Who knows this tourist train?
1 point when we have the right make and the right city.
Based on a Barkas B1000, I guess.
Now give me the right town and the point is yours.
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Heide?
Bigger!
Somewhere in the GDR?
You bet, yes!
A major city?
Yes, but you had enough time - open for all again.
Up!
Schwerin?
No.
Weimar?
Nö...
Karl-Marx-Stadt = Chemnitz
I think it was called Barkas Express 800.
Here are two from Schwerin, similar, but not exactly the same:
From what I have read, this Barkas train was operated in Chemnitz (Karl-Marx-Stadt) during their 800th anniversary celebrations in 1965. Here's a newspaper photo.
Thank you both for that additional information!
Also active around Magdeburg:
Interesting. The original photo shows a two-axle trailer as do some of the other photos - but not all of them. There must have been different versions.
One more picture of the puzzle express:
:thumbsup:
Another informative piece from bygone days:
Another 1966 photo:
A Magdeburg postcard:
A good find!
Another one which I cannot clearly read: