From 1957 to 1960, I trained at the Nossen/Saxony station in "B.-u.V." I had a total of 4 years of service with the DR and 4 with the DB. Afterwards, I switched to a completely different professional field and retired from active working life after another 41 years. But even "older men" still have dreams, and so the circle closed – I ended up back with the railway (as a hobby). My former "home station" (Nossen) was still lucky during the general railway decline – ... yes, it’s still alive...! A nearby fuel depot still ensures some freight traffic, and two passenger train routes still exist (2007), more or less barely. With an older "travel camera" (Kodak CX 7430), I try on vacation trips to capture as much as possible of what remains from a once great era.

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