Stadtwerke Flensburg-Verkehrsbetriebe (SFV)

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City: Flensburg (Germany).
Total route length: 10.9 km (6.8 miles).

Track gauge: 1000 mm (metre gauge).
Opened: July 6, 1907.
Closed: April 16, 1945 because of World War II.
Reopened: 1946.
Closed: June 2, 1973.

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Discontinued tram lines

Flensburg tram line 1: Bundesbahnhof - Ostseebadweg
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Flensburg tram line 2
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Flensburg tram line 3: Ostseebadweg - Mürwik
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Flensburg horse tram line: Angelburger Straße - Flensburger Hauptstraßenzug von der Apenrader
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Flensburg regional line 4
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Stadtwerke Flensburg-Verkehrsbetriebe (SFV) stops

Angelburger Straße, Apenrader Straße, Bundesbahnhof, Flensburger Hauptstraßenzug von der Apenrader, Heiligengeistgang, Mürwik, Norderstraße, Ostseebadweg, Südermarkt, and Terrassenstraße.

Stadtwerke Flensburg-Verkehrsbetriebe (SFV) route map

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Former trams in operation

Horse-drawn tram: 6.

Railcar: 3, 8, 14, 21, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40.

Sidecar: 53, 105.

Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum (HSM)
Open regularly

Railcar: 33, 40.

Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm
Open regularly

Railcar: 33, 36, 40.

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Flensburg trams (1973)The DVD "Flensburg Beats" - a film about the Flensburg scene - was released on Friday, April 24th, 2015. It has a runtime of 119 minutes, including bonus material. The film spans the Flensburg scene from 1966 to 2014, featuring over 70 artists from Flensburg. It contains rare, sometimes never-before-seen images, and over 25 songs. You can find out how and where to buy the DVD here: https://www.facebook.com/flensburgbeats or http://flensburgbeats.de/ With this documentary by Michael Brüsehoff and Wojtek Kosciuk, viewers are immersed in Flensburg's vibrant cultural music and arts scene, covering genres from jazz to beat, punk, folk, rock, and pop. It showcases venues like the Volksbad, Kühlhaus, and the legendary music bar Plunschli. Numerous interviews with bands, singer-songwriters, and event organizers reveal authentic, engaging stories from the locals, who feel like one big family since everyone knows and connects with each other. The film is enhanced by stylish cinematography and includes some previously unseen archival footage. Flensburg Beats pays homage to the region's subculture, offering a loving portrait of a border town that has kept its stubbornness while cultivating a rich cultural diversity at Germany’s northernmost tip.By Filmtransfer Flensburg - 1973.

Postcard: Flensburg tram line 1 on Südermarkt (1960)Feldestadt FlensburgBy Henrik Boye, Verlag ferd. Lagerbauer & Co - 1960.

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Flensburg - Profile of a City (1954)Flensburg 1954 - A glimpse of a city - A 7-minute snapshot of Flensburg shortly after the war. As characteristic as the mighty Nordertor, Flensburg truly stands as the gateway to Scandinavia in Germany. Despite its eventful history, the city's features are distinctly Carinthian in character. It is no coincidence that it is one of the most beautiful and unique places in northern Germany, thanks to its austere charm. And that should be understood. Being a Flenzburger or even just living in Flenzburg fills the hearts of all residents with pride. The old, traditional heritage is carefully preserved here. This has been a natural part of life for many generations. The new, modern character is shaping up in Flensburg. Bold facades of towering residential buildings reflect the open-mindedness and awareness of the Flenzburgers to the demands of our time. It’s the same in the housing estates, where their harmonious layouts create striking contrasts to the city's historic image. Everywhere, construction is busy, and during the breakfast break, a hearty sip from the bottle is always welcome. Thirst is only quenched with beer here in the modern brewery. In the Flensburg breweries, the finest malting barley is boiled with the best hops in gleaming copper pans to produce wort. The keen eyes of experienced experts constantly monitor this process. In this centrifuge, the wort is clarified and cooled to 5°C in the shortest possible time. In the large vats of the wort cellar, after adding yeast, the malt extract is transformed into alcohol and carbon dioxide. This is how beer is made. It then matures over a three-month storage period, balancing taste and fresh flavor. Such procedures, combined with brewing mastery, ensure the high quality of Flensburg beers. Cleanliness is the top priority in these breweries. Each barrel is carefully cleaned on the outside and, as this showpiece demonstrates, on the inside as well. The beer is filtered to be crystal clear and then filled into barrels, ensuring no loss of carbon dioxide. The brewmaster often performs a final tasting to confirm quality, and the bottled beers from Flensburg breweries are extremely popular—over 10,000 bottles are cleaned and packed into crates every hour for distribution across town and country. Flensburg beers are in demand everywhere. Centuries of brewing tradition and a dedicated team guarantee consistent quality—yes, Flensburg beers are brewed with skill and enjoyed with pleasure. Flensburg fully embraces its role as a bridge between north and south. Every resident and visitor feels the city's vibrancy directly. Flensburg specialties are well appreciated. At the harbor, the aura of foreign lands is palpable as ships from all over the world dock, bringing goods from distant shores. This bustling activity aims to make life—our lives—more enjoyable and beautiful. Known for its rum imports since the 18th century, Flensburg has maintained this reputation. In these original distilleries, PY Rum comes directly from Jamaica, and the oldest rum house in Flensburg, founded in 1781, produces the excellent Sonnberg Rum. The noble Jamaican Rum is aged for up to 10 years before being processed into Sonnberg Rum. This is how it develops its maturity and mild aromatic flavor. This is the core of rum production. Here, the wholesome Sonnberg is crafted using old, traditional recipes. The distiller's keen eyes constantly monitor the alcohol content, composition, and consistent quality of this premium product. Various Sonnberg brands are now waiting to be bottled in these old oak barrels. Sonnberg Rum has gained many fans due to its mild flavor and versatility. Sonnberg not only tastes great with beer and in tea, but is also wonderful as a puree, and housewives like to use it to enhance their dishes. Whether it is pudding cake or fruit salad with Sonnberg Rum, it becomes delicious. Thousands of bottles leave here heading in all directions. For connoisseurs, this is crystal clear. Sonnberg Rum is wonderfully warm, a little bit. Here, we make friends with the first and the sunniest sun, toast with a sunny mountain like this happy group from Flensburg, and what makes our everyday life so lovely, yes, Flensburg as a gateway from and to the North, is the starting point for many small and large things that make our lives rich and meaningful. One could tell a lot more about Flensburg and its beautiful surroundings, all the beauty that characterizes this city, and it becomes a unique experience for visitors. Perhaps it is only now that we fully understand the profile that defines us.By Mointv De - 1954.

Postcard: Flensburg tram line 1 near Südermarkt (1965)Greetings from the Fjord CityBy Henrik Boye, Verlag ferd. Lagerbauer & Co - 1965.

Flensburg tram line 1 with railcar 40 on Norderstr. (1967)By Jens Christesen.
1967.

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Flensburg tram (1907-1973)The last use of a Flensburg tram car in a scrap yard. Just an exercise for the fire department, but for number 38, one of the previous Flensburg tram cars, the last emergency. For years, after the tram was closed down in 1973, it served as a toy in the kindergarten in Översee. Now, completely demolished, it will finally be torched. For decades, the tram and its rail network were part of Flensburg's inner city. Drivers, pedestrians, and the tram got along well, but soon after it was closed, the tracks had to be removed. The district heating pipes were to be laid on the entire street. The subsequent conversion to a pedestrian zone was long overdue. This tram was luckier; it wasn't torched. Escorted by the police, it travels at a snail's pace through the city. After more than 20 years of service on line 1, its new place of work is the kindergarten on Mürwicker Straße, where the children are already eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new toy. In May 1973, a so-called association railcar with the trailer of line 1 heads from the Südermarkt past the Deutsches Haus to the terminus and the federal station Engk. Due to the low clearance height, the pantograph only passes under the bridge of the harbor railway. This section of line 1 was only put into operation in 1929. The peripheral location of the newly built station necessitated a connection to the city center, as well as preparation for the return journey to the terminus at Ostsbadweg. A brief discussion with the dispatcher, and the four-and-a-half-kilometer journey can begin. Yes, and you, FST. Entering the infamous Schusterkurve, named after a driver who once crashed a tram car into a tree because of excessive speed on this bend. See the Latvians of the Süder central access roads from the eastern and western surrounding areas, the market square developed as early as the Middle Ages. Flensburg residents love their Südermarkt, and this affection has been a constant, as evidenced by these film recordings from the 1930s. Before the Second World War, the Flensburg tram had its heyday. The weekly market and the tram were inextricably linked. From the Südermarkt, not only did line 1 continue to the train station, but also line 3 to the naval school in Mürwig. The harbor was also much more important back then than it is today. Freight transport was dominated by ships, and the short boat trip on the passenger ferry saved pedestrians the detour around the harbor tip. Back then, fish were still sold directly from the boat in the inner harbor, whether in typical Flensburg bad weather or sunshine. The tram was the backbone of local public transportation, as exemplified by tram number 18, which ran from 1912 on the Nordermarkt, passing by the Neptune fountain, a familiar sight for decades. But rum production was also part of Flensburg, and the heavy barrels were often transported to customers by horse-drawn cart. From the Südermarkt, the tram continued through Flensburg in the 1930s. The journey leads over the Hol, and the policeman on Rathausstraße already had his hands full back then when the tram on line 2 passes the intersection here at the Catholic church in the Nordergraben on the way to the Norderhofenten. It continues through the main street with St. Mary's Church in the background. The Nordermarkt passes through the medieval arcades, known as Schrangen in Flensburg, and into Norderstraße. The Norder Tor is not Flensburg's landmark. After the expansion of the city to the north with the construction of the Neustadt in the 19th century, it lost its original function as the city gate. The Südermarkt 40 years later, the trams of the Verbandstyp still characterize the streetscape, but soon the Holm and the large street are to be converted into a pedestrian zone. The last days of line 1 are numbered. It will only be a few weeks before the route to the terminus at Ostsebadweg is open. The intersection at Rathausstraße. On this day, Alfons Jakusch, the legendary policeman, is on vacation. His colleague regulates the traffic like E, and with his hand it is [applause]. It's a shame the noisy ride around the bend at the Nordertor. Back then, the residents cursed it as a squeak. Today, many old Flensburg residents fondly recall the singing in the streets that can be heard far and wide on dry days. The residents of the Neustadt also enjoyed this. A distinctive noise was heard when the tram entered the curve on Appenraderstrasse in the direction of the tram depot. The ABM Raderstrasse stop was made from the depot. The eight railcars and eight trailers, which were still in operation in the last years of the Flensburg tramway, took over from here. The railway administration was located here, and the trains were reassembled for daily use. From here, the electrical energy, with a direct current of 600 volts, also took over.By hanno122 - 1907 - 1973.

Postcard: Flensburg tram line 1 with railcar 14 by Nordertor (1920)Flensburg. Nordertor. 6720By Henrik Boye, Verlag H. Rubin & Co - 1920.

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3D printed Flensburg tram in H0 (2021)Trip to Südermarkt in Flensburg.By Nordic Tram - February 18, 2021.

The old depot at Apenrader Strasse 22 (2020)By Henrik Boye.
July 21, 2020.

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Flensburg - Profile of a City (1959)Producer: Otto Schöwing - Film Produktion. As characteristic as the mighty Nordertor, Flensburg truly stands out as the German gateway to Scandinavia. Seven hundred years of rich history shape the features of this city, which, thanks to its plain charm, is one of the most beautiful and distinctive places in northern Germany. It is essential to understand this. Being a Flensburg resident or simply living here fills all its citizens with pride. The old, traditional heritage is carefully preserved, a tradition maintained across many generations. Meanwhile, a fascinating modern character is taking shape in Flensburg. Bold facades of towering residential buildings reflect the open-mindedness of the residents and their awareness of contemporary needs. This is also evident in the neighborhoods, whose harmonious layouts create striking contrasts with the city’s historic image. New construction is happening everywhere, and a hearty drink from a bottle is always welcome during the breakfast break. Thirst is best quenched with beer, especially here in the modern brewery. At the Flensburg breweries, the finest malting barley is boiled with top-quality hops in gleaming copper kettles to produce wort, closely monitored by experienced experts. The wort is then clarified in a centrifuge and quickly cooled to 5°C in a separator. In the large fermentation tanks, after adding yeast, the malt extract transforms into alcohol and carbon dioxide. This process creates the beer. The beer then matures over three months, achieving the perfect balance of taste and freshness. Modern equipment, like these refrigeration units, alongside brewing expertise, masks the high quality of Flensburg beers. Cleanliness is fundamental in the breweries. Every barrel is meticulously cleaned on the outside and, as shown by this display barrel, inside as well. The beer is filtered to ensure clarity before being bottled, preventing any loss of carbon dioxide. The brewmaster doesn’t miss the opportunity for a final taste test to confirm quality. Bottled beers from Flensburg breweries are extremely popular, with over 10,000 bottles cleaned, filled, and sent out every hour to satisfy thirsty crowds across town and beyond. Flensburg beers are in demand everywhere, with centuries of brewing experience and a dedicated team ensuring consistent quality. Yes, Flensburg beers are brewed with skill and enjoyed with pleasure. Flensburg fully recognizes its international role as a bridge between north and south. Every resident and visitor can feel the city’s vitality firsthand, and Flensburg’s specialties are widely appreciated. In the harbor, the atmosphere of foreign lands is palpable. Ships from all nations dock here, bringing goods from around the world. All this energy aims to make life—our lives—more enjoyable and beautiful. Since the 18th century, Flensburg has been famous for its rum and continues to uphold that reputation today. In this original pub, PY Rum comes straight from Jamaica, and from the oldest Flensburg distillery, Sonnenberg Rum, produced since 1781, is crafted. The noble Jamaican rum is aged up to 10 years before becoming Sonnenberg Rum, gaining its maturity and smooth, aromatic flavor. This is the heart of rum-making. Here, the traditional recipes produce the high-quality Sonnenberg Rum. The distiller’s expert eyes constantly check the alcohol level, composition, and consistency of this top-tier product. Various Sonnenberg brands await bottling in these old oak barrels. Sonnenberg Rum has earned many fans thanks to its mild flavor and versatility. It’s delicious as a straight drink or in tea, and also makes a fine addition to dishes—whether it's pudding, cake, or fruit salad, Sonnenberg Rum adds flavor. Thousands of bottles are shipped everywhere. Connoisseurs know: Sonnenberg Rum is excellent with hot water and a little sugar. And it’s essential to include Sonnenberg Rum here—so let's raise a glass in celebration, happy group here in Flensburg, to all that makes our everyday life so wonderful. Yes, Flensburg, as the gateway to and from the north, is the starting point for many small and large things that enrich our lives. There’s so much more I could say about Flensburg and its beautiful surroundings—the beauty that makes this city and its visitors truly special.By M.K. S. - 1959.

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