Steam locomotive operation at the Hespertalbahn

Railway enthusiasts can experience pure nostalgia on a ride with the steam locomotive* of the Hespertalbahn. Steam train rides take place several times a year in the south of Essen, directly on the Baldeneysee line. What makes this experience special: not only do the steam locomotives, as monuments of the Ruhr region's industrial history, turn back the clock, but the route between the old Kupferdreh station and the Haus Scheppen line is also a living relic of 19th-century history.

At a speed of approximately 15 km/h, the steaming locomotive chugs along the south side of the Baldeneysee towards Fischlaken. Passengers on historic passenger trains experience the history of the railway and the industrialization of Germany, which had an important center in the Ruhr region.