Information about the
(this is not an HSB publication, but information provided
by the association of "Bahnfreunde Rhein-Neckar-Pfalz e.V.")
The HSB operates a major part of the public local passenger traffic within
the city of Heidelberg and the surrounding municipalities (Eppelheim, Leimen,
Neckargemuend, Nussloch, Schwetzingen, Wiesloch, Wilhelmsfeld): tramway at
1000mm gauge, funicular railway and bus.
| tramway: | 4 lines | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| funicular railway: | 2 sections | 4 vehicles |
| bus: | 18 routes | 11, 12, 20, 21, 26 - 36, 40 - 42 |
| tramway vehicles: (photo overview on photo page 10) | ||||||
| type | year of constr. | Design | Numbers | Remarks | all-over advertisements | in use on line |
| Gt 8 A | Duewag 1975 | 8axled bidir. |
201 - 204 | yes | 1, 3, 4 | |
| Gt 6 A | Duewag 1966 - 1973 | 6axled bidir. | 231 - 241, 243, 244 | In use as double tractions at the follwing standard compositions: 230+243=291, 231+238=292, 232+239=293, 233+240=294, 234+241=295, 235+237=296, 236+244=297 | yes | 4, 3 |
| M 8 C | Duewag 1985 - 1986 | 8axled bidir. |
251 - 258 | yes | 1, (2), 3, 4 | |
| MGT 6 D | Duewag 1995 - 1996 | 6axled bidir. | 261 - 272 | yes | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| RNV8 | Bombardier 2002 - 2003 | 8axled bidir. | 273 - 280 | Rhine-Neckar Variotram | yes | 3, 4 |
| Gt 6 A | Duewag 1964 | 6axled bidir. | 200 | railgrinder car | yes | --- |
| Vrb | Fuchs 1956 | 2axled bidir. |
80 | for driving school rides, working trains and and special trains | no | --- |
| 4x | Fuchs 1925 | 4axled bidir. | 44 | motorcar with "maximum" bogies, out of service, former vehicle of our club | no | --- |
| Pfb. | ? | 2axled | 6 | open horsetram trailor, out of service | no | --- |
Funicular railway:
The funicular railway is quite a special sight of Heidelberg. Visiting
it can easily be combined with a visit to the famous Heidelberg castle. The
funicular is divided into two seperate sections. The lower section (from
Kornmarkt to Molkenkur) is being served by two modernized vehicles. The upper
section (from Molkenkur to Koenigstuhl) hasn't changed so much through time.
The vehicles constructed in 1907 with wooden car bodies and crank telephones
are still in everyday use. Due to reconstruction, both sections are temporarily
out of service.
| A lot of Buses, most of them built by Mercedes / Daimler / Benz / Evobus |
A special feature worth mentioning: Almost every HSB bus is equipped with an elevator for wheelchair users.
HSB vehicles paint schemes:
Traditionally Heidelbergs trams came around in blue and white, buses in
blue and cream. Since 1985 this paint scheme has been modernized a little
bit: they now use a lighter blue and dont't use the former dark blue lines
anymore. Buses are now blue and white, too. The head of the cars is now appearing
in white. Meanwhile, all the buses of the older paint scheme have been withdrawn.
Numerous all-over-advertisments have been applied since the mid-seventies;
a trend that only now seems to diminsh.
| External link to the HSB (good, but only in german): official Hompage of its parent company HVV GmbH |
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This is not an HSB publication, but information
provided by the association of "Bahnfreunde
Rhein-Neckar-Pfalz e.V."
page created by R.
Dissinger
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