Trains - North Rhine-Westphalia - Ruhr Area: Books (4/4)

Die Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn - Durch die Täler der Wupper, Ruhr und Volme

In this book, the well-known author Bernd Franco Hoffmann devotes himself to the Bergisch-Märkische Railway, the most important railway company in North Rhine-Westphalia. Using individual sections of the route, he traces the history of the famous railway lines and documents how they have changed over time with over 120 exciting photographs. An exciting piece of railway history!

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Die Eisenbahn in Dortmund

Dortmund, the largest city in Westphalia and the Ruhr region, was and is also a railway junction of outstanding importance. In the second half of the 19th century, the largest railway companies in Prussia met here and laid the foundation for the city's impressive industrial boom.

This book reviews the development of the railway(s) in Dortmund from the beginnings to the present day, shows passenger and marshalling yards, depots and operational focal points, route and technology history.
In addition to the large state railway - K.P.E.V., Reichsbahn, Bundesbahn and today DB AG - the Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH (DE), which emerged from the port and small railway, is also comprehensively portrayed.

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Die Duisburger Eisenbahnen in alten Fotografien

The successful team of authors from the Duisburger Zeitzeugenbörse e.V. presents around 160 previously mostly unpublished historical photographs of the legendary Duisburg railways.
A must for rail enthusiasts and anyone interested in this important chapter of Duisburg's industrial and transport history.

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