g au ▁Railway ), ▁ 2 4   km ▁long , ▁elect r ically ▁operated . ▁ ▁Open ed : ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁trial ▁runs . ▁The ▁planned ▁three - phase ▁elect rical ▁operations ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁achieved . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁by ▁O . L . ▁K um mer ▁& ▁C ie ., ▁Dresden . ▁After ▁its ▁bank rupt cy ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁state ▁rail ways ▁tempor arily ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁operation ▁until ▁the ▁L AG ▁became ▁the ▁owner ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁continued ▁operations , ▁initially ▁with ▁steam ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁elect rical ▁operation ▁with ▁ 5 , 5 ▁k V ▁ 1 6   Hz ▁AC . ▁L okal bahn ▁Me cken be uren – T ett n ang , ▁ 4 . 3   km ▁long , ▁elect r ically ▁operated ▁ 6 5 0 ▁V ▁= . ▁Open ed : ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁with ▁ 2 ▁rail b uses . ▁O wn ▁power ▁station ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁rail bus ▁operations . ▁Cl osed : ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁N arrow ▁gauge ▁lines ▁▁ ▁Feld ab ahn ▁( S ax ony - We imar ), ▁G au ge ▁, ▁ 4 4   km