Steam locomotive Weißeritztalbahn - railway brand individually stamped

The Saxon Weißeritztalbahn is the oldest public narrow-gauge railway in Germany. The railway opened on November 1, 1882. The route leads from Freital-Hainsberg near Dresden through the valley of the Roten Weißeritz to Kipsdorf in the Eastern Ore Mountains. The brand Individuell shows a steam locomotive of the narrow-gauge railway. Stamped
The first railway project dates from 1865, which envisaged a route through the valley of the Rote Weißeritz. At that time the construction of a railway line from Dux to Dresden for the import of the high-quality North Bohemian lignite was discussed. Although a return of six percent of the investment capital had been calculated at the time if the project was implemented, it did not come to fruition. Reasons for this were probably not only too high costs but also the unresolved question of the alignment on the southern steep slope of the Ore Mountains. The line was later built further west in the valley of the Freiberg Mulde as the Nossen – Moldau railway line