55 Minutes
Visit
the former East Germany and see narrow gauge steam action on the Harz
Mountain system, with the largest narrow gauge tank engines operating in
Germany, and on a variety of routes. The Harz line is very picturesque
and features street running, stone stations, and hilly territory, with
wooded backgrounds and even a tunnel. One of the rarest events was a
dual departure of two passenger trains from one station, as the two
trains ran side-by-side racing each other until the two lines split
heading in different directions. This incredible sight was captured on
two different occasions at the same town. In addition to the Harz
Mountain System, we visit the steep Cranzahl to Oberwiesenthal line
which includes tank engines and nice snowy scenes throughout the
segment. This video is a fine presentation of the best narrow gauge in
Germany, all of which survives today. This was captured on videotape
originally in 1992 and was part of our Steam Around The World series
which was released in 1996. It was converted to Video in 2021 and being
offered here on DVD for the first time. It has been dormant(Not for
sale) for over 15 years prior to this 2021 release. There is a lot of
great action, with old world flavor in Germany during this presentation.
