Why was part of the Ruhr Valley called " Miniature England "
It was opened on 24 January 1876 by the Bergisch - Märkische Railway Company ( " Bergisch - Märkische Eisenbahn - Gesellschaft " , BME ) along the Ruhr to the southwest of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr and connects Mülheim - Styrum on the Witten / Dortmund – Oberhausen / Duisburg railway and Essen - Kettwig on the Ruhr Valley Railway .