TramTrain 2002 not only celebrates this moment in time but also looks into the future of the concept of tramtrain and what has become known as the "Karlsruhe Model".
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Ten years ago, a new phenomenon could be seen running public transport between the City of Bretten and the inner city of Karlsruhe.
It was a tram like vehicle able to ride on both the heavy railway tracks of the Deutsche Bahn and the tramway network of Karlsruhe, bringing passengers directly from origin to destination. This type of vehicle is now known all over the world as a tramtrain.
TramTrain 2002 not only celebrates this moment in time but also looks into the future of the concept of tramtrain and what has become known as the "Karlsruhe Model". |
Initiators of the congress
The VDV Academy (Association of German Transport Undertakings) promotes professional training, education and science. Under its wings qualification measures are performed for staff from transport undertakings and organizations at selected training centres on the spot.
The objectives of the VDV Academy and its cooperative partners are market-oriented and flexible training as well as creation of educational and training standards. As the holding organization it controls the quality of its members’ training offers, plans training measures and certifies final examinations.
The VDV Academy and its partners stand for efficient, quality-assured training across the transport undertakings. Synergies are used!
Moreover, the VDV Academy is a place for information events and discussions covering all facets of present-day themes of special importance in the public and in the expert world.
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Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH |
AVG is a private public transport organisation for the surrounding region of the city of Karlsruhe and shares its board of directors with VBK, the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe and KVV, the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund. VBK is a non-private public transport organisation belonging to the city of Karlsruhe and organises public transport within the city boundaries of Karlsruhe and KVV is the overall public transport co-ordinator which is privately owned with shares belonging to cities and communities.
Organiser of the congress
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TransportTechnologie-Consult Karlsruhe GmbH |
TransportTechnologie Consult Karlsruhe (TTK) is a engineering company founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Albtal-Verkehrs Gesellschaft (AVG), an important regional transport company, and of PTV AG, a major consultancy, both based in Karlsruhe. The core competence of TTK is the evaluation of tram-train solutions (track sharing by light and heavy rail) and more generally studies on (especially rail-bound) public transport. Infrastructure planning is the main and still growing part of TTK activities.
last update: 15.04.2002