The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), literally translated into English as the Leipzig Transport Authority, operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig, Germany. The LVB network is a part of the regional public transport association, the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV). The LVB was formed by the merger, from 1 January 1917, of two predecessor undertakings, the Großen Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") and the Leipziger Elektrischen Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company"). The merged undertaking was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB, from 29 July 1938.
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
Parent
100 % Local authority (Stadt Leipzig, "City of Leipzig"), through the municipal undertaking Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (LVV, "Leipzig Supply and Public Transport Company")
The company is organized as a holding company. LVB owns infrastructure such as track, depots and land, and all vehicles. It holds the concession ("license") for public transport in Leipzig, and is responsible for organization, planning and management of public transport. It provides these services through its various subsidiary undertakings. The LVB Group consists of the following undertakings:
LeoBus GmbH (organized from 1 November 2005 from the transport undertakings Regionalverkehr Leipzig (RVL, "Regional Transport Leipzig"); Regionalverkehr Taucha (RVT, "Regional Transport Taucha), Regionalverkehr Riesa (RVR, "Regional Transport Riesa"), Deutsche Nahverkehrsgesellschaft (DNVG, German Suburban Transport Company) and the motorbus division of Leipziger Stadtverkehrsbetriebe (LSVB, Leipzig City Transport Company). Operates regular public transport and school bus services in the region surrounding Leipzig, and other transport services [2]. LeoBus also provides servicing for the motor vehicle and bus fleet.
Leipziger Stadtverkehrsbetriebe GmbH & Co. KG (LSVB, "Leipzig City Transport Company LLP") operates the Leipzig tramway and bus networks under contract to LVB [3].
LTB Leipziger Transport und Logistik Betriebe GmbH ("Leipzig Transport and Logistics Services LLC") manages the vehicle fleet, vehicle maintenance and also provides transport and vehicle leasing services [4].
Verkehrs-Consult Leipzig GmbH (VCL, "Transport Consulting Leipzig LLC") provides consulting, planning and project engineering services for passenger and goods transportation [5].
IFTEC GmbH & Co. KG, organized from the predecessor undertakings LFB and LIB, provides "custom maintenance solutions" for rail infrastructure and vehicles. IFTEC is a joint undertaking of LVB and Siemens AG, with each holding 50 percent of the shares. (LFB, Leipziger Fahrzeugservice-Betriebe GmbH ("Leipzig Vehicle Service Enterprises LLC") provided "industrial service and technical systems solution in the field of transport, with special emphasis on rail vehicle maintenance;" it once built vehicles." LIB, Leipziger Infrastruktur Betriebe GmbH & Co. KG ("Leipzig Infrastructure Enterprises LLP") provided maintenance and construction of rail and road transport infrastructure.) [6]
LEOLINER Fahrzeugbau Leipzig GmbH ("LEOLINER Vehicle Construction Leipzig LLC"), which was formerly the vehicle construction division of the LFB (above), produces the NGTW6L series of six-axle low-floor articulated tramcars, marketed under the name LEOLINER (the name makes reference to the lion on the town's coat of arms) [7].
Leipziger Servicebetriebe GmbH (LSB, "Leipzig Service Enterprises LLC"), which manages auto parking facilities and provides support services for transport operations, including security, vehicle cleaning and fare inspection. Other services offered include catering [8].
LAB Leipziger Aus- und Weiterbildungsbetriebe GmbH ("Leipzig Training and Advanced Training Services LLC") provides training for tram drivers, commercial drivers, professional training in skilled trade and commercial sectors, and provides advanced-training activities [9].
These subsidiaries were organized to facilitate tendering of public transport and reduction of public subsidies. They serve outside clients in addition to LVB.
Linesedit
LVB three-car formation (Großzug) of modernized Tatra T4D-M stock with reconstructed low-floor trailer
Bus route letters were replaced by route numbers with the timetable change effective 5 October 1997. In addition, the tramway service network was again revised from 2001 and a marketing campaign began under the name Das Neue Netz ("The New Network"). Thus the following numbering scheme applies currently in Leipzig:
1-29: Tramway services
30s: Temporary tramway services for construction site and shuttle traffic
40s/50s: Temporary Tramway services for large events (Night services were designated in the 50 series in Leipzig until 2001.)
60s: Bus services in western and southern districts (primarily Grünau)
70s: Bus services in eastern districts
80s: Bus services in northern districts (primarily Mockau-Thekla)
over 100: Regional and suburban bus services
Tramway Linesedit
Tram networkGoerdelerring tramway station, served by 87 trams per hour during weekdays.
The Leipzig tramway network is the second-largest in Germany (after Berlin) and has a radial lattice structure. In contrast to a tangential network, here all lines form the shape of a star. With the exception of line 2, all lines operate on the Inner City Ring via Leipzig Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) and serve at least one of the three stops on Goerdelerring, Augustusplatz or Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz. With the exception of line 14, the tramway services provide a basic 10-minute interval (15-minute interval during evening and weekend service hours). As the result of overlay of lines, central segments are served as frequently as 2–3 minutes. Line 3 provides a 10-minute interval between Knautkleeberg and Heiterblick, branching to serve different terminals in the north. Some services are short workings and are designated with a letter "E" adjacent to the line number. These operate to and from intermediate terminal points. Line 4E works through at Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) to or from Line 12. Lines 12 and 4E operate to their respective central terminals during peak periods (Technisches Rathaus or Riebeck-/Stötteritzer Straße), where line numbers are changed.
Vehiclesedit
Tramcarsedit
Modernized Tatra T4D-M (Type 33c, d, e)
Low-floor trailers NB4 (Type 68), used for Tatra T4D-M and NGT8
Low-floor articulated NGT8 (Type 36)
Low-floor articulated NGT12-LEI (Bombardier Flexity Classic XXL, Type 38) (12 vehicles of the 1. Series; a further 12 vehicles to follow from 2006 September to 2007 May and 9 vehicles of Series 3)
LVB-built low-floor articulated NGTW6L »Leoliner« (vehicles 1301/1302 are prototypes, 1303 – 1350 are production vehicles)
Solaris Tramino XL (also known as NGT10) (43 in service, 18 under construction/not in service)
External link: Linienfahrzeuge (Straßenbahn) "Public transport vehicles (Tram)" (in German)
The new Solaris Tramino XL (NGT10) in Leipzig, 2017
Historyedit
LPE horse tramcar
Motor tram number 349
Trailer number 103, built 1896
Trailer number 103, interior
On 18 May 1872, the Leipziger Pferdeeisenbahn (LPE, "Leipzig Horse Railway) opened service. The Reudnitz tram depot was the first in Leipzig and the location of the LPE head office. Twenty-five years after opening, the LPE owned 1,013 horses, 172 tramcars and five depots. A competing tramway enterprise, the Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company") started construction of an electric tramway network in 1895. This prompted the LPE to begin electrification. The Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") organized as the legal successor to the LPE, managed to open the first electric tramway in Leipzig on 17 April 1896. The LESt opened service soon thereafter, on 20 May 1896. To the regret of many residents, the last horse tramway service operated on 16 April 1897.
Suburban lines were developed from 1900, and motorbus services from 1913. After the First World War, the privately owned companies were dissolved and replaced by a municipal undertaking, which operated under the old name Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt). This was renamed Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB, "Leipzig Transport Company") from 1938, incorporating motorbus, trolleybus and taxi services. In 1949, following establishment of the DDR, LVB was integrated with other (formerly private) enterprises taken into state ownership. It became part of the (nationalized) transport undertakings operated as Volkseigener Betrieb Kombinate ("People's Collective Enterprises") in 1970. Following the fall of the DDR, LVB was reorganized as a company with limited liability (GmbH), owned by the Leipzig local authority and the district (Landkreis) of Leipzig.
A detailed overview of the development of the Leipzig tramway, segment by segment, may be found in the article Leipzig Tramway Network History.
Historic Tramcarsedit
Motor Tram Type 13:
Motor tram Number 500 (Type 13).
Motor tram Number 500 (Type 13), interior.
Driving position and controller of Type 13 motor tram.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe LVB literally translated into English as the Leipzig Transport Authority operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig Germany The LVB network is a part of the regional public transport association the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund MDV The LVB was formed by the merger from 1 January 1917 of two predecessor undertakings the Grossen Leipziger Strassenbahn GLSt Greater Leipzig Tramway Company and the Leipziger Elektrischen Strassenbahn LESt Leipzig Electric Tramway Company The merged undertaking was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB from 29 July 1938 Leipziger VerkehrsbetriebeParent100 Local authority Stadt Leipzig City of Leipzig through the municipal undertaking Leipziger Versorgungs und Verkehrsgesellschaft LVV Leipzig Supply and Public Transport Company HeadquartersLeipziger Verkehrsbetriebe LVB GmbH Georgiring 3 04103 Leipzig GermanyStopsca 606 Motorbus stopsca 515 Tramcar stopsWebsitewww wbr l wbr de wbr verkehrsbetriebe Contents 1 Organization 2 Lines 2 1 Tramway Lines 3 Vehicles 3 1 Tramcars 3 2 Motorbuses 4 History 4 1 Historic Tramcars 5 See also 6 External linksOrganization edit nbsp Built by LVB The LeolinerThe company is organized as a holding company LVB owns infrastructure such as track depots and land and all vehicles It holds the concession license for public transport in Leipzig and is responsible for organization planning and management of public transport It provides these services through its various subsidiary undertakings The LVB Group 1 consists of the following undertakings LeoBus GmbH organized from 1 November 2005 from the transport undertakings Regionalverkehr Leipzig RVL Regional Transport Leipzig Regionalverkehr Taucha RVT Regional Transport Taucha Regionalverkehr Riesa RVR Regional Transport Riesa Deutsche Nahverkehrsgesellschaft DNVG German Suburban Transport Company and the motorbus division of Leipziger Stadtverkehrsbetriebe LSVB Leipzig City Transport Company Operates regular public transport and school bus services in the region surrounding Leipzig and other transport services 2 LeoBus also provides servicing for the motor vehicle and bus fleet Leipziger Stadtverkehrsbetriebe GmbH amp Co KG LSVB Leipzig City Transport Company LLP operates the Leipzig tramway and bus networks under contract to LVB 3 LTB Leipziger Transport und Logistik Betriebe GmbH Leipzig Transport and Logistics Services LLC manages the vehicle fleet vehicle maintenance and also provides transport and vehicle leasing services 4 Verkehrs Consult Leipzig GmbH VCL Transport Consulting Leipzig LLC provides consulting planning and project engineering services for passenger and goods transportation 5 IFTEC GmbH amp Co KG organized from the predecessor undertakings LFB and LIB provides custom maintenance solutions for rail infrastructure and vehicles IFTEC is a joint undertaking of LVB and Siemens AG with each holding 50 percent of the shares LFB Leipziger Fahrzeugservice Betriebe GmbH Leipzig Vehicle Service Enterprises LLC provided industrial service and technical systems solution in the field of transport with special emphasis on rail vehicle maintenance it once built vehicles LIB Leipziger Infrastruktur Betriebe GmbH amp Co KG Leipzig Infrastructure Enterprises LLP provided maintenance and construction of rail and road transport infrastructure 6 LEOLINER Fahrzeugbau Leipzig GmbH LEOLINER Vehicle Construction Leipzig LLC which was formerly the vehicle construction division of the LFB above produces the NGTW6L series of six axle low floor articulated tramcars marketed under the name LEOLINER the name makes reference to the lion on the town s coat of arms 7 Leipziger Servicebetriebe GmbH LSB Leipzig Service Enterprises LLC which manages auto parking facilities and provides support services for transport operations including security vehicle cleaning and fare inspection Other services offered include catering 8 LAB Leipziger Aus und Weiterbildungsbetriebe GmbH Leipzig Training and Advanced Training Services LLC provides training for tram drivers commercial drivers professional training in skilled trade and commercial sectors and provides advanced training activities 9 These subsidiaries were organized to facilitate tendering of public transport and reduction of public subsidies They serve outside clients in addition to LVB Lines edit nbsp LVB three car formation Grosszug of modernized Tatra T4D M stock with reconstructed low floor trailerBus route letters were replaced by route numbers with the timetable change effective 5 October 1997 In addition the tramway service network was again revised from 2001 and a marketing campaign began under the name Das Neue Netz The New Network Thus the following numbering scheme applies currently in Leipzig 1 29 Tramway services 30s Temporary tramway services for construction site and shuttle traffic 40s 50s Temporary Tramway services for large events Night services were designated in the 50 series in Leipzig until 2001 60s Bus services in western and southern districts primarily Grunau 70s Bus services in eastern districts 80s Bus services in northern districts primarily Mockau Thekla over 100 Regional and suburban bus servicesTramway Lines edit nbsp Tram network nbsp Goerdelerring tramway station served by 87 trams per hour during weekdays The Leipzig tramway network is the second largest in Germany after Berlin and has a radial lattice structure In contrast to a tangential network here all lines form the shape of a star With the exception of line 2 all lines operate on the Inner City Ring via Leipzig Central Station Hauptbahnhof and serve at least one of the three stops on Goerdelerring Augustusplatz or Wilhelm Leuschner Platz With the exception of line 14 the tramway services provide a basic 10 minute interval 15 minute interval during evening and weekend service hours As the result of overlay of lines central segments are served as frequently as 2 3 minutes Line 3 provides a 10 minute interval between Knautkleeberg and Heiterblick branching to serve different terminals in the north Some services are short workings and are designated with a letter E adjacent to the line number These operate to and from intermediate terminal points Line 4E works through at Hauptbahnhof Central Station to or from Line 12 Lines 12 and 4E operate to their respective central terminals during peak periods Technisches Rathaus or Riebeck Stotteritzer Strasse where line numbers are changed Vehicles editTramcars edit Modernized Tatra T4D M Type 33c d e Low floor trailers NB4 Type 68 used for Tatra T4D M and NGT8 Low floor articulated NGT8 Type 36 Low floor articulated NGT12 LEI Bombardier Flexity Classic XXL Type 38 12 vehicles of the 1 Series a further 12 vehicles to follow from 2006 September to 2007 May and 9 vehicles of Series 3 LVB built low floor articulated NGTW6L Leoliner vehicles 1301 1302 are prototypes 1303 1350 are production vehicles Solaris Tramino XL also known as NGT10 43 in service 18 under construction not in service External link Linienfahrzeuge Strassenbahn Public transport vehicles Tram in German Motorbuses edit Solaris Urbino 12 IV Solaris Urbino 18 III Solaris Urbino 18 IV Solaris Alpino 8 6 MAN Lion s City diesel and hybrid Mercedes Benz Citaro diesel and hybrid BlueTec Version HESS SwissHybrid VDL Citea SLF 120 Electric Currently not in service External link Linienfahrzeuge Bus Public transport vehicles Bus in German nbsp Tatra T4D M train with low floor trailer NB4 Leipzig nbsp Angerbrucke Depot nbsp The Leoliner tram nbsp Flexity Classic tram in Leipzig nbsp The new Solaris Tramino XL NGT10 in Leipzig 2017History edit nbsp LPE horse tramcar nbsp Motor tram number 349 nbsp Trailer number 103 built 1896 nbsp Trailer number 103 interiorOn 18 May 1872 the Leipziger Pferdeeisenbahn LPE Leipzig Horse Railway opened service The Reudnitz tram depot was the first in Leipzig and the location of the LPE head office Twenty five years after opening the LPE owned 1 013 horses 172 tramcars and five depots A competing tramway enterprise the Leipziger Elektrische Strassenbahn LESt Leipzig Electric Tramway Company started construction of an electric tramway network in 1895 This prompted the LPE to begin electrification The Grosse Leipziger Strassenbahn GLSt Greater Leipzig Tramway Company organized as the legal successor to the LPE managed to open the first electric tramway in Leipzig on 17 April 1896 The LESt opened service soon thereafter on 20 May 1896 To the regret of many residents the last horse tramway service operated on 16 April 1897 Suburban lines were developed from 1900 and motorbus services from 1913 After the First World War the privately owned companies were dissolved and replaced by a municipal undertaking which operated under the old name Grosse Leipziger Strassenbahn GLSt This was renamed Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe LVB Leipzig Transport Company from 1938 incorporating motorbus trolleybus and taxi services In 1949 following establishment of the DDR LVB was integrated with other formerly private enterprises taken into state ownership It became part of the nationalized transport undertakings operated as Volkseigener Betrieb Kombinate People s Collective Enterprises in 1970 Following the fall of the DDR LVB was reorganized as a company with limited liability GmbH owned by the Leipzig local authority and the district Landkreis of Leipzig A detailed overview of the development of the Leipzig tramway segment by segment may be found in the article Leipzig Tramway Network History Historic Tramcars edit Motor Tram Type 13 nbsp Motor tram Number 500 Type 13 nbsp Motor tram Number 500 Type 13 interior nbsp Driving position and controller of Type 13 motor tram Technical DataSeries 416 505In Service 5 November 1906Builder GLSt central workshops LeipzigElectrical Equipment AEG LEWController Two Type K26wMotors Two BM 20 600 16 kWBrakes Air handMotor Tram Type 27 nbsp Motor tram number 981 Type 27 nbsp Driving position of Type 27 motor tram Technical Data for Motor Tram Number 981Built 1913 1929Seats 18 cross seats Standing places 20Mass 11 9 tonnesLength 8 86 mAxlebase wheelbase 2 mBrakes Air motor compressor electric handController Schleifringfahrschalter AEG FB3sp41Motors Two AEG USL253a 34 kWMotor Tram Type 29 nbsp Motor tram number 1043 Type 29 The bogies are not original Technical DataSeries 1001 1056In Service 18 June 1930Builder Linke Hofmann Busch AG BautzenElectrical Equipment Sachsenwerk Dresden NiedersedlitzControllers Two Type SNFMotors Four GBv 237 45 kWBrakes Air electric hand trackMotor Tram Type 30 nbsp Motor tram number 1601 Type 30 nbsp Motor tram number 1601 Type 30 interior Technical DataSeries 1601 1615In Service 13 October 1951See also editTrams in Leipzig History of trams in LeipzigExternal links editDocuments and clippings about Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Tram Travels Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe LVB Portals nbsp Trains nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe amp oldid 1166716191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
