Zugerland transport company
| Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe AG | |
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| Basic information | |
| Web presence | www.zvb.ch |
| legal form | Corporation |
| Seat | Zug , Switzerland |
| founding | 1912 (as ESZ ) |
| Supervisory board | Gregor Kupper ( Chairman of the Board of Directors ) |
| Managing directors | Cyrill Weber |
| Employee | 406 (December 31, 2013) |
| sales | 63.5 million CHF (2011) |
| subsidiary | Adliswil-Horgen-Wädenswil Autobusbetrieb AG, Busgarage Waldegg AG, Zugerland Reisen AG |
| Lines | |
| bus | 27 (265 line km) (2011) |
| number of vehicles | |
| Omnibuses | 87 (Dec 31, 2012) |
| other vehicles | 11 followers (Dec. 31, 2012) |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 22.5 million (2012) |
| Mileage | 6,385 million km (2011) |
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The Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe AG ( ZVB ) is a transport company based in the city train . The company has for much of the Canton train to 2018 over a territorial concession . The ZVB currently operates 27 bus routes in the canton of Zug. The vehicle fleet today includes diesel buses and passenger trailers.
history
The first stagecoach course from Zug via Ägeri to Sattel started in 1852.
In August 1904, an automobile course was set up by the corporation for automobile traffic in the canton of Zug , from Zug via Hinterburg to Menzingen , and at the beginning of October an automobile course to the Ägerital was offered, which also took over the postal rates on November 1, 1905; these lines were not yet part of the Zugerland transport company. The legal forerunner of the ZVB was the company electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ) . Their trams replaced the automobile courses, because the nine-seater Orion buses were not yet reliable and with their solid rubber tires were not really comfortable on the unpaved road - the tram, on the other hand, promised an increase in quality.
The company Electric trams in the Canton train (SPC) opened on 9 September 1913, the interurban tram routes tensile Oberägeri , train Baar -Talacher and Nidfurren -Menzingen. This laid the foundation for today's company.
On November 1, 1951, the company changed its name to Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe (ZVB) to reflect the arrival of the "modern" means of transport, the diesel bus. Overland tram operation on the Zug – Talacher and Nidfurren – Menzigen routes was discontinued on May 16, 1953 and replaced by buses. On May 21, 1955, the Zug – Oberägeri line was shut down, which means that the ZVB has been a pure bus operator since May 22. In order to be able to continue to carry out the task of goods transport, an FBW L 50 ED truck with an open bridge and an open two-axle trailer was procured after the shutdown of the tram operation and the freight wagons . This truck was replaced in 1975 by a Saurer 5DF with a loading ramp.
A neighboring and sometimes closely related company was the Zuger Berg- und Strassenbahn (ZBB) , which opened the Zug – Schönegg tram route on March 20, 1907. On May 14, 1907, its continuation, the meter-gauge funicular Schönegg - Zugerberg (1261 m length, 366 m height difference) was opened, which still exists today. The company also ran tram operations on the ESZ Zug – Baar line, which was opened in 1913, until it was closed in 1953. The ZBB ceased and replaced tram operations on its own Zug – Schönegg line on May 10, 1959, as the last tram operation in the region the bus. The name of the company was changed to Zuger Bergbahn und Bus (ZBB) on May 30th . At the end of the 1990s, ZBB gave up its bus operations to ZVB and changed its name to Zugerbergbahn (ZBB) in December 1999 .
With the commissioning of the Zug urban railway on December 12, 2004 , the route network and timetable were adapted to the new conditions. The resulting improvements in the public transport offer are reflected in increasing numbers of passengers.
Bus routes
The ZVB serve well over 100 stops with 29 bus routes. Their appearance are public buses in blue. The new design is now blue / dark blue and white. There are stations throughout the Canton of Zug.
| line | Route ! ! Remarks | |
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| 1 | Train station - Oberägeri, station | During peak hours there are direct buses from Zug to Unterägeri. |
| 2 | Train station - Menzingen, Kreuzegg | |
| 3 | Baar Lättich - Zug - Oberwil, Zugersee Clinic | |
| 4th | Blickensdorf - Baar train station - Inwil - train | Inwil-Bilckensdorf section only on weekdays, daily in the evening only to Baar train station |
| 5 | Train station - Oberwil - Walchwil station | Individual courses are continued as line 21 to Arth-Goldau, with 3-axle buses. |
| 6th | Train Postplatz - Steinhausen - Cham train station | |
| 7th | Zug Postplatz - Swamp - Chamerried | |
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| 9 | Oberägeri, station - Morgarten - Sattel gondola lift | Every half hour only to Morgarten. |
| 10 | Oberägeri, Station - Alosen - Raten | During peak hours only every half hour to Alosen (Giregg). |
| 11 | Zug, St. Johannes - Schönegg | In Schönegg there is a half-hourly connection to the Zugerbergbahn . |
| 12 | Replacement by line 14 | |
| 13 | Train station - train Obersack | |
| 14th | Inwil - Zug Metalli / train station - Gimenen | On Sundays during the day between Metalli / Bahnhof and Baar Bahnhof (instead of line 4) |
| 16 | Zug Metalli / Bhf - Zugerland shopping center | only runs during peak hours |
| 21st | Walchwil train station - Arth Dorf - Arth-Goldau train station | Only partially runs between Arth and Walchwil. |
| 22nd | Küssnacht am Rigi - Immensee village | |
| 23 | Arth-Goldau train station - Sattel Krone | Does not belong to the tariff association Zug . |
| 31 | Baar train station - Sihlbrugg - Neuheim Post | |
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| 34 | Baar train station - Talacher | During peak hours, the courses run to Unterägeri, some to Oberägeri, station. |
| 36 | Baar Bahnhof-Steinhausen Sennweid | |
| 41 | Cham train station - Hühnenberg Ehret | |
| 42 | Cham train station - path | Individual courses continue to Niederwil |
| 43 | Cham train station - Rumentikon | |
| 48 | Cham train station - Rotkreuz train station | |
| 51 | Rotkreuz Bahnhof Nord - Hühnenberg Gartenstrasse | Doesn't run on Sundays. |
| 52 | Rotkreuz Bahnhof North - Rotkreuz Bahnhof Süd - Küntwil | Doesn't run on Sundays. Rotkreuzer local bus |
| 53 | Rotkreuz Bahnhof Süd - Risch - Küssnacht Rothusstrasse | Does not run to Küssnacht Bahnhof. |
| 71 | Train, Bahnhofsplatz - Schwyz, Post | Express bus; Served alternately with Auto AG Schwyz |
| 347 | Sins - Auw - Abtwil / Fenkrieden | |
| 348 | Sins - Gisikon root |
ZVB stop signs
ZVB stop signs
vehicles
By converting the tram to bus operation, the company was allowed to use three-car trains with a width of 2.5 meters. These consisted of a two-axle bus, a two-axle passenger trailer and, if necessary, a short, two-axle freight trailer. The total length could not exceed 29 meters. The road traffic regulations of that time would only have permitted a width of 2.3 meters and a total length of 24 meters without a special permit.
The first type of motor vehicle after the conversion in 1953 was a new design by the Saurer and Berna companies , which was designed as a two-axle rear- motor vehicle . The diesel engine had 8 cylinders and an output of 230 hp (169 kW). The first delivery consisted of 9 vehicles.
The passenger trailers were supplied by Gebrüder Moser + Cie and Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie, both in Bern.
When the ZBB tram line was changed on May 11, 1959, 3 Saurer buses with underfloor engines with an output of 200 HP (147 kW) were purchased.
In 1963, the vehicle fleet comprised: 11 passenger buses, 10 passenger trailers , 6 trucks, 1 Unimog (company vehicle), 2 passenger vehicles (company vehicles), 3 two-axle goods and luggage trailers each (manufacturer: Ramseier & Jenzer 1955, type: AGP 3 length, width , Height: 6,000 mm, 2,100 mm, 2,750 mm in use until 1989), 3 convertible, single-axle ski and luggage trailers, 2 single-axle animal trailers and a trailer for the passenger car.
For the takeover of the Zug - Steinhausen - Cham - Hünenberg and Zug - Oberwil lines, 4 additional buses and 3 passenger trailers were ordered.
Around 1975/76 the first generation of the mountain buses was replaced by 8 FBW buses with bodies from the Hess company. The buses with the manufacturer designation FBW / Hess 91 U EU4A have an underfloor, 6-cylinder diesel engine with an output of 280 PS (205 kW). Along with the orange buses in the VST standard paint scheme, new trailers were also procured. Car number 28 (ex 3) is still there.
Between 1993 and 1996, 10 third generation mountain buses were purchased. These are NAW buses with a Hess body with the designation NAW / Hess BU 5-25, OM 447 hLA. The underfloor, horizontally mounted six-cylinder Mercedes diesel engine with direct injection has an output of 320 hp (235 kW).
Between 1978 and 1981 9 articulated buses from FBW with a Hess body were procured for the valley lines. The underfloor articulated buses with positively controlled trailer, with the designation FBW / Hess 91 GL EU5A, have an output of 280 PS (205 kW). The cars 37 - 39 were retrofitted in 1995. The Hess body shop revised the interior, made it passenger-friendly and comfortable, and gave the exterior a blue and white coat of paint. The ZVB workshop retrofitted vehicles with a more modern Allison automatic transmission.
In 1988–1989, 15 additional Mercedes-Benz / Hess O 405 G articulated buses were purchased. This was followed in 1992 by 5 Mercedes-Benz O 405 G OM 447 hLA models. Also in 1992 4 underfloor articulated buses of the type NAW BGU5-25 OM 447 hLA were purchased, which were followed by 2 of the same design in 1998.
In 2001–2002, 6 pieces of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro low-floor articulated bus with interior fittings were purchased from Hess to replace the first articulated buses . From 2003 to 2007 only original Mercedes-Benz O 530 G Citaro with air conditioning were purchased.
To replace the first generation of the valley buses, 6 FBW / Tüscher 71 U EU3A-R buses with an output of 240 hp (176 kW) were purchased from 1975–1977 . These have been supported by 5 buses of the type FBW / Ramseier + Jenzer 71 U EU3A-R since 1981–1983.
In 1987 the first two-axle rear underfloor buses were purchased. The 8 vehicles of the type Mercedes-Benz / Hess O 405 OM 447 hA develop 280 HP (206 kW).
In 1992 another four Mercedes-Benz O 405 buses and the first Mercedes-Benz O 405N OM 447 hA low-floor bus were delivered. In 1999, 4 more Mercedes-Benz / Hess O 530 Citaro low-floor buses were delivered.
The procurement of replacements for the vehicles in the valley lines began in 2003/04. The low-floor buses were ordered in two lengths, 2 pieces with a length of 10.1 meters of the type Scania / Hess N 94 UB DC 905, and 6 pieces with a length of 12 meters of the type Scania / Hess N 94 UB DC 906.
1987–1989, 9 so-called midibuses of the type NAW / Hess BH 2-23 OM 366 A with an output of 170 hp (125 kW) were purchased. As a result of increased demand on the lines on which they were used, these were soon replaced by standard buses, and 7 of them were sold. The last two buses were replaced by two air-conditioned Panorama Low Entry buses from Hess in early 2008.
The ZVB have two raised floor buses for combined course and travel operations. The Mercedes-Benz Integro vehicles have an output of 350 hp (257 kW). The number 58 is mainly used in school bus traffic, while the number 59 is responsible for the mountain post route Oberägeri-Ratenpasshöhe and is therefore also equipped with a three-tone horn.
Pictures (selection)
Buses of the Zugerland transport company
Orion Autobus number 5 from 1899–1903
Luggage tag AGP 3 of the ZVB
FBW 91U EU4A of the ZVB
Mountain bus number 109 with trailer from 1993-96
Trailer train
Articulated pusher bus number 82 from 1992
Fully low-floor bus number 129 from 2003-04
ZVB three-axle vehicle number 245 on line 5
Vehicle fleet of the former electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ)
Former tramway CFe 4/4 of the electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ), today in the Zug depot technology history
Side view CFe 4/4 of the electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ)
Former C 37 passenger car of the electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ), today on the Jagsttalbahn
Companies
Subsidiaries:
- Adliswil-Horgen-Wädenswil Autobusbetrieb AG (AHW Busbetrieb AG)
- Bus garage Waldegg AG
- Zugerland Mobil AG
Partner companies:
- Zugerbergbahn AG
- Shipping company for the Zugersee AG (SGZ)
- Aegerisee Schifffahrt AG
Some of the ZVB bus routes are operated by so-called transport officers on behalf of the ZVB; the companies use vehicles under the ZVB market presence.
- At Maur Busbetrieb AG, Steinen
- Bus company Seetal-Freiamt, Hochdorf
- Odermatt Transline AG, Risch ZG
- Villiger Transporte AG, Cham
See also
literature
- 50 years of electric trams in the canton of Zug, Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe 1913–1953–1963 , anniversary publication
- Jgnaz Civelli: The better connection between mountain and valley - A contribution to the history of transport planning and development in the Zug mountain region with special consideration of the electric trams in the canton of Zug (ESZ) . Zug 1987, ISBN 3-909287-03-4 .
- Jgnaz Civelli: From Rüttelbus to Schüttelbahn. The history of the transport development of the Zug mountain communities. In: Zuger Neujahrsblatt 1989. pp. 45–56. Edited by the non-profit society of the Canton of Zug. Zug, (self-published), 1989
- Gerhard Oswald: It all started with a pioneering act: 100 years of public transport in the canton of Zug . 2004, ISBN 3-909287-32-8 .
- Sandro Sigrist: Electric trams in the canton of Zug . Buffer stop, Leissigen 1997, ISBN 3-907579-04-6 .
