Hesper Valley Railway

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Hespertalbahn
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Prince William Railway from Essen-Steele
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Prince William Railway to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
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DB–Hesper Valley Railway junction
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Essen-Kupferdreh Hesper Valley Rly
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Ruhr Valley Railway to Essen-Werden
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former DB–Hespertalbahn junction
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to Prinz Friedrich mine
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Cement works
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Kupferdreh Hesper Valley Railway
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siding
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Haus Scheppen
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Margrefstraße
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Pörtingsiepen mine
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Hesperbrück

The Hesper Valley Railway (German: Hespertalbahn) is a German heritage line running steam locomotive services between Kupferdreh Old Station and Haus Scheppen on the Baldeneysee lake in Essen.

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Steam locomotive on the Hespertalbahn Hespertalbahn01.jpg
Steam locomotive on the Hespertalbahn

As a narrow gauge wagonway it linked opened up Erzgruben in 1867, and the Pörtingsiepen mine in 1877. The upgrading of part of the line to standard gauge followed in 1918. In 1973 the line was closed. In June 1975 the Hesper Valley Railway Preservation Society (Verein zur Erhaltung der Hespertalbahn) saved the route and has since operated it as a heritage railway. The top speed on the line is 15 km/h.

The Hesper Valley Railway is part of the Route der Industriekultur , route 12 (The Ruhr — past and present) and route 15 (Railways in the area).

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Location

51°22′42″N7°2′18″E / 51.37833°N 7.03833°E / 51.37833; 7.03833

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