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Our train radio documentation tells the story of the Stuttgart cog railway, affectionately known as the Zacketse or Zacke. From its creation in 1884 to the present day, the most important milestones and developments are described. The various vehicle types, the steep route and the role of the cog railway in local public transport in Stuttgart are highlighted. The history of the Zacke is brought to life using historical facts, interesting anecdotes and detailed descriptions of the vehicles. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: The uniqueness of the Stuttgart Zacke 01:12 Farewell to the ZT4: An era comes to an end 03:22 Welcome ZT4.2: The new generation 04:41 Historical review: From steam to electricity 07:12 The route: A foray through the highs and lows 13:29 Preserving history: From museum carriages to miniature models Whereabouts of the ZT4 Zacke carriages: Car 1001 will probably go to a private buyer. Car 1002 has moved to the Swabian Farmers' and Technology Museum (Museum Kiemele), which is located in the Seifertshofen district of Eschach. Car 1003 is in the Bad Cannstatt Tram Museum. Two of the bicycle display cars are going to the Bergische Museumsbahnen association in Wuppertal, the third is in the Bad Canstatt Tram Museum. Sources Zugspitzbahn: Christian Allinger, flickr.com/photos/oberau-online/5005332920/ (CC-BY) Zoological Garden: House of History Baden, Collection Gebr. Metz (public domain) City view: Meyers Universum Vol. 10 (public domain) Emil Kessler: Portrait (public domain) Filderstraße cogwheel station: Postcard, SSB archive (public domain) Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: Bernd Beck: Swabian Railway, pictures of the Royal Württemberg State Railway (public domain) Share: First German Historic-Actien-Museum eV (public domain) Advertising poster (public domain) Stuttgart locomotive: HMB eV (public domain) Türkenbrücke: Postcard, SSB archive (public domain) Poster for the opening of the Marienplatz cogwheel station: SSB archive (public domain) Degerloch cogwheel station: degerloch.info/nachrichten/his-altes-degerloch-15907 (public domain) Achenseebahn: Frans Berkelaar, flickr.com/photos/28169156@N03/48902641422 (CC-BY) Historical photo of the Achenseebahn: trams aux fils, de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Achenseebahn_above_Jenbach.jpg (CC-BY) Zackewagen at the HMB: Roland Knobloch (public domain) Härtsfeldbahn train: Hannes Ortlieb, de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Lok12_Sonderzug_Neresheim.jpg (CC-BY) SFX Zoo2-20130725.flac: Zabuhailo, freesound.org/s/213907/ (CC-BY) AMB-Wind,Horses_Samar,Nepal.wav: soundandmelodies, freesound.org/s/643522/ (CC-BY) shipyard village Heusden NL 140901_0385.ogg: klankbeeld, freesound.org/s/246115/ (CC-BY) dismantling scaffolding LONG 130827_01.ogg: klankbeeld, freesound.org/s/198061/ (CC-BY)