Döllnitzbahn
The Döllnitzbahn GmbH is a private railway company in Saxony in eastern Germany. It is the operator of the Oschatz–Mügeln–Kemmlitz/Glossen narrow gauge line in central Saxony.
History
[edit]In November 1993 the newly founded Döllnitzbahn GmbH took over the remaining lines of the Mügeln railway network between Oschatz, Mügeln and Kemmlitz. The primary aim of the company was initially the preservation of the remaining goods traffic from the kaolin mine at Kemmlitz. For that purpose used narrow gauge goods wagons were bought from the Mansfeld mining railway and a new transshipment site to the standard gauge railway network was built in Oschatz. With the help of used PKP diesel locomotives, they succeeded initially in keeping the goods traffic going. In spite of this, the demand gradually fell so that goods services had to be closed in 2001. The Döllnitzbahn was the last narrow gauge railway in Saxony to run public freight services.
Today only school trains and steam-hauled 'specials' run on the Döllnitzbahn railway, e.g. for touristic purposes. There is a local private association responsible for the organisation of respective events.
Fleet List
[edit]Steam Locomotives
[edit]| Identity | Other Number(s) | Railway | Builder | Works Number | Build year | Wheel Arrangement | Notes | Image |
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| 99 561 | 99 1561-2 | Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Rebuilt Raw Görlitz |
1909 | B'B' n4vt | Saxon IV K | _06Jul06.jpg)
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| 99 574 | 99 1574-5 | Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Rebuilt Raw Görlitz |
1912 | B'B' n4vt | Saxon IV K |
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| 99 584 | 99 1584-4 | Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Rebuilt Raw Görlitz |
1898 | B'B' n4vt | Sächsische IV K, Recommissioning 2018 | 
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Diesel Locomotives & Railcars
[edit]| Identity | Other Number(s) | Railway | Builder | Works Number | Build year | Wheel Arrangement | Notes | Image |
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| 199 030 | ÖBB 2091.010 | BBÖ | Simmeringer Maschinen- und Waggonbaufabrik/Siemens-Schuckert | 1940 | 1'Bo1' | BBÖ 2041/s | 
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| 199 031 | ÖBB 2091.012 | BBÖ | Simmeringer Maschinen- und Waggonbaufabrik/Siemens-Schuckert | 1940 | 1'Bo1' | BBÖ 2041/s, from Öchsle-Schmalspurbahn | 
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| 199 032 | 199 008 | DR | Lokomotivbau Karl Marx | 1954 | C | LKM Type Ns4 | ||
| 199 034 | 23 August Works | 1981 | C dh | L30H | ||||
| VT 137 515 | 5090.015 | NÖVOG | Jenbacher Werke | 1995 | B'B' | StLB VT 31–35/ÖBB 5090 class | 
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