Trains - Saxony and the Harz: Illustrated Books - Rail Lines

Narrow Gauge Railways of Saxony

Presently, Saxony, eastern Germany, boasts a collection of narrow gauge railways featuring daily steam-hauled trains - a surviving vestige of an extensive 750 mm gauge network spanning over 500 kilometers.
Originally administered by the Royal Saxon State Railway and later the federal government railway, these railways underwent transformations after World War II, with some assets claimed by the Soviet Union as reparations.
Following the war, the region became part of the German Democratic Republic, leading to the closure of deteriorating lines in the 1960s.

Despite these closures, surviving railways, mainly serving rural areas, persisted. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked a turning point. The railways, now privatized, continued operations, joined by enthusiast-run museum railways resurrecting previously closed sections.
John Woodhams' captivating compilation of rare, unpublished images provides a captivating glimpse into these enduring, idiosyncratic remnants of the steam era.

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Harz Revisited - Metre Gauge Railways in Central Germany

Despite being in operation since the latter years of the 19th century, the extensive metre gauge railways in the Harz Mountains of Germany were little known to the outside world until after the re-unification of the country in 1990.
Since that time the now privatised system has become a magnet for enthusiasts worldwide, as portrayed in this volume featuring the HSB in many stunning locations.

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