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Looking Back On a Positive Anniversary Year

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 16 January 2020

On the occasion of this year's annual general meeting of the 'Society For The Preservation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway', which traditionally took place just before Christmas at the 'Workers' Welfare Association’ (AWO) in Waldbröl, chairman Gerhard Mansel could look back on a successful anniversary year of the community organisation

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25th Anniversary Of The 'Society For The Preservation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway'

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 02 October 2019

On October 10th, 2019, it was 25 years to the day that committed citizens from the 'Upper Berg County’ (Oberberg) gathered and founded the 'Society For The Preservation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway’ (Förderkreis zur Rettung der Wiehltalbahn) as a charitable organisation.

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Wiehl Valley Line As Cinema-Filming Location

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 27 March 2019

On March 18th, 2019, a filming crew stopped off at Wiehl-Bielstein to film a scene for a new cinema film. On the site of the 'Zunft Kölsch' brewery for Open Air events a small 'wagon fort' had formed, consisting of lorries, containers, buses and motorcars. The parking lot at the Schlandernser road was blocked for the most part. Reason for this was the shooting for a new cinema film. On this day, the shots were mainly made on and arpound the track of the Wiehl valley railway line.

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State-Funding For Utility Vehicle Of The Wiehl Valley Railway

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 02 October 2019

 So called 'utility vehicles’ (German: SKL) are absolutely essential for maintenance works on railway lines. Such a 'working tool' - basically a sort of lorry on rails with load bed and working crane, has been in the Wiehl Valley Railway's employ for the past 20 years for work on the heritage-protected Wiehl Valley Railway line.

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OVZ-Article: Check Rails Keep Trains On Track

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 11 January 2019

On December 14th, 2018, the 'Oberbergische Volkszeitung (OVZ)' published a progress report by Jens Höhner in the matter of the 'Jäger' factory unit entitled Fangschiene hält Züge in der Spur (PDF "Check rails keep the trains on the rails" - Sorry, German text only!).

  1. DB Regio Special Ride 2018
  2. Wiehltalbahn Runs As Far As Waldbröl
  3. Opening Run 2018
  4. First Steam Train Trips On the Wiehl Valley Line In 2018

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Latest News

  • Renovation of the track installations at Osberghausen Stn.
  • Renewed Attempt For Re-activation
  • Makeover Of The Waldbröl Railway Station Surroundings
  • No Activity On The Wiehl Valley Railway Line Due To Fire-Raising In Bielstein
  • Our Utility Vehicle

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