218.434 and 218.495 accelerated away from a sharp curve in the heart of the Schussentobel, the deep, wooded valley that carries the River Schussen and the railway through the uplands of the Altdorfer Wald, south of Aulendorf. The date was 5 May 2013 and the train was IC119, the 07:27 from Münster(Westf) Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf, formed of ÖBB stock and diesel hauled from Ulm to Lindau, with a reversal at Friedrichshafen.