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Former Kalkbahn Railway Trail Millrath–Düssel

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Haan

Former Kalkbahn Railway Trail Millrath–Düssel

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Former Kalkbahn Railway Trail Millrath–Düssel

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Location: Haan, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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DiDo Schropa

December 2, 2017

Gentle with a constant 2.5% gradient, elongated curves and a few cuts, the trail on the former Kalk-Kleinbahn leads from the present-day S8 train station Hochdahl-Millrath into the Düssel Valley. The railway past is not discussed.

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DiDo Schropa

November 14, 2018

Weieter information about the lime industry around Gruiten and the train: historisches-dorf-gruiten.de/10_Kalkabbau/kalk_Sinterwerk.htm

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

March 24, 2020

"...
- Three limestone railways ran in the Neandertal
-The Neandertal was one of the largest limestone mining areas in the area 100 years ago.
- In the beginning, horses and donkeys were harnessed to the cart to transport the limestone.
- The first steam locomotive was put into operation in 1870.
- On the three narrow-gauge systems between Gruiten, Hochdahl and Kemperdick, more than 20 locomotives were in operation at the same time, including machines from the renowned Düsseldorf locomotive factory "Hohenzollern"
... "
rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/ratingen/erkrather-schreiben-buch-ueber-kalkbahnen-im-duesseltal_aid-44827257
wz.de/nrw/kreis-mettmann/erkrath/als-die-bahnen-durchs-tal-aechzten-werks-kalk-und-sandbahnen_aid-29327745

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Distance 1.05 km

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 30 m

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Location: Haan, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Former Kalkbahn Railway Trail Millrath–Düssel

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