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Like that rudimentary gradient post in C17627

Just a bit of steel with some holes punched into it to make the figures.

 

13.3 per mille coming towards us and 3.1 away? Not easy to read. :scratchhead:

 

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I didn't know there had been a standard gauge line at Drei Annen Hohne. The things you learn on RMweb.

 

 

It was a part of the Rübeland Bahn (formerly Halberstadt-Blankenburger Eisenbahngesellschaft (HBE)) which runs from Blankenburg to Elbingerode (and Königshütte - out of use).

 

The section to Drei Annen Hohne ran from a junction west of Elbingerode.  It closed on 1st December 1965.  Other sources say in 1964.

 

Below are a few bits on the web about the HBE.  All of them seem OK, my antivirus produced no warnings.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drei_Annen_Hohne_station

 

http://www.harzlife.de/eisenbahn/ruebelandbahn.html

 

http://www.volksstimme.de/nachrichten/lokal/wernigerode/605435_Fast-vergessen-vor-125-Jahren-hat-die-Eisenbahn-Tanne-erreicht.html

 

It also ran beyond  Königshütte to Tanne at one time.

 

There is a trackplan of Drei Annen Hohne as it was in 1912, but no further details, in Die Harzer Scmalspurbahnen, Zieglgänsberger and Roper, transpress 199 ISBN 3-613-71103-6

 

David

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Like that rudimentary gradient post in C17627

Just a bit of steel with some holes punched into it to make the figures.

 

13.3 per mille coming towards us and 3.1 away? Not easy to read. :scratchhead:

 

Keith

 

 

I think that is correct.

 

 

A little further on the line to Schierke and Brocken becomes 33 per 1000, Schierke is 150m higher than Drei Annen Hohne.

 

David

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It was a part of the Rübeland Bahn (formerly Halberstadt-Blankenburger Eisenbahngesellschaft (HBE)) which runs from Blankenburg to Elbingerode (and Königshütte - out of use).

 

The section to Drei Annen Höhne ran from a junction west of Elbingerode.  It closed on 1st December 1965.  Other sources say in 1964.

 

Below are a few bits on the web about the HBE.  All of them seem OK, my antivirus produced no warnings.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drei_Annen_Hohne_station

 

http://www.harzlife.de/eisenbahn/ruebelandbahn.html

 

http://www.volksstimme.de/nachrichten/lokal/wernigerode/605435_Fast-vergessen-vor-125-Jahren-hat-die-Eisenbahn-Tanne-erreicht.html

 

It also ran beyond  Königshütte to Tanne at one time.

 

There is a trackplan of Drei Annen Höhne as it was in 1912, but no further details, in Die Harzer Scmalspurbahnen, Zieglgänsberger and Roper, transpress 199 ISBN 3-613-71103-6

 

David

 

There's also a Transpress book entitled 'Die Rübelandbahn' by Werner Steinke, although I've no idea whether it's still in print. According to the author, Abzweigung Wechsel to DAH closed at the winter 1964 timetable change, which seems a bit vague as he gives a precise date of 1:11:68 for closure of the Königshütte to Tanne section.

 

Bill

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Harzgerode and Gurtenburg today.

 

 

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Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17581

 

 

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Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17582

 

 

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Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17583

 

 

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Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17584

 

 

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Güntersberge 7th Aug 92 C17593

 

 

David

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Both standard gauge and metre gauge at Gernrode today, still in the Harz.

 

 

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Gernrode 99 6102 9th Aug 92 C17706

 

 

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Gernrode 99 7232 9th Aug 92 C17708

 

 

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Gernrode 199 870 9th Aug 92 C17712

 

 

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Gernrode standard gauge 9th Aug 92 C17719

 

 

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Gernrode standard gauge 201 709 to Aeschersleben 9th Aug 92 C17720

 

 

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Back to Switzerland for today's photos which are from the valley floor below Steinerberg village, just south of Arth Goldau.  

 

The SBB main line is heading south to the Gotthard, the SOB is climbing at 1 in 20 out of the valley.

 

 

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Steinerberg below Re6/6 northbound10th Aug 88 C10643

 

 

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Steinerberg below Re4/4ii Basel to Chiasso 10th Aug 88 C10657

 

 

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Steinerberg below Re6/6 EC Hermann Hesse Stuttgart to Milano 10th Aug 88 C10660

 

 

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Steinerberg below Re4/4i Goschenen to Luzern 10th Aug 88 C10664

 

 

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Steinerberg SOB Re4/4iii 42 Arth Goldau to Biberbrugg 10th Aug 88 C10641

 

 

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That SOB location above Arth Goldau seems to be a favourite of yours. When travelling the SOB line all the way from Romanshorn to Arth a few years back, I was quite impressed by the switchback route, even if it's not on the scale of some of the better-known Swiss routes.

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That SOB location above Arth Goldau seems to be a favourite of yours. When travelling the SOB line all the way from Romanshorn to Arth a few years back, I was quite impressed by the switchback route, even if it's not on the scale of some of the better-known Swiss routes.

 

 

It's a pleasant walk (if it isn't too hot) from Arth Goldau station (and the hotel I stayed at).

 

 

David

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Nordhausen with a look at both standard gauge and metre gauge today.

 

 

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Nordhausen 346 988 7th Aug 92 C17499

 

 

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Nordhausen 202 245 7th Aug 92 C17501

 

 

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Nordhausen 7th Aug 92 C17512a

 

 

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Nordhausen 7th Aug 92 C17514

 

 

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Nordhausen 310 944 7th Aug 92 C17524

 

 

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Amazing variation in rolling stock height in that last selection, from the tiny shunter to the centre-cab locos which are a fair bit higher than the single-deck coaches, but still lower than the double-deckers. Rather like the Lima N gauge I used to have, where the nose end of their Deltic was about the same height as a Mk1 coach roof!

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Wernigerode Westerntor today with some photos of the Harzquerbahn works.

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor works entrance 9th Aug 92 C17657

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor 199 006 9th Aug 92 C17663

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor 9th Aug 92 C17665

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor 99 7231 9th Aug 92 C17666

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor 9th Aug 92 C17668

 

 

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Wernigerode Westerntor 9th Aug 92 C17671

 

 

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Photos taken at the HSB terminus at Wernigerode today.

 

 

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Wernigerode 9th Aug 92 C17674

 

 

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Wernigerode 99 7234 9th Aug 92 C17680

 

 

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Wernigerode 99 7234 9th Aug 92 C17687

 

 

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Wernigerode 99 7234 9th Aug 92 C17695

 

 

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Wernigerode 9th Aug 92 C17696

 

 

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Some more photos of Hasselfelde today.  Remember that Hasselfelde is the terminus of the line from Stiege.

 

 

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Hasselfelde 7th Aug 92 C17594

 

 

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Hasselfelde 7th Aug 92 C17595

 

 

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Hasselfelde NWE 21 special train 7th Aug 92 C17597

 

 

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Hasselfelde 7th Aug 92 C17603

 

 

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Hasselfelde NWE 21 special train 7th Aug 92 C17606

 

 

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One photo of Hasselfelde and the rest are Ilfeld.

 

Ilfeld is between Eisfelder Talmühle and Nordhausen on the Harzquerbahn.

 

 

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Hasselfelde NWE 21 special train 7th Aug 92 C17598

 

 

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Ilfeld Class 99 Nordhausen to Wernigerode 6th Aug 92 C17488

 

 

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Ilfeld 6th Aug 92 C17489

 

 

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Ilfeld 6th Aug 92 C17490

 

 

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Ilfeld view towards Nordhausen 6th Aug 92 C17491

 

 

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Some more photos taken at the summit of the Brocken for today.  We are still in August 1992.

 

 

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Brocken HSB 99 7245 6th Aug 92 C17435

 

 

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Brocken HSB 99 7245 6th Aug 92 C17438

 

 

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Brocken view to Wurmberg 6th Aug 92 C17441

 

 

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Brocken 6th Aug 92 C17450

 

 

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view from Wurmberg to Brocken Class 99 to Brocken 9th Aug 92 C17743

 

 

David

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Alexisbad today on the line south from Gernrode towards Stiege.  It is also the junction for Harzgerode.

 

Some of the photos are for for modellers and those who like infrastructure.

 

 

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Alexisbad 7th Aug 82 C17562

 

 

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Alexisbad 7th Aug 82 C17563

 

 

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Alexisbad 7th Aug 82 C17564

 

 

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Alexisbad left to Harzgerode right to Stiege 7th Aug 92 C17566

 

 

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Alexisbad 99 7232 Eisfelder Talmuhle to Harzgerode 7th Aug 92 C17571

 

 

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Photos of Elend station today, but no trains.

 

Elend is south of Drei Annen Hohne on the line to Nordhausen.

 

 

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Elend 9th Aug 92 C17649

 

 

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Elend 9th Aug 92 C17650

My car the Citroen ZX is parked alongside the new solar powered parking ticket machine, which had only just been put in place.  When I was there in 1991 parking was still free.

 

 

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Elend 9th Aug 92 C17651

 

 

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lend 9th Aug 92 C17652

 

 

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Elend 9th Aug 92 C17653

 

 

David

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Photos of Elend station today, but no trains.

My car the Citroen ZX is parked alongside the new solar powered parking ticket machine, which had only just been put in place.  When I was there in 1991 parking was still free.

 

 

David

No trains = No pay. That's the way it works, isn't it? :jester:

 

Nice atmosphere with the almost empty, deserted railway infrastructure.

Nice shots as usual

 

Cheers

 

Keith

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Nordhausen with both standard and metre gauges, also one of Nordhausen Altentor.

 

 

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Nordhausen 7th Aug 92 C17522

 

 

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Nordhausen 7th Aug 92 C17523

 

 

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Nordhausen 346 428 7th Aug 92 C17525

 

 

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Nordhausen 346 428 7th Aug 92 C17529

 

 

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Nordhausen Altentor 7th Aug 92 C17533

 

 

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