Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: German

Despite the name the German Gymnasium isn't a school but a restaurant in the now trendy area behind Kings Cross station in London. The roof of St Pancras railway station is just visible far left. It was designed by Edward Gruning and was in fact England's first purpose-built gymnasium, with funding coming solely from London's German community. It was built in 1865 for the German Gymnastics Society and hosted London's first indoor Olympic Games, back in 1866. HWW to everyone. Enjoy the day.

For some years now the Stoom Stichting Nederland (SSN) have been established in a modern depot east of the centre of Rotterdam but in 1982 they were still located in sidings at Spaanse Polder. Most of the steam locos on the SSN books are of German origin since NS disposed of their steam fleet in the 1950s. 2-8-2 41105 was built in 1939 for the Deutsche Reichsbahn by Krupp.