alb3814937

Opening of Bavarian Ludwig Railway, 1835

The Bavarian Ludwig Railway was the first steam-hauled railway opened in Germany. For the construction of the railway, the king made available the Bavarian road builder, Paul Camille von Denis. Von Denis adopted the English rail gauge of 1435 mm for the nearly dead-straight 3.75 mile long single-track line next to the FÃ¼rth-Nuremberg road. On December 7, 1835 the company opened the first German steam-powered railway line for passenger and freight traffic before a large public gathering. The steam locomotive Adler (eagle) had been supplied with its driver by Stephenson's company from Newcastle. The Remy & Co aus Rasselstein company of Neuwied, supplied only the 15 foot long rails of rolled wrought iron. The carriages were supplied by local wagon-builders.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title:

Opening of Bavarian Ludwig Railway, 1835

Caption:

The Bavarian Ludwig Railway was the first steam-hauled railway opened in Germany. For the construction of the railway, the king made available the Bavarian road builder, Paul Camille von Denis. Von Denis adopted the English rail gauge of 1435 mm for the nearly dead-straight 3.75 mile long single-track line next to the FÃ¼rth-Nuremberg road. On December 7, 1835 the company opened the first German steam-powered railway line for passenger and freight traffic before a large public gathering. The steam locomotive Adler (eagle) had been supplied with its driver by Stephenson's company from Newcastle. The Remy & Co aus Rasselstein company of Neuwied, supplied only the 15 foot long rails of rolled wrought iron. The carriages were supplied by local wagon-builders.

Category:

ILLUSTRATION • black & white • TRANSPORTATION • Science: History

Credit:

Album / NYPL/Science Source

Releases:

? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

4650 x 2948 px | 39.2 MB

Print size:

39.4 x 25.0 cm | 15.5 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1830S • 1835 • 19TH CENTURY • ART • ARTWORK • BAYERISCHE LUDWIGSBAHN • BAYERISCHE LUDWIGSEISENBAHN • BLACK & WHITE • BW • CARGO • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CEREMONY • CIVIL ENGINEERING • CROWD • DECEMBER 7 • DECEMBER 7TH • DESIGN • DRAWING • ENGINEERING • EUROPE • EVENT • EVENTS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIRST STEAM-HAULED RAILROAD • FIRST STEAM-HAULED RAILWAY • FREIGHT • GEORGE STEPHENSON • GERMANY • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPORTANT • LOAD • LOCOMOTIVE • MACHINE MANUFACTURING • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • NOTABLE • OPENING OF BAVARIAN LUDWIG RAILWAY • PASSENGER • PEOPLE • ROBERT STEPHENSON • SCIENCE • SCIENCE: HISTORY • STEAM DRIVEN • STEAM ENGINE • STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ADLER • STEAM LOCOMOTIVE • STEAM POWERED • STEAM TURBINE • STEAM-DRIVEN • STEAM-ENGINE • STEAM-POWERED • STEAMENGINE • STEPHENSON • TECHNOLOGICAL • TECHNOLOGY • TRAIN • TRANSPORTATION • VEHICLE • WELL-KNOWN