Stuttgart - Ulm (Filstalbahn) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filstalbahn# The Filstalbahn - historically also called Württembergische Ostbahn or Filsbahn - is the railway line from Stuttgart via Plochingen and Göppingen to Ulm. It runs from Plochingen to Geislingen an der Steige im Filstal and is listed in the course book of Deutsche Bahn AG under the course book route 750. Between Stuttgart and Plochingen, the Filstalbahn is also part of the Neckar-Alb-Bahn called Kursbuchlinie 760, which runs up to Tübingen also includes the branching Plochingen – Immendingen railway line. The Filstalbahn from Stuttgart to Ulm is 93 km long. There are some well-known companies on the Filstalbahn, such as Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim to visit the S-Bahn depot of the Stuttgart S-Bahn in Plochingen and the company Märklin in Göppingen. Route: Shortly afterwards from Stuttgart HBF, a four-track stretch runs beneath the Rosensteinspark (tunnel = Rosensteintunnel) through, through two tunnels and crosses the Neckar. In Stuttgart-Bad Canstatt, some routes are shared like Stuttgart-Aalen, Stuttgart-Nuremberg via Waiblingen / Winnenden. The four-track main line leads to Plochingen. In Plochingen, the route split up again. From Plochingen it will now be for the Filstalbahn double track. After the route from Stuttgart main station drops slightly to Cannstatt, it changes to in the Neckar valleyto 3 %, in the Filstal to Göppingen by up to 5 %, and from Göppingen (316 meters above sea level) with up to 10 % to Süßen (365 meters). Up to the Geislingen train station (469 meters) the route rises by 9 to 11 %, whereby the The route from the Geislingen (Steige) West stop describes a large arc around the city of Geislingen. Between Geislingen and Amstetten (582 meters) the gradient is 22.5 %, before it increases further down to 5.5 %. On the descent into the Danube Valley before Ulm, the route drops by 13 %. During the ascent on the Geislinger Steige you can discover the monument to the builder of this route on the left: Senior building officer Michael Knoll was responsible for the construction of the entire section of the "Ostbahn" from Esslingen to Ulm. Once a year (September) an event takes place in Göppingen, the Märklin company. Märklin produces true to detail Model locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, everything that belongs to the model railroad layout in 1:87 scale. To do this there there are several parallel trips over the famous Geislinge Steige, which is very well received by the fans. Also in the In recent years, there were numerous steam locomotives, mostly parallel journeys (dummy journeys). Construction: On October 22, 1845, the 3.5 kilometer section from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim was opened. November 7th The 2.4 kilometer section from Untertürkheim to Obertürkheim followed in 1845 on November 20 of the same year finally the section to Esslingen (3.9 kilometers). The 17.3 kilometers long followed on December 14, 1846 Extension to Plochingen. Another 27.6 kilometers, from Plochingen to Süßen, went into operation on October 11, 1847. This was followed by the 10.9 kilometer section to Geislingen on July 14, 1849, before the remaining ones on June 29, 1850 32.7 kilometers to Ulm could be put into operation. On June 28, 1850, the first train rolled over the new, initially a single-track route of the Royal Württemberg State Railways. Because of the Geislinger Steige it is also considered to be the first crossing of a low mountain range in Europe. The slope is 1: 44.5 or 22 percent. Traffic: All types of trains run regional traffic on the Filstalbahn. Drive between Stuttgart and Lindau Interregio-Express trains every hour. In the Stuttgart – Ulm section, these only stop in Esslingen, Plochingen and Göppingen and Geislingen. Double-decker cars that are registered for 160 km / h drive here. In addition, there are hourly regional trains between Stuttgart and Ulm. In the Stuttgart – Plochingen section, the train service is provided by Regional Express trains running in parallel to and from the station Direction Tübingen and supplemented by the Stuttgart S-Bahn (class 430 multiple units). Long-distance transport Intercity-Express and TGV Duplex travel on the Filstalbahn without stopping. Intercity or EuroCity stop every hour to two hours in Plochingen and Göppingen, occasionally in Geislingen. Freight traffic: There are also freight trains, some of which are heavy, run by private railways several times an hour, and occasionally also by Deutsche Bahn. Mostly they consist of mixed wagons. From time to time block trains also run. Local freight trains depart daily from Plochingen to Ebersbach, if necessary also to Uhingen, Göppingen, Eislingen or Süßen. At the beginning of the 1990s, up to 40 heavy loads had to be carried out in the section between Süßen and Beimerstetten towards Ulm Passenger and freight trains (gross load over 900 tons) can be pushed in. Towards Stuttgart was the pushing of Freight trains with more than 1,340 tons required. I would be very happy if the Filstalbahn could be built in de Train Simulator 2021/2022 and the old one Head station could be remembered as a new underground main station is currently being built. Best regards BR430
