Germans and Their Trains - A Love Story

Posted by Going234 on 04/20/24 09:54 PM

BBC News (TV, The Travel Show) is running an episode on German trains this weekend.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001v91y

Emeline Nsingi Nkosi explores the German rail network. She heads into Berlin's underground U-Bahn system to visit the disused war bunkers built inside its stations, attends the opening of a museum dedicated to Wuppertal's distinctive suspended monorail, and rides a makeshift narrow-gauge train that links the remote Hallig Islands to the mainland.

also here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzgJ2D-4FgI

Posted by MarkK

Berlin

04/21/24 11:20 AM

2287 posts

The Berlin U-Bahn (subway) network can also be explored by an open / convertible waggon - more info in German by subway network provider ad operator BVG.

And as a born Berliner I have to admit that I love this mean of transport. Nearly independent from every weather situation it runs reliably around the year. U station Hansaplatz was my home as kid. It took only 1:47 mins to station Zoologischer Garten - I really stopped it. Unbeatable by car.

Subway line U1 was inspiration for Linie 1, the second-most successful German musical. It was played for years at Grips Theater which is located near "my" U station Hansaplatz by the way.

Posted by periscope

04/21/24 11:34 AM

2422 posts

This is probably my favourite line in Berlin, the U7

https://berlintypography.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/the-many-faces-of-the-u7/

Posted by periscope

04/21/24 12:37 PM

2422 posts

attends the opening of a museum dedicated to Wuppertal's distinctive suspended monorail

When travelling, with limited time in the area, for me a visit to Wuppertal greatly exceeds any time you would spend in Köln.