Anhalter Bahnhof 1942
Posted on May 22, 2009
In my collection I’m lucky to have these photos of Anhalter Bahnhof in 1942. Taken by an unknown photographer, most probably seeing somebody off at the station. Anhalter Bahnhof was Berlin’s gateway to the south with it’s departures to Dresden, Leipzig, Prague, Munich and Vienna.
Views of Berlin’s most important station, a year before the big allied air-raids started, in which it was to loose it’s roof.
Looking north east towards the station from platform 6.
Luckily on that day in 1942, someone at Berlin Anhalter Loco shed chalked the number of the service 01 186 was to work on it’s left hand buffer. ‘D-Zug’ D148 was the 17:05 service from Anhalter Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof, arriving Dresden at 19:52. The wartime journey time of 167 minutes, a lot slower than the fastest pre-war 99 minute timing.
Early years as 01 186
Locomotive 01 186 was delivered on 17 June 1936. Unfortunately I don’t have a complete allocation history for the locomotive, but I do know that it was originally allocated to Betriebswerk (Loco-shed) ‘Dresden Alt’ where it stayed until April 1944. After that it was allocated to the Berlin shed ‘Grunewald’ (Gd) until May 1946. It was then transferred to the so-called ‘Kolonne 42′ of the Soviet Military Government in Germany. Kolonne 42 was responsible for operating the famous ‘Blauen Express’ - the Blue Express, worked only by Soviet crews, between Berlin and Brest, the limit of the European standard railway gauge. In February 1955, on it’s return to normal service, 01 186 was allocated to RBD Schwerin.
A classic view - A young railway worker and locomotive 01 186.
The chalked number of the service about to be operated can be seen on the buffer.
Off to War - Posing in front of the engine. Perhaps this would be the last photo?
Another classic shot - 17:05 and 01 186 hauls the D148 out of Anhalter Bahnhof.
Later years as 01 519 (01 519-7)
Between October 1963 and February 1964, 01 186 was reconstructed as a oil-fired locomotive at Meiningen. At the same time, it was re-numbered 01 519, which became 01 519-7 in 1970. It then worked variously from Erfurt, Wittenberge and Saalfeld sheds and ended up as a heating locomotive at a brewery in Greifswald. After four years working for a tourist company, 01 519 was saved from the scrap dealer at literally the last moment in 1995.
The locomotive was purchased by Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn e.V on 8 April 1995 and after a time at Tubingen, it now resides at Rottweil. Recent photographs of the locomotive can be seen by clicking on to their site.
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i’m a big train buff, so these photos are simply gorgeous!
Jemand wollte eine Auskunft über die Bilder haben..
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Lieber IsarSteve,
seit frühester Kindheit bin ich vom Anhalter Bahnhof
fasziniert und habe mir im Laufe der Jahre eine schöne Fotosammlung zugelegt.
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Ich habe als zwangsarbeiter ich bin juedisch auf dem Gueterbahnhof Anhalter Bahnhof gearbeited muss aber sagen dass ich ausser einigen fanatischen Nazis gut behandelt wurde. Der Atmann Leiter des gueterbahnhofs brachte mir sogar ein stueck kuchen welches er mir inseinem bureau uebergab und niemand anderes es sah. Er war ein Kaisertreuer und hasste Hitler. Ich erinnere mich nicht mehr auf seinen Namen. Er soll wahrend des Krieges durch einen Splitter von einem Flakgeschuetz umgekommen sein. Beste gruesse Jack Bass Adamsville Alabama USA