OLDEST -- Cogwheel Railway in Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Maisi2
N 50° 40.456 E 007° 11.902
32U E 372701 N 5615151
The Drachenfels railway is Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.---Die Drachenfelsbahn ist die älteste noch betriebene Zahnradbahn Deutschlands.
Waymark Code: WMVCG9
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/01/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
Views: 15

DE:
In Deutschland gibt es noch vier betriebene Zahnradbahnen: die Drachenfelsbahn in Königswinter, die Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, die Wendelsteinbahn und die Zahnradbahn Stuttgart. Von diesen ist die Drachenfelsbahn die älteste noch aktive Zahnradbahn in Deutschland.

Die Drachenfelsbahn wurde 1883 eingeweiht und ist seitdem eine Touristenattraktion am Fuße des Drachenfels in Königswinter bei Bonn. Anfangs wurde die Drachenfelsbahn von Dampflokomotiven gezogen, später wurden diese durch elektrische Triebwagen ersetzt. Die Bahn verbindet Königswinter mit der Aussichtsplattform des Drachenfelses. Die 1,5 km lange Strecke überwindet dabei 220 Höhenmeter, die maximale Steigung beträgt 20 Prozent.



EN:
There are still four still operating cogwheel railways in Germany: the Drachenfels Railway, the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway, the Stuttgart Rack Railway and the Wendelstein Railway. Of these four, the Drachenfels Railway ist the oldest still active cogwheel railway in Germany.

The rack railway was put into operation in the summer of 1883. Since then, it is a tourist attraction at the foot of the legendary Drachenfels in Königswinter on the Rhine. At the beginning the Drachenfelsbahn was pulled by steam locomotives, later they were replaced by electric traction units. The line runs from Königswinter to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289 m (948 ft).



This place is also listed in the category Official Local Tourism Attractions.
This place is also listed in the category Scenic Railroads.
Type of documentation of superlative status: <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachenfelsbahn">Wikipedia</a>

Location of coordinates: Drachenfels Tourismus-Bahnhof, Talstation der Drachenfelsbahn

Web Site: [Web Link]

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