West Germany: 23-26 February 1990

My first 'dedicated' railway trip to Germany; a 5-day jaunt, based at Dortmund. Out & back via Harwich/Hoek van Holland, MV 'Koningen Beatrix' doing the honours on the outward journey.
DAY 1 - Friday 23rd February:
Hoek van Holland Haven-Rotterdam West/Schiedam (EMU 2031+2892), Rotterdam West/Schiedam-Utrecht CS (1623 'Hilversum'), Utrecht CS-Emmerich (1617 'Assen', plus 1655 'Eindhoven' dit), Emmerich-Oberhausen Hbf (110 135), Oberhausen Hbf-Dortmund Hbf (141 342), Dortmund Hbf-Hamm Wstf (110 250), (HAMM DEPOT - 42 locos), Hamm Wstf-Dortmund Hbf (103 137), (DORTMUND Rbf SP - 2 locos, DORTMUND 1 DEPOT - 35 locos).
DAY 2 - Saturday 24th February:-
Dortmund Hbf-Osnabruck Hbf (103 213), (OSNABRUCK 1 DEPOT - 26 locos [incomplete visit], OSNABRUCK 2 DEPOT - 12 locos); I go off alone at this point; the others are chasing required shunters at obscure locations, so I decide to go for quantity, not quality. Osnabruck Hbf-Bremen Bf (103 235), Bremen Bf-Hamburg Altona (110 452), Hamburg Altona-Hamburg Hbf (103 151), Hamburg Hbf-Hannover Hbf (103 207), Hannover Hbf-Dortmund (103 207).
DAY 3 - Sunday 25th February:-
Dortmund Hbf-Köln Hbf (103 148), Köln Hbf-Köln Nippes (111 156), (KÖLN NIPPES DEPOT - 44 locos), Köln Nippes depot-Köln Hbf (140 731 ecs), Köln Hbf-Porz~Gremberhaven (110 136), (GREMBERG DEPOT - 45 locos), Porz~Grmberhaven-Köln Deutz (110 158), (110 158), (KÖLN DEUTZ DEPOT - 41 locos), Köln Deutz-Köln Hbf (110 253), Köln Hbf-Wuppertal Vohwinkel (110 358), Wuppertal Vohwinkel-Wuppertal Steinbeck (216 027), (WUPPERTAL DEPOT - 25 locos), Wuppertal Steinbeck-Hagen Hbf (111 158), (HAGEN DEPOT - 59 locos), Hagen Hbf-Köln Hbf (103 154), Köln Hbf- Dortmund Hbf (103 207).
DAY 4 - Monday 26th February:-
Dortmund Hbf-Essen Hbf (120 111), Essen Hbf-Oberhausen Hbf (111 125), Oberhausen Hbf-Krefeld Hbf (141 298), (KREFELD DEPOT - 22 locos), Krefeld Hbf-Duisburg Hbf (141 435), Duisburg Hbf-Oberhausen Hbf (110 462), Oberhausen Hbf-Oberhausen Osterfeld Sud (battery r/car 515-549), (OBERHAUSEN OSTERFELD SUD DEPOT - 59 locos), Oberhausen Osterfeld Sud-Oberhausen Hbf (battery r/car 515-591), Oberhausen Hbf-Düsseldorf Hbf (110 258), Düsseldorf Hbf-Oberhausen Hbf (103 124), Oberhausen Hbf-Emmerich (110 484), Emmerich-Utrecht CS (1635 'Emmerich'), Utrecht CS-Hoek van Holland (1621 'Deventer'), Hoek van Holland-Harwich Parkeston Quay (MV 'St Nicholas').