C
ommunity of interests of Harzer Schmalspur- und
Brockenbahn “ (IG), thus to her more originally, till May, 1992 Iautender name,
was founded in March, 1990 by a group of engaged young railway employees of the
small-time roads in the resin. Our association developed from a working group
which already gathered at GDR times in 1988. She had sat down to the aim which
at this time was planned by the planned Vollverdieselung of the small-time roads
in the resin (the procurement of 30 diesel locomotives the Bavarian Broadcasting
199. 8) to the arrangement to hold put steam company at least by a suitable
traditional care in recollection. For this the working group wanted to offer
within the scope of the then possible suggestions and assistance
After
the border opening the small-time roads developed in the resin to a nationwide
attraction, because the resin and the roads were comfortably accessible now from
the east and west to a wide audience. Visibly also became the wish Iaut resume
the railroad traffic on the lump distance. This demand was taken up by the
working group and to one of the first principal purposes of the association
founded shortly after. Other aims beside the preservation of the steam company
and the historical vehicles are an advertisement and public relations as well as
the application for an environment-friendly traffic in the whole resin. Thus
became in 1990 the total concept, resinous traffic in 2000“ in cooperation with
other pressure groups has presented and during several events of the public. The
demands for resumption of the railroad traffic on the lump distance and to the
BahnlückenschIuß, in the north resin between batch castle and castle Vienen were
realised, in the meantime.
A dramatic turning point in the association's
work arose in January 1991, when plans for the re-privatization of the
narrow-gauge railways in the Harz became known for the first time, questioning
the preservation of the entire network and steam operation. Through massive
protest, the IG managed to draw the public's attention to the problem and to
mobilize the friends of the narrow-gauge railways in the Harz, which are now
available worldwide.
The IG developed during the following weeks own
company draught which not only showed an unequivocal declaration of intention in
favour of the preservation of the overall network and the steam company, but
also contained concrete proposal to the future company form and social structure
of a private operator's society. With this draught different environment
protection association stood the IG in the harmony with a wide front from
municipal politicians, from tourist information offices, railway friends up to
parts. The draught was introduced in the resin in 1991 to the governments of
Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the affected municipal politicians, the German
national railway and the national park, high-level resin“ as well as the wide
public. In general it was valued very positively. Many of the proposals
contained in it were checked from for the future of the roads persons
responsible. They formed the basis for discussion at the negotiations to the
regionalisation of the small-time roads in the resin and were also moved later
by the new operator's society, the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH (HSB).
Also furthermore everything will risk the IG that her most important aims -
preservation of the overall network and the steam company are realised.
Beside these duties also does not come the convenient side of the association
work too briefly. Several special journeys with interesting locomotive strings
and varied programmes became and are carried out for the members and friends of
the small-time roads in the resin. Because the HSB can reproach only with the
vehicles necessary for company for financial reasons, became already in 1993 by
our association a steam locomotive of the former Nordhausen-Wernigeroder
Eisenbahn AG (NWE) which provide built 99 6101 (ex NWE 6), again worked off and
in 1998 with a new building kettle in 1914 for the military field railway.
Furthermore we also reproach with 8 freight cars ready for service, as well as 3
carriages, under it the drawing room carriage taken out of service in the
sixties of the former NWE. After two-year-old costly restoration the drawing
room carriage as well as the other carriages of our association stands for the
special holiday traffic again to the Verfugung. Thus we will also take care in
future with the help of donations of the preservation and the care of the
historical vehicles to allow their application in interesting special trains .
Furthermore a new locomotive and carriage hall with workshop was
established for the historically valuable vehicles of our association in
Nordhausen. This and still a lot other is natural more only by donations,
vigorous assistants and the good cooperation with the
HSB
possibly. Also our members deal with the history of the roads in the resin and
their documentation in a future railway museum.
And, finally, appears
for all friends of the railways in the resin also an association newspaper which
reports about all essentials what happens on the left and to the right of the
rails.
They see, our activities are varied. Hence, other vigorous assistants
are always welcome. Interesting duties wait for you. But also without active
activities you can support us
translated with Pons
Die Interessengemeinschaft
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen e.V. ist nicht der Betreiber
des Streckennetzes der
Harzquer- Brocken- und Selketalbahn.
At the moment valid annual membership fee (per
calendar year) - state
2016:
Adult 40. 00€ of every other members of the family 20. 00€
(e. g. : 1 Erw.
/and another members of the family = 60. 00€,
Schoolboy, students,
pensioners, trainees and job-seekers 20. 00€
The association newspaper
"Harzbahnpost harzbahnpost" (seems quarterly) is included in the membership fee.
Die IG Harzer Schmalspurbahn e.V. ist als gemeinnütziger
Verein anerkannt. Spenden sind steuerlich absetzbar.
auf Wunsch werden
Spendenbescheinigungen ausgestellt.
Correspondents of her IG "Harzer Schmalspurbahnen" e.V.
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