Steam locomotive in the Harz
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Steam locomotive of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) en route from the town of Wernigerode to the Brocken (the highest point (1,141 m) of the Harz mountains).
The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways is a network of 1,000 mm 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 kilometres 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 trains run daily to a timetable and it operates more than ten steam locomotives and seven diesel railbuses.
Stoomlocomotief van de Harzer Smalspoorbanen (Duits: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen of HSB) onderweg van de stad Wernigerode naar de Brocken (met 1.141 meter het hoogste punt van het Harz middelgebergte).
De spoorwijdte is 1000 millimeter (meterspoor). De standaardspoorbreedte; normaalspoor is 1435 millimeter.
De Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH (HSB) is, met een totale spoorlengte van 140,4 kilometer, het grootste smalspoorbedrijf van Duitsland. De HSB heeft in totaal 44 stations, 25 stoomlocomotieven, 16 diesellocomotieven, 10 motorwagens en circa 230 werknemers. De HSB vervoert circa 1 miljoen mensen per jaar.
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Steam locomotive in the Harz
Thanks for over 6.000.000 views
Steam locomotive of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) en route from the town of Wernigerode to the Brocken (the highest point (1,141 m) of the Harz mountains).
The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways is a network of 1,000 mm 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 kilometres 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 trains run daily to a timetable and it operates more than ten steam locomotives and seven diesel railbuses.
Stoomlocomotief van de Harzer Smalspoorbanen (Duits: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen of HSB) onderweg van de stad Wernigerode naar de Brocken (met 1.141 meter het hoogste punt van het Harz middelgebergte).
De spoorwijdte is 1000 millimeter (meterspoor). De standaardspoorbreedte; normaalspoor is 1435 millimeter.
De Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH (HSB) is, met een totale spoorlengte van 140,4 kilometer, het grootste smalspoorbedrijf van Duitsland. De HSB heeft in totaal 44 stations, 25 stoomlocomotieven, 16 diesellocomotieven, 10 motorwagens en circa 230 werknemers. De HSB vervoert circa 1 miljoen mensen per jaar.
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All rights reserved. Copyright © Martien Uiterweerd. All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission.
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