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Alexisbad departure of two parallel trains in regular service ex DDR

Clagging nicely, Mallet 99 5906 climbs through a rock cutting between Drahtzug and Alexisbad.

In a scene little changed from the communist era, a Mallet tank skirts the river Selke as it runs into the village of Strassberg. The only difference is that this is a photo charter and we won't g... (more)

Another angle on the Alexisbad parallel departures. See also Alan Crotty's 224513 and Michael Allen's more)

Chunky tank 99 6001 waits for departure time at Alexisbad with the 18.42 to Harzgerode.

Mallet 99 5906-5 runs side by side with 2-6-2t 99-6001-4 in a recreation of the Alexisbad dual departure that sadly no longer occurs in regular service. The mallet is on the Selke Valley line le... (more)

Little has changed in Alexisbad station since the end of Communism in 1989, except for a few more lights on the platform. Mallet 99 5906-5 prepares, once again, to tackle the 3.3% climb up the Ha... (more)

An 0-4-0+0-4-0T Mallet makes a parallel departure with a 2-6-2T from Alexisbad. The high line leads to Harzgerode, whilst the lower line heads off to Eisfelder Talmuhle. Fellow photographer, Canad... (more)

Parallel steam departures from Alexisbad on the Selketalbahn section of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen were once commonplace but disappeared due to cost cutting. This parallel departure was arranged ... (more)