Though I do remember it in connection with the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie - as a kid, about 6 years old I loved the sound of his name, not knowing who or what he was. Someone mentioned that he would drive by in the rote Blitz, coming from a state visit to Germany passing nearby were I lived. So I went to the bridge and waited for the train to passe by and of course for the emperor to waive to me :-). Well, the story ends sad, I didn't see the rote Blitz nore Selassie and when I came back home got scolded because they were in panic not knowing were I was.
(It reminds me of a summer holiday with my grandparents when I was about 8, when my also train-crazy+professional grandfather took me out around 4am to watch the night express, after which both of us were terribly scolded by my grandmother...)
Here is an image of the train, more at RailFanEurope.net (my main European source for images in the MTB series):
*Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
