Arnstadt depot

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Roundhouse of the Arnstadt depot

The Arnstadt depot is now a railway museum in Arnstadt in Thuringia .

Since 1992 the railway depot (Bw) Arnstadt is home to steam locomotives of the former Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt . It is located on the leading of the Thuringian Forest railway line Erfurt-Schweinfurt (Course book route 570) to the 70-km long railway line Erfurt-Arnstadt-Saalfeld (Course book route 563) and at the railway line to Ilmenau (Course book route 566). Dedicated railway workers succeeded in 1994, the continued existence of the system of railway operations work Arnstadt with the establishment of the development association Bw Arnstadt / hist. to secure and it in the railway museum Bahnbetriebswerk Arnstadt / hist. to convert.

history

From 1867 train operations on the Erfurt – Arnstadt line began. A year later, the Arnstadt depot went into operation. A two-room coach house and the simplest locomotive treatment systems were built on the site . In 1879, train operations began on the Arnstadt – Plaue section and in 1884 on the Plaue - Oberhof - Suhl section . Train operations on the Arnstadt – Saalfeld section were added in 1894/95.

Today's depot ( locomotive shed with tracks 1-5) was put into operation in 1898. Due to the increase in rail traffic , the facilities of the depot were constantly expanded, so that today a locomotive shed with 22 stands is available. A waterworks owned by the railway was built in Liebenstein in 1935/36 to supply low-lime boiler feed water .

From 1955 to 1973 steam locomotives with pulverized coal firing were stationed at the Arnstadt depot. Therefore, in 1961 a special grinding and bunker system for coal dust was put into operation. In 1978 the line between Neudietendorf and Erfurt was electrified. The coke and scrap store was converted into a welding workshop and manual warehouse in 1985 . After being converted into a railway museum, the warehouse was renovated in 1994/95.

Equipment and tasks of the depot

For the maintenance of locomotives different systems are available: a four-spindle axis sink serves the exchange of wheelsets of locomotives . Various cranes are available for the exchange of assemblies of the locomotives, but also for coaling the steam locomotives. The access to the locomotive shed is via a turntable with a 23 m diameter. The turntable can be driven with electricity , compressed air or a hand crank . In addition, the turntable is equipped with a capstan system, which makes it possible to move locomotives without a towing vehicle during demonstrations.

The depot has three tracks with a direct track connection to the Arnstadt Hbf station . One of these tracks is intended as a steam locomotive treatment track. A sanding tower, a water crane , an inclined elevator for slag , two different coal cranes and other devices are used for the maintenance and care of the steam locomotives.

In 1984, the Neudietendorf –Arnstadt section was electrified because there was insufficient capacity for the city ​​express trains from Meiningen to Berlin at Erfurt main station for changing locomotives , providing additional passenger coaches and nightly coach handling. After the fall of the Wall , this connection was discontinued, the electrified line lost its importance, and this task was also omitted for the Arnstadt depot. In 1996, the catenary between Neudietendorf and Arnstadt was taken out of service and later dismantled.

Vehicle inventory of the Arnstadt depot

The following vehicles can be found in the vehicle inventory of the Arnstadt depot.

Steam locomotives

The Arnstadt depot is home to a total of eight steam locomotives. Seven of these are traditional locomotives from Deutsche Bahn AG .

Locomotive number Vehicle type Construction year Condition of the locomotive Others
Steam locomotives:
01 1531-1 Express train steam locomotive 1935 rollable Reconstruction in 1964 at RAW Meiningen
38 1182-5 Passenger steam locomotive 1910 Exhibition exhibit
44 0093-3 Freight steam locomotive 1942 rollable Reinstallation of the oil furnace in 1996
50 3688-4 Freight steam locomotive 1941 rollable Reconstruction in 1961 at RAW Stendal
65 1049-9 Passenger train tender steam locomotive 1956 rollable
89 6311-8 Shunting locomotive 1936 in diagnosis
91 6580-4 Freight steam tender locomotive 1938 rollable ex SEG 400, built for Ilmenau-Großbreitenbacher Eisenbahn
94 1292-5 Freight steam locomotive ?? Exhibition exhibit
95 1027-2 Freight steam tender locomotive 1923 operational Use by HSB on the Rübelandbahn and in the Thuringian Forest

Diesel locomotives

The Arnstadt depot is home to a total of eight diesel locomotives .

Locomotive number Vehicle type Condition of the locomotive
Diesel locomotives:
Locomotive type N4b Small diesel locomotive in work-up
Type V 22 locomotive Small diesel locomotive in work-up
V 36 274 Wehrmacht diesel locomotive Exhibition exhibit
106 100-1 Diesel shunting locomotive rollable
118 005-8 Mainline diesel locomotive drivable
118 749-1 Mainline diesel locomotive rollable
120 274-6 Mainline diesel locomotive in work-up
131 072-1 Mainline diesel locomotive Exhibition exhibit

other vehicles

  • Railway slewing crane (EDK 80/2) - used for coaling steam locomotives
  • Battery towing vehicle (ASF) - used to move vehicles
  • Mitropa dining car - for catering guests to events
  • SKL type Schöneweide - for transports on the connecting railway
  • Sleeper / escort car - staff accommodation for external events
  • Steam storage locomotive - exhibit

Electric locomotives

The Neudietendorf – Arnstadt section was electrified in 1984 due to the permanent overloading of the Erfurt railway junction . This was intended to ensure that through trains were already hauled by electric locomotives in Arnstadt . For this purpose, several electric locomotives were stationed in Arnstadt, some of which took over the transport of the express trains to Berlin. So also were freight trains , from the NSW came -countries from Eisenach moved to Arnstadt with diesel traction and re-clamped in Arnstadt. After dismantling the electrical overhead line , the south-west curve at the Neudietendorf track triangle , the junction towards Eisenach, was removed.

Former locomotives

Small locomotive 100-201-3, today next to the Mainz art gallery

The following locomotives are no longer at home in BW Arnstadt:

literature

  • Jörg Dähn, Joachim Dürlich, Gernot Gattermann: The Arnstadt Bw. Regional traffic history, EK-Verlag, Freiburg 1996, ISBN 3-88255-417-7 .

Web links

Commons : Bahnbetriebswerk Arnstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 43 ″  N , 10 ° 56 ′ 44 ″  E