BSt type U3q

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U3q
T 08/24, TE 08/24 p
T 08/24 at Alexanderplatz, 1950
T 08/24 at Alexanderplatz, 1950
Numbering: SSB 101–178
BESTAG 83–92
BSt 1588–1665, 1715–1724
BSt 3212 II –3299 II (from 1924)
Number: 88 cars
Manufacturer: Falkenried ; NAG (conversion)
Year of construction (s): 1908–1913
1924/25 (conversion)
Retirement: until 1972
Axis formula : Bo
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length: 10,400 mm
Empty mass: 10.9 t
Hourly output : 67-90 kW
Power system : 600 V DC
Power transmission: Overhead line
Number of traction motors: 2 × USL 253 or
2 × USL 323
Coupling type: Albert coupling
Seats: 21st
Standing room: 38

The U3q type tram cars were 88 vehicles that were put into service between 1908 and 1913 as sidecars for the Berlin City Trams (SSB) and the Berlin Electric Trams (BESTAG). In 1924/25 these were converted into railcars by the National Automobile Society (NAG) in Berlin-Oberschöneweide and the previously open entry platforms were closed. From 1934 the vehicles were carried under the type designation T 08/24 . A 1933 mover carriage converted railcar was named TE 24.08 S .

development

Order

Sidecar 89 of the urban trams in Berlin in the north depot (Kniprodestrasse), around 1910

In 1908 the newly founded SSB ordered the first twelve sidecars for operation. In their basic structure, they were similar to the associated four-axle maximum railcars , but unlike these, they were two-axle and had two fewer side windows on each side. The interior structure, made of mahogany paneling, brass rods and upholstered seats arranged sideways with folding arms, was largely identical. The exterior was painted in ocher yellow with the words "Strassenbahnen der Stadt Berlin", the car numbers and the Berlin city arms . The car body consisted of an oak frame that rested on a wooden base frame reinforced with iron. The standing sheets were riveted.

The constant expansion of the SSB network led to further orders in 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1913, so that in the end 78 sidecars were available. Initially numbered continuously with the railcar according to the time of delivery, the sidecars 29–41, 50–59 and 78–89 of the first three delivery series in 1919 were given the new wagon numbers 144–178. The numbers that became available were given to newly delivered railcars.

At the same time, BESTAG also ordered ten sidecars that were similar to those of the SSB. They have been numbered 83-92.

With the merger of SSB, BESTAG and GBS , the cars were given new car numbers in 1920. The SSB sidecars were led under the number series 1588–1665, those of BESTAG under the number series 1715–1724.

modification

Tw 3278 on line 6E at Kurfürstendamm, 1939

The newly created Berlin tram (BSt) had a very mixed fleet of different companies. In addition to ordering new cars, the operator also pursued the standardization of electrical equipment. Older railcars as well as those from smaller companies were therefore mainly converted into sidecars or work cars or taken out of service. Newer sidecars, however, have mostly been converted into railcars. In addition to the vehicles described here, this also affected the 1913 design of the GBS.

The vehicles were fundamentally rebuilt by NAG Oberschöneweide in 1924/25. They were given an underframe similar to the U3l car , which was firmly connected to the car body with the wheelbase increased to 2.8 meters in order to give the vehicles additional stability. The types USL 253 with 33.5 kilowatts and USL 323 with 45 kilowatts from AEG were installed as drive motors . The type designation was now U3q , whereby the U stands for conversion and the q for transverse seats. The numbers ran from 3251 II to 3337 II and 3102 II for the prototype. In 1927 the carriages 3102 II and 3300 II –3337 II were given the numbers 3212 II –3250 II in order to be able to keep the car numbers from 3300 free for the rifle car ordered in the same year .

For new car series to be procured, some vehicles were equipped with cardan drives, but unsuccessfully. Car 3231 II was converted into a one-way car in 1933. The left platform doors were closed and the doors on the right were enlarged. The transfer doors were replaced by telescopic sliding doors that were later used in series in the U4 conversion cars . The drive switch was placed on the side and a driver's seat was installed. The car received the type designation TE 08/24 S in 1934 and was used almost exclusively on Westring Line 7. It was retired around 1950.

Whereabouts

After the Second World War , there were still 68 railcars in the inventory. Four cars were retired in 1938, presumably as a result of accident damage. 14 wagons were lost in the war. When the administration of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe was separated, 53 cars remained with BVG-West and 15 cars with BVG-East.

BVG-West had to pull all wagons with wooden superstructures out of passenger traffic by 1955. 40 vehicles continued to be used as work cars, rail grinding cars and tower cars until the 1960s. The wagon number of the A 353 work vehicle cannot be determined, however.

BVG-Ost converted its vehicles in the 1950s and replaced the lantern roof with a barrel roof, the line number boxes were firmly integrated into the roof edge. Some wagons now have three large side windows due to the elimination of window pillars. Between 1955 and 1959, the cars were given to the companies in Cottbus , Dessau , Zwickau and the Schöneiche tram to streamline the vehicle fleet . The two wagons handed over to Zwickau continued to Görlitz in 1960 . In these cities, most of the cars were still in use until 1972 and almost all of them were then scrapped.

Of the 88 converted wagons in Dessau, one car body (No. 37 III ) has been preserved as part of a sheepfold.

Overview

The following table gives an overview of all the converted wagons, their wagon numbers and their whereabouts after 1945. The former BESTAG sidecars with wagon numbers 83 to 92 have a dark gray background for better emphasis.

Construction year from 1908 from 1919 from 1920 from 1924 from 1927 Whereabouts Retirement
1908 29 144 1631 3304 II 3217 II BVG-West
30th 145 1632 3305 II 3218 II until 1945
31 146 1633 3306 II 3219 II BVG-Ost, conversion, 1955 to Cottbus Tw 42
32 147 1634 3307 II 3220 II until 1945
33 148 1635 3308 II 3221 II BVG-West
34 149 1636 3309 II 3222 II BVG-West
35 150 1637 3310 II 3223 II BVG-West
36 151 1638 3311 II 3224 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1959 to Dessau without use
37 152 1639 3312 II 3225 II BVG-Ost, conversion, 1959 to Dessau Tw 37 III
38 153 1640 3313 II 3226 II BVG-West
39 154 1641 3314 II 3227 II BVG-West, A 350 1960
40 155 1642 3315 II 3228 II BVG-West, A 351 1965
1909 41 156 1643 3316 II 3229 II BVG-West
50 157 1644 3317 II 3230 II until 1945
51 158 1645 3318 II 3231 II 1933 Conversion to a one-way car, BVG-West 1950
52 159 1646 3319 II 3232 II BVG-West, A 352 1962
53 160 1647 3320 II 3233 II until 1945
54 161 1648 3321 II 3234 II BVG-Ost, conversion, 1955 to Cottbus Tw 43
55 162 1649 3322 II 3235 II BVG-West
56 163 1650 3323 II 3236 II until 1945
57 164 1651 3324 II 3237 II BVG-West
58 165 1652 3325 II 3238 II 1938
59 166 1653 3326 II 3239 II BVG-West, A 346 1962
1910 78 167 1654 3327 II 3240 II BVG-West, T 30
79 168 1655 3328 II 3241 II 1938
80 169 1656 3329 II 3242 II BVG-West; A 356, later A 407
81 170 1657 3330 II 3243 II BVG-Ost, 1959 to Dessau Tw 24 IV
82 171 1658 3331 II 3244 II BVG-West, T 31
83 172 1659 3332 II 3245 II BVG-West, A 349 1963
84 173 1660 3333 II 3246 II BVG-West, A 405 1963
85 174 1661 3334 II 3247 II until 1945
86 175 1662 3335 II 3248 II BVG-West, A 357 1960
87 176 1663 3336 II 3249 II BVG-West, A 363 1961
88 177 1664 3337 II 3250 II BVG-West, A 361 1961
89 178 1665 3102 II 3213 II BVG-West, A 362 1962
1911 83 1715 3251 II BVG-West
84 1716 3252 II until 1945
85 1717 3253 II BVG-West, A 359
86 1718 3254 II BVG-West, A 364
87 1719 3255 II BVG-West
88 1720 3256 II BVG-West
89 1721 3257 II BVG-Ost, to Cottbus Tw 41
90 1722 3258 II BVG-West, A 358
91 1723 3259 II BVG-West, A 359
92 1724 3260 II BVG-Ost, to Dessau Tw 38
101 1588 3261 II BVG-West, A 360 1961
102 1589 3262 II BVG-West, A 355
103 1590 3263 II West, T 32
104 1591 3264 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1959 to Dessau without use
105 1592 3265 II BVG-West
106 1593 3266 II until 1945
107 1594 3267 II until 1945
108 1595 3268 II BVG-West, A 348 1965
109 1596 3269 II BVG-West, A 402 1961
110 1597 3270 II until 1945
111 1598 3271 II 1938
112 1599 3272 II BVG-West
113 1600 3273 II until 1945
114 1601 3274 II until 1945
115 1602 3275 II BVG-West, A 403 1960
1913 116 1603 3276 II BVG-West, A 341 1961
117 1604 3277 II until 1945
118 1605 3278 II West, A 406
119 1606 3279 II BVG-West
120 1607 3280 II BVG-West, A 342 1961
121 1608 3281 II 1938
122 1609 3282 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1959 to Dessau without use
123 1610 3283 II until 1945
124 1611 3284 II BVG-West, A 344 1965
125 1612 3285 II BVG-West, A 404 1965
126 1613 3286 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1956 to Zwickau Tw 90, 1960 to Görlitz Tw 20
127 1614 3287 II BVG-Ost, conversion, 1959 to Dessau Tw 36 III
128 1615 3288 II BVG-West
129 1616 3289 II BVG-West, A 347 1965
130 1617 3290 II BVG-West, A 340 1962
131 1618 3291 II BVG-West, A 401 1961
132 1619 3292 II BVG-West, A 345 1965
133 1620 3293 II BVG-West
134 1621 3294 II BVG-West
135 1622 3295 II BVG-West, A 343 1965
136 1623 3296 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1956 to Zwickau Tw 91, 1960 to Görlitz without use
137 1624 3297 II BVG-Ost, conversion, 1956 to Schöneweiche ATw 3, later ATw 93 1972
138 1625 3298 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1959 to Dessau without use
139 1626 3299 II until 1945
140 1627 3300 II 3212 II BVG-West
141 1628 3301 II 3214 II until 1945
142 1629 3302 II 3215 II BVG-West
143 1630 3303 II 3216 II BVG-Ost, reconstruction, 1955 to Cottbus Tw 44

literature

  • Karl Heinz Gewandt: tram profile. Episode 41 . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Issue 1, 1982.
  • Joachim Kubig: The fleet of urban trams in Berlin . In: Verkehrsgeschichtliche Blätter . Issue 1, 1984.
  • Siegfried Münzinger: Tram profile. Episode 11 . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Issue 1, 1976.
  • Carl Wilhelm Schmiedecke: Our cover pictures. The tram . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . No. 5, 1963.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Joachim Kubig: The car park of the urban trams in Berlin . In: Verkehrsgeschichtliche Blätter . Volume 1, 1984, pp. 3-9 .
  2. ^ A b Heinz Jung: The Berlin Electric Trams AG . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Issue 12, 1965, pp. 160-167 .
  3. ^ Carl Wilhelm Schmiedecke: Our cover pictures. The tram . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Volume 5, 1963, pp. 52-53 .
  4. ^ Siegfried Münzinger: Tram profile. Episode 11 . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Issue 1, 1976, pp. 7 .
  5. ^ A b c Karl Heinz Gewandt: Tram profile. Episode 41 . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . Issue 1, 1982, pp. 25-26 .

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