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Cuckoo Railway

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On 18 January 1909, a test run on the line was undertaken in order to check it technically. The train being used for the test arrived at Elmstein station at 11 am. The official inauguration took place five days later. The first train was due to depart Elmstein at 6.20 am. However, as it was
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With the gradual demise of timber rafting at the end of the 19th century, the main source of livelihood in the Elmstein Valley was threatened and the population was forced to find other sources of income. Those affected saw the solution to the problem as a railway link that would act as a replacement
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Originally the platform was located between the bridge over the Speyerbach towards Lambrecht and turnout 101 in the northern part of the station. During the time of the Bavarian State Railways it was designated as a Type 2 station. The points originally had a rod drive that has since been abandoned,
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Its original station building was designed in a style that was common for stations in the Palatinate especially in the second half of the 19th century. It was destroyed in the Second World War. The current station building was built in 1957. Since 12 March 1964 the station has also been electrified.
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In the early months three pairs of trains operated daily between Lambrecht and Elmstein. But as early as May 1909 a new timetable appeared, according to which there were four trains each way on working days and five on Sundays. The trains comprised second, third and, until 28 Oct 1928, fourth class
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The construction of the 9.55-kilometre-long (5.93 mi) section from Sattelmühle to Elmstein was carried out by German and Italian workers. In 1907, the required expansion of Lambrecht railway station followed. The local construction industry also benefited from the work of the track. The latter
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The present railway station is located at route kilometre 7.44. It has a storage siding facing Lambrecht, which used to be accessible from the direction of Elmstein as well. North of the running track there used to be a 50 metre long platform which is now used to stack track. In addition there was
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With the regular opening of the railway the station was given a station building as it was the only intermediate station along the route. Because it had a rather low importance it was correspondingly small. In the mid-1970s it was dismantled and rebuilt 200 metres away, not far from the local road
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to Elmstein. However, this submission was not successful: the administration of the Palatine Railways came to the conclusion that the road network was satisfactory and the distance to the existing stops on the Ludwig Railway was too short to justify an additional connection. The forest authorities
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In the last years of goods services operating between Frankeneck and Elmstein, freight was only moved on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The last scheduled DB goods train was on 30 June 1976. It hauled two empty wagons and one laden with timber. Officially goods traffic on this section of line,
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The station is on the southeastern edge of Elmstein. Of all the halts along the line, this was the most important for passenger traffic. Annual ticket sales at the station ran to five figures. During the Bavarian State Railway era it was classed as a Type 1 station, which meant that it handled
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This railway was intended predominantly to be used for the transportation of timber, which formed the bulk of the goods traffic, and not so much for passenger services. Nevertheless, it was recognized that, because 130 workers worked away from their homes in Elstein and its outlying villages of
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The committee continued to campaign for a full branch line by the construction of an extension of the industrial siding to Elmstein. The government in Bavaria took the view that it should be a national responsibility to build the line, especially because of the imminent transfer of the Palatine
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From April to October two pairs of trains work the line on Sundays and holidays. The first train of the day leaves between 10 and 11 a.m. from Neustadt, where the final service of the day from Elmstein ends between 18 and 19 00 hours. The other two services begin and end in
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was laid from Lambrecht station, which ran via Frankeneck to the hamlet of Sattelmühle. It was opened in 1902 and served both to transport wood from the Palatine Forest as well as to serve the timber yard in Frankeneck. At the same time it formed the first stage of the planned branch line.
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From the early 1960s, diesel traction replaced steam for goods haulage. Because the Neustadt engine shed was, at this time, being gradually wound down, the line was increasingly becoming the responsibility of its counterpart in Ludwigshafen. Until 1973 the latter deployed locomotives of
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In August 1895 a committee was formed under the chairmanship of Lambrecht's mayor that sent another petition to the Bavarian government. At the same time the committee engaged the relevant communities with a memorandum entitled "The Necessity of an Elmstein-Neustadt Valley Railway"
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paper fabric from the direction of Lambrecht. Entsprechende Gleisreste befinden sich im Firmengelände. Five years later the factory was given a new siding, this time from the direction of Elmstein. A lorry with additional wheelsets for rails is available for the loading of goods.
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The present station is at route kilometre 9.18. It has a siding that faces Lambrecht. During the Bavarian State Railways era it was called Helmbacher Sägemühle ("Helmbach Sawmill") and was a Type 2 station. The current platform is located between the level crossing with the
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Construction work finally began in March 1905. It entailed the removal of 800,000 cubic metres (28,000,000 cu ft) of earth and cost a total of 692,000 marks. Responsibility for the course of line and the earthworks fell to the Neustadt Railway Division.
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escaped with only a few scratches; the shed, however, suffered more serious damage that had to be repaired. As a replacement, a train from Lambrecht arrived at the end of the section at 8.15 am; around 10 am the first train finally left Elmstein for Lambrecht.
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and turnout number 104. The loading of timber there was a major freight activity, which is why the station was equipped with five turnouts, two side- and one end-loading ramps. It also had two loading sidings, one of which was a loop off the running track.
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also criticized the proposal for a tram line because it would have made an additional transhipment of wood necessary. The Bavarian government considered it pointless to create a transport link parallel to the Ludwig Railway between Neustadt and Lambrecht.
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between Frankenstein and Neustadt was closed. The completion of this section overcame the complicated topography of the Neustadt valley which had hitherto stood in the way. Lambrecht was one of two intermediate stations along this stretch of line.
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were allocated. At the same time the profitability of the line was questioned. On top of the rapid increase in car traffic of that time, DB itself contributed to the competition by introducing a bus service running parallel to the railway.
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Frankeneck station, which was now just a part of Lambrecht station, continued to be served. Until 1996 timber was still loaded here; one year later the goods tracks were lifted. Until the end of 2004 there was an industrial siding to the
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and then follows the Speyerbach stream, crossing it five times as it snakes back and forth repeatedly. After that it only passes through very small settlements like Sattelmühle, Erfenstein and Breitenstein as well as running past several
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about to leave there was a fatal accident. The Jungfern service was just a few metres from the end of the line when, owing to a wrongly set turnout, the train accelerated at full steam into the locomotive shed and killed a spectator. The
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Since then the line has been mainly used by holidaymakers and day trippers. As a result of the large numbers of customers, trains also had to be lengthened. In the years that followed, special trains were often run, for example, the
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At the same time there were lengthy discussions with DB which saw the railway being sold to the county. The contract was signed in Spring 1984. The plans envisaged operating the line as a heritage railway in cooperation with the
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were also used. The latter was especially employed on shunting duties. On 22 August 1954, number 91 593 headed the last scheduled steam-hauled passenger train. On this day it was decorated with the words "Cuckoo's last journey"
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and Count D'Arlon gave both money and land for the railway. Furthermore, road construction engineers confirmed that the maintenance costs of the planned railway line would be significantly lower than that of the local roads.
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there were plans by the Reichsbahn to upgrade the halt to a full station; but this was never realised. Towards the end it was just called Esthal. The halt has not been reactivated since the formation of the heritage line.
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The trains of the Cuckoo Railway generally start at platform 5 of the central station in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Over a length of just under seven route kilometres the trains run along the double-tracked, electrified
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and goods takings had reduced sharply. The last scheduled goods train had already run on 30 June 1976. In its last years of operation the railway line had only had the official status of an industrial siding.
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Ticket prices vary from 5 to 25 euros. There are reductions for children, families and groups. Tickets for the Cuckoo Railway are also valid for the DB connecting train between Lambrecht and Neustadt.
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During the time of the Bavarian State Railways, Breitenstein was classified as a Type 2 station. Bereits am 25. Dezember 1913 erfolgte die Einstellung des Fahrkartenverkaufs an der Bahnstation.
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The operator was initially the Bavarian State Railways who, since 1 January, had taken over the whole Palatine railway network; so that the opening of the railway was its first official duty there.
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In 1926 it was given another building that functioned as a goods shed. At the same time the station was expanded. In the course of this, a locomotive shed was built that has since been demolished.
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which by this stage was only an industrial siding, was ceased on 29 May 1977. That said, the Bundesbahn announced it was prepared to transport freight from the storage areas of the railway.
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became operational in Neustadt whereupon the station lost its last employees. In addition, Deutsche Bahn dismantled some of the trackage, leaving the station with just three tracks.
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Because the revival of the line initially appeared unrealistic, plans were made to convert the trackbed into a cycleway or track for post coaches. Meanwhile, the broadcasters,
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Goods traffic, which always had a greater significance on the railway than passenger traffic, was largely sustained by the timber industry of the region. Consequently,
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The journey time between Lambrecht and Elmstein was initially between 45 and 51 minutes, but this reduced over the course of time to around 30 minutes.
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also a loading siding that was lifted following the withdrawal of regular passenger services in 1960. Alle drei Gleise kreuzten damals die nahe
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The platform, which has since been demolished, was between the two surviving tracks. Additional facilities included a goods shed. During the
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for the transportation of wood using timber rafts. In addition the planned line was seen as a way of stimulating the economy of the valley.
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complained that transporting goods to Lambrecht station by road would be very expensive. For this reason, they launched a petition to the
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restaurant at Elmstein station. The regional press gradually adopted the name until it eventually became the official name of the line.
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became responsible for the line on 1 June 1971. In 1977, goods traffic also ceased because the line had been used less and less by the
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On 28 May 1888, 67 entrepreneurs sent a request to the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior - at that time the Palatinate belonged to the
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On 28 May 1960, regular passenger services were finally withdrawn. After the disbandment of the Mainz Division, its counterpart in
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locomotives, which had been stabled in Neustadt since 1928, also worked the branch line. In the first half of the 1950s, classes
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Die Bahnhöfe der Königlich Bayerischen Staatseisenbahnen - linksrheinisch (bayerische Pfalz) - Contwig bis Friesenheim i.d.Pf.:
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The present halt is around 300 metres east at the site of a former turnout and cannot be accessed directly by roads or tracks.
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Kuckucks-Bähnel. Festschrift zur Wiederinbetriebnahme der Bahnstrecke Neustadt (Weinstraße)–Lambrecht–Elmstein als Museumsbahn
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The line ends at the entrance to Elmstein, where the main operating point is located. The signs for the halts are written in
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Königlich Bayerische Eisenbahndirektion Ludwigshafen a. Rhein - Zeittafel: Errichtungen – Bezeichnungen – Auflösungen
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The halt and former station is also in the borough of Lambrecht not far from the northeastern edge of the village of
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The Bavarian government had received a draft law on 5 April 1892 concerning the construction of branch lines in the
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The present halt was built by the heritage railway 130 metres further west, not far from the forester's lodge,
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for the Neustadt shed. The station building has survived. The former locomotive shed houses a restaurant.
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Finally, on 2 June 1984, the museum line was opened. The inaugural train departed at 9.45 am from
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until just before Breitenstein the line borders on the borough of Neustadt immediately to the south.
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visited twice. In June 2004 the Cuckoo Line celebrated its 20th anniversary as a heritage railway.
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the railway line was the responsibility of the Operating Association of Southwest German Railways (
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through the valley. By the turn of the millennium it was no longer occupied and rather run down.
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federal highway on an overbridge. It passes the old Lambrecht Goods Station and the village of
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and Lambrecht. This was to be built in Frankeneck immediately next to the confluence of the
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road. Unter ihn hindurch fließt der Argenbach, ein rechter Nebenfluss des Speyerbachs.
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From March until the withdrawal of passenger services in 1960, passenger trains used
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down the river, i.e. propelled by the current, and were sold in the almost treeless
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Eisenbahndirektion Mainz - Zeittafel: Errichtungen – Bezeichnungen – Auflösungen
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and the Speyerbach. The hope was that, using this planned operating point on the
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engine, number 333 170-9, was utilized for the remaining sporadic requirements.
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Lambrecht. The journey time between Lambrecht and Elmstein is roughly one hour.
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After leaving Lambrecht station the railway line uses the southern track of the
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passenger and also luggage services. In addition it was used periodically as a
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finally gave permission on 10 Aug 1904 for the construction of a branch line.
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At the beginning of 1904, a meeting of the Palatine Forest Railway Committee (
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The engines and wagons of the Cuckoo Line are maintained for the KKB in the
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Die Bahn bringt's! - 10 kluge Verlagerungsbeispiele vom Lkw auf die Schiene
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Memorandum entitled "The Necessity of an Elmstein-Neustadt Valley Railway"
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After a lengthy campaign for a railway through the Elmstein Valley the
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was done mainly by hand, but was also helped by the construction of a
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were utilized. From 1902 to 1909 the Sattelmühle Goods Loading Yard (
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Planning and opening of the Lambrecht–Sattelmühle section (1890–1902)
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and carried 350 passengers. It had to be hauled to Lambrecht by the
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after about a kilometer. Immediately afterwards it passes over the
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The Lambrecht–Elmstein railway runs entirely within the county of
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was awarded the contract. Planning was completed by January 1897.
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The locomotives working the heritage line are the tender engine,
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From 1902 to 1909 the so-called Sattelmühle goods loading yard (
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dating to 1910. The latter had previously been deployed on the
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Kuckucks-Bähnel und Elmsteiner Tal. Museumsbahn und Landschaft
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Although it was initially called the Elmstein Valley Railway (
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The station was opened on 25 August 1849 when the gap in the
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used in the first years of operation, were those of classes
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As early as March 1874 entrepreneurs from the villages of
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Converted to a bar wagon; currently houses the so-called
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of 1 : 69 (14 ‰) as it passes through a gorge.
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The Soldier of Fortune - The Adventures of Robert Curwich
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Sattelmühle goods loading yard in the early 20th century
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rebuild of an old Prussian branch line passenger coach
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Die Nothwendigkeit einer Elmstein=Neustadter=Thalbahn
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Betriebsvereinigung der Südwestdeutschen Eisenbahnen
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On 1 April 1920 the line became the property of the
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From 16 May that year, an electronic 1983: 1903:that had originally served the wartime 151: 2748:"Das Kuckucksbähnel – Einst bis jetzt" 2268:but remnants of it can still be seen. 1841:Special trains may also use the line. 1649:Locomotive 89 7159 in Elmstein station 18: 3560:Railway lines in Rhineland-Palatinate 3488:Eisenbahnmuseum Neustadt (Weinstraße) 3375:Albersweil.-St. Johann bis Burgalben: 2462:. Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 85. 1609:, were planning a television series, 1584:Plans for a heritage line (from 1977) 1389:Planning the railway line (1902–1904) 7: 1746:collective municipality of Lambrecht 1449:Construction and opening (1905–1909) 2297:Passengers changing at Breitenstein 2188:Frankeneck and Lambrecht Goods Yard 2176:, was torn down in 1999 to create 1978:Wagon and museum pub (extreme left) 1394:Railways into the ownership of the 1222:, which runs through the region of 3575:Culture of the Palatinate (region) 3535:Standard gauge railways in Germany 1884:57.10 (formerly the Prussian G 10) 22:Lambrecht (Pfalz)–Elmstein railway 14: 3483:Gemeinde Elmstein: Kuckucksbähnel 1249:was opened, initially just as an 2374:Werner Schreiner (2 June 1984), 2049:Royal Württemberg State Railways 2034:Royal Württemberg State Railways 1508:Reichsbahndirektion Ludwigshafen 1498:Further developments (1910–1945) 1139: 1116: 1091: 1066: 1043: 1018: 995: 970: 945: 920: 897: 869: 844: 819: 794: 772: 747: 724: 699: 676: 651: 621: 596: 566: 541: 518: 491: 468: 435: 413: 388: 363: 333: 306: 286: 261: 239: 209: 185: 27: 3555:Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate 2289:Breitenstein (station and halt) 2077:Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway 2063:Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway 1888:74 (formerly the Prussian T 12) 1323:Palatine Ludwig Railway Company 1092: 1067: 1019: 971: 946: 921: 845: 795: 773: 748: 700: 597: 542: 492: 414: 240: 3140:Klaus Detlef Holzborn (1993), 2982:Klaus Detlef Holzborn (1993), 2919:Klaus Detlef Holzborn (1993), 2593:Klaus Detlef Holzborn (1993), 2237:Güterverladestelle Sattelmühle 2124:Former branch line luggage van 1940:German Railway History Company 1803:Güterverladestelle Sattelmühle 1756:, an exclave of the county of 1619:German Railway History Company 389: 364: 307: 262: 1: 3059:Fabrikanschluss in Frankeneck 2649:(in German), 1993, p. 47 2489:The Palatinate - Leisure Tips 1641:Heritage railway (since 1984) 1396:Royal Bavarian State Railways 1214:), is a 12.97 kilometre long 1184:Source: German railway atlas 1140: 287: 3545:Transport museums in Germany 3540:Heritage railways in Germany 2888:Jubiläum Kuckucksbähnel 2004 1829:Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway 1691:Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway 1631:Kuckucksbähnel-Betriebs-GmbH 98:12.97 km (8.06 mi) 3444:Galgenschanze bis Jockgrim: 3343:(in German), pp. 35 ff 3129:(in German), pp. 22 ff 3084:(in German), pp. 52 ff 2706:(in German), pp. 55 ff 2615:Die pfälzischen Eisenbahnen 2542:(in German), pp. 10 ff 2430:Die pfälzischen Eisenbahnen 2324:Helmbach (station and halt) 1744:and also the parish of the 1278:river, the most important 1117: 1044: 996: 898: 870: 820: 725: 677: 652: 622: 567: 519: 469: 436: 334: 210: 186: 3591: 3550:Railway museums in Germany 3469:(in German), pp. 38 f 3288:Pirmasens bis Steinwenden: 2938:(in German), pp. 56ff 2886:"fotogalerie-neustadt.de: 2632:(in German), pp. 15 f 2401:Klaus D. Holzborn (1993), 1936:railway museum in Neustadt 1778:coaches. In addition, the 1737:are largely grassed over. 1635:Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1627:Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1599:Verbandsgemeinde Lambrecht 3159:(in German), pp. 26f 3022:"allianz-pro-schiene.de: 2844:(in German), pp. 71f 2829:(in German), pp. 68f 2527:(in German), pp. 9 f 2419:Werner Schreiner (1985), 2151:Lambrecht (Pfalz) station 1856:Bahnbetriebswerk Neustadt 1845:Running and rolling stock 1822:Heritage railway services 1561:Bundesbahndirektion Mainz 1513:Reichsbahndirektion Mainz 1133: 1128: 1110: 1103: 1085: 1078: 1060: 1055: 1037: 1030: 1012: 1007: 989: 982: 964: 957: 939: 932: 914: 909: 891: 863: 856: 838: 831: 813: 806: 788: 784: 766: 759: 741: 736: 718: 711: 693: 688: 670: 663: 645: 615: 608: 590: 560: 553: 535: 530: 512: 503: 485: 480: 462: 429: 422: 407: 400: 382: 375: 357: 327: 318: 300: 295: 280: 273: 255: 248: 233: 203: 194: 179: 148: 44: 26: 3511:49.3658889°N 8.0357222°E 2617:(in German), p. 241 1920:. These were stabled in 1655:Neustadt Central Station 1415:Pfälzer Waldbahn-Komitee 3418:"vergessene-bahnen.de: 3403:(in German), p. 63 3361:(in German), p. 38 3328:(in German), p. 35 3313:(in German), p. 33 3274:(in German), p. 28 3247:"vergessene-bahnen.de: 3232:(in German), p. 31 3200:"vergessene-bahnen.de: 3144:(in German), p. 90 3142:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 3114:(in German), p. 72 3099:(in German), p. 55 3057:"vergessene-bahnen.de: 2998:"vergessene-bahnen.de: 2986:(in German), p. 50 2984:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 2971:(in German), p. 58 2953:(in German), p. 60 2923:(in German), p. 52 2921:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 2874:(in German), p. 41 2859:(in German), p. 75 2814:(in German), p. 68 2799:(in German), p. 67 2781:(in German), p. 56 2667:(in German), p. 18 2647:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 2597:(in German), p. 48 2595:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 2577:(in German), p. 13 2557:(in German), p. 12 2512:(in German), p. 15 2403:Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz 2273:hamlet of the same name 2158:Palatine Ludwig Railway 1923:Bahnbetriebswerk Landau 1319:Palatine Ludwig Railway 1245:In 1902 the section to 3249:Lambrecht - Erfenstein 3202:Güterbahnhof Lambrecht 2333: 2314:Forsthaus Breitenstein 2298: 2264: 2232: 2206:Güterbahnhof Lambrecht 2197: 2152: 1979: 1686: 1650: 1468: 1365: 1266:Background (1874–1890) 1207: 452:(formerly Sattelmühle) 3516:49.3658889; 8.0357222 3465:Reiner Frank (2001), 3420:Erfenstein - Elmstein 3399:Reiner Frank (2001), 3357:Reiner Frank (2001), 3339:Reiner Frank (2001), 3324:Reiner Frank (2001), 3309:Reiner Frank (2001), 3270:Reiner Frank (2001), 3228:Reiner Frank (2001), 3155:Reiner Frank (2001), 3125:Reiner Frank (2001), 3110:Reiner Frank (2001), 3095:Reiner Frank (2001), 3080:Reiner Frank (2001), 2967:Reiner Frank (2001), 2949:Reiner Frank (2001), 2934:Reiner Frank (2001), 2870:Reiner Frank (2001), 2855:Reiner Frank (2001), 2840:Reiner Frank (2001), 2825:Reiner Frank (2001), 2810:Reiner Frank (2001), 2795:Reiner Frank (2001), 2777:Reiner Frank (2001), 2702:Reiner Frank (2001), 2663:Reiner Frank (2001), 2628:Reiner Frank (2001), 2573:Reiner Frank (2001), 2553:Reiner Frank (2001), 2538:Reiner Frank (2001), 2523:Reiner Frank (2001), 2508:Reiner Frank (2001), 2383:Reiner Frank (2001), 2331: 2296: 2275:and not far from the 2262: 2230: 2195: 2150: 2111:Eisern-Siegen Railway 2014:Stuttgart 11 150 1977: 1893:Kuckucks letzte Fahrt 1710:such as the ruins of 1684: 1648: 1460: 1375:Vering & Waechter 1363: 2613:Heinz Sturm (2005), 2428:Heinz Sturm (2005), 2020:Baden State Railways 2006:Baden State Railways 1960:Acher Valley Railway 1780:Palatine Forest Club 1733:lettering and their 1594:Heinrich Holkenbrink 1565:Rhineland-Palatinate 63:Rhineland-Palatinate 16:Rail line in Germany 3565:Anterior Palatinate 3507: /  2721:"bahnstatistik.de: 2679:"bahnstatistik.de: 1918:Uerdingen railbuses 1854:The nearest depot, 1850:1909 to 1977 period 1758:Südliche Weinstraße 1718:, both linked to a 1557:Deutsche Bundesbahn 1543:Decline (1945–1977) 1504:Deutsche Reichsbahn 1292:Anterior Palatinate 2362:locomotive station 2334: 2299: 2265: 2263:Erfenstein station 2233: 2198: 2167:S-Bahn RheinNeckar 2153: 2138:Stations and halts 1980: 1872:Palatinate Railway 1754:Kirrweiler (Pfalz) 1687: 1651: 1521:Elmsteiner Talbahn 1469: 1443:Landtag of Bavaria 1366: 1330:Kingdom of Bavaria 1212:Elmsteiner Talbahn 531:Spangenbergstraße 83:12670 (since 1984) 3570:Palatinate Forest 2469:978-3-89494-139-0 2143:Lambrecht (Pfalz) 2135: 2134: 1999:Baden 12 240 1860:steam locomotives 1815:Julius Glatz GmbH 1773:Passenger traffic 1659:diesel locomotive 1588:In the county of 1577:forestry industry 1382:industrial siding 1307:Palatine Railways 1282:tributary of the 1251:industrial siding 1196: 1195: 1192: 1191: 1188: 1187: 1179: 1178: 223:Lambrecht (Pfalz) 3582: 3522: 3521: 3519: 3518: 3517: 3512: 3508: 3505: 3504: 3503: 3500: 3471: 3470: 3462: 3456: 3455: 3453: 3452: 3438: 3432: 3431: 3429: 3428: 3414: 3405: 3404: 3396: 3387: 3386: 3384: 3383: 3369: 3363: 3362: 3354: 3345: 3344: 3336: 3330: 3329: 3321: 3315: 3314: 3306: 3300: 3299: 3297: 3296: 3282: 3276: 3275: 3267: 3261: 3260: 3258: 3257: 3243: 3234: 3233: 3225: 3214: 3213: 3211: 3210: 3196: 3190: 3189: 3187: 3186: 3172: 3161: 3160: 3152: 3146: 3145: 3137: 3131: 3130: 3122: 3116: 3115: 3107: 3101: 3100: 3092: 3086: 3085: 3077: 3071: 3070: 3068: 3067: 3053: 3047: 3046: 3044: 3043: 3037: 3031:. 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Index


Rhineland-Palatinate
Track gauge
standard gauge
Maximum incline
Legend
from Mannheim
Lambrecht (Pfalz)
Bundesstraße 39
Frankeneck
Esthal
Speyerbach
Erfenstein
Breitenstein
Totenkopfstraße
Helmbach
Elmstein
German
branch line
Palatine Forest
Neustadt
Kaiserslautern
Lambrecht
Elmstein
forestry
Sattelmühle
industrial siding
heritage railway
Elmstein Valley
Speyerbach

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