Back in the GDR, border soldiers regularly observed the freight trains bringing supply for the troops based at the summit of the Brocken mountain in the Harz. The former border to West Germany was... (more)

class 99 7243 heads a train to Eisfelder Talmühle on the Harzquerbahn and reaches the 500 metres above sea level sign at Drei Annen

Mallet 99 5901 coupled to 99 5902 for a double-headed "Sonderzug" excursion to the Brocken.

Late afternoon departure from Drei Annen Hohne to the Brocken Mountain.

Afternoon train heads to Drei Annen Hohne after making one of several stops in Wernigrode.

Afternoon train heads to Drei Annen Hohne after making one of several stops in Wernigrode.

Train heading to the Brocken Mountain passes through the only tunnel on the Harz mountain narrow guage.

Storming up the valley out of Wernigerode, a steam powered passenger train heads to Drei Annen Hohne.

One of the powerful tank engines of the HSB bursts out of the tree lined tracks into a patch of sunshine at Drei Annen Hohne en route to the Brocken mountain.

Mallet 0-4-4-0T loco no. 99 5906 at the junction station of Alexisbad en route to Harzgerode.

The Mallet locomotive 99 5902 is ready for inspection at the HSB Wernigerode Westerntor workshop. On the left, the 99 7232 is also under repair. The drivers have been removed so that the complete ... (more)

In February 1993 it was still possible to witness the daily double departure of two steam trains from Alexisbad. On the left, 99 7245 is on its way to Hasselfelde. On the right 2-6-2T number 21 is... (more)

The HSB 99 7232 is undergoing some reparations in the Wernigerode Westerntor workshop. The locomotive has got a brand new smokebox. The profiles of the complete wheelset has also been turned. Plea... (more)