Wuppertal tram museum (Bergische Museumsbahn)

The Bergische Museumsbahn is a heritage tram museum situated south of Wuppertal, Germany at Kohlfurther Brücke. It operates its own tram line on original tracks with original cars from Kohlfurther Brücke to Greuel.

The museum line begins about 50m east of the Kohlfurth bridge, where the depot may be found with its exhibition of vehicles and a bookshop. A track coming from the bridge is currently out of use. East of the depot the line winds its way south and then swings around in a 180° curve in order to follow the Kaltenbach valley north. The end of the line is currently at Greuel halt, although it has long been planned to work the section beyond that to Möschenborn.

The route has a height difference of about 150 metres, which means that it has an average incline of 5%. The largest part of the route cuts through a wood and is therefore typical of the former overground tramway network.

2014

Car 94 at the terminus at Greuel. Originally  operated by Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG and built by Barmer Bergbahn AG

Car 94 at the terminus at Greuel

Shunter No:61

Car No: 275 in the workshop

DÜWAGTw 275,, built 1957, Bochum-Gelsenkirchener- Straßenbahnen AG

Works wagen 406
Vegetation clearance from Freiburger Verkehrs-AG

Works wagen 683 former track cleaning car from
Bochum-Gelsenkirchener-Straßenbahnen AG

Car No:107 in the workshop  DÜWAG, type Tw 107, built in 1936.

Aachener Straßenbahn und Energieversorungs AG Rheinische Bahngesellschaft Düsseldorf

Car 120 formerly operated by Remscheider Stadtwerke GmbH

Car 239 former  Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG and
Barmer Straßenbahn AG (Nr. 39)

Car 342 in the workshop (former Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH in Herten)

Grinding wagon 610 (Seidlitz & Kuschmierz, built 1950, formerly used in Bochum)

Car 106 (66) formerly used on Hessische Elektrizitäts AG (HEAG)
Remscheider Stadtwerke GmbH
 

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