The Pigtail Line
The Pigtail Line (Sauschwänzlebahn) takes you from Blumberg to Weizen, passing 6 tunnels and 4 viaducts along this 25.5 kilometres route. It is a section of the Wutach Valley Railway (Wutachtalbahn) in the southern Black Forest, which connects the High Rhine Railway (Hochreinbahn) with the Black Forest Railway (Schwarzwaldbahn).
The line was built in the late 19th century for military reasons, as part of the so-called “strategic bypass railways” in the southern Black Forest. The intention was to bypass neutral Swiss territory.
To remain below the maximum gradient of 10 per mil, the line had to be artificially extended by adding a series of curves and tunnel constructions. With its length of 1700 metres, the Grosse Stockhalde spiral tunnel is the only spiral tunnel in Germany.
Enjoy a fascinating piece of railway history in the impressive landscapes of the Kommental, the Randen range and the Wutach gorge as well as historic shaped signals (semaphore) and vehicles (Class 50 and Umbauwagen).
Features:
- Pigtail Line route from Weizen to Blumberg
- real world based route
- custom objects
- HF semaphore signal system
- class 50 steam locomotive
- "Umbauwagen" coaches AB3y, B3y, BD3y, caboose
- passenger interiors for AB3y and B3y
Pro Train: Pigtail Line (Sauschwänzlebahn)
The Pigtail Line The Pigtail Line (Sauschwänzlebahn) takes you from Blumberg to Weizen, passing 6 tunnels and 4 viaducts along this 25.5 kilometres route. It is a section of the Wutach Valley Railway (Wutachtalbahn) in the southern Black Forest, which connects the High Rhine Railway...
store.trainzportal.com
Last edited: