ČSD series M 120.4
| ČSD series M 120.4 | |
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 M 120.4 at a railway exhibition in Lužná u Rakovníka
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| Numbering: | M 120.401-489 |
| Manufacturer: | Tatra Mountains Kopřivnice |
| Year of construction (s): | 1930-1935 |
| Retirement: | until 1965 |
| Axis formula : | A 1 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 01–79: 10,530 mm 80–89: 10,700 mm |
| Fixed wheelbase: | 01-79: 4,800 mm 80-89: 5,000 mm |
| Empty mass: | 01–69: 12.5 t 70–79: 12.31 t 80–89: 13.87 t |
| Service mass: | 01–69: 15.86 t 70–79: 15.82 t 80–89: 17.55 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 6 t |
| Top speed: | 60 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 01-69: 100 hp 70-89: 120 hp |
| Motor type: | 1 × Tatra - underfloor petrol engine |
| Motor type: | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Rated speed: | 01-69: 1,200 / min 70-79: 1,300 / min 80-89: 1,400 / min |
| Power transmission: | mechanically |
| Brake: | Knorr, handbrake |
| Seats: | 38 |
| Classes : | 3. |
The ČSD series M 120.4 is a two-axle motorized multiple unit for regional traffic of the former Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD) .
history
It was created after a patent from Hans Ledwinka , who led a whole team of automotive designers on the development of rail buses. They came up with the idea of the tower car, in which a single driver's cab was placed in the middle of the roof of a vehicle. This patent was applied for the first time in 1928 when the previous M 120.3 series was built . The tower railcars were built in a narrow-gauge version as the M 11.0 series for the narrow-gauge railways operated by ČSD .
A total of 89 vehicles of the M 120.4 series were built between 1930 and 1935. These railcars drove with a two-axle CDI 4 sidecar. The basic concept of this series had proven itself and was therefore retained when further series were built until the 1940s.
With the appearance of the class M 131.1 railcars , which had a gearbox that was particularly easy to maintain and operate, they were gradually replaced by these. The last vehicle was probably taken out of service in 1965.
The M 120.417 railcars in the National Technical Museum in Prague and the M 120.485 in the Křimov Railway Museum have been preserved . In the Zdice Railway Museum there is a torso of an M 120.4 that has been converted into a trolley .
technical features
The specialty of this series was the layout of the driver's cab. A swivel seat and the tower with windows on all sides gave the driver a sufficient view to both sides.
The vehicles had a 6-cylinder underfloor petrol engine from the Tatra brand. Tatra diesel engines were later used. The performance of the engine has been increased compared to the predecessor variant M 120.3 by increasing the speed from 73 to 88 kW. The change in the direction of travel of the railcar was achieved by changing the direction of rotation of the engine. For this purpose, a second cam engaged the camshaft by means of a special device. The engine was started by a second starter in the opposite direction of rotation.
The power was transmitted through a mechanical four-speed gearbox. The power was transmitted to the axle through direct intervention of the individual transmission stages via a spur gear bevel gear. This was done in such a way that the gear wheels, which had previously rotated freely without intervention, were braked accordingly by a band brake. There were a total of four speed levels that were set by selecting and shifting one of the four band brakes.
commitment
The vehicles took over the service on the numerous local railways of the ČSD and proved themselves in the service at times of low traffic. They were also used on the numerous mountain routes with gradients of up to 43 per thousand, such as the Teplitz Semmering Railway .
gallery
Front view of the railcar
Interior view of the passenger compartment to the rear
View of the driver's desk in the tower of the railcar
literature
- Bek Jindrich, Janata Josef, Veverka Jaroslav: Malý atlas lokomotiv 2, Elektrická a motorová trakce, Nadas Publishing House Prague
- The model railroader born in 1968, vehicle archive
- Eisenbahn-Kurier born in 2005, vehicle history
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Photo of the railcar from 1998 from the Česká Lípa plant , uploaded to www.k-report.net
