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The well-known Öchsle train driver Thomas Guter also has a soft spot for the Harz narrow-gauge railways (HSB) and they provided him with the theme for his unusual garden railway. The Garden Railway Professional's 4/2014 issue titled "The long way to the top". The trains wind their way up from Eisfelder Talmühle station to Brockenhausen station over five bends, climbing a maximum gradient of 2.5%, over a length of 56m. Striking viaducts, tunnels and bridges form an excellent backdrop. It is a visual and acoustic treat to be able to watch this hustle and bustle. In the aforementioned Garden Railway Professional 4/2014 there is a very nice description of this system including a track plan. In the MIBA special issue Garden Railways 1/2020 the system was called a "serpentine railway". Here too there is a lot of information including a track plan. Whether large-scale production, small-scale production or self-built models, the fleet has grown steadily over the years. In order to be able to drive the vehicles onto the layout easily, a paternoster from Modellbau Kesselbauer has been standing in the basement for some time, which offers the train sets a safe place to park. These footage was taken on the occasion of a Harz Railway Day in the summer of 2023. Harz Railway Day in Upper Swabia 2023 The well-known Öchsle train driver Thomas Guter also has a soft spot for the Harz narrow-gauge railways (HSB) and these also provided him with the theme for his extraordinary garden railway. The garden railway professional headlined “The long way to the top” in issue 4/2014. The trains wind their way from Eisfelder Talmühle station to Brockenhausen station over a length of 56m over five sweep loops, with a maximum gradient of 2.5%. Striking viaducts, tunnels and bridges form an excellent backdrop. Visually and acoustically it's a treat to be able to watch this going on. In the aforementioned Gartenbahnprofi 4/2014 there is a very nice description of this system including a track plan. In the MIBA special issue Garden Railways 1/2020, the system was called a “serpentine railway”. Here too there is a lot of information including a track plan. Whether large series, small series or self-made model, the fleet has constantly grown over the years. In order to be able to drive the vehicles comfortably onto the facility, there has been a paternoster from Modellbau Kesselbauer in the basement for some time, which offers the train sets a safe place to park them. These films were taken on the occasion of a Harz Railway Day in the summer of 2023.