In addition to the Leipzig-Dresden Railway, there were now private coal railways in the Saxon coal regions of Zwickau and Döhlen, as well as the Zittau-Reichenberg Railway.
Neben der Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn, bestanden noch private Kohlebahnen in den sächsischen Steinkohlegebieten Zwickau und Döhlen sowie die Zittau-Reichenberger Eisenbahn.