Quiet farewell - The Rochlitz(Sachs) - Waldheim route in the last weeks of its existence
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Published on Feb 24, 2021
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Quiet farewell The Rochlitz (Sachs) - Waldheim route was always one of my "favorite routes" in my local area. Although it ran through predominantly agricultural areas, it had a very varied landscape. And it radiated this "flair" of rural idyll until the last day, which made it so attractive. Opened on October 6, 1893, it was in operation until June 1, 1997. This end was more than just sad, because it was undeserved! Today, this route would have impressive public transport potential, but the "facts" have long since been established. The train stations in the towns of Hartha (8,000 inhabitants) and Geringswalde (5,000 inhabitants) are as close to the city centers as you could wish for a train station to be! Despite this, the railway was not given a chance, and that was politically desired! Studies submitted at that time on the potential of the route were not heard - they did not want to be heard. There was a district administrator who was involved in a large bus company and he put all his political weight into the balance to wipe not only this route but the entire Rochlitz railway junction off the map. Which he soon succeeded in doing. But the plan did not work, because "his" buses soon only drove around empty. Zeitgeist is the "killer" of all sustainability. When zeitgeist begins to dominate politics, the thought of future generations is unimportant. And that is exactly what happened at that time. It was the exact mirror image of what happened in the 1950s during the "economic miracle" of the old Federal Republic of Germany. Everyone wanted to enjoy their little bit of new prosperity - with the new car at the center - and no one needed the railway anymore. Even well-functioning branch lines were "sacrificed" because they became "traffic obstacles." Of course - the many beautiful new cars had to be able to drive unhindered. 40 years later, exactly the same thing happened in the new federal states, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in the 1990s. "Free travel for free citizens" - nobody needed "public transport" anymore, and the streets became clogged. But that was "okay". Such misguided politics could not have had better "breeding ground". A few weeks before the end, I drove to the track again to take a few exterior photos. You can clearly see how the infrastructure had been run down - and the empty trains chugging through the fields at 30 km/h (or less). Induced decline... But the beautiful pictures remain with us - see for yourself.
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