The scenic route via the Elbe valley between Dresden and Decin has operated continuously since 1851. This magazine-style publication covers the construction and history of the line in detail, including a description of the route and details of all named passenger trains to have operated on the route, past and present.
There are also chapters on local services, the electrification of the route, the long-gone Schwarzbachbahn and lines from Pirna to Gottleuba and Crosscotta, the delightful Kirnitzschtalbahn tourist tramway at Bad Schandau, and Elbe river boat traffic.
Superbly illustrated with approximately 150 black & white and 50 colour illustrations. German text. 98 pages.