Thüringer Waldbahn (Thüringen, DDR / German Democratic Republic), Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (1962)

Thüringer Waldbahn, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Thüringen, DDR). Postkarte v. Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45 R 1/62. (1962)

Thuringian Forest Railway, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Thuriangia, German Democratic Republic). Postcard by Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45 R 1/62. (1962)
[The Thuringian Forest Railway is a overland tram in Thuringia. They operated on the basis of Gotha, the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The ride starts at the Thuringian Forest Railway station in Gotha, and leads in the 21.7 km away Tabarz at the foot of the Big Island mountain. The travel time over the total distance is just under an hour, it will serve 22 stations. Plans for a train already going back to the 1870s. At that time the plan was to connect to the station and the city center by means of a horse-drawn tram. As the costs exceeded the capabilities of the city, these plans were not implemented initially. On 1897 was signed between the Government and the trams Gotha an agreement to build an interurban railway. Three years later, the EAG received the concession for the railway. A total of nine routes were planned, but have not been realized. On 21 November 1911 was signed between the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha and AEG, a contract to build a cross-country electric power plant and the Thuringian Forest Railway. On 1912, the electricity supply company Gotha Thuringia. Works began in June 1914. They were interrupted by the First World War and the inflation and 28 only from the June 1928 continued. On 17 July 1929, the inauguration of the route included ten rail cars, seven motorcycles and one baggage car to the fleet. It has set a maximum speed of 50 km / hr. The Second World War spared the car for a long time. It was not until the air raids of the 6th February 1945 led to the suspension of operations. After it was blown up in April, the highway bridge over the Leina, there was a division into two sections. The operation on the two sections of the route could be taken only in July 1946. Continuous passably it was only from 30 October 1947.]

Ferrocarril Forestal de Turingia, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Turingia, República Democrática Alemana). Tarjeta postal de la Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45 R 1/62. (1962)

Ferrocarril Forestal de Turíngia, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Turíngia, República Democràtica Alemanya). Targeta postal de la Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45 R 1/62. (1962)

Chemin de fer forestal de Thuringe, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Thuringe, République Démocratique Allemande). Carte postale de la Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45 R 1/62. (1962)

FFerrivia Forestale della Turingia, Gotha - Friedrichroda - Tabarz (Turingia, Repubblica Democratica Tedesca). Cartolina della Spezial-Kunstverlag Albert Horn, Gotha, J 616 - IV-14-45
R 1/62. (1962)

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