04 March 2012

125 Jahre Schmalspurbahnen im Harz


Because today Viridian´s theme is means of transportation, I couldn ´t stop myself of presenting a railway stamp. This time from Germany.

The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen) or HSB is a network of 1,000 mm gauge railways in the Harz mountains, in central Germany. It connects the principal towns of Wernigerode, Nordhausen and Quedlinburg and several smaller towns in the area with about 140 kilometres of track, much of which is steeply graded and picturesque. The most popular destination on the network is the Brocken, an old Soviet listening post on top of the tallest peak in the Harz mountains, accessed by a spiral railway line, the Brocken Railway. The railway is notable for running a significant number of its trains with steam haulage, mostly employing 1950s vintage 2-10-2 tank locomotives, hauling traditional open-platform bogie carriages. The network is currently operated by the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH, whose members are chiefly the various local authorities whose territories it serves.
Particularly precious are the historic steam locomotives. So today two Mallets made ​​before 1897 are in use. During the course they pass over almost 400 bridges, water culverts and a tunnel.
Find out more about this anniversary here: 
http://www.hsb-wr.de/hsb_barrierefrei/hsb/hsb_e.htm 

Title: 125 Jahre Schmalspurbahnen im Harz
Date of Issue: 9 Februar 2012
Country: Germany
Denominations: 0,45 euro
Source: https://philatelie.deutschepost.de
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10 comments:

  1. Bob ScotneyMarch 4, 2012 at 5:25 AM

    Steam trains never lose their attraction. I travelled to school on one for 7 years, but not through such scenery as in the Harz mountains.

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  2. AnaMarch 4, 2012 at 6:00 AM

    there is a new train stamp issued in Germany?? it is really awesome!! I was also close to posting a train stamp, but I decided to give some chance to the trams instead :)

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  3. PostcardyMarch 4, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    It would be fun to ride on that railway. I love trains but haven't ridden on one for many years.

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  4. UnknownMarch 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    Yes, I am also looking forward to take a ride in April with "Mocanita", a steam railway in Romania. I can´t wait.
    @Ana if I find the stamp at the post office I will send one to you too.

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  5. Lisa BMarch 4, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    I have some narrow guage railway stamps issued by the DDR in the 1980s (but I didn't get chance to scan them for this week).
    The Harz route sounds very scenic.

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  6. viridianMarch 4, 2012 at 12:58 PM

    My husband and I like taking rides on historic railways - esp. steam ones. I'll add this to our 'bucket list'. thank you for participating!

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  7. JoyMarch 5, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    I love photographs of locos steaming up, sounds a great trip. We have a narrow gauge railway not too far away but the distance it travels is small compared to Harz.

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  8. Sheila @ A Postcard a DayMarch 6, 2012 at 3:13 AM

    It sounds like a really lovely route - matches the stamp well. :)

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  9. JocelynMarch 6, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    A beautiful stamp and the journey sounds great - all those bridges!

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