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Links about trams and light rails in Kassel

There are 16 links about trams and light rails in Kassel (Germany) on Tram Travels.

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Photo albums

Straßenbahn - und Busbilder
By: Andreas Wolter.
Language: English, German.

"Wolter82.de is a private German photographic archive about trams, buses and other public transport. It brings together images from numerous cities and countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy. The photographs show modern and historic vehicles, regular services, museum routes, special trips, depots and events, with details of location, route, fleet number and date."

Private homepages

BahnGalerie (BG)
By: Detlef Klein.
Language: German.

"The Railway Gallery - Gallery of Trains - Trains of the Gallery - The Railway Gallery not only presents an extensive photo gallery, but also trip reports, photo CDs, greeting cards, watercolor art prints (railway theme), a shop and information about the world of railways."

Bus-Tram
By: Stephan Albrecht.
Language: German.

"Bus-tram.de is an older German hobby website about public transport, with particular emphasis on Kassel and Göttingen. It contains network maps, information on buses, trams and RegioTram services, vehicle data, photographs and historical material. The site also offers an interactive journey through Kassel’s transport network, downloads and sections on trams and buses in Vienna."

Die Herkulesbahn
By: Friedrich Forssman.
Language: German.

"Yannick Philipp Schwarz describes the history of the Kassel Herkulesbahn, with many photos and documents from the collection of Friedrich Forssman"

Fahrszeuglisten
By: Martin Rimmele.
Language: English, German.

"Fahrzeuglisten.de is a German hobby website offering extensive fleet lists for transport operators in Germany and other countries. The database covers regional railways, S-Bahn, underground, light rail, trams, buses, and ferries and can be filtered by region and transport mode. The site also provides a bus chassis-number database, although some fleet lists are several years old."

Herkulesbahn
By: Volker Credé.
Language: German.

"The Hercules monument is the symbol of Kassel. Landgrave Karl commissioned its construction between 1701 and 1717 in the Habichtswald forest, high above the city. Atop the 63-meter-high octagon stands an 8-meter-high copper figure depicting the Greek hero Hercules."

Lightrail.de
By: Dierk Nüchtern.
Language: German.

"lightrail.de shows various historical route network plans, mainly from the Ruhr area, from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. These include trams that have long since been closed down, such as the Vestische, Wuppertal, Bremerhaven, Kiel, and Hamburg."

Muveum Historische Verkehrsmittel
Language: German.

"muveum - Fascination of historical means of transport, buses and trains of yesterday still enjoy great popularity today"

thomasfehr.de
By: Thomas Fehr.
Language: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

"Thomas Fehr’s private German website about trams. It presents photographs of tram systems in Dresden and many other cities worldwide, including both historic and modern vehicles. The site also contains galleries, information about vehicle types and subjects, and a selection of tram postcards that can be ordered directly from the creator."

Tram-Kassel
By: Dr. Heribert Menzel.
Language: German.

"Current and historical information on public transport at Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft AG (tram, bus, Herkulesbahn, trolleybus), RBK, RTG, Nordhessischer VerkehrsVerbund (NVV)"

Tram associations

Neue Herkulesbahn
Language: German.

"An association campaigning to reactivate Kassel’s historic Herkulesbahn as a modern tramway extension from Druseltal to the Herkules monument. The site presents the project’s vision, arguments, and latest developments through news, events, public discussions, and information on the historic and proposed route. A central theme is creating a convenient, barrier-free, and environmentally friendly tram connection to Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, one of Kassel’s major tourist attractions."

Tram companies

Hessische Landesbahn (HLB)
Language: German.

"The official site of the Hessische Landesbahn, a regional rail and transport company in Germany. It provides information on passenger and freight services, timetables, network details, news, and customer services, as well as company information, careers, and job opportunities."

Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG)
Language: German.

"KVG keeps Kassel and the surrounding area moving. Every day, we comfortably transport more than 120,000 passengers to their destinations with our buses, trams, and RegioTrams. Many of them travel with KVG every day – to work or school, to visit friends, into the city center, or into the countryside."

Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV)
Language: German.

"The Nordhessisches Transportverband (NVV) ensures daily regional mobility and, as the transport authority, provides attractive options in North Hesse. Working with transport companies, it offers buses, RegioTrams, and trains in Kassel and five districts, with coordinated timetables, passenger info, uniform fares, and quality control."

Regionalbahn Kassel (RBK)
Language: German.

"Regionalbahn Kassel GmbH (RBK) is a transport company in which Hessische Landesbahn Basis AG (HLB) and Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft AG (KVG) each hold a 50% stake."

Tram museums

Technik-Museum Kassel
Language: German.

"Both the Kassel Museum of Technology (TMK) and the Henschel Museum + Collection (HMS) are located on the Rothenditmold site and use ships 10 and 9 of the boiler house as well as two office buildings as exhibition and storage spaces. TMK's mission is to collect, exhibit and place products, technologies and innovations from Kassel and North Hesse in their historical context."

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