AM1 (railcar)
The AM1 , the abbreviation AM stands for automotor - Romanian for railcar - was a rail vehicle built in 1936 and put into operation in Romania in 1937 . The two-axle combustion railcar was produced as a one-off by the workshop of the tram company Tramvaiele Comunale Timișoara (TCT) for the 74-kilometer forest railway network around Voislova and Zăvoi , which was opened in 1907 and had a track width of 760 millimeters. There, the manufacturer used it twice a day in tourist traffic on the 21-kilometer route from the CFR Zăvoi station - which is on the Caransebeş - Simeria route - via Mărul to Poiana Mărului . At the end of the forest railway, the city of Timișoara owned the Vila Bistra mountain hut , and the municipal transport company itself also maintained the two huts Bela Vista and Brădisorul in the nearby Muntele Mic Mountains for the recreation of its employees.
The tram-like one-way vehicle with a wooden car body had only one driver's cab and therefore had to be turned at the end points - comparable to rail buses at the time. An eight-cylinder engine from Ford served as the drive . In addition, from 1938 a sidecar with 15 seats was available if required , which was also built and operated by TCT. The train was in operation until 1950, and its whereabouts are not known.
literature
- Vasile Deheleanu, Sabin Indrieşu: Monografia întreprinderilor electromecanice municipale Timişoara . Timișoara 1944.
- 1869 −1994, 125 de ani de circulație cu tramvaiul în Timișoara, monograph . Timișoara 1994.
- Regia Autonomă de Transport Timișoara, 130 de ani de activitate, 1869–1999, monograph . Timișoara 1999.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 1869 −1994, 125 de ani de circulație cu tramvaiul în Timișoara, monograph . Timișoara 1994. page 27
- ↑ forest paths Voislova and Zavoi on 760net
- ↑ Poiana Mărului, locul unde turismul renaşte , România libera of January 11, 2012 ( memento of the original of September 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
