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Yesterday, Sunday the 12th of November, was a historic day for the City of Berlin.
After all my time now in Germany, –to be more precise– in Berlin, i finally realized something.
Why is Berlin so well known around the Globe?
You can ask people from all around the earth, as long as they have access to open knowledge, and they will very likely have heard of Germany. Whether that is in good terms or bad terms (screw Nazis). And one of the next things to know about this Country is the capital, Berlin. The City of endless faces.
While Germany is not two countries anymore (now since 34 Years!) but United again, I can't deny the fact that the lands are still divided by cultural matters. While the former western side is still more religious, especially Catholic, the eastern half got more atheistic, or laid down their religion. Former West-Berlin is still more on the car-side while former East-Berlin is still more laid out for public transport. For example, the Trams only go around the eastern City, with just a small part in the west.
Though the most fascinating thing about this City is its Diversity. It's not just East and West, every district is different. You get to see every kind of People here, from different nations, with different ethnic, different religions. I always say that there is nothing you won't find in Berlin.
I realized that there is one thing that keeps them all together; the need for transportation. You can meet them all in public transit; from old to young, poor to rich. And that's why I'm a fan of public transport. Everyone needs it at some point in their lives.
Yesterday, that exact system lost an important piece of itself. A piece of Berlin was lost in history.
Berlin says Farewell to the S-Bahn Trains of the series 485, or 270 in original numbering.
These trains were iconic images of the city's routine. They served the last decade mostly on the famous Ringbahn, the endless track around the downtown, unique in Europe.
They were already meant to get put out of service in the late 2000s, but made a comeback because it lacked functioning trains around that period. Some got scrapped, but some parts were used to get other trains running again. They earned a lot of reputation for that save.
It was a part of the city that –literally– moved the Residents and Tourists in Berlin.
Mach's gut, BR 485!
Yesterday, Sunday the 12th of November, was a historic day for the City of Berlin.
After all my time now in Germany, –to be more precise– in Berlin, i finally realized something.
Why is Berlin so well known around the Globe?
You can ask people from all around the earth, as long as they have access to open knowledge, and they will very likely have heard of Germany. Whether that is in good terms or bad terms (screw Nazis). And one of the next things to know about this Country is the capital, Berlin. The City of endless faces.
While Germany is not two countries anymore (now since 34 Years!) but United again, I can't deny the fact that the lands are still divided by cultural matters. While the former western side is still more religious, especially Catholic, the eastern half got more atheistic, or laid down their religion. Former West-Berlin is still more on the car-side while former East-Berlin is still more laid out for public transport. For example, the Trams only go around the eastern City, with just a small part in the west.
Though the most fascinating thing about this City is its Diversity. It's not just East and West, every district is different. You get to see every kind of People here, from different nations, with different ethnic, different religions. I always say that there is nothing you won't find in Berlin.
I realized that there is one thing that keeps them all together; the need for transportation. You can meet them all in public transit; from old to young, poor to rich. And that's why I'm a fan of public transport. Everyone needs it at some point in their lives.
Yesterday, that exact system lost an important piece of itself. A piece of Berlin was lost in history.
Berlin says Farewell to the S-Bahn Trains of the series 485, or 270 in original numbering.
These trains were iconic images of the city's routine. They served the last decade mostly on the famous Ringbahn, the endless track around the downtown, unique in Europe.
They were already meant to get put out of service in the late 2000s, but made a comeback because it lacked functioning trains around that period. Some got scrapped, but some parts were used to get other trains running again. They earned a lot of reputation for that save.
It was a part of the city that –literally– moved the Residents and Tourists in Berlin.
Mach's gut, BR 485!
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So no former GDR trains at the Berlin S-Bahn anymore.
The days of the toaster are counted too. Stadler is delivering more and more of the new class 483/484 trainsets which should replace the class 480 till 2028.