The Brocken on the Harz system

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The Brocken is a mountain slightly higher than Snowdon, yet the railway gradient to the top isn’t the steepest on the Harz system and there’s space for three long trains at the top!  In the background, the once-a-day “Traditionszug” waits to return to Wernigerode whilst the normal service train arrives from Drei Annen Hohne :

The Brocken on the Harz system