Alb Valley Railway
On 1 April 1957, the AVG finally took over the line. Unlike the neighbouring Alb Valley Railway, the line to Ittersbach by AVG was not upgraded for full operations, but instead it was temporarily closed down on 14 November 1964. It was not until almost two years later, on 30 June 1966, that the section to Langensteinbach Süd was reopened with standard gauge and electrified at 750 Volt DC.