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In germany, the privatisation and segmentation of the railway company has created many "interface points" where private entities can rent vehicles or use the tr

In germany, the privatisation and segmentation of the railway company has created many "interface points" where private entities can rent vehicles or use the tracks. This resulted in a vast amount of companies specializing in engine renting or vehicle transport, like Captrain/ITL or MRCE. The diversity in companies results in a big variety of color schemes. Train museums use these possibilities to run extraordinary trains [1]. Rarely you can see them as replacement trains in regular service[2]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZAAdP431o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZAAdP431o [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YqsIzKR3Uc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YqsIzKR3Uc

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Doxin 4y ago
Over here in the Netherlands you'll sometimes see museum trains used to tow stranded passenger trains.[0] Quite an odd sight! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZZIEo0NXQY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZZIEo0NXQY
- t0mas88 4y ago
  That's a special one-off kind of thing. But the railway museum runs a historic train hourly from Utrecht Centraal (I think the largest station in the country) to their museum. That's also a strange sight to see passing by at crossings.
  - mcv 4y ago
    I've been to the railway museum a lot (my son is a train nut), and in my experience it's just a regular train, not a historic one.
  - Doxin 4y ago
    While it isn't ordinary operating procedure, it's not exactly one-off either. It has happened a couple times already. At least once in combination with a historic diesel train as well.
derda 4y ago
There have also been occasions where Museums or clubs owning Steam Locos bid for contracts hauling freight and provide the service using their Steamers. Example here where they supply a railway construction site [1] or here [2] were some fertiliser is pulled. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GujoYkaQf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GujoYkaQf8 [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoDOXvFwH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoDOXvFwH0

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Doxin 4y ago

Over here in the Netherlands you'll sometimes see museum trains used to tow stranded passenger trains.[0] Quite an odd sight! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZZIEo0NXQY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZZIEo0NXQY

t0mas88 4y ago
That's a special one-off kind of thing. But the railway museum runs a historic train hourly from Utrecht Centraal (I think the largest station in the country) to their museum. That's also a strange sight to see passing by at crossings.
- mcv 4y ago
  I've been to the railway museum a lot (my son is a train nut), and in my experience it's just a regular train, not a historic one.
- Doxin 4y ago
  While it isn't ordinary operating procedure, it's not exactly one-off either. It has happened a couple times already. At least once in combination with a historic diesel train as well.

derda 4y ago

There have also been occasions where Museums or clubs owning Steam Locos bid for contracts hauling freight and provide the service using their Steamers. Example here where they supply a railway construction site [1] or here [2] were some fertiliser is pulled. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GujoYkaQf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GujoYkaQf8 [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoDOXvFwH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoDOXvFwH0