„Zurück zu alter Stärke“ – gute Fahrgastzahlentwicklung bei den sächsischen Schmalspurbahnen 2022© Christian Sacher / Dresden
At a meeting with Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer, who is also patron of the STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE Saxony, Ingo Neidhardt (Managing Director of Sächsisch-Oberlausitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH) and Christian Sacher (Project Manager, STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE Saxony) reported on the development of passenger numbers on Saxony’s narrow-gauge railways in 2022. It can be summed up by the motto Back to former strength
. Last year, 1.103 million passengers used the narrow-gauge railways – almost matching the record figure of 2019. One contributing factor was strong demand from passengers with the 9-euro ticket last summer. Another topic was the pilot project to convert narrow-gauge steam locomotive 99 787 of the Zittau Narrow-Gauge Railway from hard coal firing to light oil firing, which is supported by grants under the Coal Regions Investment Act.
