The Efteling Steam Train Company (Dutch: Efteling Stoomtrein Maatschappij) is a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge passenger railway line at the Efteling theme park, in the Netherlands.[1]
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The line was constructed in 1968 using Second-hand Cockerill rails in a U-shaped track around the park with a station at each end. It opened to the public for the first time in March 1969. Both stations had a wye or rail triangle enabling the locomotives to run chimney-first at all times. In 1984 the line was extended to a circular track around the park, with a total track length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). Nowadays, the line has stations located in the Adventure and Fairy realms, plus one station for the fairy characters to board.
Each locomotive pulls six carriages designed by Anton Pieck. He also designed the locomotives' tenders, having converted them from tank engines.
In 2024, Efteling announced that the locomotives would be converted to battery electric power.[5][6]
