Ruebeland Railway
In the Sun and in the Rain
After East German Railways had already given up passenger services on the section from Koenigshuette to Tanne in 1965, it was not until 1974, that the tracks were dismantled, because the former rail line should be used for transport services. Today you take over 251 011-3 in Koenigshuette to bring some wagons with removal products to Blankenburg. [Date: 19th June 1974 | Duration: 75 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Shunting Services in Summer
After enjoying a hot cup of coffee in the staffroom, you must now head back to your shunting operations. So first take over the diesel locomotive 108 156-1 at the depot in Blankenburg to haul some coal wagons to the 'Harzer Werke' (Harzer Plants) before three flat wagons have to be pulled to the freight yard Blankenburg North. [Date: 14th August 1986 | Duration: 40 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Shunting Services in Autumn
On a sunny, but somewhat cooler autumn day, it’s time again for some further shunting operations. After a short break, you take over the diesel locomotive 108 156-1 on the grounds of the research and development facility of Deutsche Reichsbahn in Blankenburg and in the next hour you will shunt a few wagons from one place to another. [Date: 04th October 1986 | Duration: 60 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Winter is setting in
The first snow has fallen tonight and the Harz Mountains has changed into a white winter landscape. You have just transferred some unloaded lime bucket to Plant 3 of the lime and cement works in Ruebeland. For you, the next order is now directly on the plan. You have to pull four freight wagons to Koenigshuette and then empty tank wagons to Huettenrode. [Date: 14th November 1978 | Duration: 75 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Our Homeland
On a sunny summer evening, you take over 251 004-8 in Huettental. You must first transfer some unloaded flat wagons to the freight station in Ruebeland, before you will drive to Plant 3 of the Harz lime and cement works, where you pick up several lidded wagons to transport the most important mining product of this region, the limestone, to Blankenburg. [Date: 16th July 1972 | Duration: 70 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Spring is in the Air
On a sunny and already warm spring afternoon, you take over an empty freight train at Blankenburg North and you will pull with 251 002-2 and 251 007-8 at the end of the train twenty unloaded Kmmr lidded wagons up to Plant 6 of the nationally owned enterprise 'Harzer Kalk- und Zementwerke Rübeland' (VEB HKZW) in Hornberg. [Date: 29th April 1971 | Duration: 50 mins | Difficulty: easy] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Cold Winter Morning
On a cold winter morning in January, you are on duty in the cab of 251 009-7. You have already transferred with 251 011-3 open freight wagons to Ruebeland. While you have just pushed the Es wagons for the pyrite transport up to the pit, your colleagues fetched five damaged wagons from Ruebeland freight yard, which you will bring together to Blankenburg. [Date: 12th January 1975 | Duration: 55 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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The Guard lifts his Signalling disc
The sky over the Harz region is covered with black clouds and it's absolutely bucketing down for hours. On this rainy spring afternoon, you and your assistant driver Denis have shift on 251 013-9. You now take over the passenger train P 16489 from Koenigshuette to Blankenburg and you have to stop at all stations on the way. [Date: 14th April 1981 | Duration: 75 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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May there always be Sunshine
On this sunny summer morning, you have tour on the diesel locomotive 132 174-4 which pulls a freight train consisting of unloaded silo wagons on the railway line from Halberstadt to Blankenburg. At the moment you are waiting in front of a red signal in Boernecke to let pass a local train, before continuing the run to Blankenburg North freight yard. [Date: 18th July 1988 | Duration: 60 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Shunting Services in Winter
On this cloudy and cold winter afternoon you once again take a seat in the driver's cab of the diesel locomotive 108 156-1. It’s time for some further shunting operations. A coal train from Halberstadt will soon arrive in Blankenburg, whose wagons have to be pulled directly to the heating plant before more orders have to be fulfilled later. [Date: 22nd February 1986 | Duration: 50 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Shunting Services in Spring
On this sunny and warm spring afternoon, you take over the diesel engine 108 156-1 in the roundhouse of the depot at Blankenburg to perform some shunting operations. For the time being, you only have to complete a short job. You must carry a repaired two-axle lime bucket wagon from the DR research and development facility to a siding at the railway yard. [Date: 17th April 1986 | Duration: 35 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Today is a beautiful Day
After a beautiful and already warm spring day, the sun is slowly approaching the horizon and the sky is getting a light pink hue. You and your assistant driver Mathias are currently moving the electric locomotive 251 006 to the other end of the passenger train in Blankenburg and then take it over to Koenigshuette on the last journey of the day. [Date: 16th May 1967 | Duration: 70 mins | Difficulty: easy] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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The Sun shines brightly
Since August 1st, all trains on the Ruebeland railway have finally been pulled by class E 251 engines. Today you and your assistant driver Moritz sit in the driver's cab of 251 006 and you pull one of the passenger trains along the line. Now you take over the ride from Koenigshuette to Blankenburg. Enjoy the warm autumn sun to the fullest. [Date: 18th October 1966 | Duration: 70 mins | Difficulty: easy] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Raise your Eyes to the Sun
The engine driver of E 251 005 was supposed to bring an empty lime train to Ruebeland, but had to deal with a number of tractive power shutdowns, so he left the freight wagons at Michaelstein and is now returning to the depot in Blankenburg. So you and your assistant driver Benjamin take over E 251 006 to pull the empty lime bucket wagons to Plant 2. [Date: 14th June 1966 | Duration: 60 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Two want to go on a Journey
On a frosty winter afternoon, you and your assistant driver Jakob take over E 251 006 after a long break in Rübeland. You have to return a maintenance wagon from the research and development facility and a lidded wagon to Blankenburg. Afterwards you can finally enjoy the end of the work day. [Date: 27th January 1966 | Duration: 60 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Towards the bright Future
Since November 18th, the test and development center for mechanical engineering, VES-M for short, from Halle (Saale) has been performing various test drives on the railway line with the brand-new E 251 006. So today you and your assistant driver Maik take over the electric locomotive in Blankenburg to pull five freight wagons to Königshütte. [Date: 23rd November 1965 | Duration: 80 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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The Wheels are rolling
On a gloomy autumn morning, you take over 251 006-3 to transfer a short freight train from the Foundry And Furnace Construction factory in Koenigshuette up to Elbingerode, where it will be coupled to another freight train from Hornberg. Afterwards you have to drive as far as Huettenrode, where the train will be stabled for the moment. [Date: 05th October 1976 | Duration: 60 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Blue Pennants in the Summer wind
On a hot summer midmorning in July, you have a tour on 251 010-5. Two minutes ago you arrived as P 16433 in Blankenburg. You have already uncoupled the coaches and driven to the shunting stop a moment ago. Now you first have to drive to the other end of the train in order to take it over as P 16482 from Blankenburg to Koenigshuette. [Date: 16th July 1983 | Duration: 75 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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Limestone Train in driving Snow
On a heavily snowy winter morning, you take over the electric locomotive 251 005-5 at Plant 3 of the nationally owned enterprise Harz lime and cement works (VEB Harzer Kalk- und Zementwerke) in Ruebeland and you will drive down a limestone train to Blankenburg North freight station. You colleagues in 251 004-8 at the end of the train will assist you on the run. [Date: 12th February 1974 | Duration: 45 mins | Difficulty: medium] Download: dw-agency.de | Requirement: Payware / Freeware |
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