Here the photo location is on the opposite side of the Wernigerode bahnhof looking back to the northeast. The main entrance to the station lies on the left behind the coaches through the two dark openings. Construction of a new platform is in progress. The tracks are freshly ballasted and still clean. Notice the locomotive run-around switches on the three tracks to the left. Engines usually face away from the station and are not normally turned upon arrival but simply run-around their consists.