the battery railcars after the Second World War. Their use probably ended in 1954, with the introduction of railbuses. DB class VT 95 railbuses operated on the Haller Willem until 1966, but due to their poor performance on the gradient and the insufficient number of seats, they were replaced by DB Class VT 98 sets, while from 1963 both classes were used. From 1962 until 1980, DB class ETA 150 battery railcars operated on the line. From 1964, DB class VT 24 railcars also operated on the line, with individual railcars being used as a substitute for other classes of railcars until 2003 on the Haller Willem. After 1975, DB Class 614 sets were used here, but their use ended around 2000. After 1993, almost all trains were run with class 628 sets, which were used until 2003. From 2000, Bombardier Talent sets were mainly used and from 2003 only Talent sets were used for passenger services. Current situation The reactivation of the section to Osnabrück on 12 June 2005 was celebrated with numerous festivals along the line. Since then, the Haller Willem service has again operated from Bielefeld to Osnabrück. Simultaneously with the start-up a new composite fare for southern Osnabrück district (VOS-Plus) and a transition fare of the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund OWL (Ostwestfalen-Lippe transport association)—Der Sechser (“the six”)—came into force. Not included in the transition fares are the neighbouring municipalities of Werther, Versmold, Bad Iburg and Bad Laer. The number of passengers has greatly increased since the reactivation of the line. The Haller Willem runs every half-hour at peak times between Bielefeld and Halle and the introduction of a continuous half-hourly service is discussed. Freight transport operates to a siding located at Quelle station, which is served from Brackwede twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Empty wagons are delivered to the siding of the Kastrup Recycling company and are filled with scrap. Rail services The line is served by Regionalbahn service RB 75 (Haller Willem), operated by NordWestBahn with Bombardier Talent diesel railcars. The speed limit on this section is 80 km/h and the average speed of the RB 75 is 46 km/h. Notes References External links Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway lines in Lower Saxony Railway lines opened in 1886 1886 establishments in Germany Buildings and structures in Gütersloh (district) Buildings and structures in Osnabrück (district) Buildings and structures in Bielefeld Halle (Westfalen) Teutoburg Forest