System map
Narrow Gauge Railways
Harz Mountain Railways (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB)
| My visit in
2022
The Harz Mountain Railway is a network of metre gauge railways in the Harz mountains, in central Germany. It connects the principal towns of Wernigerode, Nordhausen and Quedlinburg and several smaller towns in the area with about 140 km of track, much of which is steeply graded and picturesque. The most popular destination on the network is the Brocken, an old Soviet listening post on top of the tallest peak in the Harz mountains, accessed by a spiral railway line, the Brocken Railway. The railway is notable for running a significant number of its trains with steam haulage, mostly employing 1950s vintage 2-10-2 tank locomotives, hauling traditional open-platform bogie carriages. The network is currently operated by the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH, whose members are chiefly the various local authorities whose territories it serves. |
2022 - Sept 9th to 17th
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System map |
Brocken trip
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line was closed for the first three days of my trip due to clearing up
operations following the forest fires of the summer
Masks were compulsory on main line trains and on the HSB The 2-6-2 and the Mallets were nowhere to be seen |
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You must wear a mask! |
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Me with a mask! |
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Fire damage on the Brocken |
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No trains to the Brocken! |
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Drei Annen Hohne station |
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Piggy back wagon Eisfelde Talmühle |
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Schierke station with many trees cut down |
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Heading up the Brocken |
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187-013 arriving at Alexisbad |
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Alexisbad station |
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New carriage shed at Wernigerode |  |
On street running at Hochschule Harz |
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99.7241 on Wernigerode shed |  |
En route from Drei Annen Hohne to Eisfelder Talmühle |
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Faust coach at Eisfelder Talmühle |
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Benneckenstein station |
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Niedersachswerfen Ost station |  |
Harzgerode station |
Locomotives 2-10-2T
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99.7240 at Wernigerode platform |  |
99.234 and 99.236 on Wernigerode shed on 10th September |
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99.7243 at Eisfelder Talmühle |  |
99.7241 at Drei Annen Hohne |
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99.236 passing refuge siding |
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3 locos at Westerntor |
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99.7243 at Quedlinburgh |
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99.7241 Drei Annen Hohne |
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99.234 at the Brocken summit station |
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99.7243 taking water at Alexisbad |
Railcars
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187-019 at Eisfelde Talmühle |
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187-017 at Wernigerode |
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Railcar interior |
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187-017 at Niedersachswerfen Ost |
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On street running at Hochschule Harz |
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187-017 arriving Wernigerode |
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187-018 at Eisfelder Talmühle |  |
Railcars at Eisfelder Talmühle |
Main line trains
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Flixtrain at Hanover |
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Stadler Kiss DMU at Hanover |
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218 813 at Hanover |
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1648 412 Coradia Lint DMU at Wernigerode |
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Class 3427 041 EMU Hanover S-Bahn |
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101 139 at Cologne |
