Perceived wisdom is that British trains are always late, while those in Europe run to time. This isn't true, as I found out when travelling from Aachen to Wernigerode. My ICE arrived over 20 minutes late at it's destination, the result being me stranded at Veinenburg for over an hour, waiting for the final train of my day.
At first, this looked a bit grim. The town wasn't immediately apparent from the station, and the platforms were adorned with little more than the most basic shelters.
Needless to say, I wandered around a bit. My first discovery was the local library in the main station building. Nice, but not that useful, although there is a lovely loco-shaped storage box.
A little further down the platform, there was some old rolling stock, including a Jung diesel, which looks a lot like a resin-body loco kit I bought many years ago. It was attached to some wagons, and there were a few bits of railway ephemera around, including a hut and water crane. Google Streeview makes it look particularly appealing.
It turned out that this is a railway museum. A bit more digging tells me that on the right day, there is much more to see, including a model railway. Of course, it was closed.
Fortunately, despite the door also being closed, the station cafe was open, and I was able to grab a drink and some cake.
A couple of postcards too - because I love sending postcards. Admittedly, when I wrote them, I wasn't quite sure how I'd get to my new stop, but I crossed my fingers and placed my faith in the DB railways app.
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