reunification. More details here. (To note that the Intercity services that previously brought a class 218 “rabbit” onto the island of Usedom on summer weekends does not run this year).

Friday 12/05/17

Four round trips from Seebad Heringsdorf to Zinnowitz.

Saturday 13/05/17

Four round trips from Seebad Heringsdorf to Zinnowitz.

Sunday 14/05/17

Four round trips from Seebad Heringsdorf to Zinnowitz.

The rest of 86.1333’s summer workings are advertised as being top-and-tail with a different V100 – 112 708 (DB 202 708). They cover a number of different branch lines in their area of Vorpommern, none of which usually see loco haulage these days, and one of which is freight-only. Details for all of these can be found here.

Saturday 10/06/17