Engers–Au railway

The railway line from Engers Au (Sieg) is a single-track, non-electrified branch line and consists of three sections, which are treated separately in this article.

Brexbachtalbahn Engers - Siershahn

The Brexbachtalbahn is a railway line in the Westerwald along the Brexbaches. It combines the right Rhine river route with the lower Westerwaldbahn and runs from Neuwied - Engers about Bendorf, BTA and Ransbach- Baumbach to Siershahn.

On 31 May 1884, the line was opened after twelve years of planning and construction phase. To route length of 21.6 km was a spur line to Hatton of Hausen of good 2 km, and in 1909 again extended by 4 km to Hillscheid. Between Passengers and Siershahn a height difference of 230 meters is to deal with. On more than 36 bridges and viaducts and seven tunnels through the railway line runs through the Brexbachtal.

On May 28, began in 1989 with the setting of the passenger traffic the gradual decommissioning. On 1 August 1994, the transport of goods between Engers and the junction Ludwig was adjusted. A small portion was still used around 2001 during construction of the high-speed line has been 2004, the section between the connection point and Ludwig Siershahn was shut down. For years, the track was very overgrown in places and not passable.

On 26 March 2007, the club was founded Brexbachtalbahn eV in Bendorf. The association has set itself the goal to take the train for tourism again. Meanwhile, the track is again cut free of the planned Hp Bendorf, Kaufland and Siershahn, but currently navigable section between Bendorf and border adjustment only for construction trains.

On 13 February 2009, the Ministry of Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate issued the operating license for the section Siershahn - border tax adjustments. As part of a celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Brexbachtalbahn on 30 May 2009 and on the following Pentecost, the section was taken with commuting a steam train for the tourist traffic into operation after Transport Minister Hendrik Hering had cut through the red and white ribbon for the reopening. In addition to the shuttles came a steam special train from Oberhausen.

In 2010, for the first time found tourist train rides held at the Section Siershahn - border tax adjustments with rail busses VT798 series, with steam trains and LINT railcar Vectus transport company. Since then, every year, more rides offered at special regional events on the track.

Passenger traffic between BTA and Hill Scheid was posted on October 1, 1972, the transport of goods between BTA and Hatton of Hausen on 1 August 1994.

Wood Creek Switchback Siershahn - old churches

The railway line Siershahn - old churches is also called Wood Creek Valley Railway. It was used from 1887 until June 2, 1984, in passenger transport.

From old churches today still finds freight instead. About a reactivation of the connection in the passenger has been discussed for several years, in 2004, found a test drive with a railcar Vectus transport company among old churches and Raubach instead. In 2006 the disused since 1999 route seltzer Raubach could be reactivated. Together with the Raubach - old churches section Westerwaldbahn ( WEBA ) again since been serving customers goods by rail, including a railway siding in Neitersen and contactor tank in seltzer, the track runs in seltzer today right through the factory halls. Used diesel locomotives On Rail DH 1004. Meanwhile, there is the infrastructure on this section owned by WEBA.

Upper Westerwaldbahn old churches -Au (Sieg)

The section of the Old Church Au (Sieg), also Oberwesterwald railway was opened on 1 May 1887. After the Second World War here, as in many places, Uerdinger shaped rail buses to operate. Until 1975 appeared on the track regularly steam locomotives were last there with Betzdorfer locomotives of Class 50 hauled gravel trains from Erbach in the direction Troisdorf / Cologne. On 23 May 1993, the distance between Au was ( win) and old churches converted to signalized Zugleitbetrieb, at the same time there was a clockface of the railway passenger on the entire line (up to continue to Limburg ).

Shut down when the Vectus traffic mbH on 12 December 2004 the trains running since 1986 Diesel railcar class 628 have been replaced by modern LINT railcar and converted the furnished 1986 necessary, holding between old churches and Au (Sieg) back into regular budgets.