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Embankment of the Former Iron Railway

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    Location: Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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    October 11, 2021

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    In the north of the heap, a 268 m long earth dam, partially fortified with dry stone walls, joins the heap body. This was created in the years 1829/1830 in …
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    February 25, 2024

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    Representation of the Old Murder Pit railway with a detailed information board.
    The railway embankment was built in 1829
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    August 18, 2025

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    Dam of the former iron railway.

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    To transport the surface-drilled and sorted ore for processing in the mine, a 268-meter-long iron railway was built in 1829/30. The mine carts, pushed by the miners, had a capacity of 0.3 m³.
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