Abstract

The Ludwig Railroad, the first railway line in Germany, ran between Nuremberg and Fürth (a distance of 6 km). It made its first trip on December 7, 1835, and operated until 1922. Lithograph after a colored engraving by Conrad Wießner (1796–1865), undated.

Inaugural Run of the first German Railroad between Nuremberg and Fürth on December 7, 1835 (1835)

Conrad Wießner

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Recommended Citation

Inaugural Run of the first German Railroad between Nuremberg and Fürth on December 7, 1835 (1835), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-vormaerz-to-prussian-dominance-1815-1866/ghdi:image-277> [November 05, 2024].

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