Leipziger Parkeisenbahn

The Leipzig Park Railway, also known as Park railway Auensee, is a miniature railway that runs to the Leipzig Auensee in a circuit of 1.9 km length.

The railway was opened in August 1951, was up to the German reunification in 1990, a pioneer railway in the German Democratic Republic. The movement is ensured mainly by children and adolescents. Operators of the park railway Leipzig is the association Parkeisenbahn Auensee.

History

The former Leipzig Pioneer Railway was opened on 5 August 1951 as the second Pioneer Railway of the GDR. At this time, four cars and a steam locomotive were used. In 1988, in the realm railway workshop Dresden eight new passenger cars as well as a supply wagons, used to compressed air and electricity and is set in steam trains, built. To accommodate the new cars, the train stabling facilities were expanded in this course. Later, two of the four older cars were scrapped, the other two cars went to the park train Dresden. These were there later converted into a flat or to a cart. In 1995, the park railway was converted to electric accumulators a former locomotive diesel locomotive Muskau Forest Railway.

Rolling stock

At the Leipzig park railway locomotives than the steam locomotive 03 002 and a Elektroakkulok in use. There are eight cars and a wagon for electricity and compressed air production for the steam train from the year 1988.

Steam locomotive 03 002

The steam locomotive 03 002 (originally 002, later 03 215 ) was built in 1925 at the company Krauss -Maffei. The factory number was 8352nd First, the locomotive was then measured at various exhibitions, including in Dresden, used until during the Second World War along with several cars and locomotives 001 -Lisa and 003- Moritz of the same type, which at today Dresden Park railway run, was parked in a tunnel near Kamenz. Since the establishment of the park train the locomotive wrong in Leipzig and was also a Lokaustausch in Dresden. In 1965, the locomotive was adapted in their appearance of series 03, the cowcatcher was removed and buffer attached. The locomotive 03 002 is equipped with an air brake and a hand brake.

Battery electric locomotive

In addition to the steam engine operates at the Leipzig Parkeisenbahn a Elektroakkulok which was created in 1995 through the conversion of a former 1958 -built, diesel locomotive Muskau Forest Railway. This engine is 03 002 equipped with a compressed air brake as the steam locomotive.

Car

At the Leipzig Parkeisenbahn currently there are nine serviceable car. These are eight in 1988 built cars that are compressed air - braked and each have 16 seats, and a freight car that is set in steam trains behind the locomotive, and was also built in 1988. This supplies compressed air by a compressor for the brakes of the train and with a power generator.

Previously, there were also four passenger cars from 1925, of which after the construction of eight new car two were scrapped and the other two cars to park railway Dresden went. These were then there later converted into a flat or on a cart.

(*) No.1- 4 cars were retired in 1989, two cars were scrapped and two cars were delivered to the Park Railway Dresden (they were there converted into work car)