Dear friends of Plandampf, after a while, here we are again with some news. Unfortunately our plans for 2011 did not materialize. We are now investigating the opportunities in 2012 and will report as soon as plans get substantial. Fortunately, you do not need to do without Plandampf in autumn 2011. The first event is scheduled for the weekend September 24 and 25, organized and funded by "Westfalendampf", DB Regio NRW GmbH (Verkehrsbetrieb Westfaelische Regionallinien) and the Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Muensterland. Steam locos 38 2267, 41 360 and 78 468, a 798/998 diesel railcar and a V100 diesel locomotive haul around 30 scheduled passenger trains on the lines Muenster - Coesfeld (Baumberge-Bahn) und cross-border Muenster – Gronau – Enschede / Netherlands (Euregio-Bahn). You find the details at www.westfalendampf.de/Eintagesfahrten and in the attached pdf leaflet. LoRi has announced another Werratal Plandampf at the end of October (Oct 27 to 29 2011) using two locos class 44, one 41 and a 50 (see www.plandampfteam.de/Termine). Wir recommend to support the event. Some of you may be interested in the anniversary "150 years Ruhr-Sieg-Strecke" Hagen – Siegen at September 18 2011. This event does not offer "real" Plandampf but a series of specials to Siegen, three steam hauled shuttles Siegen – Hagen – Siegen over the grades at Welschen-Ennest and a loco exhibition at Siegen roundhouse. Locos 41 360, 50 3552 and 52 8134 are expected on the trains. Please note that the Plandampf book "Faszination Schwarze Riesen" on "20 Jahre Plandampf" in Deutschland" by Revierdampf member Richard Goergen is now available via Amazon. Until the next event we wish you luck, good health and happy Plandampf days! Your Revierdampf-Team |
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Travel as 50 years ago
September 20 to 27, 2009
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Steam clouds at the Rhine river
From the 18th to the 22nd February 2008 the 52 8154 – a 2-10-0 based in Leipzig – hauled scheduled freight trains of the Neusser Eisenbahn (NE) which is a subsidiary of the Neuss-Duesseldorfer Haefen GmbH & Co.KG. |
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Modernisation of German railways continues, and as a result more lines become uninteresting for Plandampf each year.
The Plandampf "Über'n Buckel" from Saturday September 29 to October 3 2007 |
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Odenwald/Hohenlohe 2006
„It was very wonderful event. I felt it was more valuable than 60 Euro for a day.“ Photo positions Odenwald-Hohenlohe for Google Earth
Looking back, most of the participants are happy. The Plandampf concept with authentic rolling stock from the 70s on lines with old infrastructure, combined with marketing for the local train operator, was successful and will be continued |
steam 2005
Authentic steam locomotives worked over scenic lines with matching coaches in perfect weather. ![]() |