diff --git a/contribs/bicycle/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/bicycle/BicycleQSimFactory.java b/contribs/bicycle/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/bicycle/BicycleQSimFactory.java
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-/* *********************************************************************** *
- * project: org.matsim.*												   *
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- * *********************************************************************** *
- *                                                                         *
- * copyright       : (C) 2008 by the members listed in the COPYING,        *
- *                   LICENSE and WARRANTY file.                            *
- * email           : info at matsim dot org                                *
- *                                                                         *
- * *********************************************************************** *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *   See also COPYING, LICENSE and WARRANTY file                           *
- *                                                                         *
- * *********************************************************************** */
-package org.matsim.contrib.bicycle;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-
-import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Scenario;
-import org.matsim.core.api.experimental.events.EventsManager;
-import org.matsim.core.config.groups.QSimConfigGroup;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.framework.Mobsim;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.ActivityEngine;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.QSim;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.DefaultTeleportationEngine;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.agents.AgentFactory;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.agents.DefaultAgentFactory;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.agents.PopulationAgentSource;
-import org.matsim.core.mobsim.qsim.qnetsimengine.QNetsimEngine;
-import org.matsim.core.router.util.TravelTime;
-
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
-
-@Deprecated
-public class BicycleQSimFactory implements Provider<Mobsim> {
-	
-	@Inject Map<String, TravelTime> multiModalTravelTimes;
-	@Inject Scenario scenario;
-	@Inject EventsManager eventsManager;
-	@Override
-	public Mobsim get() {
-
-		QSimConfigGroup conf = scenario.getConfig().qsim();
-		if (conf == null) {
-			throw new NullPointerException("There is no configuration set for the QSim. Please add the module 'qsim' to your config file.");
-		}
-
-		// construct the QSim:
-		QSim qSim = new QSim(scenario, eventsManager);
-
-		// add the activity engine:
-		ActivityEngine activityEngine = new ActivityEngine(eventsManager, qSim.getAgentCounter());
-		qSim.addMobsimEngine(activityEngine);
-		qSim.addActivityHandler(activityEngine);
-
-		// add the netsim engine:
-
-		// possible variant without Dobler approach, where link speed calculator is used to influence bicycle speeds:
-//		ConfigurableQNetworkFactory qNetworkFactory = new ConfigurableQNetworkFactory(eventsManager, scenario) ;
-//		qNetworkFactory.setLinkSpeedCalculator(new LinkSpeedCalculator(){
-//			LinkSpeedCalculator delegate = new DefaultLinkSpeedCalculator() ;
-//			@Override public double getMaximumVelocity(QVehicle vehicle, Link link, double time) {
-//				if ( vehicle.getVehicle().getType().equals( "bicycle" ) ) {
-//					return MixedTrafficVehiclesUtils.getSpeed("bike"); // compute bicycle speed instead
-//				} else {
-//					return delegate.getMaximumVelocity(vehicle, link, time) ;
-//				}
-//			}
-//		});
-//		QNetsimEngine netsimEngine = new QNetsimEngine(qSim, qNetworkFactory ) ;
-
-		QNetsimEngine netsimEngine = new QNetsimEngine(qSim ) ;
-		qSim.addMobsimEngine(netsimEngine);
-		qSim.addDepartureHandler(netsimEngine.getDepartureHandler());
-
-		DefaultTeleportationEngine teleportationEngine = new DefaultTeleportationEngine(scenario, eventsManager);
-		qSim.addMobsimEngine(teleportationEngine);
-
-		AgentFactory agentFactory = new DefaultAgentFactory(qSim);
-
-		PopulationAgentSource agentSource = new PopulationAgentSource(scenario.getPopulation(), agentFactory, qSim);
-		qSim.addAgentSource(agentSource);
-
-		return qSim ;
-	}
-}
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