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Oberrittersgrün narrow gauge railway museum View of the Oberrittersgrün narrow gauge railway museum with two diesel locomotives and some cars. After abandonment of the narrow gauge railway Grünstädtel–Oberrittersgrün this museum was opened in 1977 being the first railway museum in the GDR. Today the museum is listed together with its entire inventory. Photo taken in 1999. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Tank car 97-09-74, Oberrittersgrün Tank car 97-09-74 exhibited at the Oberrittersgrün narrow gauge railway museum. Built in 1932 and seen at the museum since 1984. It is only one of two cars built of this type and used for weed removal. Photo taken in 1999. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Narrow gauge steam locomotives, Oberrittersgrün Narrow gauge steam locomotives O&K 1162, IVK 99 579 and VIIK 99 759 seen in the shed of Oberrittersgrün railway museum. Above historic station signs of Grünstädtel–Oberrittersgrün railway. Photo taken in 1999. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Oberrittersgrün railway museum shed and Gemeinder HF 130C Narrow gauge diesel locomotive Gemeinder HF 130C exhibited in front of the railway museum shed. Built in 1943 and used in Neuwied and later at Dykerhoff Wiesbaden. From 1968 it served the International Rhine Regulation Railway St. Gallen and named 'Churfirsten'. Owned by the museum since 1991. Photo taken in 1999. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Narrow gauge passenger cars, Oberrittersgrün railway museum Narrow gauge passenger cars exhibited in front of the former Oberrittersgrün station building. Photo taken in 1999. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)