The Muttentalbahn was a good six-kilometer-long railroad, with the coal was transported in the 19th century from the mines in the Muttental in the southeast of the Ruhr to the coal defeats and the loading stations. It is considered one of the oldest horse trolleys on the European continent. The Muttentalbahn was at the beginning of the 19th century in addition to the Prince Wilhelm Railway and the Schlebusch-Harkorter coal railway one of the most important railway lines.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

August 2, 2018

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The Muttentalbahn goes back to the efforts of the mines Frielinghaus, Turteltaube, Louisenglück, Morgenstern im Osten, Eleonora and Nachtigall to create a better connection to the Wittener Hauptkohlenstraße. The mines …

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March 5, 2023

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The Muttentalbahn was a railway that was a good six kilometers long and was used in the 19th century to transport coal from the mines in the Muttental in the south-east of the Ruhr area to the coal dumps and the loading stations. It is considered to be one of the oldest horse tramways on the European continent.

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1. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten Hbf

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2. Muttenbach – Muttenbach Stream loop from Bommern

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3. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Vormholz

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Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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