During the 1960s the East German government decided to focus on diesel traction.
The line was worked by diesel traction between the mid 1970s and closure in 1990.
This class once had its glory days, because for some time it held the world speed record for diesel traction.
Vehicles with diesel traction may only enter into the regional station, when the level of their exhaust emissions are below set limits.
Conversion to diesel traction began in the early 1960s.
Scores of branch lines closed despite the economies of diesel traction.
The line sees a mix of diesel traction.
The line ran several combinations of preserved diesel traction over its tracks during the two-day event.
All the diesel traction performed well and we had no failures.
In the meantime the railway had turned to diesel traction.