Around 50 years ago, with the winter timetable of 1971/72, the Deutsche Bundesbahn introduced the Intercity. Bahn Extra describes the first chapter of the modern long-distance train concept: the service, all trains with their routes, and the typical vehicles. Additionally, this issue reports on the DR traditional locomotive 50 849, the Borsig chief designer August Meister, the Ottbergener 44, the electric locomotive Re 4/4 I of the SBB, and includes a DVD 'Steam in the Weserbergland'.