development of Upper Swabia has been rather slow during the last decennia. The bordering regions of Allgäu, Swabian Alb, Black Forest and particularly the area around Lake Constance have been more prosperous. Even politicians remarked in the 1990s that Upper Swabia was more an industrial region, albeit only in a few centres, than a tourist destination. However, during recent years, amends have been made in order to attract more tourism. This has been supported by the state government which provided subsidies, particularly to improve rural infrastructure. Regional media Print media (Swabian Newspaper), based in Leutkirch im Allgäu; most read daily . (South-Western Press)), based in Ulm, mostly read in northern Upper Swabia, and its counterpart for the region around Lake Constance the ('Southern Courier') based in Konstanz. (Weekly Paper), free weekly newspaper, based in Biberach an der Riß. (Weekly Paper), free weekly newspaper, based in Memmingen Radio and television ('Southwest Broadcasting') have local and regional studios for radio and television broadcasts in Ulm and Friedrichshafen. REGIO TV Euro 3, regional television channel for southern Upper Swabia. Radio 7, commercial radio station, based in Ulm with several local studios throughout the region. Donau 3 FM, local commercial radio station, based in Ulm, for the surrounding region. RT1-Südschwaben, local commercial radio station, based in Memmingen, for the surrounding region between Memmingen, Mindelheim and Illertissen Infrastructure Railways Upper Swabia is criss-crossed by several railway lines: (Wurttembergian Southern Railway), the most important railway line, linking Ulm with Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. At Laupheim-West station a railway line branches off, connecting the city of Laupheim with the main artery of the Wurttembergian Southern Railway. Originally this railway line extended as far as the municipality of Schwendi. In Warthausen, the so-called Öchsle, a narrow-gauge railway line to Ochsenhausen, branches off. These days, the is only used as a museum railway line. From May to October, it runs every weekend and on public holidays too, from July until September also on Thursdays. Additionally, there are extra tours during the winter months. (Wurttembergian Allgäu Railway), connecting Aulendorf with Memmingen (Danube Valley Railway), leading from Ulm via Sigmaringen to Donaueschingen in Baden. Finally (Zollern Alb Railway), which on its stretch from Aulendorf to Sigmaringen passes through Upper Swabia, before leading on to Tübingen across the Swabian Alb mountain range, passing the ancestral home of the dynasty of the Hohenzollern, hence the name of the railway line. Roads There are