Ore railway
As Erzbahn different are Montan web stretch on which primarily referred to ore between the extraction (Erzbergbaureviere) and the processing industry (esp. Smelters ) is conveyed.
Ore railway trains are among the heaviest freight trains ever, and accordingly high demands are placed on the drive power of the locomotives and the construction of the track systems .
Examples
There are several railways that are called "Erzbahn":
- a railway line in Sweden, see Erzbahn (Sweden)
- a former railway line in the Ruhr area, see Erzbahn (Bochum)
- a former railway line from Hasbergen to Velpe, see Perm Railway
- Erzbahn Silberhütte – Neudorf , Harz
- analogously Orex line , an iron ore export railway line in South Africa .