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<p> One of the shortest short lines I know off is the Chiemsee Railway in southern Bavaria. It connects the train station in the town of Prien with the pier at lake Chiemsee, covering a distance of 1,1 miles. It was opened in 1887, shortly after the death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his successor, Prinzregent Luitpold, turning Ludwig´s favorite residence into a tourist attraction, in the attempt of paying back the debts Ludwig amassed during the construction of the famous Neuschwanstein Castle. </p><p>The railway is still operated with its original equipment and is protected by the Bavarian Heritage Act as a national Bavarian monument.</p><p>Here are some pics:</p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_06.jpg/800px-UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_06.jpg" mce_src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_06.jpg/800px-UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_06.jpg" width="800" height="600"> </p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/ChiemseeBahn_Bhf.JPG" mce_src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/ChiemseeBahn_Bhf.JPG"></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_05.jpg/800px-UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_05.jpg" mce_src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_05.jpg/800px-UpperBavariaChiemseeBahn_05.jpg" width="800" height="600"></p><p>Some data:</p><p>1 loco</p><p>9 cars</p><p>7 turnouts</p><p>2,200 m of track in total</p><p>20 daily trains - weekends and holidays only.<br></p><p>Wouldn´t that be an ideal road to model - only 67 feet of track and you have modeled every inch of the prototype! <br></p>
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