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!).

Special ride by the DB Regio apprentices

 

On 8th.December 2018, the apprentices of DB Regio organised a non-public special trip for disabled people on the Wiehl Valley Railway line as part of a project.

It was not until today, October 14th, 2018, that our 'Opening Run' of this year's season could take place. The reasons for this were construction works of "DB Netz" on the Agger line of RB25 betwen Dieringhausen and Osberghausen, where the Wiehltalbahn line branches. Among other things, the railway bridge in Osberghausen across the Agger brook needed to be replaced.

Back in April 2017 we had reported that in Denklingen a factory unit had been erected too close to the Wiehltalbahn track. Thus, for the foreseeable future no passenger trains were allowed to run as far as Waldbröl for safety reasons.
 
Meanwhile, we have made good progress towards the resumption of passenger traffic as far as Waldbröl. By now, the legal proceedings that had to be initiated in this regard could be settled amicably.

The renovation works of the DB on the railway bridge across the Agger brook at Osberghausen have been finished recently.

Unfortunately, the subsequent works around the construction site took longer than anticipated, so that the Wiehl Valley Line (branching from the DB Agger line next to the rebuilt DB bridge) could still not be used in early September, as originally planned.
 
In the meantime, the construction works affecting to the area of the Wiehltalbahn have now been finished. We have got the commitment that our line will be accessible again from mid of October onwards.

  1. The Route To Revitalisation
  2. Better Utilization Of The Wiehl Valley Line
  3. Press Release: Railway Barrier In The Town Centre Of Wiehl
  4. Development of the surroundings of Morsbach Stn.