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Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
The Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ("Württemberg Railway Company") or WEG is a transport company in southwest Germany that operates railway lines and services. It is owned by Transdev Germany, itself a subsidiary of the Transdev group. Historically, WEG also operated bus services in the area of its rail services, and WEG branded buses still operate in these areas. However, since 2008 these services have been operated by Omnibus-Verkehr Ruoff GmbH, another subsidiary of Veolia Verkehr GmbH. Lines WEG provides passenger train services on the following railway lines: * : '' Schönbuchbahn'' between Dettenhausen and Böblingen * : '' Strohgäubahn'' between Weissach and Korntal * : '' Wieslauftalbahn'' between Rudersberg- Oberndorf and Schorndorf * : '' Tälesbahn'' between Neuffen and Nürtingen WEG owns and maintains the infrastructure of the ''Strohgäubahn'' and the ''Tälesbahn'', whilst on the ''Schönbuchbahn'' and ''Wieslauftalbahn'' it maintains the infra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiblingen
Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waiblingen had 55,449 inhabitants (27,334 men and 28,115 women). , the area of the town (including all external properties, such as forests) was . History Waiblingen was first mentioned in Carolingian documents in 885 at the time of Charles the Fat. It received its town charter in 1250. Waiblingen was the property of the Salian kings, from whom the Hohenstaufen dukes and kings inherited it. It is intimately tied to the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the 12th and 13th century. During the Siege of Weinsberg in 1140, the Hohenstaufens of Swabia (led by Conrad III of Germany) used "Wibellingen" - a version of the town name - as their rallying cry; "Wibellingen" subsequently became Ghibellino in Italian. The town was almost completel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudersberg
Rudersberg is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km southeast of Backnang, and 28 km northeast of Stuttgart. Sport The local motocross club ''MSC Wieslauftal'' operates a track near Rudersberg which has in the past been used for Sidecarcross World Championship races. The race has been the final round of the calendar since 2005 and will do so again in 2010 Sidecarcross world championship, 2010, on 12 September. FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009 References External links MSC Wieslauftal website Rems-Murr-Kreis {{RemsMurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Floor
Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept focuses on enabling access for people with disabilities, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however, research and development in accessibility brings benefits to everyone. Accessibility is not to be confused with usability, which is the extent to which a product (such as a device, service, or environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, convenience, or satisfaction in a specified context of use. Accessibility is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1
The Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 is the first widely used, new-generation, diesel railcar in Germany and Czech Republic for local railway services. Its most characteristic feature is the trapezium-shaped window frames. The Regio-Shuttle is classified by the Deutsche Bahn as Class 650, by the České Dráhy as Class 840 or Class 841, however numerous private railways have their own Regio-Shuttles. Technical information Originally a product from the firm of ADtranz, the RS1 is now being built and sold by Stadler Rail AG, since Bombardier Transportation had to sell the site at Berlin-Wilhelmsruh in 2001 for antitrust reasons when they took over ADtranz. The RS1 is a railbus built to UIC standards, which therefore can withstand longitudinal forces of ; it is available with centre buffer couplings or the usual European Buffers and chain couplers. 65% of the vehicle floor is low-level and designed for a platform height of . On the '' Schönbuchbahn'' a special variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railcar
A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railway companies, such as the Great Western, termed such vehicles "railmotors" (or "rail motors"). Self-propelled passenger vehicles also capable of hauling a train are, in technical rail usage, more usually called "rail motor coaches" or "motor cars" (not to be confused with the motor cars, otherwise known as automobiles, that operate on roads). The term is sometimes also used as an alternative name for the small types of multiple unit which consist of more than one coach. That is the general usage nowadays in Ireland when referring to any diesel multiple unit (DMU), or in some cases electric multiple unit (EMU). In North America the term "railcar" has a much broader sense and can be used (as an abbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nürtingen Station
Nürtingen station is a railway junction in Nürtingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is at the junction of the Plochingen–Immendingen railway from Plochingen to Immendingen and the Nürtingen–Neuffen railway (''Tälesbahn'') to Neuffen. It is served by one pair of InterCity trains, regional trains and trains operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ("Württemberg Railway Company"). History Opening The Royal Württemberg State Railways (''Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen'') opened the first section of Plochingen–Immendingen railway (then called the ''Obere Neckarbahn'', "Upper Neckar Railway") from Plochingen to Reutlingen on 20 September 1859. A station was built at Nürtingen, as it was conveniently located on the Neckar and was the seat of the Oberamt (district) of Nürtingen. The station was built to the east of the town. The former entrance building is still preserved. It housed the post office until 1893, when it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuffen
Neuffen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography It is located 14 km northeast of Reutlingen, and 28 km southeast of Stuttgart. Its major attraction is a quite impressive castle with strong walls, the Hohenneuffen, which lies high above the town at the ridge of the Swabian Jura. Neuffen is located on the northern edge of the Swabian Jura, the so-called ''Albtrauf''. Neuffen town is 407 meters, the castle ruin Hohenneuffen 743 m above sea level. Neighboring communities The town Neuffen borders in the north to the community of Frickenhausen (denunciations Linsenhofen and Tischardt), in the northeast to Beuren, on the east to Erkenbrechtsweiler, on the south to Hülben and Dettingen an der Erms, on the west to the cities of Metzingen and Kohlberg . Constituent Neuffen consists of the districts Kappishäusern and Neuffen. To the district Kappishäusern belongs the village Kappishäusern. Neuffen includes the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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