The Rhein–Main was an express train that linked Frankfurt am Main with Dortmund in Germany and later with Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The train was named after the two rivers, the Rhine and the Main, that join west of Frankfurt.[1] For most of its life, it was a Trans Europ Express (TEE).
F-Zug
The Rhein–Main was launched in May 1953 as train number F 31 northbound and F 32 southbound.[2] The service was operated by Deutsche Bundesbahn (German Federal Railways) with diesel multiple units.
Trans Europ Express
On 2 June 1957, the Rhein–Main was one of the initial TEE