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DRG Class ET 171
The DRG Class ET 171 (since 1968 Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB Class 471/871) was a three-car electric multiple unit built for the Hamburg S-Bahn, S-Bahn Hamburg (rapid transit railway). History The first electrically operated Hamburg S-Bahn trains had appeared on the Hamburg-Altona City and Suburban Railway in 1907. In 1937, the main-line railway operator, Deutsche Reichsbahn, decided to switch current collection from Overhead line, overhead catenary (Alternating current, AC 6,3 kV/25 Hz) to third rail (Direct current, DC 1,2 kV), basically adopting the Berlin S-Bahn, S-Bahn system established in Berlin from 1924 onwards. The new class ET 171 trains were built to replace antiquated overhead stock based on non-corridor coaches. The first ET 171 unit appeared in Hamburg in December 1939.:de:DRG-Baureihe ET 171Translation from the German Wikipedia article Between then and 1943 further 46 trainsets were built. They received a distinctive dark blue livery with a broad cream stripe on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aumühle
Aumühle () is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, about 21 km (14 mi) east of Hamburg. Its Friedrichsruh district is home to the family estate and mausoleum of Otto von Bismarck. Geography Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein. History In 1350 Aumühle was first mentioned in writing as ''Au-Mühle'' (mill on the river Au). In 1846, a station on the newly-constructed Hamburg-Berlin railway line was opened at Friedrichsruh. Aumühle station itself was added in 1884. In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gifted the Sachsenwald forest, adjacent to the Au, to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to the newly unified German nation. Bismarck had a manor house built there, opting to retain the historic name of Friedrichsruh. Bismarck now lies buried in the Bismarck Mausoleum situated there. Karl Dönitz, the last head of state of Nazi Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
