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The ''Leipziger Parkeisenbahn'' (Leipzig park railway) is a minimum gauge railway in Leipzig, Germany. The line is also known as the ''Parkeisenbahn Auensee''.
The Railway was first opened in 1951 as "Pioniereisenbahn", one of the children's railways in the former
Official web site of the Leipziger Parkeisenbahn (in German)
Children's railways Parkeisenbahn Tourist attractions in Leipzig 15 in gauge railways in Germany {{Leipzig-geo-stub
The ''Leipziger Parkeisenbahn'' (Leipzig park railway) is a minimum gauge railway in Leipzig, Germany. The line is also known as the ''Parkeisenbahn Auensee''.
The Railway was first opened in 1951 as "Pioniereisenbahn", one of the children's railways in the former Eastern Bloc
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ...
Countries.
The line of goes around a lake called Auensee (formed in 1909, from a gravel pit, the material used to build Leipzig Central Station).
See also
*Fifteen-inch gauge railway
Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. In 1874, he described the p ...
History
The line opened on 5 August 1951, the second children's railway in the DDR. The railway survived the end of the DDR, and continues its original intention, the education and instruction of children.External links
Official web site of the Leipziger Parkeisenbahn (in German)
Children's railways Parkeisenbahn Tourist attractions in Leipzig 15 in gauge railways in Germany {{Leipzig-geo-stub