I expect many of the that will have visited the Harz Mountains in the last 3 or so Years will recognise this Timetable and perhaps poured over it to plan a day out and possibly ponder why you keep seeing different Railcars. Truth is I have analyzed the Timetable in detail and was amazed to find that in addition to the Steam Working at least 4 other Railcars get in in the act, 1 (GR1 p) from Gernrode which just a few years ago was a second Steam Turn on dated Fridays to Saturdays. The other 3 (NR1,2,3) on runs starting at Nordhausen.
Now it just may be that you have seen things a little different to how I have portrayed them in this thread. In real life there will be places in the Timetable where Railcars will get swopped out to ensure that they return to Wernigerode for Regular Maintenance or whatever. So what you see here will be a perfect day where nothing goes wrong.
As I only have 3 Railcars Nordhausen NR1 becomes Nordhausen NR3 as they would pass at ET on the day. The other anomaly is that the Steam Engine would leave Gernrode Chimney First. A leave over from my DCC days where locomotives run to orientate correctly with the Massoth Handsets. Also I do not have a Quedlinberg Station so Trains just sit out the time at Gernrode.
So let us get started, but first I have to clear the decks in Alexisbad that acts as a Holding Location for much of my stock, thus Batty Wizzy Cranks will move the Stock out to Silberhütte and stay for the duration of the schedule. Winston showing little interest in what has been occurring at Silberhütte, perhaps he is thinking about his Lunch.
Start up at ET with two Railcars one with a Coach as the second one Red will be working NR2 as it is a Box Motor. The Green 2 car set will be working NR1 and NR3. Belief must be suspended a little to accept these two sets as Harz Railcars!
Gernrode also needs a bit of shunting for the setup before the start up, but here 6001 can be seen at the head of a 4 Coach Train no cycle wagon and the Railcar GR1 waiting for its first run to my non existent Quedlinberg.
6001 starts things rolling with its first run out to Harzegerode at 0734 Train 8961 from Gernrode (early start to cover this train), I could not resist a picture of it running over the Bridge with the Golden Rod and other plants in full bloom.
Arriving at Alexisbad the Train will be run round on my simulation, in reality the run up to Harzegerode would be straight ahead. Also 1 coach must be left behind as my Harzegerode can only accommodate 3 Bogie Coaches. Here 6001 is seen about to enjoy a well deserved drink at the Water Column at Harzegerode before returning to Quedlinberg as Train 8960 Depart 0845.
This Train will call at Drahtzug and it is useful to watch this on the CCTV from inside the Shed to see that it has stopped at the correct location before going back out to the Garden.
6001 will pass the first train from Quedlinberg at Mägdesprung. This is Train 8951 which left Q at 0830 and is likely to have a few early starters on it. Note my Mägdesprung is orienteted the weong way round!
Having got thus far it is now desirable for one my man Operation to bring the first of the Nordhausen Railcars NR1 into play from ET representing both it and N. This will be Train 8980 which runs at 0854 x N seen sitting at my imagined Hasselfelde having arrived at 1006. Imagination has to be used in great quantities to imagine this with 6001 just above at Magdesprung!
NR1 returns to Nordhausen at 1012 ex Hasselfelde as Train 8982 and passes the 0830 ex Quedlinberg (Train 8980) at Stiege. Not the most impressive of locations below Alexisbad, this location is usually just a fiddle yard.
Our old friend 8951 runs to ET and returns to Quedlinburg as Train 8952 departing at 1105.
Returning To Alexisbad the Hasselfelde Train is first to arrive at 1119 shortly after by the impressive arrival of 6001 at 1131 on Train 8963 from Quedlinberg. This will be the Train that most of the tourists and Steam Lovers will have used. It will terminate here returning to Gernrode at 1146 as Train 8962. No time for a beer if you want to go back with it, though some have tried! The Railcar is seen being given the right away at 1133 for Harzegerode where it will arrive at 1143. 6001 leaving soon after will return Alexisbad to its slumbers till the Railcar returns heading back to Nordhausen arrive 1439 as Train 8981 1211 ex Harzegerode. In the normal scheme of things that would be all that we see of NR1, however this actual beast will return to the story as NR3 later on in this saga.
But before it disappears from the face of the Selktalbahn it will pass the returning GR1 Railcar that left ET for Quedlinburg and the 2 will pass at Alexisbad around 1215 ish. Matey givingbthe rightbof way to the ET to Quedlinberg Railcar 8952.
At this stage I felt a little drizzle and looking at the phone rain was expected so I decided to pack up for the day.
To be continued.
Now it just may be that you have seen things a little different to how I have portrayed them in this thread. In real life there will be places in the Timetable where Railcars will get swopped out to ensure that they return to Wernigerode for Regular Maintenance or whatever. So what you see here will be a perfect day where nothing goes wrong.
As I only have 3 Railcars Nordhausen NR1 becomes Nordhausen NR3 as they would pass at ET on the day. The other anomaly is that the Steam Engine would leave Gernrode Chimney First. A leave over from my DCC days where locomotives run to orientate correctly with the Massoth Handsets. Also I do not have a Quedlinberg Station so Trains just sit out the time at Gernrode.
So let us get started, but first I have to clear the decks in Alexisbad that acts as a Holding Location for much of my stock, thus Batty Wizzy Cranks will move the Stock out to Silberhütte and stay for the duration of the schedule. Winston showing little interest in what has been occurring at Silberhütte, perhaps he is thinking about his Lunch.
Start up at ET with two Railcars one with a Coach as the second one Red will be working NR2 as it is a Box Motor. The Green 2 car set will be working NR1 and NR3. Belief must be suspended a little to accept these two sets as Harz Railcars!
Gernrode also needs a bit of shunting for the setup before the start up, but here 6001 can be seen at the head of a 4 Coach Train no cycle wagon and the Railcar GR1 waiting for its first run to my non existent Quedlinberg.
6001 starts things rolling with its first run out to Harzegerode at 0734 Train 8961 from Gernrode (early start to cover this train), I could not resist a picture of it running over the Bridge with the Golden Rod and other plants in full bloom.
Arriving at Alexisbad the Train will be run round on my simulation, in reality the run up to Harzegerode would be straight ahead. Also 1 coach must be left behind as my Harzegerode can only accommodate 3 Bogie Coaches. Here 6001 is seen about to enjoy a well deserved drink at the Water Column at Harzegerode before returning to Quedlinberg as Train 8960 Depart 0845.
This Train will call at Drahtzug and it is useful to watch this on the CCTV from inside the Shed to see that it has stopped at the correct location before going back out to the Garden.
6001 will pass the first train from Quedlinberg at Mägdesprung. This is Train 8951 which left Q at 0830 and is likely to have a few early starters on it. Note my Mägdesprung is orienteted the weong way round!
Having got thus far it is now desirable for one my man Operation to bring the first of the Nordhausen Railcars NR1 into play from ET representing both it and N. This will be Train 8980 which runs at 0854 x N seen sitting at my imagined Hasselfelde having arrived at 1006. Imagination has to be used in great quantities to imagine this with 6001 just above at Magdesprung!
NR1 returns to Nordhausen at 1012 ex Hasselfelde as Train 8982 and passes the 0830 ex Quedlinberg (Train 8980) at Stiege. Not the most impressive of locations below Alexisbad, this location is usually just a fiddle yard.
Our old friend 8951 runs to ET and returns to Quedlinburg as Train 8952 departing at 1105.
Returning To Alexisbad the Hasselfelde Train is first to arrive at 1119 shortly after by the impressive arrival of 6001 at 1131 on Train 8963 from Quedlinberg. This will be the Train that most of the tourists and Steam Lovers will have used. It will terminate here returning to Gernrode at 1146 as Train 8962. No time for a beer if you want to go back with it, though some have tried! The Railcar is seen being given the right away at 1133 for Harzegerode where it will arrive at 1143. 6001 leaving soon after will return Alexisbad to its slumbers till the Railcar returns heading back to Nordhausen arrive 1439 as Train 8981 1211 ex Harzegerode. In the normal scheme of things that would be all that we see of NR1, however this actual beast will return to the story as NR3 later on in this saga.
But before it disappears from the face of the Selktalbahn it will pass the returning GR1 Railcar that left ET for Quedlinburg and the 2 will pass at Alexisbad around 1215 ish. Matey givingbthe rightbof way to the ET to Quedlinberg Railcar 8952.
At this stage I felt a little drizzle and looking at the phone rain was expected so I decided to pack up for the day.
To be continued.
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