Austria & Germany 23/09 to 28/09 2004 "If at first you don't have 2095 012 - try, try & try again"


Another trip to Austria primarily to cover the weekend Gmund 2095 turn again looking for my last one 2095 012 (my 8th trip to Gmund trying to nab it - not good when they only had 3 locos to choose from (not forgetting the Kettle which also once bowled Me & Medhurst out vice 2095!)) Some required track for diesel in Germany was also planned. This was a single-manned trip, # = Winner

Thursday 23/09/04

1044 064  Linz - St.Polten    Addl Koln - Wien (EC93701) 130km

I was staying 2 nights in St.Polten, both brewpubs were going at this time. I know I had a great evening meal in the posh one of the two tonight. Both have now gone, I cannot recall their names.

Friday 24/09/04

An early start so breakfast was either flagged or to go. Out to cover the inward rush hour diesels.
2143 059    St.Polten Alpenbahnhof - Traisen 0546 St.Polten - Hainfeld 17km
2043 035#  Traisen - St.Polten   0624 Hainfeld - St.Polten 19km
2043 035 on the blocks at St.Polten
1099 016    St.Polten - St.P.Alp   0725 St.Polten - Mariazell 2km
2143 068    St.P Alp - St.Polten   0609 Leobersdorf - St.Polten 2km
1 winner out of 3 covered not a bad return these days, plenty of time to kill before the afternoon rush started so what better than a LONG run up into the mountains behind an electric loco (that also clags), built in 1909 - & with Rods! 
1099 002    St.Polten - Mitterbach   0825 St.Polten - Mariazell 81km
1099 002 clags away from Mitterbach on the 0825 St.Polten - Mariazell
1099 016   Mitterbach - Ober Grafendorf   1057 Mariazell - St.Polten 69km
1099 013   Ober Grafendorf - Klangen   1325 St.Polten - Mariazell 4km
I thought I could double back & have another 1099 into St.Polten - Oops it's a unit.
Unit           Klangen - St.Polten 16km
Now I was covering the St.Polten - Krems rush hour 2143 diagrams.
2143 046# St.Polten - Krems   1605 St.Polten - Krems 31km
2143 046 at Krems on the 1605 from St.Polten
Uberschreiten der Gleise verboten! So this is the best phot I could get at the time. 2143 034 about to depart Krems on the 1708 to St.Polten
2143 034#  Krems - Paudorf    1708 Krems - St.Polten 8km
The next train was booked a pair - surely not?
2143 075#) Paudorf - Krems   1712 St.Polten - Krems 8km
2143 063#)  
You couldn't cover all the diagrams any other way or I would have lined up a run on the pair from St.Polten - I'm glad I didn't as all four 2143's out today were required ! 
5047 002    Krems - St.Polten   1816 Krems - St.Polten 31km
My work here is done, walk to the other brewpub for a full evening session.

Saturday 25/09/04

An early start to once again make the long journey to Gmund. Everything was crossed.
2143 043#  St.Polten - Krems    0630 St.Polten - Krems 31km
1016 027#  Krems - Tulln    0728 Krems - Wien FJBf 43km
1144 290#  Tulln - Absdorf Hippersdorf    0800 Wien FJBf - Krems 11km
1144 205#  Absdorf Hippersdorf - Tulln    0814 Krems - Wien FJBf 11km
1144 288#  Tulln - Absdorf Hippersdorf    0820 Wien FJBf - Krems 11km
5 winners in a row - best check the bottom of my shoe!
4010 009    Absdorf Hippersdorf - Gmund NO 0905 Wien FJBf - Gmund NO 120km
I walked outside the main station to the narrow gauge platform & a 2095 was marshaling the stock - but which one? Yes it is 012! Back into the station to buy a ticket.
My last member of the 2095 class for haulage propels the stock of the 1330 Gmund to Gross Gerungs into the platform. 
2095 012#  Gmund NO - Gross Gerungs   1330 Gmund - Gross Gerungs 43km
2095 012 at Weitra
2095 012 at Alt Weitra on the 1330 Gmund to Gross Gerungs
2095 012   Gross Gerungs - Gmund NO    1620 Gross Gerungs - Gmund NO 43km
1144 278# Gmund NO - Wien Spittelau     1842 Gmund NO - Wien FJBf 166km
I grabbed a celebratory pint or 2 before the overnight.
???? ????   Wien West - Salzburg   2025 Budapest - Munchen 317km

Sunday 26/09/04

Even though it was a Sunday there was still new track for diesel available, an Augsburg - Mittenwald Tourist & Bike train had started running.
101 076#  Salzburg - Munchen    2025 Budapest - Munchen 153km
218 225    Munchen - Geltendorf    0651 Munchen - Memmingen 42km
218 313    Geltendorf - Mittenwald   0641 Augsburg - Mittenwald 97km
218 313 at Garmisch Partenkirchen on the 0641 Augsburg to Mittenwald
218 313 at misty journeys end off the 0641 Augsburg to Mittenwald
After a quick look round the town centre in Mittenwald I headed into Austria to then come back via Rosenheim into Munich.
111 037#    Mittenwald - Innsbruck    0832 Munchen - Innsbruck 42km
1016 037#) Innsbruck - Jenbach    1129 Innsbruck - Wien West 35km
1016 098#) 
1044 025#  Jenbach - Worgl    0839 Bregenz - Graz 25km
1044 025 at Worgl on the 0839 Bregenz to Graz
1144 247   Worgl - Rosenheim     1143 Innsbruck - Rosenheim 47km
111 032#   Rosenheim - Munchen Ost   1216 Salzburg - Munchen 55km
1116 109# Munchen Ost - Munchen Hbf     0710 Milan - Munchen 10km
Back onto the 218's looking for any winners that might be out.
218 475    Munchen - Kaufbeuren     1451 Munchen - Fussen 88km
218 340    Kaufbeuren - Buchloe      1505 Fussen - Munchen 20km
218 346    Buchloe - Turkheim      1551 Munchen - Aulendorf 8km
218 223    Turkheim - Buchloe    1442 Herbertingen - Munchen 8km
Nothing doing so far (other than accumulating more 218 klik's) so I covered the 3 IC diagrams.
218 401#) Buchloe - Munchen    1333 Zurich - Munchen 68km
218 418)    
218 376#) Munchen - Memmingen    1811 Munchen - Zurich 114km
218 421#)  
218 318)   Memmingen - Munchen    1733 Zurich - Munchen 114km
218 440)  
That proved much more productive, 3 winners out of 6 locos.  
101 068#  Munchen - Stuttgart    2241 Munchen - Amsterdam 242km

Monday 27/09/04

An overnight to Mannheim to get in place for more new track for diesel, this time the mega-rare 
Table 666, Ludwigshafen to Ramsen. It had been various units for years but a new (& short-lived) diesel turn had produced.
??? ???      Stuttgart - Mannheim    2241 Munchen - Amsterdam 130km
425 734     Mannheim - Ludwigshafen Hbf    0431 Mannheim - Kaiserslautern 3km
218 205#   Ludwigshafen Hbf - Ramsen    0451 Ludwigshafen - Ramsen 44km
218 205     Ramsen - Ludwigshafen Hbf    0607 Ramsen - Ludwigshafen Hbf 44km
So a winner loco for the winner track. Pity about the early hour but it needed doing, followed by some scratch moves as I gradually worked my way towards my next target.
143 314#   Ludwigshafen Hbf - Mannheim    0616 Mainz - Mannheim 3km
120 146#   Mannheim - Stuttgart    0624 Saarbrucken - Stuttgart 130km
111 079#   Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg    0907 Stuttgart - Wurzburg 14km
110 281#   Ludwigsburg - Stuttgart    0719 Lauda - Stuttgart 14km
101 056#   Stuttgart - Nurnberg    0907 Karlsruhe - Nurnberg 203km
Now time for new track for diesel to Simmelsdorf Huttenbach, although it's only a short branch off the mainline it all counts!
218 310     Nurnberg - Simmelsdorf Huttenbach    1321 Nurnberg - S.Huttenbach 30km
I've got a photo somewhere taken at Simmelsdorf H. but cannot find it at the moment!
218 310     Simmelsdorf Huttenbach - Nurnberg    1409 S.Huttenbach - Nurnberg 30km
Unit           Nurnberg - Schwandorf     1450 Nurnberg - Regensburg 94km
I had to suffer the unit to cover some Regensburg diagrams looking for more winners.
218 254)   Schwandorf - Regensburg    1436 Hof - Regensburg 42km
218 385) 
218 245    Regensburg - Schwandorf    1722 Regensburg - Praha 42km
218 276    Schwandorf - Regensburg    1440 Praha - Regensburg 42km
No joy on the winner front but more 218 klik's in the book.
111 223    Regensburg - Munchen    1936 Nurnberg - Munchen 138km
??? ???     Munchen - Salzburg    2343 Munchen - Budapest 153km 
 
Tuesday 28/09/04

A nice last day, covered a couple of St.Polten commuter turns then headed over to Waidhofen narrow gauge to add to my 2095 klik's.
1016 013# Salzburg - St.Polten    2343 Munchen - Budapest 257km
2143 039# St.Polten - Traisen    0546 St.Polten - Leobersdorf 19km
2143 043   Traisen - St.Polten    0624 Hainfeld - St.Polten 19km
1044 269   St.Polten - Amstetten    0634 Wien West - Schwarzach St.Veit 66km
1142 647# Amstetten - Waidhofen    0856 Amstetten - Kleinreifling 23km
2095 010   Waidhofen - Lunz am Zee    0932 Waidhofen - Lunz 54km
2095 010 at Lunz am Zee off the 0932 from Waidhofen.
2095 010   Lunz am Zee - Waidhofen    1155 Lunz - Waidhofen 54km
1142 647   Waidhofen - Amstetten    1320 Kleinfreifling - Amstetten 23km
1016 022# Amstetten - Linz    1138 Wien West - Linz 64km
91116        Peterborough - Doncaster    1900 Kings Cross - Newcastle 80miles

Total KM = 3909                    Total Moves = 67

Daily Average = 652km          Average per Move = 58km

A great trip to finally clear my 2095's, my favourite class in mainland Europe, as well as achieving all my aims new-track wise.







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