1985 was a year of great celebration in what was then West Germany. A gigantic exhibition was staged at Nurnberg, the city where railways first began some 150 years before. A series of parades was held, in which upwards of 70 locomotives and trains from all eras passed before huge crowds. On the lines which radiate from Nurnberg, a flotilla of special trains undertook tours throughout the year. They were hauled by veteran steam, diesel and electric locomotives which gave the modern generation a chance to see what their railway heritage was all about and the older generations a chance to indulge in a year of pure nostalgia. This video records all aspects of the Jubilee, the many locomotives and their trains which took part in the exhibition, the parades and, most importantly, the many special runs around Bavaria.
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Jubilee Parade of Trains - Celebrating 150 Years of Railways in Germany
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