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22-669: The Rheingold ('Rhinegold') was a named train that operated between Hook of Holland , near Rotterdam , and Geneva , Switzerland (or Basel before 1965), a distance of 1,067 kilometres (663 mi), until 1987. Another section of the train started in Amsterdam and was coupled to the Hoek cars in Utrecht . The Rheingold ran along the Rhine River via Arnhem, Netherlands , and Cologne, Germany , using special luxury coaches. It

44-450: The 20th Century Limited is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited". Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard , drumhead , lettering on the locomotive or passenger cars, or a combination of these methods. Kaldenkirchen The earliest reference to “Caldenkirken” appears in a document dated 1206. Until 1794 the city belonged to the Duchy of Jülich . After

66-667: The Congress of Vienna in 1814 Kaldenkirchen lay within the borders of Prussia . In In 1856 King Frederick William IV of Prussia permitted the use of “town” for this city. 1903 the German Emperor Wilhelm II permitted the city arms. The synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht . The city was evacuated during the last weeks of the Second World War . In 1947 a fire destroyed 90% of

88-531: The Freundeskreis Eisenbahn Köln e.V . [REDACTED] Media related to Rheingold-Express at Wikimedia Commons Lists of named passenger trains In the history of rail transport , dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains . The following is a list of named trains . Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example,

110-736: The Netherlands it was pulled by the NS 3700 -3800-3900 steam locomotive series, in Germany by the Baureihen DRG Class 18.3 (Badic IV h, between Mannheim and Basel) and BR 18 ( Bavarian S 3/6 , between Emmerich and Mannheim) and in Switzerland by Ae 4/7 electric locomotives . In 1930, the BR 01 (01 077-181) was used between Mannheim and Basel and permanently from 1935 on, and

132-493: The Religious Society of Friends (aka "Quakers") and Mennonites . Most were from the town of Krefeld, but some were from Kaldenkirchen. These thirteen families founded Germantown . Subsequent emigrants from Kaldenkirchen to Germantown included Paulus and Gertrude Kuster, the great-great-great-great-grandparents of U.S. Army colonel George Armstrong Custer . For more than 150 years the economic life of Kaldenkirchen

154-652: The Rheingold and Rheinpfeil (Rhine Arrow). In Europe, the use of dome cars was unique to these two trains. After the Rheinpfeil was integrated into the Bundesbahn's new Intercity network in 1971, the TEE Erasmus began using the displaced dome cars, along with the Rheingold . The dome cars were withdrawn on 30 May 1976. The new cars, together with improvements to the track along parts of its route in

176-411: The Rheingold ) to both Hook of Holland and Amsterdam . At Hook of Holland, the train had timed connections for ship service to and from Harwich , England. The Geneva–Basel section was added in 1965 and was discontinued in 1980/82 (see later section for details). The first Rheingold , which was classified as a Fernschnellzug (FD) ( trains FFD 101 and FFD 102), started service on May 15, 1928. In

198-588: The plant nursery Lappen, the producer of sound cards TerraTec , the food company Halal Mekkafood and the German Branch Office of Panini Comics . Kaldenkirchen has direct access to the autobahn A61 and has three exits. It also has a train station with double-tracked passenger and freight traffic to Venlo /NL and single-tracked traffic to Mönchengladbach . The main sights are the Catholic Parish Church St. Clemens ,

220-787: The DRG logo. Around 1931 the name RHEINGOLD was printed on the coaches and the locomotive tender, and the DRG logo remained. In the fall of 1939, due to the start of World War II, the train service was cancelled. The service was reestablished in 1951 as the Fernzug (F) Rheingold Express (train numbers F 163/164, later F 9/10 and F 21/22). Most cars survived the war but nevertheless the coaches in Western Germany were painted over and rebuilt to dining coaches ( Gesellschaftwagen ), long distance coaches (F trains) and short distance train coaches (D trains). The Rheingold now used skirted coaches and

242-546: The NS 3900 in the Netherlands. The luxurious Pullman -type coaches had a distinct cream/blue livery in 1st and 2nd class, each measuring 23.5 m (77 ft). At both ends (one behind the locomotive) there was a blue luggage wagon. Some cars had a kitchen, with one kitchen serving two cars. Mitropa waiters served the passengers. The cars were the most technically advanced the DRG had at that time, but were less advanced than

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264-740: The Protestant Church and the Rokoko Pavillon built in the second half of the 18th century. . The manor house Altenhof was almost 500 years the property of Earl of Spee. The nearby Grenzwald is a popular Recreation area and Nature reserve . Right at the border there is the Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen , a precious Arboretum that has been used as a Biological institute for many years and has much historical interest. The village had its own Stock Car circuit which hosted major international events including

286-507: The later (from 1939) Schürzenwagen (skirted coaches), typical World War II cars. The interiors were designed by artists and architects of the time, and besides being very luxurious were also very spacious. In total, there were 26 coaches and three luggage wagons per train consist . In these days, the trip took 11 hours. At first, the cars had the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft and MITROPA inscriptions with

308-605: The mid-1960s, made the Rheingold the fastest train in Germany. In 1964, the train was scheduled to cover the 133.9 km (83.2 mi) Freiburg – Karlsruhe section in 59 minutes, working out to an average speed of 136.2 kilometres per hour (84.6 mph), which was the "fastest schedule in German rail history" up to that time. Until about 1972 the train's all-first-class, red-and-cream cars were pulled by Class E 10.12 electric locomotives painted in blue-and-cream, but later

330-617: The new Munich – Salzburg section ran only in summer, operating for the last time on 27 September 1986. Operation of the Rheingold ended on May 30, 1987, after 59 years and 15 days. The TEE 6/7 was pulled by a BR 103. It was the last train of the TEE-system in Germany. One set of Rheingold coaches has been preserved by a private company in Switzerland, which are still used to operate steam-hauled excursions. A complete set of locomotive and blue and cream coaches has been restored by

352-424: The red-and-cream Class 103 locomotives took over. With effect from the summer timetable in 1979 (on 27 May), the Rheingold ceased carrying any coaches to and from Hook of Holland , with Amsterdam thereafter being the northern terminus for all Rheingold service. The train's Bern –Geneva section was discontinued on 6 April 1980, but was reinstated in autumn 1980 as winter-only service. The Basel–Geneva section

374-576: The summer timetable periods only (circa late May until late September each year). It was introduced on 29 May 1983 and ran until 24 September of that year. This variant was repeated the following summer and again in summer 1985, and then became year-round. During 1985 and 1986, this branch extended beyond Munich to serve one additional city, terminating in Salzburg , Austria. Although the Mannheim – Munich section became year-round at this time (mid-1985),

396-411: The surrounding forest. In 1961 Kaldenkirchen had a population of 6305, 23% of whom were refugees . On 1 January 1970 Kaldenkirchen became part of the newly founded city of Nettetal. Families from Kaldenkirchen were among the earliest emigrants to Pennsylvania. In 1683 thirteen German families emigrated on the ship Concord sailing from Rotterdam to Philadelphia . These families were members of

418-548: Was characterized by the tobacco industry . At the turn of the century the roof tiles industry was active for some years due to the resources of clay in the Grenzwald (forest bordering Germany and the Netherlands). As Kaldenkirchen is situated near the border it was an important reloading point with a main customs office and many freight forwarders until 1993. Currently there are various inter-regional companies like

440-564: Was discontinued in 1982. However, during certain times of the year both before 1982 and continuing after, the train carried through coaches to Chur and (until 1985) Milan , which were attached to ordinary express trains south of Basel. Starting in 1983, the Rheingold had a branch to Munich, which separated at Mannheim from the main train (which continued south to Basel). It provided through TEE service between Amsterdam and Munich, also serving Heidelberg , Stuttgart and Augsburg , among other cities, en route. Until 1985, it operated during

462-483: Was named after Richard Wagner 's Das Rheingold opera, which romanticized the Rhine. From 1965 until the train's discontinuation in 1987, the Rheingold was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE) train. Geneva ( Gare de Cornavin ) – Basel SBB – Freiburg – Baden-Baden – Karlsruhe – Mannheim – Mainz – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Utrecht and then in separate trains continuing (still as

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484-644: Was pulled by the Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotives BR 01, BR 01.10, BR 03 and BR 03.10 and the BR 41 between Cologne and Kaldenkirchen . In 1954, "Express" was dropped from the train's name. In 1962, the Rheingold became established again as a link between Switzerland and the Netherlands on the pre-war route, and carrying first-class cars only. In 1965, it became a Trans Europ Express (or Trans-Europe Express). New rolling stock introduced starting in 1962 included dome cars , one per train, used only on

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