Germany 15 & 16/09/2001 The Shortest Trip
I worked this SHORT trip around the chance to do THREE lots of required track in just TWO days, based around Lübeck. A 218 was now rostered onto a Saturday only IC between Rostock & Seebad Heringsdorf, ALL new track for a 218. Not only that but 218's had started working between Lübeck & Rostock so new track was also available to get to the IC! Saturday 15th September 2001 I can no longer remember how I got to the Stansted cowshed but I've never done a hotel in the area, vague recollections of an overnight National Express coach from somewhere! EI-CNT Stansted - Lübeck Flughafen 0645 Stansted - Lubeck I took a tram into Lübeck where I was meeting Neath & Trog who were also doing the winner track on the IC to Seebad Heringsdorf. 218 427 at Lübeck on 05/08/1990 218 459 Lübeck - Rostock 0940 Kiel - Rostock 149km 218 461 Rostock - Seebad Heringsdorf 0833 Köln - Seebad Heringsdorf 174km Nearly all of the 323km's above were winner track! Only local trains available t...