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More Olympia Station pics

Published on 26 April 2015 at 18:23

A collection of photos from Munich's long-defunct "Olympiabahnhof".

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Oddities at Zürich

Published on 10 March 2015 at 23:29

Recently, I did a couple of trips to Zürich for a job application (it didn't work out). This also meant I had a couple of hours for some photographing each time. Yay!

The first thing of note is the Sihltal-Zürich-Uetlibergbahn (SZU). They operate two lines, the Sihltalbahn (with 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC) and the Uetlibergbahn (with 1250 V DC). Funnily enough, both lines share the tracks on the last kilometer or so before reaching the central station, so somehow they need two separate power lines on th...

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Funny DMUs and stuff

Published on 03 March 2015 at 01:40

This sunday, I tagged along with a friend for some trainspotting in the Allgäu. Thanks to a burnt down diesel engine, some ALEX trains near Immenstadt are currently operated with NE81 DMUs that are not indigenous to the region.

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Olympia Station, Munich

Published on 28 December 2014 at 11:50

In 1972, Munich was host to the Olympic Games, and the region got a nice new regional train (S-Bahn) system for this event. The stadium area was connected to the rail network by a new-built station, which was closed down after the games because it wasn't needed anymore. The subway (U-Bahn) now connects this area to the city center, with Olympia-Einkaufszentrum being the nearest stop to the former station.

I wanted to take some pictures of this ruin for a while now, but never actually went th...

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