Feldbahnschauanlage Glossen

About the museum

Quartzite was quarried in Glossen near Mügeln for decades, first by the Didier-Werke and, in GDR times, by VEB Silikatwerk Brandis. A field railway with a 600 mm gauge carried the crushed rock from the pit to the loading facility at Glossen narrow-gauge station, where it was transferred to the cars of the 750 mm railway. After operations ended, the tracks and facilities fell into disrepair, but the locomotives and equipment remained on site.

In 1993, field railway enthusiasts from Dresden set about clearing the site, and in January 1994 they founded the Feldbahnschauanlage Glossen association. That same year the site was placed under heritage protection; the then municipality of Sornzig-Ablaß acquired the quarry and made it available to the association. The first visitor trains ran on Heritage Open Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in 1995.

Step by step, the volunteers made the roughly 1.2-kilometer line to the loading facility operational again and put the large crusher back into service. The former inn at the station became the association's restaurant, and a pump house became the engine shed. Since 2003, the association has been converting the quarry's former staff building into the field railway and quarry museum, and a long storage hall was added in 2019. With the reconstruction of the narrow-gauge line to Glossen in 2006, an interchange station with the Döllnitzbahn was created.

Highlights

• Passenger trains on 600 mm tracks through the former quartzite quarry
• Working stone crusher and bucket chain excavator in demonstration
• Transfer from the Döllnitzbahn ("Wilder Robert") at the Glossen gauge-change station
• Field railway and quarry museum with historical motor locomotives
• Model railway layouts by the "Saxonia" club at Pentecost

Permanent exhibitions

• Steinbruch- und Feldbahnmuseum – In the quarry's former staff building, the old dining hall serves as a hall for historical field railway vehicles, and an adjoining room presents the history of quartzite mining in Glossen.

Founded

1994

Operated by

Feldbahnschauanlage Glossen e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission on operating days includes the rides through the quarry with commentary and the guided museum visit.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

No accessibility information available; grounds of a former quarry.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

The narrow-gauge railway ends at Glossen station directly in front of the club locomotive shed; transfer there to the field railway.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Association restaurant "Zur Kipplore" in the former "Weißes Roß" inn right at the station, open 10:00–18:00 on operating days.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 70 guests.

Association restaurant "Zur Kipplore" for parties of up to 30 people, up to 70 guests together with the community hall, outdoor seating for about 40–60 people; field railway ride available on request. Booking at 0152 23155705.

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