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We partly slept through Czech Republic, then unfortunately photographically ignored the rest of it—the first picture of our journey is already from Germany, a snapshot in Radebeul Ost:
99 715, Radebeul Ost, August 1991
Then we went for a ride on the park railroad in Dresden. The year before, it had been renamed from "Pioniereisenbahn", which was now also written on the locomotives: "Rat der Stadt Dresden - Parkeisenbahn 001":
Locomotive 001 of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn, August 1991
Here it waits in the Zoo station, meeting a train with EA 02:
Bahnhof Zoo of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn, August 1991
I photographed not many interlockings in 1991—German railways are much more strict about the rule that no-one can enter an operative signalbox than most other railways I knew—, but at least I took this show at the Parkeisenbahn: This is the key lock apparatus from the Zoo station of the Dresden park railroad, which is still in use today:
"Einheitsschlüsselwerk" at Bahnhof Zoo of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn, August 1991
An oblique picture of DR 106 605, here doing shunting duty as "Regina 15", at Dresden main station. Also noteworthy is the low exit signal P62, which is not that visible, though:
DR 106 605, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, August 1991
Then we set off in the direction of Naumburg. On the way there, I took a few pictures from the train:
Going through Priestewitz, August 1991
One of the few Hl signals with luminous stripes I have ever seen—here shwoing aspect Hl 3b, i.e., pass here with 60 km/h (yellow with yellow stripe), then from the next signal onwards drive with maximum allowed speed (green):
Hl 3b, Riesa, August 1991
BR 250 126 passes through Oschatz with a tank train heading for Leipzig. I always wondered if the DR numbering of diesel locomotives with 1.. and that of electric locomotives with 2... had to be exactly opposite to DB's system for political reasons, or whether there was a system reason for this within OSShD:
BR 250 126 at Oschatz, August 1991
We took quite a few pictures of the Naumburg Cathedral, which I don't show here—but some of the streetcars:
Streetcars 31 and 32 of the Naumburger Straßenbahn, August 1991
At this point, as I recall, there was an extreme kink in the track that was passed at about half walking speed:
Streetcars 31 (on the right) and 23 of the Naumburger Straßenbahn, August 1991
After that, however, it went on swinging again in a circle around the town:
Streetcar 31 of the Naumburger Straßenbahn, August 1991
Streetcar 32 of the Naumburger Straßenbahn, August 1991
I continue with a snapshot at the freight station of Halle/Saale. "In the background the building (called "White House") is the administration of the freight station with station dispatcher management", I learn in the HiFo of the DSO:
DR 106 030 and DR 101 581, Gbf Halle/Saale, August 1991
A set of images from Sandersleben:
Arriving on the track from Halle, Sandersleben, August 1991
Signal box Smf, Sandersleben, August 1991
Is the name of the signalbox actually SNo (or even SNO)?
Starting signal G, signal box SNo?, Sandersleben, August 1991
A signalbox at Sandersleben:
Sandersleben, August 1991
In Halberstadt, a DB shunting engine did its work:
DB 364 566 at starting signal L, Halberstadt, August 1991
THis image is from Quedlinburg, where DR 114 605 will soon go to Thale.
DR 114 605, Quedlinburg, August 1991
Here is the short starting signal, limited by the platform roof:
Starting signal E, Quedlinburg, August 1991
Starting signal E, Quedlinburg, August 1991
Bad Suderode was still a standard gauge station in 1992, with an EZMG interlocking. Here is starting signal B to Gernrode ...
Starting signal B, Bad Suderode, August 1991
... and then, in the opposite direction, home signal A:
Home signal A, Bad Suderode, August 1991
Finally we arrived at the Selketalbahn, which was still operated by DR; more pictures from there in the next posting!
DR 99 7233 and DR 99 5902, Gernrode, August 1991
Many thanks once again to knowing people in the
HiFo forum of the DSO, who knew the location sof most images!
