Schienenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH

Schienenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (SVG) is a private German railway undertaking and railway infrastructure company (EVU/EIU) headquartered in Stuttgart, with a branch and museum in Horb am Neckar. It is the operating railway company of the non-profit association Freunde zur Erhaltung historischer Schienenfahrzeuge e. V. (FzS), which owns and preserves historic rolling stock. SVG's core business is special passenger trains: charter trains, party trains, fan trains, company outings and incentive trips, marketed under the slogan "SVG Züge – immer eine runde Reise" and offered for destinations in Germany and neighbouring countries. Roughly 90 percent of SVG's transport output is generated by party and football trains. The company is known for its specialised rolling stock, including former railway mail coaches (bpw-post mr-a) converted into disco, party and bar cars, as well as bistro cars with on-board kitchens. Large special trains of more than 15 coaches have run to events such as the Street Parade, Loveparade, Rave On Snow and Wacken Open Air, and to numerous matches of the 1. and 2. Fußball-Bundesliga and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. For the 2007 DFB-Pokal final in Berlin between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg, SVG ran three special trains of 15 coaches each from Stuttgart, carrying nearly 3,000 passengers; in 2013 it ran three trains with around 2,500 passengers for FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart. Beyond party and football traffic, SVG operates gourmet trips using first-class and dining cars from the TEE era, and a nostalgia programme. Its collection includes some of Germany's oldest electric multiple units (ET 65, ET 25) and a class 798 railbus; these historic EMUs and the railbus are now out of service after their main inspections expired. From 1998 to 2015 SVG ran historic special services with these vehicles on more than 50 operating days per year. The collection also includes historic passenger and freight cars displayed at the Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt in Horb am Neckar, including ET 27 and the ET 30 power car. SVG is a nostalgia partner of the DB Museum and houses several DB Museum vehicles. In spring 2014 SVG acquired its first own main-line locomotives, with 1142 654 hauling its special trains; previously it had rented locomotives from operators such as boxxpress or Rail4Chem. It also refurbished the diesel shunter 363 689, acquired in February 2012, which handled shunting at Stuttgart depot and main station from July 2014 and has continued that role in Horb since 2024. Under the "Rail-Service" brand SVG offers railway services to third parties, including provision of locomotives, coaches and staff, and planning, consulting and operation of services. In June 2022, on behalf of NVBW, SVG took over the weekend and holiday Freizeit-Express services "Südbahn" (Stuttgart – Ulm – Friedrichshafen – Singen) and "Bodensee II" via the Gäubahn (Stuttgart – Rottweil – Konstanz), using two sets of n-coaches with large bicycle capacity, operating between May and October. The Südbahn service is hauled by a class 218 diesel locomotive of Eisenbahnbetriebsgesellschaft Neckar-Schwarzwald-Alb (NeSA), while the Gäubahn FEX is electrically hauled. These transport contracts run until June 2029 with an early termination option in June 2027. SVG also operates the Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt Horb am Neckar (EEW), announced in December 2008 on the site of the former Horb freight yard, partly because the Stuttgart 21 project required giving up its Stuttgart operating and stabling site. The museum opened in a first stage on 1 May 2011 and combines museum exhibits with a living mobility centre concept for children, young people, day tourists and business partners. It has hosted model railway fairs and, as a partner of the 2011 Horb garden show, SVG ran a garden railway on the show grounds; in 2012 the garden railway ran at the Nagold state garden show.

Schienenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (SVG) is a private German railway undertaking and infrastructure company based in Stuttgart, with a branch and museum in Horb am Neckar. It is the EVU/EIU of the non-profit association Freunde zur Erhaltung historischer Schienenfahrzeuge e. V. (FzS), which is dedicated to preserving historic rail vehicles. The company has operated special trains for more than 25 years, describing its travel as sustainable, climate-friendly and safe. SVG's business is organised into six project and business areas. The largest by far is the party train segment, which accounts for roughly 90 percent of transport output. SVG has specialised rolling stock for music special trains, including disco, party and bar cars converted from former railway mail coaches of the bpw-post mr-a class, as well as bistro cars with on-board kitchens. Large special trains with more than 15 coaches have run to events such as the Street Parade, Loveparade, Rave On Snow and Wacken Open Air, and to numerous matches of the 1. and 2. Fußball-Bundesliga and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. For the 2007 DFB-Pokal final in Berlin between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg, SVG ran three special trains of 15 coaches each from Stuttgart, carrying nearly 3,000 passengers in total. In 2013 it ran three trains with around 2,500 passengers for FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart. A second area is gourmet trips. SVG's museum and operational collection includes several first-class cars and a dining car from the TEE era. These are used on special occasions or included in large special trains, including in party, football and nostalgia services. Nostalgia traffic forms another area. The collection contains several examples of Germany's oldest electric multiple units. All historic EMUs, ET 65 and ET 25, as well as the class 798 railbus, are now out of service because their main inspections have expired. With these vehicles SVG operated historic special services from 1998 to 2015, with more than 50 operating days per year in total. SVG also has a large collection of historic passenger and freight cars of various types, displayed at the Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt in Horb am Neckar, including ET 27 and the ET 30 power car. SVG is a nostalgia partner of the DB Museum and houses several DB Museum vehicles. In the Rail-Service area, SVG acquired its first own main-line locomotives in spring 2014. Locomotive 1142 654 has since hauled its own special trains; previously it had always used rented locomotives, for example from boxxpress or Rail4Chem. The diesel shunter 363 689, acquired in February 2012, was refurbished and from July 2014 performed SVG's own shunting at the stabling yard and Stuttgart main station; since 2024 it has continued this task in Horb. Under the name "Rail-Service" SVG now also offers railway services, including the provision of locomotives, coaches and personnel, and the planning, consulting and execution of services for third parties. In local passenger transport for the state of Baden-Württemberg, SVG took over the Freizeit-Express "Südbahn" (Stuttgart – Ulm – Friedrichshafen – Singen) and the Freizeit-Express "Bodensee II" via the Gäubahn (Stuttgart – Rottweil – Konstanz) in June 2022 on behalf of NVBW, using two sets of n-coaches. All trains run only on weekends and public holidays between May and October and have large capacities for carrying bicycles. The "Südbahner" is hauled by a class 218 diesel locomotive of Eisenbahnbetriebsgesellschaft Neckar-Schwarzwald-Alb (NeSA), while the FEX on the Gäubahn is electrically hauled. These transport contracts run until June 2029 with an early termination option in June 2027. The Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt Horb am Neckar (EEW) is another major project. In December 2008 SVG announced at a press conference that it would open a railway experience world on the site of the former Horb freight yard. One reason was the Stuttgart 21 transport project, which required giving up the operating and stabling site in Stuttgart. Besides its museum character, the EEW is intended as a living mobility centre representing the past, present and future of mobility. It uses modern and classic media to explain the significance of local and transport history to children and young people in a playful way. Other target groups include day tourists and business partners. The museum therefore includes exhibition rooms and a cinema as well as a lecture hall and other rooms that can be used for events, conferences, congresses, vernissages and similar. First track construction work began in 2009. Construction of the roughly 250-metre-long and up to 40-metre-wide stabling and exhibition hall began in April 2010, starting with a pit for inspecting rail vehicles. Civil engineering work was under way from May 2010. The museum opened in a first stage on 1 May 2011. As a partner of the Horb garden show 2011, an SVG garden railway ran on the garden show grounds. In 2012 the garden railway ran on the grounds of the Nagold state garden show 2012. Afterwards the garden railway was used for several years on SVG's site in Horb. The museum was largely used by large registered visitor groups and in the 2014 season, between April and the end of October, was open only at weekends. From 1 August 2014 the museum opened to individual visitors during the season (April to October) only on Sundays and public holidays, to avoid mixing with large visitor groups on Saturdays. Model railway fairs held in spring and autumn, each with around 50 exhibitors, were very popular.

• 2024

  The diesel shunter 363 689 continues its shunting role in Horb.

• 2022

  In June SVG takes over the Freizeit-Express 'Südbahn' and 'Bodensee II' services on behalf of NVBW.

• 2015

  Historic special services with the heritage EMUs end after the main inspections expire.

• 2014

  In spring SVG acquires its first own main-line locomotives (1142 654); from July the refurbished 363 689 handles shunting in Stuttgart; from 1 August the museum opens to individual visitors only on Sundays and public holidays during the season.

• 2013

  SVG runs three trains with around 2,500 passengers for FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart.

• 2012

  The SVG garden railway runs at the Nagold state garden show; in February SVG acquires the diesel shunter 363 689.

• 2011

  The Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt opens in a first stage on 1 May; as a partner of the Horb garden show, an SVG garden railway runs on the show grounds.

• 2010

  Construction of the roughly 250-metre-long, up to 40-metre-wide stabling and exhibition hall begins in April; civil engineering work is under way from May.

• 2009

  First track construction work for the Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt begins.

• 2008

  In December, SVG announces at a press conference that it will open the Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt on the site of the former Horb freight yard.

• 2007

  For the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg, SVG runs three special trains of 15 coaches each from Stuttgart, carrying nearly 3,000 passengers.

• 1998

  SVG begins historic special services with its heritage electric multiple units, running more than 50 operating days per year until 2015.

Private railway undertaking and infrastructure company focused on special, event and heritage passenger trains, sustainable and climate-friendly travel, and a railway museum; also provides rail services to third parties.

• Charter trains (Charterzug)

  Individual charter trains for company outings, sports and music events in Germany and neighbouring countries.

• Party trains (Partyzug)

  Music special trains with disco, party and bar cars converted from former railway mail coaches, plus bistro cars with on-board kitchens.

• Fan trains (Fanzug)

  Special trains to football and ice hockey matches, including Bundesliga and DEL games.

• Gourmet trips

  Trips using first-class and dining cars from the TEE era.

• Nostalgia traffic

  Historic special services with heritage electric multiple units and railbuses, operated 1998–2015.

• Rail-Service

  Provision of locomotives, coaches and personnel, and planning, consulting and execution of rail services for third parties.

• Freizeit-Express Südbahn and Bodensee II

  Weekend and holiday passenger services in Baden-Württemberg operated on behalf of NVBW since June 2022.

• Eisenbahn-Erlebniswelt Horb am Neckar

  Railway museum and mobility centre opened in 2011, displaying historic rolling stock including ET 27 and ET 30.

1. 1Hauptseite - SVG GmbHsvgmbh.com
2. 2Schienenverkehrsgesellschaftwikidata.org
3. 3Schienenverkehrsgesellschaftde.wikipedia.org