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Ron goes east – again – 4

And a few final photos from Germany…. Cologne main station, going and coming home…. The rather photogenic railway at Rüdesheim. The Koblenz cable car. And finally, confession time!!!!!!!  Why Ron REALLY goes to Germany. Real reason for visiting Rüdesheim.  Following … Continue reading

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Ron goes east – again – 3

Today, tourism, buildings and buses (again, not in chronological order)…. Day 5 – Overcast turning to rain. Today was a walking tour of Koblenz, where all of today’s photos were taken. Told Tour Manager I would be going in by … Continue reading

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Ron goes east – again – 2

Today, lots of trains, but starting with the usual weather forecasts! DAY 3 – Sunny but chilly but becoming cloudy and windy. Today was around trip by boat to St Goar with a 3 1/2 hour break, which turned into … Continue reading

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Ron goes east – again – 1

Ron is off on one of his regular Germany jaunts. Day 1 – Early start on 0557 train to St Pancras and easy going to Brussels and Cologne albeit arriving 10 late. Our connection train to Koblenz went from 15 … Continue reading

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 3

Day 3 Last day. Murky and wet – all photos taken around 9.30am. Took trams to Messe/Deutz Bf but on leaving station by wrong exit ended up doing a round tour of the Messe complex. Eventually found right way out … Continue reading

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 2

Day 2 Clear but chilly. Took tram to Hbf and walked down the river to the market at the Chocolate Museum. The market was closed when I arrived around 10.30 and after having coffee and cake it was only half … Continue reading

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 1

Having just left Germany, we’re back again.  You can’t keep Ron away from the gluhwein!  The usual mixture of trains, tourism, and booze follow….. Left home early in rain at 0345 with Allan, who drove me to Heathrow for my … Continue reading

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Lowestoft or bussed – 4

A final post from Lowestoft.  Allan took a number of detail photos of the trolleybuses.  Some are typical of London Transport in that era, others peculiar to the overhead system. There were a number of other vehicles on display.  To … Continue reading

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Lowestoft or bussed – 3

And so to the London trolleybuses. Wonderful machines, and perhaps most surprisingly, there were only minor detail changes (except a couple of experimental designs) through the whole fleet.  I hadn’t realised that replacing trams with trolleybuses was completed geographically.  Trolleybuses … Continue reading

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Lowestoft or bussed – 2

And so on to the trams….. Mostly London cars But also one from Blackpool….. A number of other buses and trolleybuses from elsewhere in the UK were lurking in the garage.  Plus some still undergoing restoration. Out and about…. Lurking … Continue reading

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