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Our Utility Vehicle

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 24 January 2021

In last years autumn we had still hoped to be able to finish the restoration works on the societie's own SKL before the end of 2020, but Coronavirus also messed up the time table of this project.

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Progress In Morsbach

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 24 January 2021

There is good news to report from Morsbach in two respects. On the one hand, after lengthy negotiations, an agreement was reached with the municipality on the future design and dimensioning of the station area.

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'Society Of German Transportation Companies (VDV)' Advocates A Speedy Reactivation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway Line

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 10 July 2020

After an enforced break due to the coronavirus, a second catalogue of suggestions for the reactivation of German railway lines was published by the Society Of German Transportation Companies (VDV). In this catalogue, the Wiehl Valley Railway is ranked among the top three of all examined lines.

Read more: 'Society Of German Transportation Companies (VDV)' Advocates A Speedy Reactivation Of The Wiehl...

Restoration Of The Society's Own SKL Under Coronavirus Conditions

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 07 September 2020

 After a break enforced by the corona pandemic, members of the society resumed the restoration works on the society's own SKL in May 2020. In doing so, the team obtained help from two new co-workers that are not yet members of the society. This will certainly help the restoration to pick up speed.

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Station Nameboard Of 'Kömpel Halt' Stolen

Written by Detlef Zirpel
Created: 05 July 2020

'Kömpel' Halt is counted among the less familiar railway stations in the 'Upper Berg County’ (Oberberg). It is part of the branch line of the Wiehl valley railway that leads from Waldbröl-Hermesdorf to Morsbach through the rural Zielenbach valley and is also known as the  Wisser Valley Railway (Wissertalbahn). Currently only maintenance trains of the Wiehl valley railway run on this line.

Read more: Station Nameboard Of 'Kömpel Halt' Stolen

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  3. 25th Anniversary Of The 'Society For The Preservation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway'
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Latest News

  • Wiehl Valley Railway Line: Freshly vacuumed and ballasted!
  • Rehabilitation of the small trolley Skl 53
  • Timber loading at Osberghausen station
  • Rehabilitation of the railway bridge over the Wiehl in Bielstein
  • New feasibility study on the reactivation of the Wiehl Valley Railway - actual state of affairs

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Apr 09, 2023
10:30 AM - 05:24 PM
Easter trip with the steam train - Ride with the Easter Bunny
Apr 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 05:24 PM
Steam train ride

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