Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz
The Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz e. V. or DFS is a German museum railway operated by a registered society in Ebermannstadt, in a region of northern Bavaria, Germany, known as Franconian Switzerland.
Goals
The society's goals are the:- establishment, operation, and preservation of a museum railway on the former federal railway line from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmühle in the Wiesent Valley;
- acquisition and preservation of historic railway vehicles, especially those traditionally associated with the Ebermannstadt–Behringersmühle branch line;
- organisation of presentations, tours, trips, and exhibitions.
Operations
Since 1980, the society has had a permit to operate a railway and is an authorised railway service and railway infrastructure operator. The Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway is the oldest museum railway in Franconia, northern Bavaria.Between 1 May and 31 October, the museum railway runs scheduled trains on Sundays. For the operation of the museum, the DFS has a fleet comprising three steam locomotives, an accumulator railcar, four diesel locomotives, and a diesel railbus as well as a number of historic passenger coaches.