The Franconia Railway ("Frankenbahn" in German) is a nearly 180-kilometre-long railroad which is connecting Stuttgart and Würzburg, via Bietigheim-Bissingen, Heilbronn, Bad Friedrichshall, Osterburken and Lauda. As we know that 180 kilometres are too long for TSW, I have decided to share my thoughts about a 'shortened' Version of the so called Frankenbahn! Stuttgart - Neckarsulm This Layout might be the most interesting one, as it features most of the big cities along the Frankenbahn Railroad. It is 58 Kilometres long, so it's length can be compared to the Main-Spessart-Bahn. Including both start and end, you would stop at a minimum of 4 Stations (Express Train "Regionalexpress" between Stuttgart and Heilbronn), or 10 Stations (the regional "Regionalbahn" between Stuttgart and Neckarsulm). If you think about including the suburban Train (S-Bahn Line 5 between Stuttgart and Bietigheim-Bissingen) it would be a journey of 9 Stations when starting at Stuttgart Main Station.
