Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz

The Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz (PEC) is a narrow gauge children's railway in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany. It is 2.3 kilometres long and has one station, two stops, one depot and one block post. Until 1990 it was operated as a Pioniereisenbahn. The Parkeisenbahn has six diesel locomotives, two steam locomotives, nine passenger wagons and some other vehicles. It has the route number 12248.

Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz
Engine 6006 in Bahnhof Küchwaldwiese (2003)
Overview
Locale	Küchwald, Chemnitz-Schloßchemnitz, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Termini	Küchwaldwiese
Service
Route number	12248
Technical
Line length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	600 mm
Operating speed	15 km/h
Route map Legend 1.800 Bahnbetriebswerk/ Kosmonautenzentrum Hp 335 m 1.800 Awanst Bahnbetriebswerk 333 m 2.078 Festplatz 2.3 0.0 0 Bahnhof Küchwaldwiese 325 m 0.063 Küchwaldring 0.198 level crossing post 1 (until 1968) 1.150 Sechserweg 1.150 Bk Tennisplätze 338 m 1.100 Tennisplätze Hp 337 m planned expansion 0.700 Leipziger Straße Hp 331 m Source: Bahnland Sachsen[1]

With the exception of the engine driver and the station master, all jobs around the railway are done by children and teenagers.

Sources

1. "Bahnland-Sachsen.de.tl". (private Saxon railway website) (in German). LF. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links

• Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz website (German)

50.8475°N 12.9097°E / 50.8475; 12.9097