Scenic route
Fichtelbergbahn
Cranzahl → Oberwiesenthal · Germany
- Distance
- 17 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 55 min
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Operator
- SDG
- Train
- Saxon VII K steam · 750 mm
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1897
Page last updated 2026-07-19 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Saxon narrow-gauge steam, every day of the year: 750 mm VII K locomotives hauling green coaches 238 m uphill to Oberwiesenthal, Germany’s highest town.
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