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Niedersächsisches Landeskleinbahnamt
The Lower Saxon State Railway Office (german: Niedersächsische Landeseisenbahnamt) or NLEA was a central authority that managed the operation of many light railways (known as ''Kleinbahnen'') in the North German state of Lower Saxony. These were predominantly those railways which the state had a financial stake in. History As in most Prussian provinces, a large number of ''Kleinbahn'' railway lines appeared in the Province of Hanover following the passing of the Prussian Kleinbahn law. Railways managed by the NLEA * Ankum-Bersenbrücker Eisenbahn * Bleckeder Kreisbahn * Bremervörde-Osterholzer Eisenbahn GmbH * Buxtehude-Harsefelder Eisenbahn, Kleinbahn Buxtehude-Harsefeld GmbH * Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Eisenbahn * Gartetalbahn, Gartetalbahn Göttingen Duderstadt * Niederweserbahn GmbH, Kleinbahn Farge-Wulsdorf GmbH * Gittelde–Grund railway * Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya, Kleinbahn Hoya-Syke-Asendorf GmbH * Lüchow-Schmarsauer Eisenbahn GmbH, Kleinbahn Lüchow-Schmarsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Railway
A light railway is a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs. These lighter standards allow lower costs of operation, at the price of lower vehicle capacity. Narrow gauge thumb , right , 250px , Restored Molli railway at Kühlungsborn, Mecklenburg">Kühlungsborn.html" ;"title="Molli railway at Kühlungsborn">Molli railway at Kühlungsborn, Mecklenburg, Germany () In countries where a single standard gauge is dominant, the term light railway does not imply a narrow gauge railway. Most narrow gauge railways operate as light railways, but not all light railways need be narrow gauge. After Spooner's development of steam haulage for narrow gauge railways, the prevailing view was that the gauge should be tailored according to the traffic: "''The nearer the machine is apportioned to the work it has to do the cheaper will th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |