Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ? Whatever for ?

"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

That reminds me of the advert for British Rail where they showed the
advantages of travelling by train rather than car, such as not having to
stop for a pee and not being pulled over by the police for speeding - they
showed one train, in police livery, overtaking another, with its two-tone
horn sounding like a police siren.

I wonder if the German equivalent of the BTP have any locos of their own?

Maybe they have a lot of train robbers over there, so if they label them all
with police train none will get robbed?
Brian

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"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

Am 09.03.2018 um 15:13 schrieb fred:
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ? Whatever for ?

This one?
https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8622...ed2e6153_b.jpg

But it is from Austria. And not a diesel.

On 09-Mar-18 2:13 PM, fred wrote:
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ? Whatever for ?


Maerklin made a model of a Police train, comprising a helicopter wagon,
a mobile command centre and a passenger carriage for the Police, which
suggests that one does, or possibly did, exist.

https://www.maerklin.de/en/products/...article/26566/

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I wonder what a fire train might be like?
Don't laugh they have fire boats don't they?
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Am 09.03.2018 um 15:13 schrieb fred:
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

This one?
https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8622...ed2e6153_b.jpg

But it is from Austria. And not a diesel.

Brian Gaff formulated on Friday :
I wonder what a fire train might be like?
Don't laugh they have fire boats don't they?

Blue lights, painted in red, with a large ladder on top?

On 09/03/2018 17:01, Nightjar wrote:
On 09-Mar-18 2:13 PM, fred wrote:
Standing on a platformÂ* in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine
? Whatever for ?


Maerklin made a model of a Police train, comprising a helicopter wagon,
a mobile command centre and a passenger carriage for the Police, which
suggests that one does, or possibly did, exist.

https://www.maerklin.de/en/products/...article/26566/

I suppose I could envisage, especially in a larger country than the UK,
a specialised vehicle carrying forensic resources and perhaps some
accomodation or welfare facilities making sense. Or perhaps for
deploying larger teams of "riot police" or the like.

Slightly scary!

On 09/03/2018 14:13, fred wrote:
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ? Whatever for ?


To transport all the Brits back to Calais for deportation after Brexit?

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On 09/03/2018 15:22, NY wrote:
"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platformÂ* in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine
? Whatever for ?

That reminds me of the advert for British Rail where they showed the
advantages of travelling by train rather than car, such as not having to
stop for a pee and not being pulled over by the police for speeding -
they showed one train, in police livery, overtaking another, with its
two-tone horn sounding like a police siren.

A class 37 in police livery pulling over an HST.

https://tinyurl.com/BR-advert

There was also a class 47 that was painted in police livery, as part of
the marking of the taking out of service of the class.

https://tinyurl.com/Class-47

Neither are anything to do with the police.

The police do sometimes run "Q-trains" (named after Q-ships) which are
normal, unmarked trains, but with no passengers. They are used on lines
where vandals frequently throw things at the trains - they get a bit of
a surprise when a train suddenly stops and the police pile out of it!

https://tinyurl.com/Q-trains

SteveW

over on uk.diy we have:

"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

can anyone help?

tim

tim... wrote:
over on uk.diy we have:

"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

can anyone help?

I wonder if it's inspired by:
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6349516065_661bf4b992_o_d.jpg

On 10/03/2018 20:27, tim... wrote:
over on uk.diy we have:

"fred" wrote in message
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Standing on a platformÂ* in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine
? Whatever for ?

can anyone help?


Remaking an old advert?


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On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:27:41 +0000, newshound
wrote:

I suppose I could envisage, especially in a larger country than the UK,
a specialised vehicle carrying forensic resources and perhaps some
accomodation or welfare facilities making sense. Or perhaps for
deploying larger teams of "riot police" or the like.

Slightly scary!

If it's this one:

https://bernhardjenny.files.wordpres...k_img_3030.jpg

it's a) Austrian and b) advertising, for policemen, or perhaps that should be
phrased as "for a career in law enforcement".


Thomas Prufer

On 10/03/18 21:35, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:27:41 +0000, newshound
wrote:

I suppose I could envisage, especially in a larger country than the UK,
a specialised vehicle carrying forensic resources and perhaps some
accomodation or welfare facilities making sense. Or perhaps for
deploying larger teams of "riot police" or the like.

Slightly scary!

If it's this one:

https://bernhardjenny.files.wordpres...k_img_3030.jpg

it's a) Austrian and b) advertising, for policemen, or perhaps that should be
phrased as "for a career in law enforcement".

Is that the Village People on the side?


Thomas Prufer



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On 10-Mar-18 9:35 PM, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:27:41 +0000, newshound
wrote:

I suppose I could envisage, especially in a larger country than the UK,
a specialised vehicle carrying forensic resources and perhaps some
accomodation or welfare facilities making sense. Or perhaps for
deploying larger teams of "riot police" or the like.

Slightly scary!

If it's this one:

https://bernhardjenny.files.wordpres...k_img_3030.jpg

it's a) Austrian and b) advertising, for policemen, or perhaps that should be
phrased as "for a career in law enforcement".

This is the model that Maerklin make, which looks rather different,
although Austria was the main customer for the locomotive type:

https://www.maerklin.de/en/products/...article/26566/


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On 10/03/2018 20:48, Recliner wrote:
tim... wrote:
over on uk.diy we have:

"fred" wrote in message
...
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

can anyone help?

I wonder if it's inspired by:
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6349516065_661bf4b992_o_d.jpg

Does that date from the Miners' strike? The police were moving a lot of
officers around at that time.

newshound wrote:

Recliner wrote:

I wonder if it's inspired by:
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6349516065_661bf4b992_o_d.jpg

Does that date from the Miners' strike?

seems virgin gave it the jam sandwich paint job in 2002

http://www.class47.co.uk/c47_numbers.php?s_loco=47829

newshound wrote:
On 10/03/2018 20:48, Recliner wrote:
tim... wrote:
over on uk.diy we have:

"fred" wrote in message
...
Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was
surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass through with Polizei
emblazoned on it's side. Do German police have their own train engine ?
Whatever for ?

can anyone help?

I wonder if it's inspired by:
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6349516065_661bf4b992_o_d.jpg

Does that date from the Miners' strike? The police were moving a lot of
officers around at that time.


I don't think any train driver would have driven it if it was!!

This livery dates from the end days of class 47 operation on VXC - several
were repainted into traditional liveries (BR green, blue, large logo and
IC) and this one, partly inspired by the class 37 from the BR advert in
1985, in conjunction with the BTP as a promotional tool.


Anna Noyd-Dryver