Torpedoes on the move

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Torpedoes on the move

Torpedoes on the move

13 Jun 2012 420
Some of the iron production from the blast furnaces of Dillinger Hütte GTS is sent by rail as hot metal in torpedo wagons. These four torpedoes are heading for the Röchling-Burbach steelworks at Völklingen a few kilometres from Dillingen.
Schierke departure

Schierke departure

31 Mar 2009 162
The first train of the day departs from the station at Schierke and commences the long final climb to the summit of the Brocken. The is not an ideal location for morning photography as the sun does not reach the smokebox front of the locomotive.
Old style crossing

Old style crossing

01 Apr 2009 215
Shades of the DDR as a Trabant and a Lada wait for a train to cross the road outside Drei Annan Hohne.
Into the sunlight

Into the sunlight

01 Apr 2009 250
A train of standard gauge mineral wagons on transporter wagons bursts out of the forest and into the sunlight approaching the tunnel above Steinerne Renne on the Harzquerbahn. It was still early and there was only just enough sun on the line to cover the loco and first wagon.
Reflections on the afternoon train.

Reflections on the afternoon train.

07 Apr 2009 237
Afternoon train from Eisfelder Talmühle seen in the mirror at the road crossing at Wernigerode Hochschule Halt. The train is just coming off the street running section. View On Black
Street running

Street running

07 Apr 2009 300
Afternoon train to Brocken fills Kirkstraße shortly after leaving Wernigerode Hochschule Halt on the Harzquerbahn.
Morning freight

Morning freight

02 Apr 2009 236
A short freight train comprising several standard gauge vehicles on transporter wagons departs the terminus at Nordhausen. View On Black
Double Departure

Double Departure

02 Apr 2009 230
Eisfelder Talmühle is the junction between the Harquerbahn and the Selketalbahn. This morning double departure saw parallel running with a freight on the left line towards Stiege and the daily through service from Nordhausen to Wernigerode to the right.
On the curve between Alexisbad and Harzgerode

On the curve between Alexisbad and Harzgerode

04 Apr 2009 185
A great vantage point to shoot the trains on this short branch line off the main Selketalbahn.
Climbing to Harzgerode

Climbing to Harzgerode

04 Apr 2009 207
99 6101-2 climbs past the reservoir on the short branch from Alexisbad to Harzgerode on the Selketalbahn.
Nordhausen

Nordhausen

02 Apr 2009 209
The road bridge over the station throat provides an excellent vantage point for this freight departure from Nordhausen on the Harzquerbahn. View On Black
Approaching Ilfeld viaduct

Approaching Ilfeld viaduct

03 Apr 2009 202
Just like the days of the DDR when double-headed coal trains ran from Nordhausen onto the Selketalbahn with coal for the power plant at Silberhütte. The sun has just crept high enough to reach the tracks as the train blasts towards the viaduct at Ilfeld on the Harzquerbahn.
Harz action

Harz action

01 Apr 2009 1 172
Early morning freight of loaded transporter wagons between Steinerne Renne and Drei Annen Hohne on the Harzquerbahn.
Wernigerode depot

Wernigerode depot

30 Mar 2009 206
The Harzquerbahn has provided a viewing platform adjacent to the depot at Wernigerode. For photography it is rather too close to the subject and makes for some significant distortion due to use of wide angles to capture the action. Nothing daunted, it does give a different view after perspective correction is applied.
Lining up for coal

Lining up for coal

02 Apr 2009 1 237
Locomotives at the coal crane one evening at the Nordhausen depot of the Harzquerbahn
Nearing the summit

Nearing the summit

31 Mar 2009 150
There is still plenty of snow about as an early afternoon train approaches the summit of the Brocken. The train is just about to pass over a snow covered level crossing used mainly by skiers.
Coal train

Coal train

03 Apr 2009 231
Double headed working of standard gauge coal trucks on transporter wagons approaches the Ilfeld viaduct on the Harzquerbahn.
Racing out of Gernrode

Racing out of Gernrode

06 Apr 2009 185
A spirited departure from Gernrode on the Selketalbahn.
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