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![[State Flag, State Ensign and War Flag (Germany)]](../images/d/de_state.gif)
image by Marcus Schmöger
See also:
Deutsche Bundesbahn Ferries. The current Deutsche Bundesbahn
dates from the 1990 merger of Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)
and Deutsche Bundesbahn - Hannover according to Lloyds Groups though
I don't know how correct the latter title is as previously both Lloyds
and German sources show it as Deutsche Bundesbahn Bundesbahndirecktion
Hamburg [shown by Lloyds in the 1950s as Deutsche Bundesbahn Eisenbahndirecktion
Hamburg]. This latter had its own flag as shown by Die Deutsche
Handelsflotte 1957 of white with a black "winged" reverse triangle
of the black, red and gold colours with the point being between the black
letters "D" and "B" [see below] and was the bigger of the 2 West German
rail ferry companies. The other was Deutsche Bundesbahn Bundesbahndirektion
Münster but its sole small ferry "Wangerooge" seems to have finished
prior to the merger and there is no indication of what, if any, flag it
used.
Neale Rosanoski, 13 Oct 2004
![[Deutsche Bundesbahn Eisenbahndirecktion Hamburg]](../images/d/de~dbeh.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 29 Apr 2009
Jarig had to work from one of Neale’s nice but tiny originals, causing
involuntary difference in detail. The “wings” are long and
thin, and rather severely positioned in respect to the triangle in the
national colours; the initials are red. See the flag flying here
(next to the undefaced national flag, incidentally): Caption (translated):
“Nowadays shipping (…) is operated by DB AutoZug (i.e. “AutoTrain”, jm)
GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG”.
Jan Mertens, 13 Nov 2008