Last But Not Least
On our last day, we visited the other narrow gauge line close to Dresden. A short train ride to Freital-Hainsberg station in the outskirts of Dresden found us at the Weißeritztalbahn. The Weißeritztalbahn connects Freital with the spa town of Kipsdorf in the Ore Mountains. 99 762 at the head of our train awaits departure from Freital, the standard gauge mainline is on an embankment to the right, with connection made through a short subway. 99 790 sits spare in the extensive yard at Freital. Where we also found this handy self propelled snow plough, a standard design we saw on several lines. With a length of 26.3 km / 16.3 m long, this was the longest railway we visited and with the line spending several miles following the valley of the Red Weißeritz, scenically the most stunning. Heading out of Freital. These carriages are tailor made for gricing. The Trabant waiting to cross. Once a common sight, we only saw three on the roads in our visit, with a couple more in 'barn find...
