The HSB 99 7232 masquerading as the Deutsche Reichsbahn 99 0732 (The "0" means that the engine is fuel burning as it used to be in the past during DR days) is storming up to the Brocken summit wit... (more)
This freight train has just emerged from the fog near the Brocken summit as it has been stopped by two soldiers of the GDR border troops. They will now very carefully inspect the complete train a... (more)
Halt! Polizeikontrolle, Papiere bitte ...... (stop! police control, your documents please). These kind of police checks were very frequent in the former GDR especially in the regions that were clo... (more)
The HSB 99 7232 masquerading as the Deutsche Reichsbahn 99 0732 (The "0" means that the engine is fuel burning as it used to be in the past during DR days) is storming up the Brocken mountain with... (more)
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)
