Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach railway

The railway line Wicklesgreuth wind Bach ( Löhe -Bahn ) is a 11.8 km long single-track branch line that branches off in Wicklesgreuth of the railway line Nuremberg - Crailsheim. The route opening took place on 1 December 1894.

The technical inspection of the track took place on November 24, 1894, Prince Regent Luitpold was on 27 November 1894, the authorization for the operation of recording, which officially took place on 1 December 1894.

Initially only drove 3 pairs of trains, with 2nd and 3rd class, during the Second World War, an emergency operation was maintained. Lack competition were transported all the goods by rail, for example, live animals in special " cattle car ". At all stations there were " goods severance payments ", where you could give up and pick up packages and " free loading tracks " for loading and unloading of all freight cars.

Over the years, extensions of the tracks were fitted to the single-track railway line over and over again, all of them disappeared. There were in all places at least one loading track with a loading dock, different company numbers, for example, in Petersaurach at the Rheinische Kunststoffwerke. In Neuendettelsau there were a total of 12 points with the largest expansion in the station area. This also included the sidings for the local ammunition factory ( Muna ), and the fecal plant at the beginning of the 20th century. The terminus wind Bach had a two standing roundhouse where the locomotives were parked overnight. In addition, there was a Reservelok always maintained. In both world wars, there was limited timetables by which an emergency operation to supply the population was maintained.

Since 27 September 1987, the route in the transport association Greater Nuremberg is integrated as a regional train line R71.

The passenger wrap today from DMUs Class 642, which operate on weekends and every two hours Monday to Friday approximately every hour. Freight no longer takes place; to 1996, the Rhenish plastic works were still operated in Petersaurach in freight transport. The track in the work into it is still, however, the turnout has been expanded.