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Leipzig Tramway Network History
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (LVB, 'Leipzig Transport Company, LLC') operates one of Germany's largest tramway networks. The tramway network history is presented below in tabular form, including opening, electrification, and closing dates by segment. Street names of the time are used in the tables, with current names in (parentheses). Network development Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (LPE, 'Leipzig Horse Railway Company') On 20 April 1871, the Leipzig local authority granted to Count ("Graf") Gabriel Diodati and Geneva banker Adolph Schaeck a Concession (contract), concession for construction of horse tramway lines. Construction was started in February 1872. On 24 May 1872, six days following the opening of the initial segment, the company, its property and concession was taken over by the '' Leipzig Tramways Company Ltd., '' organized in London by the British engineer Hutton Vignoles. The undertaking continued to use the LPE title in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
:''This article is a translation of the German article Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. Images are those that appear in the German-language article. See also: Trams in Leipzig'' The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), literally translated into English as the Leipzig Transport Authority, operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig, Germany. The LVB network is a part of the regional public transport association, the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV). The LVB was formed by the merger, from 1 January 1917, of two predecessor undertakings, the ''Großen Leipziger Straßenbahn'' (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") and the ''Leipziger Elektrischen Straßenbahn'' (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company"). The merged undertaking was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB, from 29 July 1938. Organization The company is organized as a holding company. LVB owns infrastructure such as track, depots and land, and all vehicles. It holds the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
