Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
The NWE was expropriated by a 'people's decision' and went into the Saxony-Anhalt state railways in 1948. The two routes were run by the DR from 1949. Since 1993 the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways ("Harzer Schmalspurbahnen") has been the owner and operator of the Harz Railway, Brocken Railway and Selke Valley Railway.