The blog is about building a small fictitious terminus based on a location in Oberfranken, it is merely an amalgam of features of existing locations in Fränkische Schweiz, in short, a plausible fiction. It is presumed that there was a further extension beyond the existing terminus at Behringersmuhle to line known as the Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz.

The map below shows its route.

A short description

The layout is based on Pottendorf, a fictional train station which is one of those stations in Franconia (and elsewhere) that were built at a time when it was still believed that the railway would continue to make mobility and the development of the area possible in the future. However, the station was always a loss-maker throughout its life and was finally shut down and demolished in the late 1960s.

Things were supposed to be different...

Apparently the route was extended at the instigation of the town of Pottenstein however, the extension was no longer funded by the town when it opened, consequently it was named Pottendorf. I can't say to what extent this is true, but there were plans of a continuous connection through to Pegnitz. However due to the First World War and the subsequent development of the automobile as an essential mode of transport, all of these ideas were abandoned.

During the DB's steam locomotive era, the following series ran here: 98.8 (Bavarian GtL 4/4), 64, 86. Later: Vt 95.9, V36 and of course the V100. The route belonged to the management area of BD Nurnburg.

Pottendorf thanks to Peco Publications

The plausible fiction

Certain liberties have been taken to make the station more interesting, a simple loco shed and facilities have been added. In addition, the line was saved by enthusiasts of the DFS and runs steam trains on weekends during the summer from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmuhle.