New beginnings after 1990 Narrow-gauge railways in Saxony

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a train of pressnitz valley railway heritage railway in 2008


without government regulations holding them back, group of enthusiasts formed in 1990, goal of rebuilding upper part of pressnitz valley railway fast possible. smiled upon @ first, group indeed managed segments of railway operational, , within few years, recognized heritage railway had been created.


by 1992, direction either privatize or abandon narrow-gauge railways. first victim oschatz–kemmlitz railway. intervention of citizen groups , local government saved railway, privatized döllnitzbahn. other narrow-gauge railways, freight service terminated.


in mid-1990s, government of saxony started discuss concepts conservation of narrow-gauge railways in state. @ first, idea have organization owned state of saxony operating railways; concept shelved. instead, privatization led municipalities , districts preferred solution. first put practice in district of zittau, @ end of 1996 track-side municipalities took on operations of zittau–oybin–jonsdorf railway. 100 year anniversary of fichtelberg railway in 1997, fest week organized, unlike other event involving narrow-gauge railways in germany. success of celebration, local politicians , deutsche bahn manager started think in new direction, , local district , communities took on operations of railway well. in addition, deutsche bahn decided keep 2 narrow-gauge railways near dresden operational.


the current railway companies remaining narrow-gauge railways in saxony saxon steam railway company, saxon oberlausitz railway company , döllnitzbahn gmbh. of january 1, 2009, following railways remain operational:



saxon steam railway company (sächsiche dampfbahn gesellschaft; sdg)

cranzahl–oberwiesenthal (fichtelberg railway)
radebeul-east–moritzburg–radeburg (radebeul–radeburg railway)
freital-hainsberg–kipsdorf (weisseritztal railway)


saxon oberlausitz railway company

zittau–oybin–jonsdorf railway


döllnitzbahn gmbh

oschatz–mügeln–kemmlitz (döllnitzbahn)


heritage railway

jöhstadt–steinbach (pressnitz valley railway)
schönheide–stützengrün (wilkau-haßlau–carlsfeld railway)








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