99 7231 with broken bars in Niedersachswerfen Ost. The personal removed the damaged parts and and brought the train with this loco above the Harz to Wernigerode. One reason for all the breaking bars was the kind of the bar on this picture. The second was a bad overhauling in Goerlitz of the frame and its insufficent construction for the forces and the long use.

Have a look above the first wheel. There you can see a bare part of the frame where it was hit often by the wheel. If you are going to visit the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen you have to look at this area.

Photo and scan by Volker.Dehnke@tu-clausthal.de