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Nossen railway station, terminal building Old terminal building and platform shed of the station of Nossen, view towards east. It was the beginning of winter storm 'Daisy' which caused heavy snowfall on the evening and the fallowing weekend. Nossen is located on the second saxonian mainline linking Leipzig and Dresden. Long time ago it was an important hub with routes to Riesa, Freiberg-Moldova (Czech Republic) and Freital. Today the station is regulary only operated by regional trains consisting of class 642 DMUs, although there is a heritage association operating many steam locomotives for railfanning. Photo taken Friday 8 January 2010. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Protest posters, Nossen Protest posters and announcements against the suspension of passenger rail between Nossen and Meißen at the window of the station surveillance. Due to the austerity plans of the conservative-liberal government of Saxony the line will be closed in 2011. Photo taken Monday 6 September 2010. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Protest poster, Nossen Protest poster of the Green Party against the suspension of passenger rail between Nossen and Meißen below the platform roof. Due to the austerity plans of the conservative-liberal government of Saxony the line will be closed in 2011. Photo taken Monday 6 September 2010. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Proposal for better train services between Nossen and Meißen, Nossen Comparison of existing government plans to close route 506 (left) and a proposal to provide better train service for more travellers (right) on a bulletin board in front of the station building. The government plans to reduce benefits to public transport by 7,5 % which will cause comlete route closures between Meißen and Nossen and between Bad Schandau and Neustadt in the Saxon Switzerland. Parts of the saved money would be spent to enlarge the road network. Photo taken Thursday 9 September 2010 shortly before the start of the protest ride to Meißen. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Demonstration against line closure, Nossen People demonstrating against the suspension of passenger rail between Nossen and Meißen. Supported by the Green Party and Eva Jähnigen, green member of the Saxon Landtag. Photo taken Thursday 9 September 2010 shortly before the start of the protest ride to Meißen. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)