Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn
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Today the RSE operates Germany-wide, not least as the railway infrastructure company for just under 90 km of railway lines in three different in federal states (as at: October 2008):
- Bad Endorf–Obing, Bavaria
- Bonn-Beuel - Hangelar (in the town of Sankt AugustinSankt AugustinSankt Augustin is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Divine Word Missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo . The Missionaries established a monastery near the current city centre in 1913...
), North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
(NRW) - Eggmühl–LangquaidEggmühl–Langquaid railwayThe Eggmühl–Langquaid railway also known as the Schierling–Langquaid branch line or Laaber Valley Railway , is a standard gauge branch line in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. It fruns from Eggmühl to Langquaid and is operated by the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn .- History :The line was opened...
, BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany... - Höddelbusch - SchleidenSchleidenSchleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 13,957 inhabitants...
(Oleftalbahn), NRW - Osberghausen (in the town of EngelskirchenEngelskirchenEngelskirchen is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 40 kilometers east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are Overath, Lindlar, Gummersbach, Wiehl and Much.-History:...
) - Oberwiehl (Wiehltalbahn), NRW - RahdenRahdenRahden is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Rahden is situated approx. 15 km north of Lübbecke and 25 km north-west of Minden...
- UchteUchteUchte is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km southwest of Nienburg, and 25 km north of Minden.Uchte is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Uchte....
, NRW / Lower SaxonyLower SaxonyLower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
In addition the RSE acts as a railway operator, providing passenger and goods services on other routes. For example (as at: September 2005) it serves the goods facilities at Bonn-Beuel, Siegburg Siegwerk
Siegburg
--122.148.78.228 05:06, 14 November 2011 Siegburg is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
, Sindorf (in the town of Kerpen
Kerpen
Kerpen is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany. It is located about 30 kilometers southwest from Cologne.-Division of the town:...
) and Wiehl
Wiehl
Wiehl is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is located approx. 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town....
(all in NRW), which are integrated into the national and international rail freight transport network.
Since June 2007 the RSE has rebranded its home station at Bonn-Beuel
Bonn-Beuel station
Bonn-Beuel station is a on the East Rhine Railway in the Bonn district of Beuel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.It was opened on 1 March 1871 and has three platform tracks and several sidings...
as Railport Bonn. Under the internet address www.railport-bonn.de werden the logistic services provided by this, the only goods station in the Bonn region, are outlined.
In spring 2007 the RSE agreed a Joint Venture with the Nuon industrial railway of the Oberbruch Chemical Works (Chemiepark), which means that RSE engine drivers can pair off and work together with a Nuon shunter when marshalling on the Oberbruch site. Instead of the fireless locomotive
Fireless locomotive
A fireless locomotive is a type of locomotive designed for use under conditions restricted by either the presence of flammable material or the need for cleanliness...
an RSE diesel locomotive
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
now works the yard. The reason for this was that the licence on the Meiningen class of fireless loco previously used had run out and it had to be retired.
The Oberbruch Chemical Works hopes to achieve greater flexibility, contacts with new customers and greater use of the railway operation with this new joint working arrangement (see also: Wurmtalbahn)
In 2007 the RSE was given approval to run the Passau–Freyung railway. As the Ilztalbahn company it aims to take over the maintenance of the line.
The RSE has recently (2008) begun attempts to restart services on the line from Menden to Hemer. This railway is interesting because it would enable a direct connexion to the state garden show in 2010 at Hemer
Hemer
Hemer is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres , is in the Balver Wald in the south of the city...
. In autumn 2008 all participants (the towns of Hemer and Menden, DB Netz
DB Netz
DB Netz AG is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is a railway infrastructure provider, which owns and operates a majority of the German railway system . The company was established in the course of the second stage of the German rail reform as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn...
and the railway area development company) were in favour of reinstating passenger rail services.
On 1 November 2008 the RSE was given a 5 year licence to operate services after it had taken over the section of line from Kall
Kall
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to Schleiden
Schleiden
Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 13,957 inhabitants...
-Oberhausen, the so-called Oleftalbahn. It had already taken ownership of the section from Höddelbusch to Schleiden station in 1999. As early as 11 December permission was given for it to work the entire route to Hellenthal
Hellenthal
Hellenthal is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, near the border with Belgium, approx. 30 km south-west of Euskirchen and 40 km south-east of Aachen...
; however the Schleiden-Oberhausen - Hellenthal section still belongs to DB Netz
DB Netz
DB Netz AG is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is a railway infrastructure provider, which owns and operates a majority of the German railway system . The company was established in the course of the second stage of the German rail reform as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn...
.