Döllnitzbahn Explained

The Döllnitzbahn GmbH is a private railway company in Saxony in eastern Germany. It is the operator of the OschatzMügeln–Kemmlitz/Glossen narrow gauge line in central Saxony.

History

In November 1993 the newly founded Döllnitzbahn GmbH took over the remaining lines of the Mügeln railway network between Oschatz, Mügeln and Kemmlitz. The primary aim of the company was initially the preservation of the remaining goods traffic from the kaolin mine at Kemmlitz. For that purpose used narrow gauge goods wagons were bought from the Mansfeld mining railway and a new transshipment site to the standard gauge railway network was built in Oschatz. With the help of used PKP diesel locomotives, they succeeded initially in keeping the goods traffic going. In spite of this, the demand gradually fell so that goods services had to be closed in 2001. The Döllnitzbahn was the last narrow gauge railway in Saxony to run public freight services.

Today only school trains and steam-hauled 'specials' run on the Döllnitzbahn railway, e.g. for touristic purposes. There is a local private association responsible for the organisation of respective events.

Fleet List

Steam Locomotives

IdentityOther Number(s)RailwayBuilderWorks NumberBuild yearWheel ArrangementNotesImage
99 56199 1561-2Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
Rebuilt Raw Görlitz
1909B'B' n4vtSaxon IV K
99 57499 1574-5Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
Rebuilt Raw Görlitz
1912B'B' n4vtSaxon IV K
99 58499 1584-4Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
Rebuilt Raw Görlitz
1898B'B' n4vtSächsische IV K, Recommissioning 2018

Diesel Locomotives & Railcars

IdentityOther Number(s)RailwayBuilderWorks NumberBuild yearWheel ArrangementNotesImage
199 030ÖBB 2091.010BBÖSimmeringer Maschinen- und Waggonbaufabrik/Siemens-Schuckert19401'Bo1'BBÖ 2041/s
199 031ÖBB 2091.012BBÖSimmeringer Maschinen- und Waggonbaufabrik/Siemens-Schuckert19401'Bo1'BBÖ 2041/s, from Öchsle-Schmalspurbahn
199 032199 008DRLokomotivbau Karl Marx1954CLKM Type Ns4
199 03423 August Works1981C dhL30H
VT 137 5155090.015NÖVOGJenbacher Werke1995B'B'StLB VT 31–35/ÖBB 5090 class

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