Nürtingen – Neuffen railway line

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Nürtingen-Neuffen
Neuffen terminus
Route number :	9465
Course book section (DB) :	762
Route length:	8.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class :	D2
Maximum slope :	22  ‰
Minimum radius :	190 m
Top speed:	80 km / h
Legend from Plochingen −0.6 Nürtingen Steinengrabenstrasse ( Bundesstrasse 297 ) Steinach Gerberstrasse to Tübingen 0.0 DB Netz / WEG Dam road At the Lerchenberg Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik 0.3 Nürtingen suburb 1.8 Nürtingen Roßdorf 1.9 Awanst Gnida 1 2.1 Awanst Gnida 2 Steinach former connection 3.7 Frickenhausen Th. Mayer brickworks (until 1972) 4.4 Frickenhausen Kelterstrasse 5.9 Linsenhofen (formerly the train station) 8.3 Neuffen

The Nürtingen – Neuffen line , also known as the Tälesbahn after the Neuffen Valley , is a branch line in Baden-Württemberg . The branch line branches off in Nuertingen from the plochingen-tübingen railway and leads from there to Neuffen . The 8.9 kilometer long standard gauge line was opened for passenger traffic on June 1, 1900 and also for freight traffic on June 21, 1900; it overcomes a height difference of 111 meters. The owner has been the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG) since the beginning , which is now part of Transdev GmbH . In the Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Association (VVS), this route is run as the R82 regional train line.

The route is used by around 3,500 passengers per day.

business

Valley railway below Hohenneuffen Castle

In Nürtingen there is a regular connection to the trains to Stuttgart and Tübingen . There is a rigid schedule , every 60 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes during rush hour. The travel time of twelve minutes makes it possible to get by with only one vehicle round-trip even at 30-minute intervals, train crossings no longer take place in scheduled operation today. Rail traffic is idle on Sundays, with the exception of the regular steam train journeys of the Society for the Maintenance of Rail Vehicles (GES), which are marketed under the name Sofazügle . Since March 24, 2013, on an experimental basis, regular hourly operations have also been taking place on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WEG's main workshop is in Neuffen . Vehicles from other routes are also serviced there.

At the end of 2012, ETCS test drives began in the late evening hours and on weekends. An on-board device from the manufacturer Thales is being tested . For this purpose, Eurobalises were laid on an 8.3 km long section .

vehicles

Today's

Valley Railway Regio Shuttle

Since 2000, only Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 vehicles have been used on the valley railway . Only with these powerful railcars (engine power 2 × 257 kW) is it possible to keep the journey time of twelve minutes. This would not be possible with the older vehicles in the WEG inventory.

A total of four railcars are available: VT 442 ("Katja"), VT 445 ("Alice"), VT 446 ("Agnes") and VT 447 ("Mara"). All four vehicles are stationed in Neuffen.

Former

Before that, mostly used railcars of various types were used. So were Esslinger motor coaches of the first series as the T 20 (since 1984: VT 403) or T 10 (since 1984: VT 402) in daily use. The T 20 was brand new on the Tälesbahn in 1953, the T 10 by the Strohgäubahn around 1982 ( operated by the Württemberg branch lines, now also by WEG). From the second series of Esslingen railcars, the T 19 (since 1984: VT 405) drove on the route.

The T 11 (since 1984: VT 401), which was equipped with 4 × 210 hp Büssing engines and was also used for limestone transport from Neuffen to Nürtingen until 1972, was mainly used for morning school traffic. This railcar was a “Dessauer” from 1928 , acquired second-hand by the Federal Railroad in 1954 and converted , which was in operation between Nürtingen and Neuffen until 2000.

In addition, the two T 23 and 24 railcars , mostly in double traction, were used for the limestone trains. However, they left the valley railway in 1979 after the stone transports ended and came to the Untere Kochertal railway from Jagstfeld to Ohrnberg. This also belonged to the WEG. T 23 and 24 were equipped with automatic Scharfenberg couplings.

The Fuchs VT 06 multiple unit came in 1979 from the Untere Kochertalbahn into the Neuffener Tal and was only used sporadically on Saturdays because the small two-axle vehicle could hardly handle the traffic. Today the VT 06 belongs to the Ulm Railway Friends and is operational.

vehicle	Manufacturer	Construction year	Engines	Access to the valley railway	Departure valley railway	Others	Whereabouts
Railcar
T20	Machine works Esslingen / 23493 "Esslinger 1st Gen."	1952	1952: 2 × 150 hp approx. 1974: 2 × 180 hp approx. 1989: 2 × 210 hp	1953	Shut down in 1996 Sold in 1999	Shut down in 1996 1999 to Brücke eV	Shut down in 1996 1999 an Brücke eV Vehicle had a maneuvering accident with VS 230 in 1996, after that no repairs were scrapped approx. 2002
T11 1984: VT 401	Waggonfabrik Dessau / 10629	1928	1958: 4 × 210 hp	1954/1958	approx. 2000/2001 on WEG route Gaildorf-Untergröningen	ex. DRG VT 863 or VT 764 or VT 66 906 originally a benzene railcar 1958 major renovation in Weissach Drove the limestone trains	2002: UEF 2009: Friends of Halle-Hettstedter-Eisenbahn e. V.
T10 1984: VT 402	Machine works Esslingen / 23343 "Esslinger 1st Gen."	1951	1951: 2 × 150 hp approx. 1968: 2 × 210 hp	circa 1982 circa 1990	Shut down in 2000 2000 to ESG	Originally from WN / Wüna route Korntal-Weissach
T19 1984: VT 405	Machine works Esslingen / 24999 "Esslinger 2nd Gen."	1957	1957: 2 × 275 hp 1980: 2 × 227 hp	approx. 1980/1982	Shut down in 1998 2000 to KML	Vehicle parked in 1998 after transmission damage Before 1980 it was parked in Neuffen for a long time	2000: KML
T06	Waggonfabrik Fuchs / 9056	1957	2 × 210 hp	1979	2000	Vehicle was a replacement vehicle within the WEG, therefore rarely used on the valley railway	2002: UEF Museum vehicle, operational (as of 2019)
T08	Waggonfabrik Fuchs / 9057	1957	2 × 190 hp	1963	1968 to WN (later WEG) - Korntal-Weissach route	Reserve vehicle, rarely used August 1984	scrapped
T23	Gmeinder / Auwärter 5442	1968	2 × 210 hp	1968	1980 on the WEG route Jagstfeld-Ohrberg	Always in action with T24, with each other Push-pull train capable Together with T24 drove the limestone trains	1996: WeBa
T24	Gmeinder / Auwärter 5443	1968	2 × 210 hp	1968	1980 on the WEG route Jagstfeld-Ohrberg	Always working together with T23, with each other Push-pull train capable Together with T24 drove the limestone trains	1996: WeBa
VT 406	Machine works Esslingen / 25000 "Esslinger 2nd Gen."	1957	2 × 275 hp	circa 1989	1993 at the Ermstalbahn	Reserve vehicle, rarely used	1993: ENAG 1997: KML
VT 411	Waggon-Union 822006/8 "NE 81"	1981	2 × 270 hp	1999	2000	Rental vehicle due to lack of vehicle from WEG route Korntal-Weissach	2003: NOB 2011: WEG (Korntal-Weissach) 2013: SAB
T 12	MAN / 142776 "MAN rail bus"	1956	2 × 200 hp	1998	2000	Rental vehicle due to lack of vehicle from WEG route Korntal-Weissach	2000: KEG now scrapped
T 01	Waggonfabrik Dessau 3101	1935	2 × 150 hp	1946	1948 to WN (later WEG) - Korntal-Weissach route	Operation in Neuffen-Nürtingen-Wendlingen-Kirchheim	Scrapped in 1961
VT 440	Adtranz 36846 "Regioshuttle RS 1"	1999	2 × 350 hp	2000	2001 on the WEG route Schorndorf-Rudersberg	Vehicle was on route in the WEG ring swap Schorndorf-Rudersberg handed over	2001: WEG (Schorndorf-Rudersberg)
VT 441	Adtranz 36847 "Regioshuttle RS 1"	1999	2 × 350 hp	2000	2001 on the WEG route Schorndorf-Rudersberg	Vehicle was on route in the WEG ring swap Schorndorf-Rudersberg handed over	2001: WEG (Schorndorf-Rudersberg)
Control car
VS 230	Machine works Esslingen / 23504 "Esslinger 1st Gen."	1952	1952: 2 × 145 hp 1989: -	1989	Shut down in 1996 1999 to Brücke eV:	The vehicle was converted from former railcars into control cars in Neuffen -1989	1999: Brücke eV ???: VBV Dismantling at Brücke eV in VT Operational (as of 2019)
VS 240	Machine works Esslingen / 23779 "Esslinger 1st Gen."	1955	-	1993	2001 on the WEG route Gaildorf-Untergröningen	Refurbished in Neuffen until 1993 Vehicle 2018 on Gäubahn b. Stuttgart spotted in new paint	approx. 2004 to ESG
VS 113	MAN 143547 "Man rail bus"	1958	-	1998	2000	Rental vehicle due to lack of vehicle from WEG route Korntal-Weissach	2000: KEG now scrapped
sidecar
VB 101	Auwärter body on MAN chassis ("body car")	1960		1960	approx. 2000	Rubber bead transitions Occasional advertising "K.Dorfschmid"	approx. 2000 to HWB
VB 102	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1960		1960	approx. 2000	Rubber bead transitions "Stradinger" advertising at times	approx. 2000 to HWB now scrapped
VB 103	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1960		1960	around 1998	Rubber bead remnants Temporary advertising "WEG" (self-promotion)	1998 probably scrapped
VB 104	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1960		1960	approx. 2000	Rubber bead transitions Advertising "Carpet Center-Kuzmic"	approx. 2000 to HWB
VB 105	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1961		1961	circa 1991	Rubber bead transitions Advertisement "Nürtinger Zeitung"	1991 to Hunsrück approx. 2000 to HWB
VB 106	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1961		1961	1990	Rubber bead transition on one side Panorama window on one side temporary advertisement "Schöll"	Construction scrapped
VB 107	Auwärter construction MAN chassis "Body car"	1961		1961	1990	Rubber bead transition on one side Panorama window on one side Temporary advertisement "EBW"	Construction scrapped
VB 202	Auwärter construction Herbrand chassis "Body car"	1958		circa 1988	approx. 2000	Rubber bead transitions "WEG" advertising (self-promotion)	approx. 2000 to HWB
VB 122	Auwärter construction "Body car"	1956				4-axle, former baggage car, Use on valley railway not confirmed parked in Neuffen (until approx. 1998)	90s at GES
VM 110	MAN 142780 "Man rail bus"	1956	1956: 1 × 150 hp 1977: - 1996: 1 × 210 hp	1998	2000	Rental vehicle due to lack of vehicle from WEG route Korntal-Weissach Former railcar, around 1978: sidecar, 1996: motorized sidecar	2000: KEG now scrapped

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  Nürtingen station

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  Nürtingen Vorstadt stop

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  Nürtingen Roßdorf stop

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  Frickenhausen station

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  Frickenhausen Kelterstraße stop

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  Linsenhofen stop

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  Neuffen station

literature

• Stadtarchiv Nürtingen Red. Reinhard Tietzen: After Neuffen, board everything - 100 years of valley railway history (s) , Sindlinger-Burchartz, Frickenhausen 2000, ISBN 3-928812-21-1

Web links

• Photos of the route  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
• WEG operation in Neuffen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Regional traffic plan . (PDF) Verband Region Stuttgart , July 2018, p. 57 f. , accessed on February 7, 2020 (p. 59 f. in PDF). 
2. ↑ ETCS test drives on the valley railway. WEG Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft mbH and Thales Deutschland are testing a state-of-the-art, European train control system. (No longer available online.) Thales Germany, August 28, 2017, archived from the original on August 27, 2017 ; accessed on August 28, 2017 . 

Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 31.6 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 27.6 ″  E