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2017 Season Opening

Written by dzirpel
Created: 02 May 2017

 This year the season opening on the Wiehltalbahn was on Easter Monday. The weather was appropriate for mid-April. While there still were scattered showers with a smattering of snowflakes during the first ride in the morning, the weather largely brightened up and was sunny in the afternoon, but still cold.

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Construction Works On Waldbröl's 'Boxberg Roundabout' Resumed

Written by dzirpel
Created: 28 April 2017

During the winter the construction works on the 'Boxberg roundabout' in Waldbröl had been suspended, but now they have been resumed.

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Lawsuit Against Illegally-Built Hall Filed

Written by dzirpel
Created: 04 April 2017

By JENS HÖHNER
(Translation from German by Detlef Zirpel/Don Payne)

Waldbröl. - No go-ahead for re-opening the Wiehltalbahn as far as Waldbröl is in sight! Acting on a motion of the Green Party group on the council, Waldbröl's Mayor, Peter Koester, promised to attend to the matter and to bring Mayor Rüdiger Gennies of Reichshof in, as a company in the Denklingen area had erected a building too close to the railway tracks.

Read more: Lawsuit Against Illegally-Built Hall Filed

„Stücker Is Serious“ - Wiehl Town Council Co-Operates With The Wiehltalbahn

Written by dzirpel
Created: 11 April 2017

By Reiner Thies
(Translation from German by Detlef Zirpel/Don Payne)

Wiehl -

As previously announced by Wiehl's mayor Ulrich Stücker, the fresh start concerning the development of the Wiehltalbahn has begun. A first meeting between town administration and railway organisations has already taken place.

Read more: „Stücker Is Serious“ - Wiehl Town Council Co-Operates With The Wiehltalbahn

Acceptance For The Station

Written by dzirpel
Created: 10 February 2017

From the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (daily paper in Cologne): Saturday/Sunday, February 4th/5th, 2017

Former Railway Property Comprising 23,000 m² Was Purchased By Morsbach Town Council
BY CHRISTOPH BUCHEN AND JENS HÖHNER 
 (Translation from German by Detlef Zirpel/Don Payne)
 
Morsbach. This is definitely a historic day for Morsbach: Effective from March 1st, the station building and adjoining railway area pass into the ownership of Morsbach Town Council. In November of last year, the Western Office of the 'Federal Railway Assets' agency (located in Cologne) offered the area of 23,000 m² in a public bidding process.

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  1. New Perspectives For The Wiehltalbahn
  2. Wiehl: Mayor Ulrich Stücker Wishes To Discuss Own Ideas For The Line
  3. Wiehl's Mayor Ulrich Stücker: "Being Mindful Of The Day After Tomorrow"
  4. Railway Facilities Are No Hiking Trails

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Latest News

  • Restoration Of The Societie's Own SKL Under Corona Conditions
  • 'Society Of German Transportation Companies (VDV)' Advocates A Speedy Reactivation Of The Wiehl Valley Railway Line
  • Station Nameboard Of 'Kömpel' Halt Stolen
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  • Looking Back Onto A Favourable Anniversary Year

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