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Bielefeld buys narrow gauge rail grinder | Metro Report International | Railway Gazette International

By Metro Report International 2024-08-27T05:00:00+01:00

GERMANY: Windhoff has delivered the first narrow gauge version of its VentuS NV rail grinder to Bielefeld tram operator moBiel. die grinding discs

The VentuS SF 50 has been designed for the grinding and cleaning of various types of rail head across the 1 000 mm gauge network. It can also be used to haul material and tool trolleys.

The bidirectional vehicle weighs 31 tonnes when empty and up to 35·6 tonnes when fully loaded with 4 000 litres of water, staff and tools.

2020-05-20T09:30:00Z By Metro Report International

GERMANY: Frankfurt municipal transport company VGF has awarded Windhoff Bahn- und Anlagentechnik a contract to supply a three-vehicle works train for use across the city’s U-Bahn and tram networks. This forms part of a programme to modernise the current VGF works fleet, some of which dates ...

Bielefeld, Germany: urban area rail network map

Light rail/tram network of 4 routes, serving 62 stops. See Bielefeld network map. The city’s street tramway was upgraded from 1978-91 with city-centre tunnels and seven underground stations, and many surface sections on segregated track. Line 4 to Lohmannshof was opened in 2002, and Line 2 was extended from Milse ...

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