A visit to the Zittau Narrow Gauge Railway in Eastern Germany.This was part of the Saxon narrow gauge system. According to Wikipedia:
The narrow-gauge railways in Saxony were once the largest single-operator narrow-gauge railway network in Germany. In Saxony, the network peaked shortly after World War I with over 500 km (311 mi) of tracks. At first, it was primarily created to connect the small towns and villages in Saxony – which had formed a viable industry in the 19th century – to already established standard-gauge railways. But even shortly after 1900, some of the railways would become important for tourism in the area.
At the time of my visit, the railway had passed into the hands of DB from DR but, save for some of the uniforms, there was little to indicate this. The railway eventually passed into the hands of the Local authority in late 19996, the first part of the Saxon system to do so.
The railway was 100% steam operated at this time. Look out for the famous double departure from Bertsdorf.
