26 January 2017

Silly O'clock start but worth it for the stunning conditions in the Harz
DSC8064 Southall p1 waiting for the 05:25 Heathrow Connect to LHR. There are distinct advantages in having a bed within a few minutes' walk of the station! : Germany, Harz DSC8065 A pair of ICEs at Hannover Hbf. : Germany, Harz DSC8066 ICE setting off from Hannover Hbf. : Germany, Harz
DSC8068 Someone had to put by bag in a bin, it is tradition..... : Germany, Harz DSC8072 Thunderbird "Rabbit" 218 824 at Hannover Hbf. : Germany, Harz DSC8075 "Rabbit" 218 824 at Hannover Hbf, awaiting the call to rescue something. : Germany, Harz
DSC8082 A first generation ICE arrives at Hannover Hbf. : Germany, Harz DSC8083 Goslar station, snow and semaphore signals. : Germany, Harz DSC8086 A Bad Harzburg bound HEX unit at Goslar. : Germany, Harz
DSC8090 Goslar station. : Germany, Harz DSC8091 Magdeburg Hbf bound HEX unit which took us to Wernigerode. : Germany, Harz DSC8093 Goslar 'box and semaphore. : Germany, Harz
DSC8095 The gate of my accomodation for the visit, 4 an der Malzmühle, very convenient for the HSB! : Germany, Harz DSC8099 And the view towards Westerntor from outside the front gate of 4 an der Malzmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8102 The Western Gate - Westerntor, Wernigerode. : Germany, Harz
DSC8105 Yes, snow in Wernigerode and sun! : Germany, Harz DSC8109 Wernigerode Schloss from Westerntor station. : Germany, Harz DSC8115 99 7240, a loco I have seen running a lot during previous visits, is shunted in the works yard at Westerntor. : Germany, Harz
DSC8116 Vehicles awating duties at Westerntor. : Germany, Harz DSC8117 Westerntor signals. : Germany, Harz DSC8119 Wernigerode Schloss. : Germany, Harz
DSC8125 Tom at Westerntor. : Germany, Harz DSC8137 99 7239 rolls into Wernigerode Westerntor station with the 14:55 Wernigerode to Brocken train. : Germany, Harz DSC8138 99 7239 waits time at Westerntor. : Germany, Harz
DSC8143 Plenty of snow in the trees near Drei Annen Hohne. : Germany, Harz DSC8147 Snow and moss. : Germany, Harz DSC8154 Trees and snow, again. : Germany, Harz
DSC8159 Rolling into a very snowy Elend station. : Germany, Harz DSC8161 Elend. : Germany, Harz DSC8165 Snow at Elend station. : Germany, Harz
DSC8168 Over the crossing at Elend. : Germany, Harz DSC8170 A property with development potential alongside the railway shortly after Elend station. : Germany, Harz DSC8175 In the snowy forest between Elend and Sorge. : Germany, Harz
DSC8178 Near Sorge. : Germany, Harz DSC8185 And closer still to Sorge in magical conditions. : Germany, Harz DSC8194 And, Sorge! One of serveral possible translations of this German place name is sorrow.... : Germany, Harz
DSC8203 Waving to the departing train at Sorge. : Germany, Harz DSC8206 Climbing away from Sorge and the sun is dipping. : Germany, Harz DSC8211 Leaving Sorge. Plenty of snow! : Germany, Harz
DSC8218 Gricing in the forest. : Germany, Harz DSC8225 Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz DSC8229 Alongside the railway at Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz
DSC8231 Benneckenstein station. : Germany, Harz DSC8235 Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz DSC8246 Looking back towards Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz
DSC8250 Nearly sunset at Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz DSC8252 Running alongside the train. : Germany, Harz DSC8260 A snow covered Harz near Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz
DSC8267 South of Benneckenstein. : Germany, Harz DSC8277 Deep in the forest north of Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8281 Nordhausen bound 99 7245 takes water at a very cold Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz
DSC8285 Looking towards Nordhausen at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8286 Eisfelder Talmühle, with 99 7245 for Nordhausen on the left and on the right 99 7243, which had just arrived from Gernrode. : Germany, Harz DSC8287 Tom at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz
DSC8289 99 7243 starts to run round its train at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8294-2 99 7243 at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8300 99 7243 takes water at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz
DSC8304 Water for 99 7243 at Eisfelder Talmühle, next water stop for the 2-10-2t willl be at Alexisbad. : Germany, Harz DSC8308 Stu and Pete busy taking photos. : Germany, Harz DSC8312 99 7243 head on at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz
DSC8318 At Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8322 A side view of 99 7243 at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8324 At Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz
DSC8329 99 7243 at Eisfelder Talmühle. : Germany, Harz DSC8332 99 7243's water pump is prominent in this front end view. : Germany, Harz DSC8339 99 7245 brews up ready to depart from Eisfelder Talmühle following the arrival of railcar 187 013 with the 16:25 service from Nordhausen. : Germany, Harz
DSC8341 Railcar 187 013 stands at Eisfelder Talmühle whilst the guard of the Nordhausen train checks her watch. : Germany, Harz DSC8349 99 7243, having topped up her tanks, sets off from the watering point. : Germany, Harz DSC8353 Sunset near Stiege. : Germany, Harz
DSC8358 Near Stiege. : Germany, Harz DSC8364 Stiege station with the steam hauled Eisfelder Talmühle - Quedlinburg train on the left and the Hasselfelde bound railcar on the right. : Germany, Harz DSC8369 A busy time at the normally sleepy Stiege station. : Germany, Harz
DSC8372 99 7243 runs-round at Stiege. : Germany, Harz DSC8376 Running round at Stiege, 99 7243 has to run a fair way out of the station to cross over. : Germany, Harz DSC8386 99 7243 heads back through Stiege station. : Germany, Harz
DSC8392 99 7243 contiunes to run-round at Stiege. : Germany, Harz DSC8396 Sunset at Stiege. : Germany, Harz DSC8404 Alexisbad station. : Germany, Harz
DSC8416 99 7243 takes water at Alexisbad. On the right is railcar 187 018 bound for Harzgerode. : Germany, Harz DSC8421 99 7243 at Alexisbad. : Germany, Harz DSC8422 Railcar 187 018 at Alexisbad. : Germany, Harz
DSC8427 99 7243 during the water stop at Alexisbad. : Germany, Harz DSC8434 Waiting for the tanks to fill. : Germany, Harz DSC8447 Still waiting for the tanks to fill. : Germany, Harz
DSC8457 Wernigerode shed, 99 7237 is closest with 99 7234 behind. : Germany, Harz DSC8463 The HSB depot at Wernigerode with "Harz Camel" 199 872 on shed. : Germany, Harz DSC8466 99 7237 and 99 7234 at Wernigerode depot. : Germany, Harz
DSC8475 99 7237 and 99 7234 were spending the night outside at Wernigerode depot. : Germany, Harz DSC8488 99 7247 on the mixed gauge line alongside the shed. : Germany, Harz DSC8503 99 7237 and 99 7234 on shed at Wernigerode shed. : Germany, Harz
DSC8513 99 7234 was on overnight steam heat duty. : Germany, Harz DSC8516 99 7234 and 199 872. : Germany, Harz DSC8523 99 7237 had quite a steam leak from somewhere. : Germany, Harz
DSC8529 99 7234 alongside 99 7237. : Germany, Harz DSC8534 99 7234. : Germany, Harz DSC8540 Looking forwards along the side of 99 7234 towards the "Harz Camel" across the turntable. : Germany, Harz
DSC8548 Tom checks out the cab on 99 7247. : Germany, Harz