Celle–Wittingen Light Railway

The little train Celle- Wittingen AG was founded on June 21, 1902 by the Prussian state, the city of Celle and 33 municipalities. On 15 August 1904 she opened the 51 km long standard gauge track Celle Town (North ) Beedenbostel - Hankensbuettel - Wittingen West ( railway Celle- Witt rings ). This route is also called Laughed Valley Railway as it runs partly along the Laughed. The travel time for the distance Celle- Wittingen 1906 amounted to around two hours and 20 minutes. 1908 Wittingen West railway station was relocated to the east side of the state railway station to enable a common railway station opened in 1909 narrow-gauge railway Wittingen - Oebisfelde and the small railway Bismark Gardelegen -Witt rings, later Altmärkische small Bahn AG. The new route made ​​the construction of dams and a bridge across the state railway required.

From Beedenbostel led from July 22, 1912 the salt train, a 7 km long branch line in a northerly direction over Mariaglück after Habighorst, where in both places potash and salt mines were developed. After 1924 Mariaglück terminus of trains.

The little train Celle- Wittingen had common management in train Celle- Garßen Mountains before 1914. This company was called from 1910 small train Celle- Soltau, Celle -Munster GmbH. On 8 November 1940, the narrow-gauge railway Celle- Witt rings of a railroad to the general traffic was.

As of February 23, 1940 it changed its name to Railway Celle - Wittingen AG. This took over on 27 March 1944, the narrow-gauge railway Celle- Soltau, Celle -Munster GmbH, with which she was already connected in the operating community of Celler small railways, and led henceforth the name Celler Railways AG.

On 10 July 1944, and other rail companies to Osthannoverschen Railways AG ( OHE ) were merged.

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