The Wuhlheide is a forest within the city of Berlin, Germany, belonging to the city quarters Köpenick and Oberschöneweide. It is named after the river Wuhle which runs into the river Spree and formerly formed the border of the forest. The area contains an open air stage and a family recreation center (the Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum, FEZ). This is based on the former usage by the GDR youth organization, the Pionierorganisation Ernst Thälmann. And it contains a former Pioniereisenbahn in the Sowjet tradition; a narrow-gauge railway operated by children and teenagers who had fun while being trained to became a railway worker.
The Pioniereisenbahn is today named Parkeisenbahn Wuhlheide and all jobs (except that of the train driver) are performed by underage persons. The railway was built by volunteers within six months and opened on June 10th, 1956. The tracks are 600 mm wide and steam engines as well as diesel engines are used. The timetable on their website states whether you can expect a steam engine or not; trains are running between March and October. Currently six stations are used (Hauptbahnhof, Eichgestell, Badesee, Wuhlheide, Parkbühne, Stadion plus the Bahnbetriebshof). You can enter at any of these, enjoy a round trip or buy a short distance ticket.
Parkeisenbahn Wuhlheide
An der Wuhlheide 189
12459 Berlin
Germany
https://www.parkeisenbahn.de
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