Radebeul–Radeburg railway

(Redirected from Radebeul-Radeburg line) Railway line in Germany

Train on the Radebeul–Radeburg railway leaving Radebeul East station

Overview

Line number

6970

Termini

Service

Type

Narrow gauge railway

Route number

509, 12501

Operator(s)

Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR, Saxon Steam Railway Company

Depot(s)

Radebeul

History

Opened

September 14, 1884

Technical

Line length

16.49 km (10.25 mi)

Track gauge

750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

Minimum radius

75 m (246.1 ft)

Operating speed

30 km/h (19 mph)

Maximum incline

16.6 ‰ or 1.66 %

Route map

Legend

				Km
				0.00	Radebeul Ost station
					(to Leipzig–Dresden railway)
				1.57	Dresden tram line 4
				1.60	"Weißes Roß"
				2.84	Niederlößnitz power plant siding
				3.51	Lößnitzgrund valley
				4.75	Friedewald Haltepunkt
				6.13	Friedewald Bad
				8.58	Moritzburg
				10.31	Cunnertswalde
				11.57	Bärnsdorf
				13.86	Berbisdorf
				15.16	Berbisdorf-Anbau
				15.98	Chamotte plant siding
				16.01	Radeburg South Jcn
				17.92	Radeburg South
				16.28	Glassworks siding
				16.55	Radeburg
				16.63	(end)
					to Reichsautobahn works (to 1938)
				18.08	Radeburg North
					(Connection to North Saxon Railway)

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The Radebeul–Radeburg railway, also known as the Lößnitzgrundbahn ("Lössnitz Valley Railway") and locally nicknamed the Lößnitzdackel (Lößnitz Dachshund), is a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge narrow gauge steam-hauled railway in the outskirts of Dresden, Germany. It should not be confused with the Lößnitz Tramway, known in German as the Lößnitzbahn or the Lößnitzschaukel, which was a metre gauge interurban tramway that connected Dresden with Radebeul.

Primarily a tourist attraction, the Radebeul–Radeburg railway maintains a year-round timetable. It runs between Radebeul East station on the main Deutsche Bahn line between Dresden and Meissen and the small towns of Moritzburg and Radeburg north of Dresden. Scheduled traffic on the line is maintained by Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH (former BVO Bahn), using steam locomotives built in the 1950s.

Older trains, using engines and cars built in the late 19th and early 20th century, are maintained by the non-profit Traditionsbahn Radebeul. The older trains operate on the line for special events.

History

On 12 September 2009, two steam-hauled passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision between Friedewald Bad and Friedewald stations. A total of 121 people were injured, four seriously.

In early 2011, it was reported that proposed budgetary cuts on the Saxon narrow gauge lines may involve the closure of the section of this line from Moritzburg to Radeburg. The section between Radebeul and Moritzburg carries a significant number of tourists visiting Schloss Moritzburg, but the remaining 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) onward to Radeburg is less used. An alternative proposal was to serve this section with a railcar, allowing a more frequent service as far as Moritzburg without needing additional steam trains. As of June 2020, service is provided along the full route.

List Of Locomotives

No.	Power Type	Loco Type/Class	Year Built	Axel Arrangement	Current Status
99 608	Steam	Saxon IV-K	1921	0-4-4-0	In service (Special trains only)
99 713	Steam	Saxon VI-K	1927	0-10-0T	Refurbishment
99 747	Steam	DRG Class 99.73-76	1933	2-10-2T	In Service
99 761	Steam	DRG Class 99.73-76	1933	2-10-2T	In Service
99 762	Steam	DRG Class 99.73-76	1933	2-10-2T	In Service
99 775	Steam	DR Class 99.77-79	1953	2-10-2T	Not in Service
99 777	Steam	DR Class 99.77-79	1953	2-10-2T	In Service
99 778	Steam	DR Class 99.77-79	1953	2-10-2T	Not in Service
99 779	Steam	DR Class 99.77-79	1953	2-10-2T	Not in Service
99 789	Steam	DR Class 99.77-79	1957	2-10-2T	Not in Service
L45H-358	Diesel	FAUR L45H	1969	Bo-Bo (B’B’)	In Service

References

Saxon Elbe Region Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.dresden.de. Accessed on 14 Mar 2013.
"Schmalspur-Loks fahren frontal aufeinander" (in German). Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
Fender, Keith (February 2011). "Partial closure for Lößnitzgrundbahn". Today's Railways. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 61.
"Lößnitzgrundbahn website".

External links

Official website

Radebeul-Radeburg railway (in German)
The Heritage Railway Club (in German)

v t e Heritage railways in Germany
Baden-Württemberg	Dampfbahn Kochertal Killesbergbahn Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde Interessengemeinschaft 3-Seenbahn Wutachtalbahn
Bavaria	Bahnpark Augsburg Bayerische Eisenbahnmuseum Bayerischer Localbahnverein Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz Deutsches Dampflokomotiv-Museum Eisenbahnfreunde Rodachtalbahn Fränkische Museums Eisenbahn Lokwelt Freilassing Rodachtalbahn Streutalbahn
Berlin	AG Märkische Kleinbahn
Hesse	Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt
Lower Bavaria	Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde
Lower Saxony	Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein Moor Express Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn "Molli" Rügen narrow-gauge railway
North Rhine-Westphalia	Bergische Museumsbahnen Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen Eisenbahnmuseum Dieringhausen Hespertalbahn Museumseisenbahn Minden Sauerländer Kleinbahn
Rhineland Palatinate	Eisenbahnmuseum Neustadt/Weinstraße
Saxony	Döllnitzbahn Lößnitzgrundbahn Preßnitztalbahn Weißeritztalbahn Zittauer Schmalspurbahn
Saxony-Anhalt	Eisenbahnfreunde Traditionsbahnbetriebswerk Staßfurt Harzer Schmalspurbahnen Mansfelder Bergwerksbahn
Thuringia	Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
See also Deutsche Gesellschaft für Eisenbahngeschichte

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