Names of the Trains
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Oh, this is a fun question, now I've got a "mission" 
for my next trip to the park. See, I'm thinking that maybe the train and the engine each have a name. The red German train is I think (and I'm going off the top of my head here and could very easily be mistaken) the Heidelberg Express (based on the name painted on the cars), whereas it's the engine itself that is the Der Hochbeinige (German for tall legs or long-legged one as they say it in the voiceover, named for the tall drive wheels the engine has). And I think it's the blue train's engine that is the Balmoral Castle but I can't think what the name of the train itself is (something with Heatherdowns in it, or gosh, I'm trying to jog the ol' memory banks)... but I don't think I've ever heard what the engine's name is for the Alpen Express. :huh:
Again, fun thread, I'm glad to have discovered BGWFans as I'm a longtime member of sites like TPI and BGEscape.
PS: Geez, I hit the Post Reply button and several minutes later nothing has happened ... but I'd hate to double post ... ok I've waited again and still nothing, so sorry if this posts twice.
for my next trip to the park. See, I'm thinking that maybe the train and the engine each have a name. The red German train is I think (and I'm going off the top of my head here and could very easily be mistaken) the Heidelberg Express (based on the name painted on the cars), whereas it's the engine itself that is the Der Hochbeinige (German for tall legs or long-legged one as they say it in the voiceover, named for the tall drive wheels the engine has). And I think it's the blue train's engine that is the Balmoral Castle but I can't think what the name of the train itself is (something with Heatherdowns in it, or gosh, I'm trying to jog the ol' memory banks)... but I don't think I've ever heard what the engine's name is for the Alpen Express. :huh:Again, fun thread, I'm glad to have discovered BGWFans as I'm a longtime member of sites like TPI and BGEscape.
PS: Geez, I hit the Post Reply button and several minutes later nothing has happened ... but I'd hate to double post ... ok I've waited again and still nothing, so sorry if this posts twice.
BBW is right - also "Preussische Staatsbahn" is on the side of the train that means "Prussian State Railway". Der Hochbeinige is the German-themed train at Busch Gardens Europe, Williamsburg. A 36" gauge 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Crown Metal Products.
Hey, I have been exploring these forums lately and I figured this thread could be a good place to start because I have something to add. I'm sure many of you have been going to Busch for a while so do any of you remember when the green train was the "Alpengeist Express"?
