The why and wherefore

The Wiesenttalbahn

Forchheim–Behringersmühle railway line

Alfred Trabert DFS

Finding a back story is always fun, the profile must be a very small station in Oberfranken, preferably on the edge of Fränkische Schweiz, an area bounded by Nürnberg, Bamberg und Bayreuth. The region is known for its exposed rocks, pretty villages and scenery, add numerous venues for refreshment.

There are a number of branchlines, although many have been long closed, the line from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmühle is open as a museum railway, the DFS. 

Only part of the Wisenttalbahn remains open, the line to Behringersmühle, which was at one time considered for a connection to the mainline at Pegnitz. Pottendorf attempts to replicate the station near Pottenstein that would have been the terminus of the abandoned extension to Pegnitz.

Whilst looking for a plausible alternative and likely scenario for a short lived secondary line that could be used as inspiration, this trackplan was of interest.

 

Veilbronn Halte