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Mosel Valley

Down on the River - trains and vineyards. The Mosel Valley has something to offer both for railfans as well as wine lovers.
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A class 181 is the usual power for the Intercity trains between Koblenz and Luxembourg/L. Such is the case on this early autumn day as a westbound passes St. Aldegund on the south shore of the river. Within 2 minutes it will reach Bullay.
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A class 181 is the usual power for the Intercity trains between Koblenz and Luxembourg/L. Such is the case on this early autumn day as a westbound passes St. Aldegund on the south shore of the river. Within 2 minutes it will reach Bullay.

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  • A push-pull set of double deck cars crosses the Mosel River at Bullay. The bridge is a bilevel design with a road on the lower level.
  • A class 181.2 with an Intercity train en route from Luxembourg to Koblenz is greeted by a ship on the Mosel River.
  • Doubleheaded class 151 electrics power a downriver move of empty ore cars returning from the furnaces of the Saarland.
  • A French Alstom Prima on an upriver international freight train passes the vineyards at Neef.
  • 50 year-old class 140 electrics run out their last years in freight service. Two of them pass through Hatzenport on a coal train bound for the steel works in the Saarland.
  • A class 181.2 multisystem electric rounds the curve at Kattenes, bound for Luxembourg.
  • 185 180-7 is representative of modern AC traction power that is quickly replacing the first post-war standardized electric engines. Running light engine downriver it passes Kattenes.
  • A commuter train made up of vintage single level cars hurries through what's left of the Hatzenport station.
  • Veolia 185 CL-002 demonstrates how colorful railroading has become in Germany with well over 100 private rail operators making use of open access to the rail infrastructure.
  • 181 211-4 "Lorraine" powers this Luxembourg-bound Intercity train through Hatzenport.
  • A class 181 is the usual power for the Intercity trains between Koblenz and Luxembourg/L. Such is the case on this early autumn day as a westbound passes St. Aldegund on the south shore of the river. Within 2 minutes it will reach Bullay.
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