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Weißeritztalbahn
Freital Potschappel to Kurort Kipsdorf
Sunday 14th July 2002.
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We arrived at Freital Potschappel at 8.45 to find Meyer 0-4-4-0T 99 1608-1 standing right by the entrance. After a few minutes it moved off to couple up to our train. We then travelled a short way along the dual gauge track, complete with overhead wires, before making the first photostop.
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Our next stop was Freital-Hainsberg where 2-10-2T
99 1790-7 was standing in the yard with a transporter wagon carrying a standard gauge van. Our Meyer uncoupled and went off to the shed for some running repairs. 99 1771-7 was in steam outside the shed while
99 1747-7, 99 1762-6 and 99 1734-5 were all inside the shed receiving attention. As the Meyer went back to our train I just had time to get some shots of stored 99 780.
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The next stop was Rabenau, the first shot showing our train approaching, before we got off while it did a second run into the station. After this there was a short wait for a Kurort Kipsdorf to Freital-Hainsberg train hauled by 0-10-0T 99 1741-0.
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Another stop was made for a runpast at km 5.5, between Rabenau and Seifersdorf, after which the train reversed back to collect us.
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Near Malter we had another runpast over the Windbrucke.
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A stop for water was made at Dippoldiswalde.
Less than a month after these photographs were taken the line was severely damaged by the flooding in eastern Europe and 99 1747-7 is marooned here with its train. There is some doubt as to whether the line will survive now.
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At Obercarsdorf we passed another Kurort Kipsdorf to Freital-Hainsberg train hauled by 99 1746-9.
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Just after leaving Obercarsdorf there was a runpast over a level crossing and later our train reversed and then ran forward again across Schmiedeberg viaduct.
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We arrived at Kurort Kipsdorf at about 12.20 and the Meyer uncoupled and moved round to the water column. About 10 minutes later 99 1771-7 arrived with a train from Freital-Hainsberg.
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