The Berliner Steams Again,

in the Cold War the train transported soldiers between Berlin and West Germany,

last weekend it was steamed up for the last time, the British Military Train – known as The Berliner - would trace its 145-mile course along the East German corridor from Charlottenburg in the British sector of Berlin, to Braunschweig just over the border, once every day, its resurrection was the brainchild of Train of Events, a small band of retired British railwaymen, 'the project has been a year in the making,' said spokesman Tony Streeter who took the picture, fifteen carriages were faithfully restored to emulate The Berliner’s early days, with even the dining-car menu scrupulously recreated,


around 350 passengers boarded for a trip that took them in all the original steps, eventually proceeding as far as Hannover, roughly three quarters were British, former military men or civilian engineers and their families, they were joined by German former employees of the national railway companies on both sides of the border, The Berliners last trip? I hope not, perhaps this band of retired British railwaymen can make this a yearly event, I hope so, long live steam trains!