The lines lifespan would not be spent just yet.
Stopped in 1974 (with freight continuing up the southern section until 2001). Lines use began to decline and passenger services began to fade away, until they were Proved busy enough to warrant such an upgrade. The line was actually built with the provision of track-doubling in mind, but the line never Were calculated by route distance, and the pigtail took over 26 km to travel about 9 km. Travelers was two-faced yes, the scenery on offer was fantastic, but it came at a price, fares The line adopt the nickname Sauschwänzlebahn (pigtail line), and its popularity among The winding nature of the central section saw Purpose as a military line neednt be fulfilled. The line finally opened in the 1890s, and was home to mainly passenger traffic when its Hairpin turns, grand viaducts and a complete 360° loop encased in a tunnel, a unique example Instead engineers devisedĪ similar strategy as seen on many mountain railways, they crossed the valley with multiple
Military, heavy military traffic the key focus of the entire line, gradients were not to exceedġ:100, and the connection was impossible through normal means. Trains would need to fall roughly 250m in 9 km between Blumburg and Weizen, but with Problem however did lie within the planned routes central section. Layout was conventional, and line speeds were on par and other standard rural railways. Either side of the line proved little construction or operational challenges track General south-westerly descent towards Lauchringen, where it joined with the Upper Rhine The line would diverge off the Black Forest Railway to Konstanz at Immendingen, and take a Would give Germany a key advantage over any retaliatory strikes, allowing a swift delivery of Если вам понравилось это дополнение, вы можете приобрести его в цифровом магазине Steam.ĭespite plans for a railway to run south of the Black Forest that were drawn up as early as theġ860s, the Franco-Prussian war twisted Germanys hand into building a strategic railway thatĬould support military traffic, and remain on the local side of the Swiss border.
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