The Neumünster - Flensburg and Fredericia–Flensburg railway lines are parts of the main south - north rail link between Germany and Denmark. Along this stretch there is a large steel railway bridge over the Kiel Canal, Rendsburger Hochbrücke (Eisenbahnhochbrücke Rendsburg - Nord-Ostsee-Kanal). With its height of 68m and length of 2486m Rendsburg High Bridge is one of the main recognizing trademarks for this railway line.
This main line runs through the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and through the southern Denmark. It connects Scandinavia with the rest of Europe. Among the various train traffic, there is mixed freight train traffic on that line. There are mostly trains with general goods and the freight trains consist of a diverse mix of wagons. Such trains are hauled by DB/DSB locomotives EG 3100 series, the EuroSprinter locomotives with six axles. Of course, there are also Siemens Vectron quite present today, especially for long distance EC trains passenger service between Hamburg and Copenhagen. In addition to the fast DB/DSB EC trains with nice white German carriages and newer ones DB 445 series (Bombardier Twindexx Vario Double-deck Coaches), old Danish rubber trains are also present on this line. Maybe not the prettiest in terms of design, but certainly interesting to see the DSB Class MF as a Danish-built high-comfort medium/long distance diesel multiple-unit train.
There are many railroad crossings on that line, which is always an interesting part in addition to the rail traffic. In this short video clip, perhaps the most interesting is the one in wet plains of southern Denmark, between Padborg and Tinglev stations. Wet and very rainy weather in the far north of Germany and the southern Denmark is quite normal weather condition, between the North and the Baltic Sea, especially during the winter months. So, it rained mostly all the time during the filming. The fast movement of trains in such conditions creates an interesting water splash around the pantograph. That pantograph splash is clearly visible in two special shots in Owschlag and Jübek railway stations.
The raven bird is also present, especially on this gloomy, rainy and a little foggy dark winter day. A special scene of a raven standing on a high bridge fence and the loud sounds of singing flocks of ravens completed the special scene events before the trains passing.
The recording was done in February 2024.
