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The Erzgebirge Express - Saxon Steam and Snow February 2017

Discussion in 'International Heritage Railways/Tramways' started by Bean-counter, Mar 3, 2017.

  1. Bean-counter

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    I was part of a large Inside Track Railway Holidays party that explored the railways and other sites of Saxony in mid-February 2017. The aim was Steam and Snow and we certainly got both!

    A few photographs:

    Kriegslok - part of the display rolling stock at Leipzig Station

    Train departing Cranzahl on the Fichtelbergbahn (complete with half of the rest of the party!)

    Train arriving at Hammerunterweisenthal. (Last picture - sorry!)

    Train arriving at Oberweisenthal on the Fichtelbergbahn

    Loco 99 1590-1 takes water at Steinbach on the Preßnitztalbahn, plus a couple on its journey (at dusk) to Jöhstadt.

    2 more Meyer locos at the Preßnitztalbahn museum/storage/workshop building (a magnificent facility)

    Heritage Tram from the Chemnitz Strassenbahnmuseum.

    More to follow from remainder of trip.

    Steven
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    Bean-counter, Mar 3, 2017
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    That looks like a really great trip. I've been there several times, but not in winter - yet!

    John
     
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    52 5448 is one of the few 52's which received a general repair without being rebuilt as 52.8, although they did receive the 52.8 boiler; hence the similarity to the 52.8's which survive in quantity in preservation. The former are known as 52GR (52-Generalreparatur).
    Here's 52 5448 at Falkenberg on a typical miserable East German winter's day - 16 December 1984.
    I didn't have time to move the bricks!

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    Sir Nigel Gresley, Mar 10, 2017
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