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The Wanne-Herner Eisenbahn und Hafen GmbH (''literal:'' "Wanne and Herne railway and port company Ltd.") (abbr. WHE) is a railway and canal port operating company based around the Rhine-Herne Canal in the Ruhr area of
Wanne west harbour ''route-industrielkultur.de'' The west harbour opened in 1914 and, a year later a narrow gauge railway ''Wanne-Gelsenkirchen-Land'' connected it to the mine Shamrock 3/4 nearby. Not long after other rail connections were made to the mines ''Carolinenglück'' in Bochum und ''Teutoburgia'' in Herne. Rapid growth of freight transport ensued with the million ton mark reached in 1916. The ''Bochumer Krupp-Zechen'' and ''Hibernia AG'' mines were connected by the port railway in the 1920s. Originally there was a basin on the western side as part of the port, for boat manoeuvering, but this was filled in around the 1990s and now is the site of a logistics centre.
In the 2000s the companies primary business is still the transportation and handling of coal, along with
The railway has a few tens of kilometers of track, and connects to the companies own ports as well as the
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''whe.de''
map-plan of Westhafen port
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''railfaneurope.net''
Photographs of WHE locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure {{Authority control Coal terminals Rail freight transport in Germany Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia Railway companies established in 1913 Railway companies of Germany River ports of Germany 1913 establishments in Germany
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History and background
The port's history begins in the first decade of the 20th century with the building of the Rhine-Herne Canal. On 14 July 1905 the company ''Kanalhafen Wanne-Gelsenkirchen-Land'' is born, with the aim of making a coal port for the surrounding mines on the canal. In 1913 the nearby town of Herne also participates in the project and the companies name is changed to ''Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft Herne-Wanne mbH''Hafen Wanne-WestWanne west harbour ''route-industrielkultur.de'' The west harbour opened in 1914 and, a year later a narrow gauge railway ''Wanne-Gelsenkirchen-Land'' connected it to the mine Shamrock 3/4 nearby. Not long after other rail connections were made to the mines ''Carolinenglück'' in Bochum und ''Teutoburgia'' in Herne. Rapid growth of freight transport ensued with the million ton mark reached in 1916. The ''Bochumer Krupp-Zechen'' and ''Hibernia AG'' mines were connected by the port railway in the 1920s. Originally there was a basin on the western side as part of the port, for boat manoeuvering, but this was filled in around the 1990s and now is the site of a logistics centre.
Operations
In the 2000s the companies primary business is still the transportation and handling of coal, along with ISO container
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, is a large standardized shipping container, designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – from ship ...
s and other bulk products.
Ports
Both ports have rail links as well as the equipment associated with bulk cargo handling. *''Westhafen Wanne'' (''literal'': "Wanner west port"''Westhafen Wanne'' is more clearly on the north bank of the canal, with ''Osthafen Wanne'' almost directly opposite on the south bank. Both are just east of the ''Schleuse Wanne-Eickel'' (Wanne-Eickel lock)) : This area is now home to a logistics centre constructed in the 1990s known as the ''Güterverkehrszentrum Emscher'' (or GVZ Emscher) with rail and road links as well as canal access, the WHE operates the rail links. This port handles coal, and intermodal traffic. *''Osthafen Wanne'' (''literal'': "Wanner port east") : Here the main cargo is scrap metal.Railway
The railway has a few tens of kilometers of track, and connects to the companies own ports as well as the RAG
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and Deutsche Bahn rail networks. As of 2005 approximately ten locomotives are operated of the heavy shunter / freight type, with over 100 wagons, the companies workshops are located at ''Westhafen Wanne'', and perform maintenance and repairs. In 2005 locomotives were then of MaK 1200 series type(1 MaK G 1202 BB, 2 MaK G 1204 BB), and three of the similarly specified MaK G 1600 BB (a variant of the DB V 90 series), all of around 1000 kW power, as well as some much less powerful specialised equipment (rail mobile light crane etc.)
Much of the companies rolling stock carries an orange livery with blue horizontal stripe, coal wagons carry just the letters WHE.
Subsidiaries
*''BAV Aufbereitung Herne GmbH'' : Storage, transportation and mixing of coal blends. *''CTH Container Terminal Herne GmbH'' : Operates the WHE's own container terminal.''whe.de''
See also
* List of German railway companiesReferences and notes
External links
*Maps
map-plan of Westhafen port
''whe.de''
Images
''railfaneurope.net''
Photographs of WHE locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure {{Authority control Coal terminals Rail freight transport in Germany Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia Railway companies established in 1913 Railway companies of Germany River ports of Germany 1913 establishments in Germany