AVG GT6-EP
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 A former GT6-EP (after conversion to GT8) as a tram in 1993
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| Numbering: | 8-15 |
| Number: | 8th |
| Manufacturer: | Rastatt wagon factory , BBC / Kiepe |
| Year of construction (s): | 1959 |
| Axis formula : | B'2'B ' |
| Type : | Six-axle articulated railcar |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 20,235 mm |
| Length: | 19,295 mm |
| Height: | 3,186 mm |
| Width: | 2,370 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 6,000 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 1,800 mm |
| Empty mass: | 23.66 t |
| Service mass: | 35.86 t |
| Top speed: | 60 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 2 × 120 kW |
| Power system : | 750 volts direct current |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Number of traction motors: | two |
| Drive: | DC motor |
| Brake: | Resistance brake, compressed air spring brake, magnetic rail brake |
| Control: | electro-pneumatic contactor control |
| Coupling type: | BSI compact coupling |
| Seats: | 41 |
| Standing room: | 147 |
| Floor height: | 900 mm |
GT6-EP was a six-axle articulated multiple unit for use on rail and tram routes operated by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG). These vehicles were delivered by Waggonfabrik Rastatt in 1959 . The abbreviation stands for " G elenk- T rubbed venture with 6 axes and e lektro p neumatic contactor control".
construction
technology
In the car there were two-part 2.37 meters wide setup -Gelenktriebwagen. The two vehicle parts were connected in the middle by a Jakobs bogie . In terms of their mechanical structure and shape, they largely corresponded to the type GT8-EP cars used on Stadtbahn A from 1958 .
In contrast to normal tram vehicles, they were equipped with the facilities prescribed for railway operation for use on the Albtalbahn , which is operated as a railway line according to the railway building and operating regulations. For this purpose, a safety driving circuit , a warning whistle and wide wheel tires with a mixed profile for tram and railroad tracks were installed.
The two outer conventional bogies were each driven by DC motors with 120 kW power, which were controlled with the help of an electro-pneumatic contactor control with lever operation. Like the GT8-EP, the wagons had a BSI compact coupling, which made double and multiple units with up to four wagons possible.
Interior and color scheme
The passenger compartment was equipped with a 2 + 2 arrangement, which was covered with artificial leather. In addition, there was a conductor's seat in the stern .
The cars were painted yellow and provided with a dark green decorative line below the windows and decorative strips made of aluminum. The logo and name of the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft was affixed to the side surfaces below the windows.
history
delivery
The railcars were delivered to the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft in 1959. Unlike the eight-axle GT8-EP wagons, which were manufactured by the Düwag wagon factory , these wagons were manufactured under license by the Rastatt wagon factory. As with the eight-axle vehicles, the electrical equipment for the cars also came from BBC (cars 8-12) and Kiepe Elektric (cars 13-15).
commitment
The vehicles were used on what was then Stadtbahn A of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn in the Alb valley between Karlsruhe city center and Herrenalb .
Conversion to GT8-EP
Due to increased passenger numbers and thus increased vehicle requirements, all railcars were converted into GT8-EP in 1961 (cars 13-15), 1964 (cars 10-12) and 1967 (cars 8-9) by adding another vehicle part.
literature
- Klaus Bindewald: The Alb Valley Railway: History with a future. From the narrow-gauge railway to the modern light rail. regional culture publisher, Ubstadt-Weiher 1998, ISBN 3-929366-79-7 .
- Articulated multiple units 1–21 of the Albtalbahn. In: The switch boy. 5, 2006, ISSN 1860-5192 , pp. 54-59.
- Dieter Höltge: Albtalbahn and Kleinbahn Pforzheim-Ittersbach. Verlag Wolfgang Zeunert, Gifhorn 1976, ISBN 3-921237-27-0 .
- Dieter Höltge: Trams and light rail vehicles in Germany. Volume 6: Bathing. EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1999, ISBN 3-88255-337-5 .
- Helmut Iffländer: The Alb Valley Railway . From the tourist train to the modern local transport company. Andreas-Braun-Verlag, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-925120-03-3 .
- Martin Pabst: Paperback German streetcar railcars. Volume 2: Electric multiple units 1931 - today. Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-05043-2 .