Baselland Transport

The Basel -Land Transport AG, abbreviated as BLT, is a Swiss transport company, which operates in the cantons of Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Solothurn and France. The corporation is a railway infrastructure company on the railroad tracks Basel- Aesch, Basel -Dornach, Basel- Pratteln - Basel and Roder village. Except for the road to Pratteln that of the Basel traffic operations (BVB ) is operated on behalf of Transport, the BLT is a railway transport company at the same time responsible. Conversely sail the BLT lines in the metropolitan area of Basel which is operated by the BVB Basel tram network.

History

The BLT was issued in 1974 by the merger of four companies Birsigthalbahn (BTB), Birseckbahn ( BEB), tram Basel Aesch ( TBA) and Basellandschaftliche overland train ( BUEB ). In the meantime, also bus lines have been added. The BLT is working closely from the outset with the Basel traffic operations together. The two companies were in 1984 initiators of environmental protection subscriptions and 1987 of the Tariff Association North West Switzerland ( TNW ).

As a Swiss specialty BLT has awarded the maintenance on their vehicles completely to the industry. In 1980, a maintenance agreement has been concluded with the rolling stock manufacturer Schindler, who decreed by Schindler Waggon Pratteln site on a production site. The multiple sold and merged plant was closed in 2005 but by Bombardier Transportation as a manufacturing plant. At maintenance contracts with the manufacturers but still held.

Tram lines

Bus lines

Line 106 is served by Sägesser traveling from Wintersingen as subcontractors.

Extensions

As part of the rolling stock renewal to address the ever-increasing passenger flow around 60 new vehicles were advertised along with BVB. The procurement decision was made in 2006 in favor of the new development of tango from Stadler Rail. To thoroughly examine the vehicle in terms of customer friendliness, and technical and operational aspects, the delivery of a preliminary series of four vehicles to the BLT was prescribed, which was delivered in September 2008. After a good year pilot phase with positive results, it was decided in November 2009 by the BLT Board of Directors that the order is triggered by another vehicle series. The first major series came up in July 2012 for delivery and comprised 15 vehicles for the BLT. The second major series from 2014 are sent back and is again 19 vehicles for the BLT include. The BVB have after their own passenger surveys were commissioned, in which the majority were in favor of a completely low-floor vehicle, terminated the letter of intent for joint procurement with Tram BLT. The tram procurement BVB has been completely re-tendered. The tender BVB worth 300 million Swiss francs was launched on 26 January 2011 and the renunciation of the tango so definitely.

In order to accommodate the new vehicles, the tram depot Hüslimatt was enlarged. In order for the new vehicles can operate easily, even several stops had to be adjusted.

The timetable change on 11 December 2011, the BLT has implemented on their lines 10 and 17, the compression stroke from ten to seven and a half minutes. At peak times ( morning and evening) now operates from Monday to Saturday all three and a half minutes a tram between Ettingen Leimental and stop theater.

Planning

• On the 3 June 2013, the distances between Ettingen and sun Rain and between Witterswil and Bättwil be expanded to double track in the rear Birsigtal, the work should be completed by 31 October 2014.
• 2015 is to be built to Basel SBB train station at Dorenbach a link called Margaret puncture.
• In the medium term between Bottminger mill and Binningen the single-track line will be canceled
• Long term, the possibility of express trams in Birsigtal and an extension of the Prattelner route to Liestal is checked, there could be a link to the Waldenburgerbahn
• On May 27, 2013 decided the BLT Board of Directors to appoint additional 19 Tango trams (second Bestelllos ). These are expected to arrive between 2015 and mid-2016 in Basel and thus replaces conventional Schindler trams completely on the lines 10 and 11. However, the Schindler litter vehicles will continue to still go on using lines 17 and E11.

Rolling stock

Former motor car

Current motor vehicle

Former followers

• B 1301-1303, formerly VBZ B 799-801 (1973 )
• B 1304-1305, Swiss standard car, formerly BVB B 1404, 1408 (1948 )
• B 1316-1322, Swiss standard car, formerly BVB B 1416-1422 (1961 )

Since December 2, 2012, no more trailers are at the BLT in use. Was then started to remove the motor car for longer stays workshop their unneeded pressure air hoses.

Currently buses (BLT - house operation )

• 40 Mercedes Citaro O530
• 1 Volvo 7900 Hybrid ( 2013)
• 4 Mercedes O530G
• 2 Mercedes Sprinter City 65 (2007)

These twelve buses car Sissach - Eptingen come ( AGSE ) majority, a Mercedes Citaro different sub- types, as well as a Setra S315 NF and a Mercedes Citaro O530 by the Transport Commissioner Sägesser travel, Wintersingen.

Historic Vehicles

On the occasion of the fundamental reorganization of routes to Dornach and Roder village in the late 1960s originating from the period vehicles were replaced by modern rolling stock. Some selected vehicles have been preserved for posterity, some in their original state or as service vehicles. Because Basel Land transport was very limited in a position to pay for the preservation and reclamation of the historic railway vehicles, it took a long time until the railcar could be rehabilitated by a third party.

In the property of the BLT

All four Museumswagen the BLT were originally delivered to the BEB, Hüslimatt are housed and operational in the Depot:

2012 brought the club pro BTB BTB also the motor car 7, the trailer 52 and a freight car - which is now in a private garden - from Écomusée d'Alsace after Rodersdorf work up to it.

Owned by third parties

1) 2006 issued by the Basel Land transport to the railway museum Kerzers / Kallnach. Non- operable and parked outdoors.

2) 1947 converted to the C3, 1992 Renovation to wedding cars, 2008 dismantling of the wedding facility.

3) Previously Écomusée d'Alsace in Ungersheim, since November 2012 Per BTB in the depot Rodersdorf

4) Écomusée d'Alsace in Ungersheim

5 ) In the past Écomusée d'Alsace in Ungersheim, since November 2012 Per BTB in the garden Wirz above the harvester village station

6) formerly BTB 136 K, formerly SBB ( Brünigbahn ) K 2019, formerly JS ( Brünigbahn ) K 10919