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Here, the Kreis Altenaer Eisenbahn (KAE), the Plettenberger Kleinbahn (PKB), the Hohenlimburger Kleinbahn (HKB), the Kleinbahn Haspe-Voerde-Breckerfeld (HVB), the Iserlohn Kreisbahn (IKB), and the Ruhr-Lippe-Kleinbahnen (RLK) should be mentioned. All of these railroads had the 1000 mm gauge in common.
With the increasing motorization of road traffic, the railroads gradually lost their importance in the 1950s and 60s, so that by the mid-1960s, all the others except the HKB had been closed down and dismantled. When in 1982 the island railroad Juist, to which several vehicles of the KAE and PKB had moved, was closed down, some railroad enthusiasts decided to set up a living monument to these narrow-gauge small railroads.
A suitable site was found on the route of the Plettenberg-Herscheid railroad line, which had been closed in 1969, in the area of the Hüinghausen station, which the association was able to acquire from the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1984. An adjoining section of track about two and a half kilometers in length was made available by the town of Plettenberg, which had become the owner in the meantime. Parallel to the restoration of the listed reception building and the reconstruction of track facilities, a vehicle collection was built up that was as comprehensive as possible.
Driving days: Between May and October, the trains of the "Sauerländer Kleinbahn" roll comfortably back and forth through the landscape of the Els valley between Hüinghausen and Köbbinghauser Hammer. They convey to the visitors the travel feeling of past decades. The Sauerländer Kleinbahn, pulled by a steam or historic diesel locomotive, was once an important transport vehicle for industry and agriculture in the mountainous Sauerland. ►To the timetable
Children: The lantern rides in November and the St. Nicholas rides in December are especially popular - St. Martin and St. Nicholas are guests then.
Special trips: Outside of the specified travel times, a special trip with steam or diesel can also be booked. From a birthday party on rails, to a company party, to a wedding, actually anything is possible. ►Further information
Museum café: the "Kleinbahncafé" is open on all operating days and the info store in the station offers an interesting selection of literature about local railroad history and other narrow-gauge railroads in Germany.
The Märkische Museums-Eisenbahn is a sight of >WasserEisenLand - Industrial Culture in Südwestfalen
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