Heide Express


The Heide Express is the name used by the Lüneburg Transport Society or AVL to market special railway trips with their historic trains on the East Hanoverian Railways railway network in northern Germany.

Activities

In addition to running special trains, the society organises presentations, model railway swapmeets, film showings and exhibitions, usually in Lüneburg. These are accompanied by excursions.

Operations today

The Heide Express operates today on the OHE lines around Lüneburg, Winsen, Soltau and Celle as well as Walsrode. Services operate irregularly several times a year and, in the summer months for special occasions. There are no regular weekend services as, for example, on the Moor Express.
The following routes are operated:
In cooperation with other societies the AVL's rolling stock is used for special trains on other lines. They appear regularly in the Hamburg region.

Rolling stock

The AVL's rolling stock is used in various combinations. The Heide Express trains are mainly hauled by the V46-01 or the DL 0601 using train rakes composed of Umbauwagen and platform coaches, or they just use the GDT 0518 railbus.

Locomotives and railbuses

VehicleOperating numberClassRemarks
Locomotor 1Deutz LM216RMonument
Locomotor 2Deutz KS55 BShunter
Diesel locomotive5LHB S200in storage
Line locomotiveV 46-01MaK 600 D
Line locomotiveD.L. 00601WR 200 B
RailbusDT 0504Diesel railbus
RailbusGDT 0515MaK GDTUsed to provide spare-parts
RailbusGDT 0518MaK GDT

Passenger coaches

CoachOperating numberClass
Passenger coach Amelinghausen0002B3yg
Passenger coach Lüneburg0003B3yg
Passenger coach Bleckede0004B3yg
Buffet car Egestorf0005BR3yg
Passenger coach Scharnebeck0006B3yg
Passenger coach0011Ci
Buffet car0012CRi
Passenger coach Winsen / Luhe0016AB3yg
Dining car0200WRge
Passenger coach0021Ci
Passenger coach0022Ci
Passenger coach0023Ci
Passenger coach0034B3yg
Business car0115Pw4ü-30
Railbus trailer0304------
Business car1990Bpw 4

Goods wagons and special wagons

WagonOperating numberType
Workshop wagon0109Post-mr/a
Luggage van0110Pw
Luggage van0115-----
Luggage van0125Pwgs
Luggage van0138OHE Pwi
Covered goods wagon1007Gls 205
Tank wagon1013Z
Covered goods wagon1017Glmns
Covered goods wagon1018Ghs
Tank wagon1019Z
Goods wagon1029G
Flat wagon1150X
Flat wagon1151X
Covered goods wagon1054G
Covered goods wagon1168G
Flat wagon1171X
Flat wagon1173X
Stake wagon1169Rklmm

Some services also use locomotives owned by the East Hanoverian Railways. This is especially the case for trips in the Celle area.