Omnibusbetrieb Gustav Wetzel

Omnibusbetrieb Gustav Wetzel KG was a German bus company headquartered in Cammer, in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district of Brandenburg. It was founded in 1935 by Gustav Wetzel and, from its earliest years, operated a regular bus connection to Bad Belzig. That service ran until the advance of the Second World War forced it to stop. Passenger transport resumed in 1948, and the route was simultaneously extended via Lehnin to Potsdam. During the 1950s the business was converted into a Kommanditgesellschaft (KG). In the 1960s and 1970s, demand from school transport turned the firm into an operation with 27 employees. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the company shrank sharply: at that point it had only seven staff and six buses, all more than 20 years old. It recovered soon afterwards, and in 1996–1997 a new office and social-services wing and a new multi-purpose hall were built. In 2017 the operator also took over some shuttle rotations for the IGA Berlin garden show and for the Christmas markets in Berlin-Spandau and Leipzig. At its final stage the company had 11 permanently employed staff and 11 buses. It ran scheduled services in the region as well as occasional and excursion/coach travel. As a subcontractor to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark it operated five bus routes for both school and general traffic. In 2020 it became known that Gustav Wetzel's services would be transferred to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark GmbH; the company was consequently dissolved and ceased to be a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. Its former web address, wetzel-cammer.de, is now a parked domain offered for sale.

Omnibusbetrieb Gustav Wetzel KG was a bus company based in Cammer, in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district of Brandenburg, Germany. It was founded in 1935 by Gustav Wetzel. From the very beginning it maintained a regular bus connection to Bad Belzig, which continued to operate until the advance of the Second World War. In 1948 passenger local transport was resumed, and at the same time the line was extended via Lehnin to Potsdam. During the 1950s the bus operation Gustav Wetzel was converted into a Kommanditgesellschaft (KG). In the 1960s and 1970s, the company grew because of school transport into a firm with 27 employees. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the company shrank; at that time it had only seven employees and six buses, all more than 20 years old. A short time later the business recovered, and in 1996–1997 a new office and social wing and a new multi-purpose hall were built. In 2017 the bus operator also took over some rotations of the shuttle to the IGA Berlin garden show and to the Christmas markets in Berlin-Spandau and Leipzig. At the end, the company had 11 permanently employed staff and 11 buses. It operated scheduled services in the region as well as occasional and excursion/coach travel. As a subcontractor to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark it operated five bus routes for both school and normal traffic. In 2020 it became known that Gustav Wetzel's services would be handed over to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark GmbH. The company was therefore dissolved and is no longer a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg.

• 2020

  It becomes known that Gustav Wetzel's services will be transferred to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark GmbH; the company is dissolved and leaves the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg.

• 2017

  The operator takes over some shuttle rotations for the IGA Berlin garden show and the Christmas markets in Berlin-Spandau and Leipzig.

• 1996

  New office and social wing and a new multi-purpose hall are built (1996–1997).

• 1990

  After the fall of the Berlin Wall the company shrinks to seven employees and six buses, all over 20 years old.

• 1960

  In the 1960s and 1970s school transport drives growth to 27 employees.

• 1950

  During the 1950s the bus operation is converted into a Kommanditgesellschaft (KG).

• 1948

  Passenger local transport resumes; the line is extended via Lehnin to Potsdam.

• 1935

  Company founded by Gustav Wetzel; a regular bus connection to Bad Belzig is operated from the start.

A small, family-founded regional bus operator and subcontractor serving Brandenburg's Potsdam-Mittelmark area, focused on scheduled, school and occasional transport.

• Scheduled regional bus services

  Five bus routes operated as a subcontractor to Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark for school and normal traffic.

• School transport

  School bus services that drove the company's growth in the 1960s and 1970s.

• Occasional and excursion/coach travel

  Occasional and travel services offered alongside scheduled routes.

• Event shuttle services

  Shuttle rotations for the IGA Berlin garden show and Christmas markets in Berlin-Spandau and Leipzig in 2017.

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