DR 2-10-2T no.099 737 at Cranzahl, East Germany.
750mm gauge 2-10-2T no. 099 737 is seen waiting departure from Cranzahl with train 14315 the 14.23 to Kurort Oberwiesenthal.
The locomotive was formerly numbered 99 1772 but had recently been renumbered to conform with the DB computerised numbering system ahead of the merger between DR and DB after unification. The 17km line climbs steeply from the town of Cranzahl into the mountains on the border with the Czech Republic terminating at the winter resort town of Kurort Oberwiesenthal. With the DR narrow gauge network facing a bleak future after unification its pleasing most have survived into private ownership this one now being operated by SDG Sächsische Dampfeisenbahn GmbH.
DR 2-10-2T no.099 737 at Cranzahl, East Germany.
750mm gauge 2-10-2T no. 099 737 is seen waiting departure from Cranzahl with train 14315 the 14.23 to Kurort Oberwiesenthal.
The locomotive was formerly numbered 99 1772 but had recently been renumbered to conform with the DB computerised numbering system ahead of the merger between DR and DB after unification. The 17km line climbs steeply from the town of Cranzahl into the mountains on the border with the Czech Republic terminating at the winter resort town of Kurort Oberwiesenthal. With the DR narrow gauge network facing a bleak future after unification its pleasing most have survived into private ownership this one now being operated by SDG Sächsische Dampfeisenbahn GmbH.