Steam trains during the Hessentag

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

DampflokThe Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public during the Hessentag.

On Friday, 10th June and between the 13th and 19th of June the trains will be running, but there will be no catering.

On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th the club will be celebrating their “Dampffest” or steam festival.

Located at the end of the Mainstraße, entry during the Hessentag is free, with tickets costing €1 each.  The trains will be running from 11am to 5pm, with last entry at 4.30pm.

To get there, either leave the A661/B455 at “Oberursel-Nord” towards Oberursel, then take the first turning right into the Dornbachstraße. The Mainstraße is on the right-hand side.

By U-Bahn, take the U3 to Lahnstraße and cross the road before turning left into the Dornbachstraße.

Links

DBC-Taunus e.V. Homepage

An interview with Matthias Zundel, Chairman

 

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About Graham Tappenden

Graham Tappenden is a British ex-pat who first came to Oberursel in 1993 and returned with his family to live there in 2003. He has been writing for AllThingsGerman.net since 2006. When not writing blog posts or freelancing for the Oberurseler Woche he works as a self-employed IT consultant solving computer problems and designing websites. In 2016 he gained German citizenship.

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