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[kaberett]

Via my ex-housemate C, who says

Nordstrandischmoor is a German island with about 20-30 residents, but the surrounding sea is too shallow for boats to navigate. Instead, the islanders are connected to the mainland by a 2 mile long train line. Each household owns its own train, which requires a moped license to drive.

Further links: a gif, a Youtube video, some of the trains used to be wind-powered.

Comments

[steorra]

Neat, thanks!

[cesy]

So great! I want to visit.

[alexwlchan]

brb moving to Germany, this is so delightful, thank you

[redbird]

That is cool.

Thanks.

[brainwane]

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION

TRAIIIIIIIN

[lireavue]

*yelps immediately shows the household weburbanist and YT links* *and the in-laws*

[cjwatson]

CHOO CHOO

[horselizard]

THIS IS GREAT

I pick up thy gauge and give challenge

[hairyears]

Yes, we motley Geeks who follow Charlie Stross (and his partner Feora, who is a notable monorail geek) were informed of this a decade ago...

Now look up the parent class of the Halligbahn Lüttmoorsiel–Nordstrandischmoor: Feldbahn, the German agricultural and forestry narrow-gauge railways *which are still in use*.

If you were planning to do anything productive today, I am very, very sorry.

[tree_and_leaf]

It is marvellous!

[sebenikela]

okay i want to live there now

[sylvaine]

Oh I'm entirely delighted!

[azurelunatic]

Lovely!

[silveradept]

Those are neat, and also, it makes a certain amount of sense for everyone to have a train to ride back and forth.

[davidgillon]

I've recently fallen down the train rabbit hole*, but this would be great even if I hadn't!

To go with it, have the Wangerooger Inselbahn :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangerooge_Island_Railway

* Levelling up my neurodiverse cliche score.

[haplocke]

WOT