Postcard: Nordhausen at Rathaus/Kornmarkt (1992)

Stop: Rathaus/Kornmarkt.
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Publisher: Gebr. Metz.
Date: 1992.
City: Nordhausen (Germany).

Verkehrsbetriebe Nordhausen
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Nordhausen

Nordhausen/Thuringia
View over Kornmarkt * Intersection at the "Grimmelhof" * Town Hall * Finkenburg * Blasii Church and Blasii Church Square

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Postcard: Nordhausen regional line 10 with low-floor articulated tram 202 near Niedersachswerfen (2004)...with the Combino Duo to the Harz Mountains Combino Duo TW 202 on the open road near NiedersachswerfenBy Henrik Boye, HSB/D. Bahnsen, Verlag GN - 2004.

Postcard: Nordhausen tram line 1 with low-floor articulated tram 201 at Bahnhofsplatz (2004)... traveling with the Combino Duo Bahnhofsplatz Nordhausen stopBy Henrik Boye, Verlag GN, Verlag Neukirchner Nordhausen - 2004.

Postcard: Nordhausen regional line 10 with low-floor articulated tram 201 at Ilfeld (2004)...comfortable train journey to the Harz Mountains Ilfeld Station Halberstadt railcar 187 017-9 (built in 1999) Combino Duo TW 201 (built in 2004)By Henrik Boye, HSB/D. Bahnsen, Verlag GN - 2004.

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Siemens Combino Duo in Nordhausen (2013)Siemens Combino Duo in NordhausenBy lichthof - February 26, 2013.

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VBN Nordhausen Tram (1998)At the time of the recording, the traffic was handled exclusively by GT4s from Stuttgart. Another ex-Stuttgart GT4, a former Freiburg ZR-GT4 and a Gotha articulated vehicle can be seen in the depot.By lirrsteve - November 1998.

Nordhausen tram line 2 with articulated tram 76 at Nordhausen Ost (1998)By Henrik Boye.
July 23, 1998.

Nordhausen museum tram 23 inside Straßenbahndepot Nordhausen (1998)By Henrik Boye.
July 23, 1998.

Nordhausen tram line 2 with articulated tram 76 on Grimmelallee (2001)By Henrik Boye.
February 2001.

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[Documentary] Nordhausen Tram (2020)With a length of 18 km, the tram network in Nordhausen is the smallest in Thuringia. There are two inner-city lines and one interurban line. The fleet is now completely low-floor. The tram has been in operation here for almost 120 years. And with that, I warmly welcome you again from a small town that also has a road network. 1000 is a town with around 40,000 residents and has a network spanning 18 kilometers. It is served by two inner-city lines and one interurban line. The tram line connects the Südharz clinic in the north of the city with the train station square on a 3.2-mile route. Tram line 2 runs between Parkallee and Nordhausen Ost on a 4.6-mile route. Tram lines 1 and 2 operate every ten minutes from Monday to Friday, every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday. Only every 60 minutes from Monday to Friday and every two hours on weekends, line 10 runs from the Südharz clinic to the clinic near Ilfeld. This route is 14.6 kilometers long. Nordhausen's longest tram line: Line 10 operates on dual vehicles that can switch between diesel and electric modes, even on the conventional railway network of the Harz narrow-gauge railway. Since it extends beyond the boundaries of the traditional tram network, it is also the longest line at 14.6 miles. As line 10 appears on the network as Venus, there is debate over whether this line is actually 18 miles long or only 7.8 miles on its actual tracks. In the city center, there are three stops where all three lines stop together. The most centrally located stop is Rathaus Kornmarkt, right in Nordhausen's downtown. This stop has two outside platforms on Bahnstraße. The platform toward the northeast has a more spacious glass roof. At the stop heading south, there is no dedicated waiting area. Here, right next to the manufacturer, is the Nordhausen market. The old town hall, built between 1916 and 1919, is also located on the market square. It was rebuilt after World War II until 1952 and was constructed in Renaissance style. On the streets parallel to the market named Kornmarkt, there is a shopping center called Marktpassage, featuring Nordhausen’s most important shops. The city center has only a few other shops. Heading south along Rautenstraße, you reach the Nordbrand stop. The barrier-free area is again centrally located in the street space. Here, you’ll also find the location and production facilities of what is probably the most well-known company in the area, Nordhausen’s spirits distilleries. Brandt produces not only the famous Nordhausen Doppelkorn but also other liqueurs at the local production site. The tram stops also provide good local transportation links, with trams running between the Ob Brand and Theaterplatz stops every five minutes, offering a fairly frequent service. Not far away is Nordhausen’s main transit hub. The 3.2-mile tram line 1 would serve as a turnaround loop at this hub if used there, designed as a block bypass through Landgrabenstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse, including two additional stops at Südharz Galerie and Atrium Passage. This setup features a two-track stop with a central platform, covered by a large roof along its entire length. The central platform is necessary because line 10 toward Ilfeld branches off and turns around here. Trains on line 1 always stop on the left side in the direction of travel, while trains on line 10 mostly stop on the right in front of the station. In addition to city buses, various intercity bus lines also depart from here. There's a large bus station with several bus stops. Behind it stands the Nordhausen station’s reception building, which opened in 1866. The station building dates back to 1869. Today, seven regional express and regional train lines stop here, all running on a two-hour schedule. In some cases, they supplement each other with hourly service—like the RE 9 and RE 19 from Abayoo, heading to Halle Saale. Additionally, diesel trains toward Erfurt depart from a separate section of the station instead of the RB 80 and 81 services toward Northeim and beyond. Returning to the station forecourt and tram stop, it’s worth noting that the tram’s history also began here. On August 25, 1900, meter-gauge operation started here. Nordhausen features a line that starts here and extends via the Kornmarkt to the Geiersberg enclosure, covering a length of 2.6 kilometers. The ring line also begins at the station. This, along with the other lines, leads to the Kornmarkt and then through the old gate back to the station. Between the First and Second World Wars, the network shrank slightly to a length of four kilometers. Due to various adjustments, it only reached its current form from the 1980s onward through several route extensions. The most significant change was probably the introduction of line 10 after the turn of the millennium, running from the central station to Alfeld. This route then connects to the Harz narrow-gauge railway network to reach a non-electrified destination. To operate this route, three so-called trams were purchased—vehicles that can be powered by either electric or diesel generators. Next, we will explore other interesting sections and stations along the tram network. Line 2, after the junction at Nordbrand station toward Parkallee, is primarily single-track except for a few sections. At the Grimmel stop, two routes always meet. Unlike usual, there is a central platform at this stop. On line 2, mainly one-way vehicles are used. The stop is approached from the left side. After the stop, the line returns to single-track. At all subsequent stops on this single-track section, there are always two side tram platforms located on the right and left of the track. The Nordhausen tram depot is located at the Wiedigsburghalle stop. The depot includes a complete carriage and workshop hall with three tracks, as well as four additional outdoor storage tracks covered by a wooden roof. Besides historic Nordhausen tram vehicles, those not currently needed for regular service are also stored here. Maintenance work is conducted at the depot, and vehicles are maintained and operated from there. Access to the depot is only possible from the north. Shortly after the Landratsamt Badehaus stop, there is also a short, independent, single-track section running through hedges and greenery along several houses to the Am Alten Tor stop. Just beyond this, there is a spacious turnaround loop for line 2 with a parking lot in the center. The turnaround loop and the city stop on Parkallee are also entirely single-track. Conversely, the track sections east of Nordhausen's city center are all double-tracked but lack notable features. Today's vehicle operations in Nordhausen are handled with low-profile vehicles, primarily from one vehicle type, produced over different years and series. These vehicles differ in design, both externally and internally. All twelve vehicles, with only 1,000 in current use, are produced by Siemens. Vehicle generation known as Combino was introduced in 2000, when the first two low-floor vehicles arrived in Nordhausen, marketed under the name Combino Basic. These vehicles were designed as interior-only units. Their design featured large mirrors and a tapered front. Like all others, they are just under 20 meters long and composed of three sections. The front car has a single door behind the driver's cab. The middle car has two double swing doors. The last, or third, car repeats the single-door configuration. This design has remained consistent in all subsequent interior vehicles. Besides numerous seats and standing room, these vehicles are equipped with LED matrix destination displays indicating the route, destination, and next stop. All seats are individual, though some are combined to form one or two larger seats. In 2002, five additional low-floor Combino vehicles were introduced—these are designated under the product name Combino. Among these, two were single-unit vehicles, numbered three and four, and the remaining 32 are single-unit vehicles numbered 105, 106, and 107. These featured a significantly altered front design with a less tapered shape and notably smaller mirrors. The two-way vehicles differ slightly in door layout from the single-unit models, with the front car always having a single door in the direction of travel.By Bahnwelten - February 21, 2020.

Nordhausen at Betriebshof Parkallee (1993)By Henrik Boye.
July 1993.

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