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had to be rebuilt with a storage track and track connections. The implementation of these measures began in
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DMUs able to run at 120 km/h. The route east of
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diesel single-units. Most services continued over the
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1659:Categories
1601:31 January
1527:References
1440:Operations
1407:Nordhausen
1276:Egge ridge
1260:Holzminden
1252:Altenbeken
849:Holzminden
323:Langeland
299:(junction)
251:(junction)
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1648:Line 2974
1643:Line 1940
1638:Line 1760
1470:Bielefeld
1466:Egge-Bahn
1434:Göttingen
1415:Paderborn
1411:Thuringia
1376:Göttingen
1348:Brunswick
1288:‹See Tfd›
1264:Kreiensen
1250:area via
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946:Vorwohle
571:Amelunxen
135:Route map
96:Technical
65:, Germany
1296:Eggebahn
1270:towards
444:(Awanst)
276:(1632 m)
27:Overview
1575:25 July
1472:on the
1384:Leipzig
1352:Prussia
1302:History
1282:hills.
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