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Rehabilitation of the small trolley Skl 53

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 06 February 2023

 The refurbishment of our Skl 53 work vehicle is another ongoing topic of our work. In the meantime, the reassembly of already refurbished and reconditioned components has begun...

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Timber loading at Osberghausen station

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 06 February 2023

 Timber loading at Osberghausen station for the southern German sawmill continued in 2022, albeit on a smaller scale. continued in 2022, albeit on a smaller scale. Obviously the largest quantities of damaged timber from the Oberberg forests have already been transported away.

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New feasibility study on the reactivation of the Wiehl Valley Railway - actual state of affairs

Written by Super User
Created: 06 February 2023

 While last year we had still expressed the hope that the commissioning for a new feasibility study for the reintroduction of regular passenger services on the Wiehl Valley Railway could take place in the first quarter of this year and that the first results of the study would be available before the end of the year, this hope has unfortunately vanished into thin air.

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Rehabilitation of the railway bridge over the Wiehl in Bielstein

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 06 February 2023

 According to our statement in the last annual report in December 2021, the renovation works on the railway bridge across the river Wiehl behind the Zunft-Koelsch brewery in Wiehl-Bielstein ("Zunftbrücke") had actually been completed in December 2021.

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Resumption of service in 2023 on the Wiehl Valley Railway

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 04 February 2023

 After traffic on the Wiehl Valley Railway was suspended first because of Corona and then because of a closure of the "Guild Bridge (Zunftbrücke)" in Wiehl-Bielstein, the steam train of the "Bergischer Löwe" of the IG Bw Dieringhausen is scheduled to start again at Easter 2023.

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  1. Open Monument Day on September 11th, 2022
  2. Nearly 50,000 tonnes of beetle wood shipped from Osberghausen in 2021
  3. Rehabilitation of the Bielstein bridge largely completed
  4. Spectacular assistance mission of the steam locomotive 'Waldbröl'

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Latest News

  • Rehabilitation of the small trolley Skl 53
  • Timber loading at Osberghausen station
  • Rehabilitation of the railway bridge over the Wiehl in Bielstein
  • New feasibility study on the reactivation of the Wiehl Valley Railway - actual state of affairs
  • Resumption of service in 2023 on the Wiehl Valley Railway

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