Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
The "Harzer Schmalspurbahnen" (Harz Narrow Gauge Railways), colloquially known as the "Harzquerbahn" (Trans-Harz Railway), a narrow (metre)-gauge steam and diesel-powered railway network is a very popular mode of transport, especially with tourists. The railways link Wernigerode, Nordhausen, Quedlinburg and the Brocken. Prior to the closure of the Inner German Border the present-day network was joined at Sorge to the "Südharzbahn" (South Harz Railway), which ran from Walkenried to Braunlage and Tanne.