Radebeul–Radeburg railway

Train on the Radebeul–Radeburg railway leaving Radebeul East station

Overview
Line number| 6970
Termini|

* Radebeul East
* Radeburg

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 %

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Legend

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0.00

| Radebeul Ost station
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(to Leipzig–Dresden railway)

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1.57

Dresden tram line 4

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1.60

| "Weißes Roß"
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2.84

| Niederlößnitz power plant siding
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3.51

| Lößnitzgrund valley
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4.75

| Friedewald Haltepunkt
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6.13

| Friedewald Bad
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8.58

| Moritzburg
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10.31

| Cunnertswalde
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11.57

| Bärnsdorf
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13.86

| Berbisdorf
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15.16

| Berbisdorf-Anbau
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15.98

| Chamotte plant siding
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16.01

| Radeburg South Jcn
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17.92

| Radeburg South
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16.28

| Glassworks siding
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16.55

| Radeburg
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16.63

(end)

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18.08

| Radeburg North
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(Connection to North Saxon Railway)

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The Radebeul–Radeburg railway, also known as the Lößnitzgrundbahn ("Lössnitz Valley Railway"[1]) 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[edit]

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.[2]

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.[3] As of June 2020, service is provided along the full route.[4]

Train at the 100 year anniversary in 1984 In the Lößnitz valley Train leaving Radebeul Steam locomotive No. 99 777, built in 1953 by VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg (LKM), photographed in 2012 pulling an excursion train at Moritzburg

## List Of Locomotives[edit]

No.  | Power Type  | Loco Type/Class  | Year Built  | Axel Arrangement  | Current Status

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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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Official website

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lößnitzgrundbahn.

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

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