Wittingen-Oebisfelde Light Railway

The little train Wittingen - Oebisfelde GmbH operated on the 43 km long railway line Wittingen - Oebisfelde passenger and freight transport.

History

The little train Wittingen - Oebisfelde GmbH opened their route on September 15, 1909 by Wittingen to Brome and on November 20th of that year to the end point Oebisfelde North, the (now Saxony- Anhalt) with the final leg in the Prussian province of Saxony was. Early as 1843, there had been tentative plans to build Uelzen from a connection via Brome to the southeast. But first, the Uelzen - Wittingen - Gifhorn was built. This route was completely in the region of the Kingdom of Hanover, during the route Oebisfelde led to Prussia. After 1900, the plans to build a state railway line had failed, and there were efforts to establish a small train. Carriers were numerous neighboring communities, other authorities such as the kingdoms of Prussia and Hanover, Braunschweig and the country as well as some individuals. Reason for the railroad was the transportation needs for agricultural products and goods. Farmers promised to low transportation costs for the delivery of chemical fertilizers in the area with less fertile sandy soil. This should, in turn, yields rise, which could be transported by rail.

1909 began the operation with four steam locomotives Borsig in passenger and freight transport. The Wittingen Westbahnhof was used from the outset of the narrow-gauge railway Celle- Witt rings and Altmark small train. 1924/25, a steam locomotive of the company was purchased Hanomag in Hanover.

The good utilization of the route is shown for example by figures for the year 1928. Six locomotives carried this year 100,000 people and about 125,000 tons of goods. 1933 and 1938 two railcars were purchased. 1939 reversed only three daily services in each direction on the track. In addition, sailed a small train bus route Brome -Witt rings.

In 1944 the company was merged with several others to Osthannoverschen Railways AG ( OHE ).

2008 is the distance from Wittingen to Rühen mostly still present.