Last week the tram depot in Bommersheim (now used to store trains for the U-Bahn) opened its doors to the public for the first time, to allow a small number of people to take a guided tour.
I was able to join one of the tours, and consider myself very lucky because the restrictions in place meant that not just anyone could take part.
A U-Bahn (U2 type) stands across the points in Bommersheim. The running rails are to the right, the sidings to the left.
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Before we started, we were briefed on where and what we could do inside the depot. The running lines, which link to the depot, were in normal use with trains passing us at close range at about 50kmh. Inside the engine shed there are pits, used for access to the undercarriages, which posed a danger. Levers and controls, although not themselves unsafe, were covered with grease that would be difficult to wash out of clothing.
After signing to say that we had understood all of this, the tour could begin. [Read more…]
Georg Ludwig wurde als ältester Sohn von Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg und Sophie von der Pfalz 1660 in Hannover geboren. Er gehörte dem Haus Braunschweig-Lüneburg an. Ernst August ist bereits 1698 gestorben und Georg Ludwig erbte alle Ländereien, außer dem Fürstbistum Osnabrück und wurde Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Erzbannerträger und Kurfürst.