The Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz e. V. (Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway Co. Ltd.) or DFS is a German museum railway operated by a registered society (eingetragener Verein) in Ebermannstadt, in a region of northern Bavaria, Germany, known as Franconian Switzerland.251It is a charitable society registered with the Forchheim district court, that was founded on 16 April 1974.
Goals
The society's goals are the: establishment, operation, and preservation of a museum railway on the former federal railway line from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmühle in the Wiesent Valley; acquisition and preservation of historic railway vehicles, especially those traditionally associated with the Ebermannstadt–Behringersmühle branch line; organisation of presentations, tours, trips, and exhibitions.
Operations Since 1980, the society has had a permit to operate a railway and is an authorised railway service and railway infrastructure operator. The Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway is the oldest museum railway in Franconia, northern Bavaria.
Between 1 May and 31 October, the museum railway runs scheduled trains on Sundays. For the operation of the museum, the DFS has a fleet comprising three steam locomotives, an accumulator railcar, four diesel locomotives, and a diesel railbus as well as a number of historic passenger coaches.
See also Royal Bavarian State Railways Deutsche Reichsbahn Deutsche Bundesbahn List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses List of DRG locomotives and railbuses
References
Literature Die Museumsbahn Ebermannstadt-Behringersmühle. Hans Falkenberg Verlag, Haßfurt. .
External links Official Homepage of the Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway Society