The Kleinbahn AG (starting from 20 August 1943 railway AG) was created 1913 by the Prussian State of, the province Saxonia, the Principality of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt as well as municipalities and private individuals. It builds a normalspurige Kleinbahn at the northern edge of the mountains in the golden Aue. Berga Kelbra at the main course began 29 km long distance resounds - north living and led across Kelbra, where the point of operational fund was, and Tilleda usually in Prussian area eastward after Artern/Unstrut at the line Sangerhausen - to Erfurt at the station. Only 4 km of the distance lay in the Principality of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt.

War-caused retarded the building of the course, which could be only in sections opened. On 13 November 1915 the goods traffic on the section was opened from Berga Kelbra to to 30. May 1916 followed the passenger traffic; starting from 21 December 1916 the total distance was full in enterprise.

For the improvement of the passenger traffic occasional motor coaches were used; also an course-own bus line between Berga Kelbra and Tilleda became starting from 15. May 1930 operated.

The Provinzialverband Saxonia - Eisenbahn-Abteilung - led the enterprise in Merseburg, since October 1945 the Saxonian province courses GmbH. Although the shares anyway were to nearly 80% in the government property, the society in the course was expropriated by the SMAD instructed economic transformation of East Germany and assigned imJuli to 1948 the VVB national courses Saxonia-Anhalt. From there she came on 1 April 1949 to the German National Railroad.

The passenger traffic became already to 5. May 1966 adjusted, the goods traffic followed some time later.

Literature

• Andreas Schmlling: The Kleinbahn Artern - Berga Kelbra 1916-1966

Publisher: Association for local history Aratora, Artern, 06556 Artern, Franz Schubert road 69

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