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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.

Read more: 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

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.

Read more: Resumption of service in 2023 on the Wiehl Valley Railway

Nearly 50,000 tonnes of beetle wood shipped from Osberghausen in 2021

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 12 February 2022

In 2021, a total of 40 trains were loaded at the loading ramp of the Wiehl Valley Railway in Osberghausen (we reported) with a tonnage of almost 50,000 tonnes of timber and transported away. Thus, the Wiehl Valley Railway has made a ...

Read more: Nearly 50,000 tonnes of beetle wood shipped from Osberghausen in 2021

Open Monument Day on September 11th, 2022

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 18 September 2022

 The "Society for the Preservation of the Wiehl Valley Railway (Förderkreis zur Rettung der Wiehltalbahn e.V.)" welcomed about 100 visitors to its premises at Waldbröl railway station on the "Open Monument Day" on September 11th, 2022. A photo exhibition on the subject of the Wiehl Valley Railway and the former Waldbröl state railway station provided plenty to talk about among the visitors.

Read more: Open Monument Day on September 11th, 2022

Rehabilitation of the Bielstein bridge largely completed

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 12 January 2022

It was done just in time for the end of the year: The repair of the Bielstein railway bridge (bridge structure 2264 - "Zunft-Brücke"), which was severely damaged by arson in the summer of 2020, is largely complete!

Read more: Rehabilitation of the Bielstein bridge largely completed

  1. Spectacular assistance mission of the steam locomotive 'Waldbröl'
  2. The timber transports are rolling
  3. Renovation of the track installations at Osberghausen Stn.
  4. Renewed Attempt For Re-activation

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Latest News

  • Special trip in occasion of the reopening of the Bielstein bridge and the lower Wiehl Valley Railway as far as Wiehl
  • Wiehl Valley Railway Line: Freshly vacuumed and ballasted!
  • Rehabilitation of the small trolley Skl 53
  • Timber loading at Osberghausen station
  • Rehabilitation of the railway bridge over the Wiehl in Bielstein

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Apr 09, 2023
10:30 AM - 05:24 PM
Easter trip with the steam train - Ride with the Easter Bunny
Apr 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 05:24 PM
Steam train ride

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