All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 105

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    Saarbahn GmbH

    Single tram-train route serving 43 stops inuagurated in 1997. The first on-street section opened October 24, 1997, with extended 1999. Dual-voltage cars now start at Sarreguemines in France operating north over SNCF/DB mainline tracks to Römerkastell, where a central section of street-running continues northwest to Ludwigstraße. From here, the line ...

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    S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH

    Network of 6 routes with 70 stations. See Hamburg network map. This subsidiary of DB Regio AG took over operation of Hamburg’s S-Bahn in 1997. Line S3 uses dual-voltage EMUs operating on standard overhead supply (15kV 16·7Hz) from Neugraben to Stade, with services beginning on December 6 2007. The airport ...

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    S-Bahn Nürnberg GmbH

    Four-route network serving 78 stations, operated by DB Regio Mittelfranken. See Nürnberg network map. The first route was line S1 to Lauf, opened in September 1987. The S-Bahn now has 75 km of segregated route. Line S4 services were extended from Ansbach to Dombühl (15·6 km, 1 reopened station) at ...

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    Schienen-Control GmbH (SCG)

    Schienen-Control, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schienenverkehrsmarktregulierung mbH

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    Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer Straßenbahn GmbH (SRS)

    Opened in 1910 and electrified in 1914; single route with 20 stops. See Berlin network map. This inter-urban tramway runs from the Berlin S-Bahn and city tram network at Friedrichshagen station further east to the districts of Schöneiche and Alt-Rüdersdorf. AddressDorfstraße 1515566 Schöneiche-bei-BerlinGermanyPhone+49 30 654 86831Fax+49 30 654 86844Emailinfo@srs-tram.deWebsitewww.srs-tram.de ...

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    Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau GmbH (SVZ)

    First line opened 1894. Network comprises four radial route with 37 stops, run as two service routes. The line south from Zwickau Zentrum to Stadthalle (1·7 km) is dual 1000 mm/1435 mm gauge, connecting to the mainline network in Schledewitz; since 1999 Vogtlandbahn RegioSprinter units have provided through services from ...

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    Steiermarkbahn Transport und Logistik GmbH (STB)

    Open-access freight and passenger operator founded in 2000, jointly operated with Steiermärkische Landesbahnen. AddressEggenberger Straße 208020 GrazAustriaPhone+43 316 8125 810Fax+43 316 8125 8181Emailoffice@steiermarkbahn.atWebsitewww.steiermarkbahn.at   Company size Employees20   Network data Gauge1435 mmRolling stock2 Electric locomotives1 Diesel locomotive14 Freight wagons

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    Südburgenländische Regionalbahn GmbH (SRB)

    Operates the Oberwart–Rechnitz line (22 km) and is owner of the neighbouring Oberwart–Oberschützen line (7 km). AddressBahnstraße 17503 GroßpetersdorfAustriaPhone+43 3362 259125Fax+43 3362 259113Emailadolf.schuch@schuch-reisen.atWebsitewww.maerchenbahn.at   Network data Gauge1435 mmLength29 kmRolling stock3 Diesel locomotives3 DMU cars1 Diesel shunters2 Steam locomotives

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    SWK Mobil GmbH

    First tram line opened 1900. Tramway network of 4 routes being modernised to light rail standards, largely on reserved track. See Krefeld on the Rhein-Ruhr network map Line U76 runs through to Düsseldorf (1435 mm gauge) and is operated by Rheinbahn; it is separate from the SWK network. AddressSWK Stadtwerke ...

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    SWU Verkehr GmbH

    First line opened 1897; two-line network serving 39 stops. By 1964 the former network had been cut to a single line from Söflingen to Donauhalle (4·8 km, 15 stops). In 2007 an upgrading and an extension project was approved, with the line reopened and extended northeast to Böfingen Ostpreußenweg in ...

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    Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)

    First line opened 1894. Y-shaped tramway serving Gotha, operated as three routes (7·5 km, 18 stops). TWSB also runs a long rural line southwest from Gotha to Reinhardsbrunn and Tabarz, plus a branch to Waltershausen (18·2 km, 14 stops). AddressWaltershäuser Straße 9899867 GothaGermanyPhone+49 3621 431 0Fax+49 3621 431 111Emailinfo@waldbahn-gotha.deWebsitewww.waldbahn-gotha.de ...

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    Transdev GmbH

    Caisse des Dépôts Group; Rethmann Group

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    TX Logistik GmbH

    Swiss subsidiary of German open-access operator TX Logistik AG; 12 locos of TX Logistik AG are permitted to run in Switzerland. AddressSteinengraben 424051 BaselSwitzerlandPhone+41 61 27207 33Fax+41 61 27207 35Emailinfo@txlogistik.euWebsitewww.txlogistik.de   Company size Employees15  

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    ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH

    Opened 1880, with first electric tram in 1907; network comprises 7 routes with 67 stops. See Potsdam network map and Berlin region map. Potsdam’s network of seven radial routes has been extensively modernised to include much segregated alignment. The branch from Campus Fachhochschule north to Viereckremise opened in 2001. On ...

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    Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK)

    First tram route opened 1877; network operated as 6 urban tram routes, plus inter-urban and tram-train routes. Karlsruhe’s complex tram network has been upgraded with much reserved track. Interurban routes connect north to Leopoldshafen and Hochstetten (in part using a DB Netz freight line), northeast to Spöck, southeast to Bad ...

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    Verkehrsbetriebe Nordhausen GmbH

    First line opened 1900. Two-line tram network in the town centre serving 21 stops. An inter-urban service using dual-mode LRVs runs from the Südharz Klinikum branch of the urban network to the station before continuing north over the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH’s line to Ilfeld (Line 10: 11·4 km). AddressRobert-Blum-Straße 199734 ...

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    Görlitzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (GVB)

    Opened 1882 with first electric tramway 1897. The remaining two routes serve 24 stops. Operations had been let on concession to Transdev, but on January 1 2019 GVB reassumed direct control. AddressZittauer Straße 71-7302826 GörlitzGermanyPhone+49 3581 3395 95Fax+49 3581 3395 15Emaileinsteigen@goerlitztakt.deWebsitewww.goerlitztakt.de Traffic Passenger journeys4·46 million (all modes)Information year2014 ...

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    Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe GmbH (VVO)

    VVO plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in the Dresden area. AddressElbcenter 2 Leipziger Straße 12001127 DresdenGermanyPhone+49 351 852 65 0Fax+49 351 852 65 13Emailinfo@vvo-online.deWebsitewww.vvo-online.de

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    Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region GmbH (VOR)

    Created in June 1984 to integrate public transport services throughout the Wien conurbation, it serves 2·6 million people. VOR’s shareholders are the regional governments of Wien (44%), Niederösterreich (44%) and Burgenland (12%). Operating partners are Wiener Linien, ÖBB and Raaberbahn (GySEV). AddressEuropaplatz 3/31150 WienAustriaPhone+43 1 955 55Fax+43 1 955 55 ...

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    Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH (VRN)

    VRN co-ordinates provision of public transport in Mannheim and the surrounding Rhein-Neckar region. See Mannheim/Ludwigshafen/Heidelberg network map. AddressB1 3-568159 MannheimGermanyPhone+49 621 10770 174Fax+49 621 10770 170Emailinfo@vrn.deWebsitewww.vrn.de