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The Langelinie Linje was an excursion metal train that was in service in the years 1976 to 1979. The train was used to bring people from the Langelinie Pavilion to the Light-house at the outher end of Langelinie. The train was/is (it still exists as of today may 2021 but not in service) a mainbody (pulling part) and 2 passenger wagons, which carries 24 persons per wagon. The Train was sold of at the end of 1979 when the company "Langelinie Linien" went bankrupt. The train was bought by the danish |
The Langelinie Linje was an excursion metal train that was in service in the years 1976 to 1979. The train was used to bring people from the Langelinie Pavilion to the Light-house at the outher end of Langelinie. The train was/is (it still exists as of today may 2021 but not in service) a mainbody (pulling part) and 2 passenger wagons, which carries 24 persons per wagon. The Train was sold of at the end of 1979 when the company "Langelinie Linien" went bankrupt. The train was bought by the danish Zoologisk Have (ZOO), and have been used by them from 1980 and up til around 2010-2012 (uncertain) photos from 2010 is last proof the train was in service. |
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The train is today owned by a private person, whom wants to bring it back to life, and restoration has been gooing on since 2016. |
The train is today owned by a private person, whom wants to bring it back to life, and restoration has been gooing on since 2016. |
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The train weighs in at aproximately 2500 kilograms and the wagons at 1350 kilograms each, wich means that the total weight with 50 people inside is almost 9 metric tonnes. |
The train weighs in at aproximately 2500 kilograms and the wagons at 1350 kilograms each, wich means that the total weight with 50 people inside is almost 9 metric tonnes. |
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Revision as of 22:11, 4 May 2021
Langelinie (English: Long Line) is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of The Little Mermaid statue. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen. Most cruise ships arriving in Copenhagen also berth at Langelinie Pier.[1]
History
Military area and the first promenade
The name Langelinie goes back to the middle of the 17th century where it referred to an idyllic path along the Øresund coast that rounded the citadel Kastellet and continued towards a lime kiln north of the city. For a long time, the stretch was a military area where civilians were not granted unrestricted access. Under a general order from 1819, soldiers were required to "throw water in the head and on the breast and to cool their feet in the water".[2]
Eventually a beach promenade and a park for the Bourgeoisie were made but with access only on the payment of a toll to keep the more common people out. Not until a public uprising in 1848 did the area become open to everybody.
Port area and the second promenade
The expansion of the city and the increasing industrialization soon made it clear that the city's harbour was becoming too small and in the same time old plans to create a free port were revived. In a plan from 1862 it was decided to dig out the area to allow access for the largest ocean-going vessels and use the materials removed for land fills along the coast. A suggestion to make all of Amager into a duty-free zone was abolished and instead it was decided to create a free port in the area north of Kastellet at the site of the Langelinie promenade. The beginning of the work was prompted by Germany's construction of the Kiel Canal that was begun in 1887 and threatened Copenhagen's position.[2] In 1894 the work was completed and Copenhagen had got an entirely new harbourfront. The old beach promenade with Bourgeois mansions had turned into the heavily trafficated street Strandboullevarden located several hundred metres inland and the beach where the soldiers had been required to cool their feet had turned into harbour basins. Langelinie became now a pier on the other side of that harbour basin.
Langelinie Park
The Langelinie Park (Danish: Langelinieparken) stretches from Esplanaden in the south to Langelinie Marina and the base of the Langelinie Pier in the north. Formally, it includes Kastellet although this site is generally referred to under its own name. The park contains numerous monuments, buildings, a marina, statues and a playground. Among these are the Gefion Fountain, the Ivar Huitfeldt Column and The Little Mermaid.
Langelinie Marina
Langelinie Marina was established in the 1890s in connection with the foundation of the Free Port and the Langelinie Quat. Its purpose was to provide the workers from the construction site as well as those from the Burmeister & Wain shipyard on the other side of the harbour with a chance to have a small boat, enabling them to supplement their incomes with a bit of fishing.[3]
Copenhagen rowing clubs have for many years had their base at the marina. Today only B&Ws and DFDS' are left after ØK's passed their premises to Langelinie Marina's Boat Huild.[3]
Langelinie Pier
The Langelinie Pier (Danish: Langeliniekajen) has a water depth allowing big ocean-going vessels to tie up. The area has a number of statues and memorials. These include a cast bronze sculpture polar bear with cubs and memorials for MS Jutlandia, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen. The polar bear has some bullet holes at the head, which were made by a German soldier under the Occupation of Denmark.
Langelinie Pavilion
The Langelinie Pavilion was designed by Nils and Rva Koppel. It is the third building of the name at the site.
Langelinie Linjen
The Langelinie Linje was an excursion metal train that was in service in the years 1976 to 1979. The train was used to bring people from the Langelinie Pavilion to the Light-house at the outher end of Langelinie. The train was/is (it still exists as of today may 2021 but not in service) a mainbody (pulling part) and 2 passenger wagons, which carries 24 persons per wagon. The Train was sold of at the end of 1979 when the company "Langelinie Linien" went bankrupt. The train was bought by the danish Zoologisk Have (ZOO), and have been used by them from 1980 and up til around 2010-2012 (uncertain) photos from 2010 is last proof the train was in service. The train is today owned by a private person, whom wants to bring it back to life, and restoration has been gooing on since 2016. The train weighs in at aproximately 2500 kilograms and the wagons at 1350 kilograms each, wich means that the total weight with 50 people inside is almost 9 metric tonnes. The train was/is equipped with electric brakes and a 2 litre 100 BHP Ford Pinto engine on a Hydromechanic gearbox.
References
- ^ "Langelinie". Berlingske Port of Copenhagen. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ a b "Badestranden ved Langelinie". Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ a b "Information om havnen" (in Danish). AOK. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
External links
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