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STR~~[[Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway|Prince William Railway]] from Essen-Steele<br />
ABZgl~~Prince William Railway to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel<br />
STR+GRZq~~DB–Hesper Valley Railway junction<br />
BHF~~0.0~~[[Kupferdreh Old Station|Essen-Kupferdreh Hesper Valley Rly]]~~(ex. Essen-Kuperdreh)<br />
eABZgr~~''[[Ruhr Valley Railway]]'' to Essen-Werden<br />
STR+GRZq~~former DB–Hespertalbahn junction<br />
eABZg+l~~to Prinz Friedrich mine<br />
BHF~~ ~~Cement works~~(former transfer station)<br />
BS2+l\BS2c4<br />
STR\exKHSTa~~Kupferdreh Hesper Valley Railway<br />
BS2l\eBS2r<br />
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DST\exSTR~~ ~~ ~~siding<br />
KHSTxe\exSTR~~3.5~~Haus Scheppen<br />
exSTR\exHST~~Margrefstraße<br />
exDST\exSTR~~Pörtingsiepen mine<br />
exBS2l\exBS2r<br />
exKBHFe~~Hesperbrück<br />
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The '''Hesper Valley Railway''' (German: ''Hespertalbahn'') is a German heritage line running [[steam locomotive]] services between [[Kupferdreh Old Station]] and Haus Scheppen on the Baldeneysee lake in [[Essen]].<br />
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[[File:Hespertalbahn01.jpg|thumb|left|Steam locomotive on the ''Hespertalbahn'']]<br />
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As a [[narrow gauge]] [[wagonway]] it linked opened up Erzgruben in 1867, and the Pörtingsiepen mine in 1877. The upgrading of part of the line to [[standard gauge]] followed in 1918. In 1973 the line was closed. In June 1975 the Hesper Valley Railway Preservation Society (''Verein zur Erhaltung der Hespertalbahn'') saved the route and has since operated it as a [[heritage railway]]. The top speed on the line is 15&nbsp;km/h.<br />
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The Hesper Valley Railway is part of the ''[[Route der Industriekultur]]'', route&nbsp;12 (The Ruhr — past and present) and route&nbsp;15 (Railways in the area).<br />
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==Photographs==<br />
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File:Hespertalbahn2006.JPG|Hespertalbahn with diesel loco, 2006<br />
File:Endstation_Hespertalbahn.JPG|Haus Scheppen terminus, 2007<br />
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==Location==<br />
* Prinz-Friedrich-Straße 1, 45257 Essen-Kupferdeh<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.hespertalbahn.de/ Hesper Valley Railway (German)]<br />
* [https://www.baldeneysee.ruhr/en/hespertalbahn/ Hesper Valley Railway on Baldeneysee]<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*Leitsch, Joachim: Die Hespertalbahn. Eine Zechenbahn im Wandel der Zeiten. In: Der Anschnitt 1–2 (1995), S. 44–54<br />
*Leitsch, Joachim: Kohle, Kalk und Erze. Die Geschichte der Hespertalbahn. Hrg.: Verein zur Erhaltung der Hespertalbahn e.V. Essen 1993.<br />
*Leitsch, Joachim / Dirk, Hagedorn: Kohle, Kalk und Erze. Die Geschichte der Hespertalbahn. Hrg.: Hespertalbahn e.V. Essen 2008 (erweiterte Auflage)<br />
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