Trans Europe Express / Historic Diesel Train VT601 / VT11.5

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Bundesbahn Diesel Europa Express Kraftwerk Tee Trains Trans Transeuropaexpress Transeuropexpress Vt11 Vt601
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A tribute to the historic diesel train VT 601 (VT 11.5) of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB).

The train was used for the west german Trans Europ Express (TEE) in the 1950/1960s, later as an InterCity (IC) and a regular train.

At 4:45 and 7:48 you can see the VT 602 which had a gas turbine engine.

I used more than 120 different pictures and the tracks "Trans Europe Express", "Abzug" and "Metal on metal" of Kraftwerk's remix album "The Mix".

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Trans Europe Express / Historic Diesel Train VT601 / VT11.5

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  • No, I don't think ...

    No, I don't think so. There's one working unit left, but just as a historic train.

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  • Are the units still ...

    Are the units still in service? Awesome vid btw.

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  • i love the German ...

    i love the German engineering

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  • If you are so smart ...

    If you are so smart figure it out for yourself, bitch.

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  • And why? You just ...

    And why? You just want to spam? Idiot. -.-

    By ShiningDragon79 [Affiliate User] 1208287618 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This video is so ...

    This video is so Bad Ass!

    By hellsbeagle [Affiliate User] 1207409690 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Blue Star Train...

    Blue Star Train...

    By mureseanu976 [Affiliate User] 1206434932 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Very Nice, photos & ...

    Very Nice, photos & the music!

    By 2006highlander [Affiliate User] 1206382893 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • the blue variant of ...

    the blue variant of TEE called BST - what is it???

    By Eremita68 [Affiliate User] 1205937178 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • From station to ...

    From station to station. In the Duesseldorf City. Meet Iggy Pop. Und David Bowie.

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  • You sure about that ...

    You sure about that? ;)

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  • Given that the ...

    Given that the Kraftwerk album "Trans Europe Express" was created in *1977*, I daresay that the Final Fantasy 6 intro music, if anything, borrowed from this one, rather than the other way round.

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  • final fantasy 6 ...

    final fantasy 6 intro is the main layer of the song

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  • Makes me wonder if ...

    Makes me wonder if ANY of the TEE is still fully intact...somewhere in Europe? Excellent pictures (although IS painful to see some rusted out images of the TEE).

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  • awsome i love it... ...

    awsome i love it...it must
    of bin hard to make it

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  • Fantastic, TEE ...

    Fantastic, TEE forever!
    Ciao, D.

    By danieleG61 [Affiliate User] 1202723800 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hm... the music was ...

    Hm... the music was the reason for doing this slide show :-)

    But I really love this diesel train (and unfortunally never saw one in real).

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  • A great show . . ...

    A great show . . and the music was a great choice!

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  • Fantastisches ...

    Fantastisches Slideshow. Echt Genuss. Bloss Schade, das man damals kein Geld für Bahnfahrkarten hatte.

    Gruss Karsten. kfsn1904

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  • Great work! I ...

    Great work! I enjoyed the photos and absolutely love Kraftwerk.

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  • Great photoshow. In ...

    Great photoshow. In denmark we had a smaller version of this train from the late 60's to the late 80's. Basically one of these cut in half. They were all-red and called "ligthning trains". Later they were repainted in an silver livery, and nicknamed "The silver-arrows".
    I think some of them were sold are still running today almost 50 years later.
    I remember that these trains always caught a small audience at the platforms when they were at a station.

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  • Yes, two engines ...

    Yes, two engines were rebuilt with a gas turbine engine. The consumption was so high so the Deutsche Bundesbahn decided to stop using these engines. I never heard one of them...

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  • wow a gas turbine? ...

    wow a gas turbine? really?
    how did the fuel consumption compare to the diesel engine? bet it sounded wicked!

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  • Great stuff, thanks ...

    Great stuff, thanks! Kraftwerk - what a band

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  • At last!! -The ...

    At last!! -The missing link between Capt. Beefheart & Kraftwerk......-Fast & Bulbousss!!!

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