May 27, 2025 · The Freital East–Possendorf railway line is a standard-gauge branch line near Dresden in Saxony, considered one of Germany’s earliest mountain railways.Built in 1856 by …

Jul 26, 2024 · Deutsche Bahn (DB) has received government approval for a group of projects that will expand and electrify railway lines in Germany’s coal mining regions, including the double …

Aug 21, 2022 · Germany plans to give coal trains priority over passenger services on its rail network as it struggles with an energy crunch that’s threatening the economy.

Dec 2, 2022 · Railway construction boosted the demand for iron and steel production, which in turn relied increasingly on coal. At the same time, railways expanded the market for German …

Aug 15, 2022 · Germany's economy and transport ministries are working on a regulation to give trains transporting coal, mineral oil and gas priority over passenger trains, as the country is …

Aug 30, 2022 · THE German government has published the final version of a new emergency law that will allow infrastructure managers, primarily DB Network, to overrule existing track access …

Aug 15, 2022 · In this magazine we show how companies and cities in the German coal-mining regions are dealing with the phasing out of coal and what the German government is doing to …

Broad, undulating fields and rows of fruit trees line the stretch of the oldest narrow-gauge railway in Germany. At the front of the train is one of the original Mansfeld steam engines. Clattering …

Aug 24, 2022 · The measure for the priority of coal transport on railways in Germany has been approved by the Cabinet. This was announced by digital affairs and transport minister Volker …

In December 1999, the last 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) railway in the Central German coal mining field in Lusatia was closed. In the United States, Consol Energy 's Shoemaker Mine, covering …