The Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz e. V. (''Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway Co. Ltd.'') or DFS is a German museum railway operated by a registered society ('' eingetragener Verein'') in

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, in a region of northern

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, known as

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.It is a charitable society registered with the Forchheim district court, that was founded on 16 April 1974.

Goals

The society's goals are the: * establishment, operation, and preservation of a

museum railway A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...

on the former federal railway line from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmühle in the Wiesent Valley; * acquisition and preservation of historic railway vehicles, especially those traditionally associated with the Ebermannstadt–Behringersmühle branch line; * organisation of presentations, tours, trips, and exhibitions.

Operations

Since 1980, the society has had a permit to operate a railway and is an authorised railway service and railway infrastructure operator. The Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway is the oldest museum railway in

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper Fr ...

, northern Bavaria. Between 1 May and 31 October, the museum railway runs scheduled trains on Sundays. For the operation of the museum, the DFS has a fleet comprising three

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s, an

accumulator railcar A battery electric multiple unit (BEMU), battery electric railcar or accumulator railcar is an electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy is derived from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors. Prime advantages of thes ...

, four

diesel locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...

s, and a diesel

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as well as a number of historic passenger coaches. Image:V 60 114 a.jpg, V 60 114 Image:V 60 114 b.jpg, V 60 114 Image:V 36 123.jpg, V 36 123 Image:Franken Pictures 2005 022 Talbot hopper.jpg, Talbot

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at Ebermannstadt

References

Literature

* ''Die Museumsbahn Ebermannstadt-Behringersmühle''. Hans Falkenberg Verlag, Haßfurt. .

External links

Official Homepage of the Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dampfbahn Frankische Schweiz Railway museums in Germany Heritage railways in Germany Railway museums in Bavaria Franconian Switzerland Standard gauge railways in Germany Ebermannstadt

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