Farrail Tours recreated the days of the Deutsche Reichsbahn on the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, and the engineer and fireman sport DR uniforms as they wait for orders at Magdesprung.

The historic DMU VT 18.16 (later class 175) of the Deutsche Reichsbahn is seen here leaving the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof in October 1990. This train was also known as the "East German TEE". The highly... (more)

The German express locomotive, number 18 201 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany, appeared in 1960-61 at Meiningen repair shop as a conversion of the Henschel-Wegmann train locomotive 61 00... (more)

DDR 41 1025-0

Jake's place. A pleasant morning in Germany's Harz mountains with a recreation of a dimunitive DR freight train. And my thanks to Jake Birkinshaw for leading us to this spot.

In the days before German reunification, a coal train between Nordhausen and Silberhutte on the Harz narrow gauge line was the last regularly scheduled steam doubleheader on the DR. FarRails Tour... (more)

58 311, the former prussian state railway engine and currently in private ownership, came back into the home in former east-germany for a few days. The locomotive went over the steep ramp west of ... (more)

Staßfurter Dampflokfest (Steamtrainevent) 2009. The fireman from the 52 8177-9 take out the old ash.

Staßfurter Dampflokfest (Steamtrainevent) 2009. 01 005 looks very good in the morninh light but she can,t run anymore.

Staßfurter Dampflokfest (Steamtrainevent) 2009. Four big steam engines meet at the roundhouse. 44 1182-6, 50 3595-6 and 41 1231-4 are from Museum of Staßfurt. 52 8177-9 comes from Berlin w... (more)

Staßfurter Dampflokfest (Steamtrainevent) 2009. 44 1486-8 with a mixed fright train.

This is actually the fastest operational steam locomotive of the world. The engine can reach a maximum speed of 180 km/h. Sorry, I can`t say this in mph. This engine belongs to the privat owner Da... (more)

Nice crome fender - a Russian built diesel-electric Co-Co pilots East German diesel-hydraulic B-B No V180 123 with a tank wagon train for the Ost Zone seen leaving Hof.

Today the scene has changed completely !