Riding the Harzquerbahn from Nordhausen and a short look at the remains of the Sud harz Eisenbahn.
1 99 7234 sits awaiting its duty at Wernigerode’s steam shed.
2 Nordhausen Nord with 99 7245 at the head of the 10:24 to Drei Annen and Brocken.
3 Finally made it, after a failure to make the 10:24 in February 2015 Tom made the train in December 2015.
4 99 7245 takes water at Eisfelder Talmühle.
5 Water stop at Eisfelder.
6 At Drei Annen the heavens opened.
7 Heading back to Nordhausen railcar 187 016 was found waiting at Eisfelder Talmühle. Normally this railcar forms a service to Nordhausen, connecting with the 12:40 from Drei Annen. On this occasion the steam hauled 12:40 ran through to Nordhausen so the railcar was attached at the rear of the train.
8 99 7245’s duty was nearly over for the day as its runs round its set at Nordhausen Nord. The guard works the signalling attached to the station canopy upright.
9 At Walkenried (in what was West Germany) is the former station of the metre gauge Südharz-Eisenbahn, now lived in.
10 The site of the tracks at Walkenried Südharz station.
11 The standard gauge station at Walkenried.
12 At Wieda the Südharz-Eisenbahn ran between the river and the houses on the right.
13 Wieda where the railway ran up the road, now it is just the road.
14 Südharz-Eisenbahn trackbed at Stöberhai.
15 The station at Stöberhai, which is in the middle of nowhere, is now a restaurant.
