Mecklenburg Pommersche Schmalspurbahn MPSB

Below them lies the windy land Nadine, a small town in the far northeast of Germany. For generations, people have lived here far from world events, not only do the canals of this flat region near the border with Poland radiate silence and solitude as if they were in Sleeping Beauty's dream, Here the world seems to be in omnipresent rest and here the wind and storms are less active. In the past, people used their strength in many places. The past passes, time reminds us of the old Spantekow water castle. Already in the last century in this quiet area there were extensive areas of wasteland that made the lives of people, already disadvantaged, even more difficult.

With enormous efforts, a large part of the wasteland was drained and transformed into arable land and pastures: an admirable achievement of the ancestors. , which demonstrates its unwavering will and energy and played a decisive role in the difficult recovery of land: a means of transport that has been outside its former scope of activity for a quarter of a century. The railway has disappeared, it was once a railway track that was only 600 mm wide, it was a converted freight car from the railway era, the old roundabout in the town of Anklam was also used for another purpose, a workshop car repair, where the locomotives of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania railway line ran.

Narrow gauge railways were present until the end of the 60s. The former main workshop of the MPSB in Friedland, a gloomy vestige of a railway whose great past we want to revive. In a room at Friedland station, life. You can still feel the history of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway. Here is one of the steel animals of the once impressive vehicle park of the MPSB, which in its heyday had a branched railway network more than 200 km long - enough of the melancholy obituaries. Formerly a good and busy narrow gauge railway, the probably only photographs documenting the active career of the

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were taken in the late 1960s, a connoisseur and admirer of railway traffic in the At that time, the railway network had already been was greatly reduced and therefore preserved for posterity, although these image documents are not of the quality we are accustomed to today.

Their historical value was reason enough to remove them from the private archive. The ancestor of the MPSB was a unique one. Light mini-train with horse and steam tracks, which was delivered for its intended purpose in 1888 and which at first served almost exclusively as a means of transport for the removal of extensive areas of wasteland. Four years later the Schmalspurbahn Aktiengesellschaft of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was founded. was founded in Berlin Unauthorized walkers were placed on rails in Berlin, but in the last years of the life of the

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, in its heyday, they did not risk much, that until the beginning of the Second World War, the narrow gauge of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The railway was an active and profitable institution due to the geographical location of its railway network and the economic situation of its company.

The operator was responsible for achieving maximum results on the 600 mm branch, especially in the transport of goods. It was not only essential for passenger transportation in the region; It also played an existential role in the freight cars between Friedland and Anklam, which then and now have few fertilizer-filled roads; the trapezoidal board points the clear way to the small Wegen one station One of the last high-performance machines of the mpsb 99 34 62, the small two-cylinder hot steam locomotive, was built in 1934 at Ohrenstein and Koppel in Drewitz near from Potsdam, and sold by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1972, talking about what the Reichsbahn had after the Second World War.

They took over the previously private mpsb and soon the steep descent of this worthy railway, already badly damaged by war damage, began with 99 34 62 mixed passenger and freight trains for the Friedland Anklam route of exactly 36.1 km. In the last years of the MSB's operation, the steam train had to make many stops and colleague 99 34 61 still had time in its parking lot at the Friedländer locomotive depot of the Vulkan company. built in 1935 as 3462. They were also sold in 1972, while the little one was doing business. There was an opportunity for a nice story from the vogtix era of the mpsb.

There was a farm near the Schwichtenberg train station. His wife, on the other hand, was very calm and she knew how to curse out loud. The afternoon train had arrived and the cargo had arrived, it was loaded and unloaded, the passengers got on and off the carriage, the doors closed and. They whistled to continue the journey. The locomotive was stopped near the fence of the farm. The owner was about to finish his talk with the lock staff when his wife ran out into the garden and set off. The man began to complain, the train. The driver forgot to turn off the heater over his shoulder and smiled too.

The driver was fascinated by the unexpected event. Now the passengers became restless, rolled down their windows and were also fascinated by the spectacle. Mrs. Mother should be calm for a moment so that the train could leave. She knew the situation, closed her mouth and fled towards the place where the 15 engines were. Friedland was very lively in the old days in Mecklenburg. Pomeranian Narrow Gauge Railway, after all, owned the MPSB in the second half of the 1930s. 27 steam locomotives, 34 passenger carriages and 850 freight carriages are locomotives that were previously used as engines for commercial devices and machines. and this is a veteran 99 33 51 The year of construction of the two-cylinder wet steam locomotive is 1906.

The old one was sold in 1970. The tracks of the first mpsb line of the Friedland Ferdinandshof were partly on dangerous ground. The fatal event was revealed during a test drive in 1894. When the train stopped on the way, the baggage car hanging behind was missing. They went searching with enthusiasm and soon discovered it together. With a piece of track driven deep into the swamp, the usual stern warning not to spit on the ground, oh. As in the last years of operation of the narrow gauge railway, at the end of the 60s, the number of passengers was quite modest, our sad private documentaries everywhere had to note the rapid decline of what was once the vast majority The majestic network of tracks had already completely disappeared from the scene.

It was the second, but definitive, dismantling of the MPSB systems. The first had to be carried out after the Second World War, on June 12, 1945, on the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway. was replaced by one. The Red Army command confiscated all railway systems and had to be dismantled and transported together with the vehicles to the Soviet Union for repair. Just a torso of the Anklam line and the Friedland line, as well as the necessary vehicles. Finally, the poor mpsb was only 35 km away. A handful of locomotives and a modest fleet of tracks remained that were not exactly in the best condition.

The narrow gauge railway never recovered from this serious situation. In October 1946, the Soviet occupiers at least managed to convince the PSB hull to be handed over to the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Afterwards, if there was enough coal, travel and freight traffic became regular again. For the locomotives, at the end of May 1947, with a lot of effort, perseverance and the art of improvisation, we were even able to reconstruct another small route. The brief stop was quickly used as a hot water dispenser. for private use, now the little profiteer strives to reach the source itself, you know, the magnificent Friedland roundabout, was an exception in the German narrow gauge railway system, the same place on May 17, 1969, two Weeks before the total cessation of passenger traffic, the remaining network of mpsb 99 34 62 is preparing for its next regular operation.

The apocalyptic atmosphere is felt for a moment in the decline phase. This railway, which had already been planned in 1946 in the Soviet occupation zone, radically became a reality on January 1, 1950, the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway. joined skin and hair by the Reichsbahn, but we have already mentioned that he was not at all interested in the future prosperity of his beautiful new acquisition, it was too old-fashioned, too quiet, not lucrative enough, so they left it as mpsb little by little little is declining, a symbolic farewell greeting after the cessation of passenger traffic on May 31, 1969, there were only four months left on the plain, the entire operation of the narrow railway was suspended, that is, on September 27, 1969, After which the tracks and railway systems in Iceland were dismantled.

Just one year later, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern narrow gauge railway had practically disappeared without a trace of its place of origin and its working environment, where it had achieved so much for almost 80 years. An undeservedly embarrassing ending, but we want to remember once again that time when the mpsb photos from the mid-1930s were especially good. We meet on the grounds of the Friedland train station. The volume of rail traffic has increased steadily. The world economic crisis was overcome, although since 1933 motor transport has also become serious competition in this distant region. Additional locomotives were purchased with the MPS P10, including 6 new from the factory and 72 new freight cars.

Around 130,000 passengers and 400,000 tons of goods were transported. The route network of more than 200 km in the short heyday until the beginning of the war: a proud achievement for a propaganda 600 mm narrow gauge railway. The well-made film is a praise to the beautiful state of Mecklenburg and its hard-working people. and the narrow gauge railway that made possible the great triumph over nature and the achievements of recent decades. More than 100 square kilometers of wasteland were converted into fertile land during this impressive redevelopment campaign last year. In the 19th century, as is well known, mpsp played a prominent role as a means of transportation.

The rich harvest they reap each year is due to their hardworking ancestors and their railroad. Praise and thanks to both fishermen, who offer fresh products from the Baltic Sea. In the interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, transport routes have not been a problem since The mpsb is there for the vast majority of the population, whether farmer, fisherman, trader or shipbuilder, the railway is the most convenient means of transport. important on a street - city children take the train to go to the countryside or the sea on vacation, townspeople come to the city by train if there is something to do there, mobility increases the quality of life and this mobility provides the residents of this area Especially the railway, with which you can reach almost anywhere, a privilege that obviously this water sports fan also seems to enjoy an ambitious program and, again, the massive lawn.

Here the paving stones for the streets are made. Swedish granite If the object is too large, then the specialist has to resort to other means. He can now continue with manual work. With this raw material they can be built for eternity. The main street of the city of Friedland is preparing for the tasks ahead. The dark days of cow and horse dung dust flags are coming to an end. Attractive urban transport routes that invite you to walk are needed. Here you can leave behind the community-oriented community In times of a bustling city, behind its almost completely intact ancient wall lived satisfied people who, despite the global economic crisis they had just overcome, were much better off than their parents and grandparents.

In the area free of moors and swamps, they have been cultivated on a large scale for almost half a century. The good soils prospered and sold well. Among the most sought-after cultivated products in the region was hemp, a natural raw material that is still used today. At that time, large quantities were sold throughout the world for the production of yarn, rope, cooking oil, etc. The consumption of hashish was already prohibited then, but in this factory there was also industry on the periphery, which is ours. The historical film director only shows it from the outside. They produced high-quality tiles that also sold well abroad.

In Friedland and Anklam there were also two large sugar factories that processed the sugar beet that was grown in abundance in the area. The Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway was at its peak in the 1930s and 60 years ago had to transport several hundred thousand tons of goods of all kinds every year. The Friedland train station was still a close partner for trains and horses. Food for vapor consumers. Now, with the one from the 30s, it is still available inabundance during the next great war and afterward black gold will not only be in short supply on the mpsb, an old sinew style banner.

Busy daily work in the busy main workshop of the narrow gauge railway in Friedland. Everything that was then in the majestic MPSB vehicle fleet was brought together here. During this time, 27 steam locomotives, almost 40 passenger carriages and 800 freight carriages had to be repaired. You can understand that there was a lot to do here every day, with the approximately 100 new freight cars that were built in the boom era. Between the global economic crisis and the start of World War II, additional needs were built almost exclusively here, in the main Friedland workshop. In front of the 15-hour roundhouse was a rotating plate that could be manipulated with muscular force. very frequent movement in those days There are still two machines in operation in the last days of the life of the MSP.

One of them is 99 34 62. This old trailer switch dates back to the Wilhelmine era. It doesn't have a tongue. The regular midday train from Friedland to Denise has moved away. The route shows the proud successes of the recovery of this beautiful land in which the condemned narrow gauge railway played a decisive role and of course the steam locomotive was torn away from Danny by turning maneuvers on the triangle of tracks often the little one has already completed this program and now everything should end, sad but true, that's the way of the world. After all, rail traffic on the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway was stopped on September 27. 1969 On August 14, the remaining section of Friedland Anklam was immediately dismantled.

These photographs were taken when there was little left of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway. The dismantling train between Bresewitz and Salo is already underway. The scene of the incident is near the Friedland gates. Further away, all the rails have already disappeared from the ground and are now useless. The fleet of mpsb cars has become the route of the advancing diesel train. The transport task of the anatrists: what do you think? Faced with the immutable fate of this deserving and effective narrow-gauge railway, we want to take countermeasures again with the memory of old times: you hear and are surprised by what I see. in you Day of the year 1919 in which the lover Weiche happened.

Once, my father had something to do at night in Sand Haken and the three sisters wanted to accompany him. We took the narrow gauge railway to Kotelover Weiche. Shortly after the end of the World War, coal was in short supply and the locomotive had become so hot that as soon as it reached Friedland, at the Kotelover turnoff, it could not stop and start again, nor even take a small incline, and there there was no longer any. enough steam if someone wanted to get off the train, it was very slow and you had to jump. The driver ran to the side and wanted to help, but we didn't need it.

He now wanted to help a young Berliner. , but she didn't want to jump off the moving train. But it was time for the driver to help my father. With their combined efforts, they finally managed to get rid of Lady's dreaded velvet suitcase from the train. The train is at its destination, a macabre terminal. How long and laborious the layout of this narrow railway route was, in the insecure technology of destruction with which its descendants want to undo the entire mpsb. The film disappeared into nothingness, but it always had its own realities. In your world, this railway is still alive because it has become immortal, there is no reason for abysmal sadness, out of sight, out of mind, why does it evaporate?

A few thousand people and at least more than 100,000 tons of goods circulate on the narrow 600 mm railway. Friedland and Anklam So the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway could not have been so useless and had to be dismantled, but its post-war lover's German Reichsbahn deemed it useless and expendable and that's why it was useless and expendable and that's why it died . a quick death, lamented and mourned by many, now forgotten by some, but not by his friends and their number is not small, the big little train has not left any trace, but has not yet disappeared from its ancestral world, the building of The En Friedland station, for example, defies the ravages of time.

If you have eyes to see, you can also discover some other vestiges from the days of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow gauge railway. Before there was a lot of hustle and bustle. We were able to experience the bustle, the track field of the Friedland station had disappeared, the long railway tracks that were long in this peripheral region had opened to the world behind the Friedland roundabout, and one could dream of the busy The Squeak of the turntable and the hiss and puff of the steam locomotives when you look like this. There is absolutely nothing about time, but suddenly you feel nothing when it is here, everything is still a tangible and intensely felt presence.

On the narrow gauge steam trains in the Harz the world remains in order. They continue to work regularly on the illustrated book landscapes, as in the old days, in spring we invest many days of filming. Of course, in summer, autumn and winter, our cameramen were also at the BWS. We have unearthed valuable archival material that enriches the interesting biographies of the famous steam trains in the famous Harz, whether the Brockenbahn Harzquerbahn or the Selketalbahn, which is presented extensively and with great style. Great attention to detail. If you're still the only one in the family interested in the unique world of steam locomotives, you can change that with this movie.