In addition, a small podium was set up where, after a few introductory words about the mobility turnaround and the Wiehltalbahn as the backbone of public transport in the Upper Berg region, the chairman of the preservation society, Gerhard Mansel, handed over the microphone to NRW's Minister of Home Affairs, Ina Scharrenbach.

Gerhard Mansel speaks a few introductory wordsGerhard Mansel speaks a few introductory words