Tourist and Minor Railways

Brandenburg & Berlin

Steam locomotive 99 3001 on the Parkeisenbahn Cottbus

Tourist and Museum Railways

• Berliner Eisenbahnfreunde steam hauled excursions from Basdorf, north of Berlin, to various destinations on the lines of NEB (Site in German)
• Britzer Parkbahn 600mm gauge line about 6km in length, using material reconstructed from former industrial equipment, in the Britzer Garten in southern Berlin. Operates daily throughout the year (Site in German)
• Buckower Kleinbahn Müncheberg, east of Berlin, to Buckow, about 8km. 750mm gauge, electric railcars. Operates weekends and public holidays, mid April to early October (Site in German)
• Gramzower Museumsbahn Gramzow (station also houses a railway museum) to Damme, with branches from Damme towards Prenzlau and Löcknitz, a total of about 15km, standard gauge. Steam or diesel hauled or diesel powered works trolleys. Operates on a few days each year for special events, or by private charter. Hand powered trolleys may be hired on part of the line from Gramzow when passenger trains are not running (No current functional website located at present)
• Niederlausitzer Eisenbahnfreunde Luckau Zentrum to Lübben, 15.1km, standard gauge. Diesel hauled. Operates on a few days each year (Site in German)
• Pollo Mesendorf to Lindenburg, about 9km. 750mm gauge, diesel hauled. Operates typically one or two weekends and a few other days, April to October (Site in German)
• Ziegeleipark former brick works, now a museum at Mildenburg, about 60km north of Berlin. It has two narrow gauge railways using mainly former industrial equipment, the Ziegeleibahn and the Tonlorenbahn. Diesel hauled trains operate on both lines, steam hauled trains on the Tonlorenbahn. Operates daily, April to early November, except for a short break in mid-August

Miniature Railways

• Parkeisenbahn Cottbus in the Eliaspark and Spreeauenpark; about 2.5km in length, 600mm gauge, steam and diesel hauled. Opertaes weekends and many weekdays, April to early November (Site in German)
• FEZ recreation centre and park in Berlin with two railways:
  • Parkeisenbahn 600mm gauge railway. Usually diesel hauled, steam hauled on certain days. Operates weekends, daily during school holidays, mid April to October and in December (Site in German)
  • Feldbahnprojekt 500mm gauge railway about 2 km in length using former industrial equipment. Diesel and battery electric hauled. Operates several days each month during most of the year (Site in German)

Draisinenbahn

Hand or pedal powered rail trolleys available for hire

• Draisinenbahn BB three separate lines:
  • Mittenwalde to Schöneicher Plan (3km) or Töpchin (8.5km)
  • Tiefensee to Sternebeck, 12km
  • Kremmen to Germendorf, 6.2km
  There is a fourth line in Niedersachsen. (Site in German, times and prices as downloadable PDF)
• Erlebnisbahn Zossen to Mellensee, about 5km (Site in German)
• Erlebnis Draisine Lengenfeld unterm Stein to Geismar and Küllstedt, total length of line about 17km. The route includes a spectacular viaduct and several tunnels. Pedal powered draisines or ride in a specially built battery electric vehicle. Draisines available daily, April to October, and by prior arrangement during the rest of the year. Electric train will operate subject to a minimum number of passengers (Site in German)