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Harz Mountain Railways (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB)
| My visit in
2023 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. |
2023 - Sept 6th to 14th
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Brocken trip
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Deutschland ticket which was valid for unlimited travel on DB and also on
the HSB - except on the Brocken line which was very busy and the timetable
was much reduced The 2-6-2 and the Mallets were nowhere to be seen and the weather was extremely warm c30 degrees |
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7240 powers past the refuge siding at Goetheweg |
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Big Mama on the depot |
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99.236 leaves Wernigerode with the 10.25 service to the Brocken on 8th September 2023 |
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99.236 on shed on 8th September 2023 |
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99.6001 takes water at Alexisbad |
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99.6001 running round at Alexisbad |
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99.6001 running round at Quedlinburg |
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99.7273 running round at Drei Annen Hohne |
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99.7243 on shed at Wernigerode |
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Heading up to the summit of the Brocken |
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187-019 arriving at Alexisbad |
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187-019 ready to leave Alexisbad for Harzgerode |