Bremer Straßenbahn

The Bremen tram AG, abbreviated BSAG, is a municipal transport company based in Bremen. The corporation operates a majority of local public transport in the city, including the existing since the end of the 19th century tram Bremen and the city bus service in the Hanseatic city. The company was also responsible for the 1949 to 1961 trains running trolleybus. The city of Bremen has on the city's own traffic Bremen mbH indirectly 99.03 % of the shares in Bremen tram AG.

Route network, fleet

Route network

The city area is, except in the area north of Bremen opened north and south of downtown tram lines in its along -drawn on the Weser shape and in some municipal priorities. Since the late 1990s, steps for connecting further situated outside the urban area and suburbs settlements are made. The bus routes complement the other areas and connect the tram tracks together. Central nodes are the main railway station, the Brill -junction and the Domsheide.

The line network of Bremen tram AG offers 620 km, of which 505.4 km and 114.6 km as bus than rail network. It carried about 2012 passengers 103.1 million, ie an average of 282,000 daily.

→ The line overviews can be found at public transport in Bremen. → The route network also see at tram in Bremen route network and history.

Rolling stock

2013 BSAG had 122 trams vehicles and 212 buses in stock, plus approximately 1,000 drivers. The new articulated railcar GT8N - 1with 44 tonnes unladen weight have 134 seats and 134 standing places. Trains and buses run daily average of 70,000 kilometers.

Investments

The Bremen tram AG owns, directly or indirectly, through its subsidiary Weser Bahn GmbH in several service companies in the North -West Germany. These include the Delmenhorster transport operation Delbus ( 51%), the railway company metronom (five per cent ) and the regional bus and rail companies transport company Hoya County ( 25.1 %). In addition to their involvement in passenger BSAG is also involved in the freight services Bremen- Thedinghauser railway and Jade -Weser -Bahn with 10 %.

Economic Situation

To promote public passenger transport losses from the operation shall be borne by the municipality of Bremen. This loss compensation amounted in 2007 to 41.2 in 2008 and to around 57.7 million euros. BSAG carries but at the same time to relieve the roads from private transport. For this relief effects that exist, for example, in less wear of road surfaces, but there is so far no such calculations. Are known only to the cost of ongoing operation, maintenance and expansion of the tram network, road maintenance and the purchase of new vehicles. A total of 9.45 million euros were for 30 buses that were taken March 31, 2012 in operation, output.

History

The Bremer civil engineer Carl Westenfeld, who had lived for years in the United States and had experience with horse-drawn trams in Chicago, filed for bankruptcy on April 12, 1875 the Senate the concession for a horse-drawn tram from Bremen stove Thor to Upper territory.

On March 28, 1876 by Julius Brabant and the other Actiengesellschaft Bremer horse tramway was established. Westenfeld transferred the concession that was granted to him on April 7, 1876 at 20 years, to the new company, on June 4, 1876 was the first track in operation.

The rival company Big Bremer horse railway opened with British capital on November 3, 1879 his first track of Hastedt to Walle.

Both companies built in the following years their nets and prepared the electrification ago. In this context, the Bremer horse tram in 1891 renamed in Bremen tram and took 1892 the first regular electric line in operation. The Great Bremer horse tram ran on the other hand, with horses and was taken over in 1899 by the Bremen tram.

For the omnibus operating Bremen tram founded the subsidiary Bremer suburban railway company (BVG ), the bus and coach operation conducted on the outer lines since 1924, first to Oberneuland and later to Blumenthal.