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Historic Loading Ramp Glossen
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October 27, 2020
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The loading ramp in Glossen is a technical monument and a testament to the history of kaolin and stone extraction in the Porphyrland Geopark.
With the opening of the narrow-gauge railway section (today Döllnitzbahn) between Mügeln – Neichen, the loading ramp for kaolin was put into operation from 1889 at the Glossen stop. The raw material mined in the surrounding pits was transported there by horse-drawn carts, loaded into low tipping wagons, and transported via the loading ramp into the prepared railway wagons.
With the opening of the narrow-gauge railway section (today Döllnitzbahn) between Mügeln – Neichen, the loading ramp for kaolin was put into operation from 1889 at the Glossen stop. The raw material mined in the surrounding pits was transported there by horse-drawn carts, loaded into low tipping wagons, and transported via the loading ramp into the prepared railway wagons.
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