German Eurocity train passing through Bacharach in the "Unesco" middle Rhine Valley, Germany.

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This class 101 locomotive was repainted in yellow with a logo of the Documenta and unveiled on 7 March 2012. The documenta is considered the most important exhibition of contemporary art and takes place every five years in Kassel. It begins this year on 9 June and runs until 16 September. Around 750 000 visitors are expected in the summer . Until the opening of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, the Left Rhine line was one of the busiest in Germany. The fastest trains connecting the Rhineland and southern Germany ran on the line. The importance of the line for long distance travel has diminished since the opening of the high-speed line. The line is now generally used by one InterCity or Intercity-Express service (stopping at Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz) each hour, one Regional-Express train each hour (the Rhein-Express) and one RegionalBahn (stopping) train each hour in each direction, as well as by freight trains. Before the opening of the high-speed line, freight trains were largely restricted to the Right Rhine line, but with the increased availability of train paths on the Left Rhine line many of them are now routed over it.

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Size: 4125px × 2731px
Location: Bacharach am Rhein, Germany, Europe.
Photo credit: © David Davies / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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