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Gittelde–Grund Railway
The Gittelde–Grund railway, also known as ''Kleinbahn Gittelde-Grund'', was a railway line connecting the mining town of Grund at the western edge of the Harz mountains with the station of Gittelde on the Herzberg–Seesen railway. It opened in 1910 and closed in 1971. History Grund was one of the seven major mining towns in the Harz. To provide a transport link for its ore mines, a standard-gauge tertiary railway line was built and operated by the ''Kleinbahn Gittelde-Grund GmbH'', a company to which the state of Prussia, the Province of Hanover, the Prussian district of Zellerfeld and the municipality of Grund had contributed funds. It connected to the Herzberg–Seesen railway in Gittelde. The station there, as well as of the new line, were on the territory of the Duchy of Brunswick. The length of the line was . It had intermediate halts in Windhausen and Laubhütte, and a separate goods station in Bad Grund, west of the terminus. The main freight on the line was iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percent Sign
The percent sign (sometimes per cent sign in British English) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. Related signs include the permille (per thousand) sign and the permyriad (per ten thousand) sign (also known as a basis point), which indicate that a number is divided by one thousand or ten thousand, respectively. Higher proportions use parts-per notation. Correct style Form and spacing English style guides prescribe writing the percent sign following the number without any space between (e.g. 50%). However, the International System of Units and ISO 31-0 standard prescribe a space between the number and percent sign, in line with the general practice of using a non-breaking space between a numerical value and its corresponding unit of measurement. Other languages have other rules for spacing in front of the percent sign: * In Czech and in Slovak, the percent sign is spaced with a non-breaking space if the number is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussian State Railways
The term Prussian state railways (German: ''Preußische Staatseisenbahnen'') encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia. The words "state railways" are not capitalized because Prussia did not have an independent railway administration; rather the individual railway organisations were under the control of the Ministry for Trade and Commerce or its later offshoot, the Ministry for Public Works. The official name of the Prussian rail network was ''Königlich Preußische Staatseisenbahnen'' (K.P.St.E., "Royal Prussian State Railways") until 1896, ''Königlich Preußische und Großherzoglich Hessische Staatseisenbahn'' (K.P.u.G.H.St.E., " Royal Prussian and Grand-Ducal Hessian State Railways") until the end of the First World War, and ''Preußische Staatsbahn'' (P.St.B., "Prussian State Railway") until its nationalization in 1920. A common mistake is the use of the abbreviation K.P.E.V. in supposed reference to a mythical "Royal Prussian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Lower Saxony
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maschinenbau Kiel
Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH designed, manufactured and marketed marine diesel engines, diesel locomotives and tracked vehicles under the MaK brand name. The three primary operating divisions of Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH were sold to different companies in the 1990s. Rheinmetall acquired the military vehicles division in 1990. Siemens acquired the locomotive manufacturing division in 1992. Siemens sold the locomotive division to the current owner, Vossloh, in 1998. Caterpillar Inc. acquired the marine diesel engine division in 1997. Both Vossloh and the marine diesel engine division of Caterpillar are still based in Kiel. Caterpillar continues to use MaK brand name on their products. The companies are major employers in Kiel. History Origins The companies origins can be traced back at least as far as 1918. With the Treaty of Versailles limiting arms production in Germany, the defence based industries in Kiel sought other markets. Kiel Deutsche Werke AG (DWK) was founded; producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borsig (1869–1933), German industrialist
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Borsig is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1867–1897), German entrepreneur * August Borsig (1804–1854), German businessman * Conrad von Borsig (1873–1945), German mechanical engineer * Ernst Borsig Ernst August Paul Borsig (13 September 1869 in Berlin-Moabit – 6 January 1933 in Gut Groß Behnitz, Brandenburg) was a German industrialist.Henry Ashby Turner : The big entrepreneurs and the rise of Hitler , Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1985, p. 357 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME), was a German engineering firm that manufactured locomotives, tramways, railway wagons, roll-blocks, technical equipment for the railways, (turntables and traversers), bridges, steel structures, pumps and boilers. Founding It was founded by Emil Kessler on 11 March 1846 in Stuttgart, as a result of an initiative of the Kingdom of Württemberg to create a railway industry that was not dependent on foreign manufacturers. Emil Kessler brought vital experience from his time with the engineering works in Karlsruhe, where he had been a member of the board since 1837 and the sole director since 1842. The foundation stone of the new factory was laid at Esslingen am Neckar on 4 May 1846. One year later, in October 1847, the first locomotive ordered by the Royal Württemberg State Railways (''Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen'') or ''K.W.St. E.'' was delivered. History After the death of Emil Kessler in 1867 his 26-year-old son, Emil Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanomag
Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, ) was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering numerous steam locomotives to Finland, Romania and Bulgaria before World War I and making of first tractor Hanomag R26 in 1924 in Germany. In 1925, they added automobiles to their line, additionally moving in 1931 into the production of construction machinery. Since 1989, the company has been part of the Komatsu company. History The company dates back to 1835 when Georg Egestorff founded in Linden near Hanover a company called ''Eisen-Giesserey und Maschinenfabrik Georg Egestorff'' to build small steam engines. They soon started making farm machinery and in 1846 built their first railway locomotive for the Royal Hanoverian State Railways. By 1870 they had made 500 locomotives and in 1871 changed their name to ''Hannoversche Maschinenbau Actien-Gesellschaft vorm. Georg Egestorff, Linden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elze–Bodenburg Railway
The Elze–Bodenburg railway was a branch line of length in the Leine Uplands. Its main intermediate station was Gronau. The line is also known as the "Lower Saxon Alme Valley Railway" (''niedersächsische Almetalbahn). History and operation The section from Elze, a station on the Hanoverian Southern Railway, to Gronau was opened on 1 July 1900. On 7 November 1901 the section via Sibbesse to Bodenburg was opened which provided railway access to the southern parts of Hildesheimer Wald. The line connected in Bodenburg to the Lamme Valley Railway from Groß Düngen whose section between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg had been opened on the same day. Less than a year later, the Lamme Valley Railway was extended to Bad Gandersheim. The Elze–Bodenburg line served only local needs in a predominantly agricultural region. Passenger traffic between Gronau and Bodenburg already ceased on 25 September 1966. On the same day, freight traffic between Gronau and Sibbesse was discontin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seesen
Seesen is a town and municipality in the Goslar (district), district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx. west of Goslar. History The Duchy of Saxony, Saxon settlement of ''Sehusa'' was first mentioned in a 974 deed issued by Emperor Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto II and Chancellor Willigis, from 1235 on it belonged to the House of Welf, Welf dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg who had a castle erected. In 1428 Seesen received German town law, town privileges by Duke Otto II the One-Eyed of Principality of Göttingen, Brunswick-Göttingen. On 17 July 1810, Israel Jacobson dedicated in Seesen the first synagogue which employed an organ and a choir during prayer and introduced some German liturgy. This day is celebrated by Reform Judaism worldwide as its foundation date. In 1836 Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later named Henry E. Steinway) built his first grand piano in his kitchen in Seesen; the instrument is to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen
The Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG (OHE) is a Celle based transportation company with railway network in North-eastern Lower Saxony around the Lüneburg Heath area of over 250 km. The OHE's main business is the transportation of freight through their own routes as well as the network of the Deutsche Bahn. Historically the company also operated passenger trains, which completely ended in 1977 after previous partial closures. After the de-monopolisation of the German railways in the 1990s the company re-entered the rail passenger market through the company NiedersachsenBahn which has a large stake in the company metronom In March 2007 the OHE became majority owned by Arriva Deutschland. History Formation In 1944 the OHE arose from the merger of several companies from the northeast area of Lower Saxony, its creation was not purely for economic reasons, but also being politically favourable to the national socialist Gau Osthannover government. The company was formed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Saxon State Railway Office
The Lower Saxon State Railway Office (german: Niedersächsische Landeseisenbahnamt) or NLEA was a central authority that managed the operation of many light railways (known as ''Kleinbahnen'') in the North German state of Lower Saxony. These were predominantly those railways which the state had a financial stake in. History As in most Prussian provinces, a large number of ''Kleinbahn'' railway lines appeared in the Province of Hanover following the passing of the Prussian Kleinbahn law. Railways managed by the NLEA * Ankum-Bersenbrücker Eisenbahn * Bleckeder Kreisbahn * Bremervörde-Osterholzer Eisenbahn GmbH * Buxtehude-Harsefelder Eisenbahn, Kleinbahn Buxtehude-Harsefeld GmbH * Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Eisenbahn * Gartetalbahn, Gartetalbahn Göttingen Duderstadt * Niederweserbahn GmbH, Kleinbahn Farge-Wulsdorf GmbH * Gittelde–Grund railway * Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya, Kleinbahn Hoya-Syke-Asendorf GmbH * Lüchow-Schmarsauer Eisenbahn GmbH, Kleinbahn Lüchow-Schmarsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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