Acher Valley Railway

The Achertalbahn is a 10.7 km long branch line from Achern to Ottenhoefen in the Black Forest, which branches off from the Rhine Valley line.

History

In Achertal especially the resident from the mid-19th century industrial plants called early links to the Rhine Valley line. From 1889 there were plans for a narrow-gauge railway, which does not really get underway.

1894 a railway committee was formed, which forced a standard gauge railway from Achern to Ottenhoefen. Mid- 1895, the groundwork had been completed; a year later was the final approval for a further construction.

It was opened by the railway construction and operating company Vering & Waechter on 1 September 1898 and was from April 1, 1917 to the German railway operating company ( DEBG ). According to their resolution, the West German traffic AG ( SWEG ) took over the market.

Presence

The SWEG railcar need (as of 2010 timetable ) 18 minutes ( at 10.4 km corresponds to an average speed of about 34 to 35 km / h) on the journey from Achern to Ottenhoefen.

Since 1968 until June 2013 were also in the summer months runs regularly steam train rides instead. First, these organized the German Society for Railway History ( DGEG ). From its working group Achertal then emerged in 1985 Acher valleys rail association, since the steam train rides performs together with the SWEG. Since 1968, the original railway cars of the museum railway of the steam locomotive No one built by the company Borsig in Berlin in 1900 Prussian tank locomotive of type T 3 were 28 " Badenia " pulled Moreover, there was the Baden Lok 20 ( factory number 2367 ) for use whose producers in 1928 was the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe.

In February 2013, the 782nd episode Railroad romance appeared in SWR entitled " The Achertalbahn ".