#hornberg

[thranduilofsmirkwood]

[postcard-from-the-past]

View of Hornberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

German vintage postcard

[merpmonde]

An alternative to Diesel: the Baureihe 563

More and more of these trains have appeared in the Offenburg area recently. Technically, I could be talking about both of the trains above because I'd never seen a Baureihe 218 locomotive (right) before, though over 400 were built in the 70s, but I am talking about the train on the left: the Baureihe 563.

5 is an unusual first digit for a German train type. Locomotives start with a 1 or a 2, for electric and Diesel power respectively, while passenger-carrying multiple units start with a 4 or a 6, again for electric and Diesel power respectively. Evidently, as seen above, these trains can run on non-electrified lines, but they are not Diesel multiple units - they are battery-electric multiple units.

Part of the Siemens Mireo family, the Mireo Plus B can run on electric power either from the overhead cable, or from the onboard batteries. The manufacturer states that the train can run between 80 and 120 km on battery power before needing a recharge from overhead cable, typically at a terminal station. This makes this train ideal for relatively short runs, such as those seen around Offenburg, the central station of the Ortenau area. As such, they are becoming more common, running local services for regional operator SWEG, indifferently on non-electrified lines like the one to Oberkirch, or electrified lines such as the picturesque Schwarzwaldbahn.

I know that Japan and the UK (link to Jago Hazzard's review of the GWR Class 230 and a quick overview of the BEMU topic) have also recently (re)introduced BEMUs. France hasn't really got on-board with this yet, as far as I know. Instead, they have built lots of bi-mode trains (mentioned at the end of the post), which have electric motors which can be powered by overhead cables or by an on-board Diesel engine.

[faradaysketches]

Hornberg, Baden-Württemberg. January 2023

[grimmwalderb]

Julius Heffner

The Hornberg, um 1937

[nokzeit]

17-Jähriger überschlägt sich mit Opel

Hornbach/Rippberg (ots) Nicht angepasste Geschwindigkeit war vermutlich die Ursache eines Verkehrsunfalls am Donnerstagnachmittag zwischen Hornbach und Rippberg. Um 15 Uhr war ein 17-Jähriger mit einem Opel auf dem Gemeindeverbindungsweg unterwegs und geriet mit dem Wagen gegen den Bordstein der Straße. Dadurch kam das Auto ins Schleudern, nach rechts von der Fahrbahn ab und überschlug sich in…

[froghunter]

Winter 2023… #winter #ski #hornberg #gstaad #saanenmöser (hier: Hornflue) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6orDjqDGMgewDNZrx0Mf9MHQKisMUKlLsMdE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ukdamo]

Today’s photo with the most hits: Hornberg Castle tower, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

[majorbaby]

in mash goes to maine, a group of wasps create and promote a headcanon that hawkeye's uncle is jewish in order to tokenize his (fake) jewishness and rehabilitate the image of their golf club, which they worry is too waspy. so naturally, instead of inviting non-wasps to partake, they invent one, call him "lew the jew" and then, profit. you can't make this shit up.

[thebreakfastgenie]

I'm always like I think Hawkeye moves back to the city to practice surgery eventually but tbh he could simply commute an hour each way every day. That's what Hornberger did.

[postcard-from-the-past]

View of Hornberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

German vintage postcard

[myopic-chihuahua]

The relationship between Liz Lemon and Pete Hornberger is very important and if you don’t agree you can get out. 

[faradaysketches]

Hornberg Castle, Baden-Württemberg, April 2024

[paulgadzikowski]

https://www.history.com/news/why-the-real-life-hawkeye-pierce-hated-mash

I knew that the tv M*A*S*H offended Richard Hornberger's conservatism but this is the first time I ever read that Hornberger pioneered, or was among those who pioneered, doing arterial repair at MASHes despite that it was against regulations.

[mygrowingcollection]

Ken Hornberg