Wernigerode - the Harz narrow-gauge railways GmbH (HSB) has closed the last financial year 2010, which is of extreme weather that day was accompanied undermine tourism, successfully completed. Nearly 1.1 million passengers used the 140 km of narrow gauge railway network in the resin, which will be run daily on the historic steam trains. The coming months will be used intensively to the festival in 2012 on the occasion of "125 years of narrow gauge railways in the Harz" prepare
The entire year 2010 was marked by extreme weather conditions. This unusually long winter with much snow, even in lowlands followed, a short but very hot and humid summer and cool autumn months, which were replaced in November by a timely onset of winter. Short-term travel decisions of potential tourists for a ride on the HSB were not encouraged by this.
total in 2010 were about 1.1 million passengers on the entire road network of the HSB, which represents a decline of about 5%. Thus, in the chunk line 678 000 guests. In addition, an increase in passenger numbers on the Harzquerbahn from the Nordhausen area is recorded at 232 000 people. The trains of the Selketalbahn used in the past year 101 000 passengers. Here, the optimized schedule has since last summer season with a steam train connection from the world heritage city of Quedlinburg over ice chunks Talmühle to three days a week from already positive. This offer is also the room guests from Nordhausen thus another steam train for a day trip to the Selketal or even in the world heritage city. A round trip possibility of Quedlinburg and Wernigerode to the Brocken and back to the starting point was the summer of 2010 created the "Harz-four-track ticket." The new bike carriers, in the summer half of trips by bike in combination with the historic steam train the Selketalbahn allows was mainly on the weekends at full capacity.
With about 10 million euros in sales, the revenue level of previous years are restored. However, this positive outcome are compared in all divisions increased expenses.
The approximately 240 additional historical special trains took a total of more than 30,000 passengers. Faust - the rock opera on the Brocken "is 2010 with 33 events remains especially popular with the guests the unique symbiosis of the evening ride in steam hauled" Mephisto-Express "and Goethe set to music, rocking. "Faust" inspired on the legendary Blocksberg the audience for the past five years. In February 2010, was first premiered the equally rocking to music second part of the Faust saga successfully. So far, more than 26,000 guests Rockspektakel visited on the Brocken, the 100th performance took a total of on 20 November 2010. In spring and autumn 2011 on 30 performances of the rock opera will be offered.
found in 2010 in the vehicle sector general inspections at the two steam locomotives in 1999 7243 and 1999 5906 and to 26 passenger coaches instead. A real "jewel" is the historic railcar 187 001 after overhaul in Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works became. It stands for the popular special trips on the resin and cross-Selketalbahn now available again.
About 260 people including 11 apprentices in the trades of industrial mechanics and clerical provided in all areas of the company for the benefit of the passengers of the HSB. Two apprentices were taken after successfully passing the examination in the areas of vehicle maintenance and motor vehicle operation. For the coming academic year, four new trainees in the field of industrial mechanics have received their training contracts.
for the necessary railway infrastructure of the HSB many construction projects have been completed. The breakpoint "apron" in the northern city houses was opened as such on 26 April 2010 as a whole new station of the 48th HSB and the Wernigeröder stop "Hochschule Harz" at the platform after an extensive refurbishment 19th May, 2010 into operation. The railway bridge over the brook "Wormke" from Drei Annen Hohne and misery has been completely renovated. More than 4.8 km of track equipment could be renewed in the reception building Nordhausen, numerous facilities for commercial tenants repaired.
Construction for the expansion of the middle platform in the station Talmühle ice fields and the replacement building of a railway crossing at the L 239 at Quarmbeck be continued this spring. The renewal of other crossings is in preparation. The service area in the station Wernigerode Westerntor is made even larger and more customer friendly. The steam shop in Wernigerode Western road will be made after a substantial refurbishment of the building expected to open in the spring again.
plans for the year 2011, the HSB diverse and interesting projects on the anniversary "125 Years narrow-gauge railways in the Harz "in the coming year point. For example, the 20th anniversary of the resumption of train operation on the chunk line for passenger services on 15 September 2011, honored with a book launch and two special trains. The Internet presentation at www.hsb-wr . de is in this context re-designed. In preparation for the jubilee year 2012 even an official commemorative stamp of Deutsche Post has been requested. Numerous station festivals and thematic special trips planned.
The proven cooperation with the counties, cities and communities as community members of the HSB, the state of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia as well as their financial contributions continue to form the basis for the diverse activities of the HSB in the railway sector and tourism. The nominal total number of formerly eight p.m. local HSB-founding partner of three federal states shall be after the last local government reform on 01/01/2011 to now ten.
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