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Geislingen (Steige) Station
Geislingen (Steige) station is located at the 61.3 kilometre point of the Fils Valley Railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Until May 2000, there was a connection for freight to Geislingen-Altenstadt, a remnant of the former railway to Wiesensteig. The station is served by intercity and regional services. History When Georg von Buhler and Carl Christian von Seeger originally planned a railway line from Stuttgart to Ulm, the connection through the Fils valley was in competition with a devious route along the Rems and Brenz valleys. They considered a climb over the Swabian Jura (''Schwäbischen Alb'') to be impossible. In the 1840s the ''Oberamt'' (district) seat of Geislingen had about 2,300 inhabitants. They lived mostly off the land or operated small businesses based on crafts. Less than one percent of them were employed in factories that were not indigenous to the area. It was not an important trading post despite its location on the Stuttgart–Ulm main road. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Bahn
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the second-largest transport company in the world, after the German postal and logistics company / DHL, and is the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Deutsche Bahn was the largest railway company in the world by revenue in 2015; in 2019, DB Passenger transport companies carried around 4.8 billion passengers, and DB logistics companies transported approximately 232 million tons of goods in rail freight transport. The group is divided into several companies, including ''DB Fernverkehr'' (long-distance passenger), '' DB Regio'' (local passenger services) and ''DB Cargo'' (rail freight). The Group subsidiary ''DB Netz'' also operates large parts of the German railway infrastructure, making it the largest rail network in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geislinger Steige
The Geislinger Steige ("Geislingen climb") is an old trade route over the low mountain range of the Swabian Jura in southern Germany. It links Geislingen an der Steige with Amstetten and is one of the most famous ascents in the Jura. The name "Geislinger Steige" refers both to: * The long-distance road between Geislingen an der Steige and Amstetten that has existed since Roman times and, today, is part of the B 10 road. * The railway ramp forming part of the '' Filstalbahn'', a section of the main line between Munich and Stuttgart The ramp is 5.6 km long and climbs a height of 112 m. It has an incline of 1:44.5, which is 22.5 ‰ or 2.25%. The curve radius in places is less than 300 m, with a minimum of 278 m. This section of the line is therefore built in accordance with the standards for mountain railways.Geschichtsverein Geislingen, S. 89 Planning and Construction With the passing of the ''law affecting the construction of railways'' in 1843, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB (German Federal Railway) was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) on 7 September 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG). The DB remained the state railway of West Germany until after German reunification, when it was merged with the former East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) to form Deutsche Bahn, which came into existence on 1 January 1994. Background After World War II, each of the military governments of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany were ''de facto'' in charge of the German railways in their respective territories. On 10 October 1946, the railways in the British and American occupation zones formed the ''Deutsche Reichsbahn im Vereinigten Wirtschaftsgebiet'' (German Imperial Railway in the united economic area), while on 25 June 1947, the provinces under French occupation formed the Südwestdeutsche Eisenbahn. With the formation of the FRG these succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirtschaftswunder
The ''Wirtschaftswunder'' (, "economic miracle"), also known as the Miracle on the Rhine, was the rapid reconstruction and development of the economies of West Germany and Austria after World War II (adopting an ordoliberalism-based social market economy). The expression referring to this phenomenon was first used by ''The Times'' in 1950. Beginning with the replacement of the Reichsmark with the Deutsche Mark in 1948 as legal tender (the Schilling was similarly re-established in Austria), a lasting era of low inflation and rapid industrial growth was overseen by the government led by West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and his Minister of Economics, Ludwig Erhard, who went down in history as the "father of the West German economic miracle." In Austria, efficient labor practices led to a similar period of economic growth. The era of economic growth raised West Germany and Austria from total wartime devastation to developed nations in modern Europe. At the founding of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Reichsbahn
The ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'', also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire. The ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'' has been described as "the largest enterprise in the capitalist world in the years between 1920 and 1932"; nevertheless its importance "arises primarily from the fact that the Reichsbahn was at the center of events in a period of great turmoil in German history". Overview The company was founded on 1 April 1920 as the ("German Imperial Railways") when the Weimar Republic, which still used the nation-state term of the previous monarchy, (German Reich, hence the usage of the in the name of the railway; the monarchical term was ), took national control of the German railways, which had previously been run by the German states. In 1924 it was reorganise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesensteig
Wiesensteig is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Fils, 16 km south of Göppingen. Geography Geographical location Wiesensteig is located in the upper Fils valley in 575–750 meters altitude in Göppingen (district). At the edge of the town passes Bundesautobahn 8 to Ulm. Constituent communities To Wiesensteig belongs the town of Wiesensteig, the courtyards Bläsiberg, Eckhöfe, Heidental, Reußenstein and Ziegelhof and the houses Lämmerbuckel, Papiermühle and the dialed towns Michelnbuch and Schafhaus Neighbouring communities Adjacent municipalities are Gruibingen in the north, Mühlhausen im Täle Mühlhausen im Täle is a municipality of the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Mühlhausen im Täle was first mentioned in 812. In the 12th century, it became a possession of the County of Helfenstein, who ruled th ... in the northeast, Drackenstein in the east, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deggingen
Deggingen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History The House of Helfenstein ruled Deggingen until it went extinct in 1627. Deggingen and the town of Reichenbach im Täle were annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg when, in 1806, the Lordship of Wiesensteig was mediatized to them. The two towns were assigned to until 1810, when they were reassigned to . That district was reorganized as Landkreis Göppingen, which retained Deggingen and Reichenbach im Täle. The two towns expanded dramatically after World War II, though Reichenbach im Täle's growth tapered off by the end of the 1960s. Reichenbach im Täle was incorporated into Denningen in 1975. Geography The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Deggingen is found in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Deggingen is physically located in the upper Fils river valley, in the region of the . Elevation above sea level in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Überkingen
Bad Überkingen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History The three towns of Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, and Unterböhringen were ceded by the Free Imperial City of Ulm to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802. In 1810, Bavaria ceded the three towns to the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them to . Bad Überkingen was allowed to append the prefix "Bad" to its name in 1927. The district of Göppingen was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen, its current and contemporary form. Hausen an der Fils and Unterböhringen were incorporated into Bad Überkingen in 1973. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Bad Überkingen is situated in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Überkingen is physically located in the of the Swabian Jura, in the upper Fils river valley as far as the . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
WMF (formerly known as Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) is a German tableware manufacturer, founded in 1853 in Geislingen an der Steige. History WMF was originally called ''Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer'' and was opened as a metal repairing workshop. Through mergers and acquisitions, by 1900 they were the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware, mainly in the Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau style, designed in the WMF Art Studio under Albert Mayer, sculptor and designer, who was director from 1884 to 1914. WMF has been operating under the name WMF GmbH since July 1, 2012 - and no longer under WMF Group GmbH as before. Since 2016, the company has been part of the French Groupe SEB. Being a group within the group, however, has increasingly irritated both internally and externally. With the simpler name, WMF fits smoothly into the group structure while retaining its roots as a premium manufacturer within the group. The change is visible in the new corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amstetten (Württemberg) Station
Amstetten (Württemberg) station (officially Amstetten (Württ)) is located at line-kilometre 67.0 on the Fils Valley Railway (''Filstalbahn'') in Amstetten in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is at the top of the Geislinger Steige ("Geislingen climb"). The Amstetten–Gerstetten Local Railway (''Lokalbahn Amstetten–Gerstetten'') and the narrow gauge railway to Oppingen start here. No scheduled passenger services now run on either line. Deutsche Bahn treats the whole station as having three precincts for operational purposes. ''Amstetten (Württ) Lokalbahnhof'' ("station of the Local Railway") is operated as a section of the station, while ''Amstetten (Württ) (Schmalspurbahn)'' (“narrow gauge railway”) is operated as a separate station. The town that developed around the railway station has over the decades become the largest settlement of the municipality of Amstetten. History Planning and construction The Württemberg railway Commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Engine
A bank engine (United Kingdom/Australia) (colloquially a banker), banking engine, helper engine or pusher engine (North America) is a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient (or ''bank''). Helpers/bankers are most commonly found in mountain divisions (called "helper districts" in the United States), where the ruling grade may demand the use of substantially greater motive power than that required for other grades within the division. Historic practice Helpers/bankers were most widely used during the age of steam, especially in the American West, where significant grades are common and trains are long. The development of advanced braking systems and diesel-electric or electric locomotives has eliminated the everyday need for bankers/helpers in all but a few locations. With the advent of dynamic brakes on electric or diesel-electric locomotives, helpers/bankers can also be used to provide more braking fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulm Central Station
Ulm Hauptbahnhof is the main station in the city of Ulm, which lies on the Danube, on the border of the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in the Danube-Iller region (''Region Donau-Iller''). Ulm Hauptbahnhof has twelve platforms, of which five are terminating platforms, and forms a major railway junction. Other stations in the city are Ulm-Söflingen to the west and Ulm Ost (east) to the east and Ulm-Donautal (Danube valley) in the industrial area. The Ulm marshalling yard is located to the west of the city. Neu-Ulm (New Ulm), which lies across the Danube in Bavaria, has the stations of Neu-Ulm, Finningerstraße and Gerlenhofen. Ulm is located on the railway line from Stuttgart to Munich, over which Intercity-Express trains operate, and part of the Magistrale for Europe (trunk line) from Paris to Budapest. European cities such as Amsterdam, Budapest, Paris and Linz can be reached without transfers. Every day, about 29,000 passengers use the station. It is used dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
