Trains - Germany: Illustrated Books - Rail Routes and Stations

Türen schließen! - Die schönsten Bergbahnen der Alpen

A train ride to the summit is one of the most impressive railway journeys that passengers can take. Karl-W. Koch reports on the fascination of the mountain railways in the Alps, all of which he personally visited with his camera.
Not only did he manage to take impressive pictures of the demanding railway operations in the mountains, but he also gained access to the workshops and depots that are otherwise closed to visitors. He gives a vivid account of the routes, their planning, construction and history. He also does not leave out the sophisticated cogwheel technology. A book that invites you to travel into the mountains.

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Author:	Karl-W. Koch
Details:	176 pages, 10.8 x 9 x 0.71 in (27.5 x 24 x 1.8 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	200 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2022)
ISBN:	9783613716575

Deutsche Bahnhöfe in historischen Ansichten - 200 Meisterwerke der Architektur

Train stations are considered the cathedrals of the modern age. This nostalgic journey through time in Germany shows the function of the train station buildings as the calling cards of the cities and offers a detailed presentation of the architectural history background.

Over 190 buildings from the period between 1900 and around 1940, as well as a few stations that were newly built in the post-war period, are presented in this volume with extensive illustrations. Among others, this book includes the stations in Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Cologne-Mühlheim, Leipzig, Munich Central Station, Nuremberg and Stuttgart.

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Author:	Jörg Koch
Details:	192 pages, 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.63 in (27 x 23 x 1.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	200 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613716230

Deutschland mit dem Zug entdecken - Auf 30 besonderen Routen klimabewusst reisen

The best sustainable way to travel is by train. If you want to go on holiday with a clear conscience and at the same time experience real train fun, this travel illustrated book is just right for you.
This book about train travel promises 30 special routes throughout Germany along interesting cities and sights. Travel along the Moselle from Koblenz to Trier, experience the Fichtelbergbahn, the Rasende Roland and the Black Forest Railway.

This illustrated book contains tips on cultural activities, deeper insights into the history of the railway and exciting activities. Discover unusual means of transport on tracks such as the solar trolley or the Trabant on rails.
There is something here for every train traveller. This travel guide also includes one or two excursions to the border regions and neighbouring countries of Germany. So: all aboard, the journey begins!

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Author:	Korbinian Fleischer
Details:	240 pages, 9.25 x 6.5 x 0.75 in (23.5 x 16.5 x 1.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	280 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	VGB GmbH (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783734323379

Einsteigen! - Die abgefahrensten Bahnstrecken Deutschlands

Germany's most attractive landscapes can be experienced in an environmentally friendly way from the train. Railway expert Karl-W. Koch describes more than 25 of the most beautiful railway routes and railway highlights in Germany. The varied journey goes from the Allgäu, Danube Valley, Harz, Moselle Valley, Murg Valley, Rhine Valley and all the way to Rügen.

This book reports on the various railway lines in Germany in an appealing format and design. A title not only for railway enthusiasts, but also for people who want to discover Germany using the environmentally friendly means of transport: the railway.

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Author:	Karl-W. Koch
Details:	176 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	200 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613716193

Eisenbahnen in Hessen - Fotografien von 1980 bis heute

With around 150 photographs, Christoph Riedel invites you on an exciting journey through four decades of railway history from the 1980s to the present day.
The impressive images document the changes in passenger and freight transport on and off the tracks, the most important stations and vehicles. A must for railway enthusiasts, technology fans and anyone interested in rail transport in Hesse.

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Author:	Christoph Riedel
Details:	128 pages, 9 x 6.7 x 0.67 in (24 x 17 x 1.7 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	150 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Sutton Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783963031052

Eisenbahnen in Schleswig-Holstein - Fotografien von 1980 bis heute

With around 160 photographs, Christoph Riedel invites you on an exciting journey through four decades of railway history from the 1980s to the present day.
The impressive images document the changes in passenger and freight transport on and off the tracks, the most important stations and vehicles. A must for railway enthusiasts, technology fans and anyone interested in rail transport in Schleswig-Holstein.

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Author:	Christoph Riedel
Details:	128 pages, 9 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	160 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Sutton Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783963033094

Eisenbahn von oben - Luftbilder zwischen Hindenburgdamm und Bodensee

This illustrated book takes the viewer into the world of the railway from a bird's eye view. On the route from north to south there are top spots such as the train stations in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne and Leipzig, bridges such as the one over the Göltzsch valley, the routes along the Moselle and the Rhine, but also gigantic marshalling yards and forgotten routes in no man's land.
Large train station for fantastic aerial photos!

Pages of the book "Eisenbahn von oben - Luftbilder zwischen Hindenburgdamm und Bodensee"

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Author:	Heiko Focken
Details:	192 pages, 10.6 x 8.9 in (27 x 22.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	170 photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	GeraMond Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783964530875

Eisenbahnen im Saarpfalz-Kreis - Strecken, Bahnhöfe, Fahrzeuge

With the opening of the Homburg-Kaiserslautern railway line in 1848, the first train ran on what is now the Saarland. The railway line to the Rhine near Ludwigshafen made transporting goods much easier for the coal mines and industry.
Train dispatcher Florian Bender invites you on a journey with the Ludwigsbahn, Bliestalbahn, Glantalbahn and Hornbachbahn with around 140 largely unpublished photos, track plans and tickets.

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Author:	Florian Bender
Details:	128 pages, 9 x 6.7 x 0.59 in (24 x 17 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	140 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Sutton Verlag (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783963030468

Schienen verbinden Deutschland und Polen

The German-Polish border, established after the Second World War, stretches along the Oder and (Lusatian) Neisse. The German Democratic Republic (GDR) signed the treaty with the People's Republic of Poland on this "peace border" in 1950.
The Federal Republic of Germany recognized it in 1970. Over the last 70 years, good neighborly relations have developed between Germany and Poland, strengthened by Poland's accession to the EU in 2004 and the Schengen Agreement in 2007.

Liberalisation and interoperability in rail transport are increasingly removing commercial and technical barriers across borders. This book examines in detail the history and future of the stations at these crossings, which are mostly operated as joint stations.
Current track plans, historical and modern photos document rail traffic across the Oder and Neisse. Overview maps and tables provide a clear overview, while a statistical section presents the technical data of Polish locomotives.

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Author:	Bernd Kuhlmann
Details:	288 pages, 11.6 x 9.25 x 0.87 in (29.5 x 23.5 x 2.2 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	172 b&w and 364 color photos, 74 drawings
Language:	German
Publisher:	Bildverlag Böttger GbR (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783965640009

Stillgelegt! - Das Nebenbahnsterben in Thüringen 1994 bis 2018

This volume of the popular EK series "Eisenbahn-Bildarchiv" is dedicated, by popular request, to the branch lines in Thuringia that have been closed since the privatization of the railway.
In addition to the numerous routes that have been closed or already dismantled as a result of the cancellation of local rail passenger transport by the state, those routes that only served freight transport and have now also been forgotten are also covered.

An overview chapter provides information on the great loss of the once numerous branch lines in the Free State since 1994, and thus describes a historic turning point in rail traffic in the "Green Heart of Germany" within a quarter of a century.
As usual, excellent pictures by numerous photographers recall the many branch lines that no longer exist today. The book is thus a chronicle of the former diversity of rail traffic in the region. It shows railway facilities, operating situations and vehicles that have long since disappeared from the tracks.

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Author:	Thomas Frister
Details:	96 pages, 6.5 x 9 x 0.59 in (16.5 x 24 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	95 photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	EK-Verlag GmbH (D, 2019)
Series:	Eisenbahn-Bildarchiv (75)
ISBN:	9783844666076

Eisenbahnen in Niedersachsen - Die schönsten Strecken, Loks und Fahrzeuge

Railway expert Christoph Riedel presents an entertaining journey through four eventful decades of Lower Saxony's railway history. Around 160 mostly colour photographs document the most important routes, locomotives, trains and stations in the midst of beautiful landscapes between the Weserbergland and the North Sea. A must for railway enthusiasts and technology fans.

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Author:	Christoph Riedel
Details:	128 pages, 9 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	160 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Sutton Verlag (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783954009336