DBAG diesel locomotive 218 247-5 at Gummersbach station, ready to depart with a RB25 train to Köln. This photo was taken a few weeks before class 644 DMUs ("Talent") were introduced on this line.

The white tank to the left contains diesel fuel for the locos, and is still in use today.

Gummersbach, Germany, May 1999

Photo and scan: Klaus von der Heyde