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The Dresden park railway ((ドイツ語:Dresdner Parkeisenbahn)) is a minimum gauge railway in Dresden, Germany. The line opened in 1950 and has previously been known as the ''Kindereisenbahn'' and the ''Pioniereisenbahn''. As these names suggest, the line is largely operated by children, and is a survivor of the many children's railways that were built in the former Eastern Bloc countries. ==Operation== The railway operates within the ''Großer Garten'', a large city centre park, from April to October. It is some long and attracts approximately 250 000 visitors every year. The line starts from ''An der Gläsernen Manufaktur'' station, which takes its name from the adjacent ''Gläserne Manufaktur'', an iconic Volkswagen car factory. From here to Zoo station the line is double track, and served by trains in both directions. Zoo station takes its name from the nearby Dresden Zoo and is the headquarters of the line, with locomotive and car sheds. Beyond Zoo station, trains normally operate on a one-way single track loop via stations at ''Carolasee'', ''Karcherallee'' and ''Palaisteich'', before returning to Zoo station. A shorter loop is also available that omits ''Karcherallee'' station, but this is rarely used.〔 There are four locomotives belonging to the park railway. Of these, two are nearly identical steam locomotives built in 1925 with numbers 001 (''Lisa'') and 003 (''Moritz''). There are also two battery electric locomotives with EA01 built in 1962 and EA02 built in 1982. The locomotives haul 35 passenger cars and a number of ancillary vehicles. Trains are run by a team of, in 2009, 165 children together with four full-time adult employees and some 50 seasonal and part-time staff. During the winter months, the children are trained in their tasks for the forthcoming summer.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dresden Park Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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