Dalmose – Skælskør railway line

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Dalmose – Skælskør
SNNB M 4 and SVJ 1 between Skælskør and Dalmose
SNNB M 4 and SVJ 1 between Skælskør and Dalmose
Section of the Dalmose – Skælskør railway line
Route network of the island of Zealand
Route length: 11.5 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed: 45 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend
   
 Slagelse – Næstved railway from Slagelse
   
 0.0 Dalmose
   
 Railway Slagelse – Næstved to Næstved
   
 3.3 Sønder Bjerge
   
 6.9 Tjæreby
   
 11.5 Skælskør
   
 Skælskør havnebane

The Dalmose – Skælskør railway was a standard-gauge railway line on the island of Zealand in Denmark . It led from the Dalmose branch station on the Slagelse – Næstved railway to Skælskør .

history

With the Railway Act of April 12, 1889 , the construction of a railway line from Slagelse to Næstved was decided. The law also included a branch line from Dalmose to Skælskør.

Three years later, the line was opened by Danske Statsbaner as a state railway on May 15, 1892. Rails with a meter weight of 22.5 kg / m were used during construction .

The route for passenger traffic was discontinued on October 7, 1950. On the same day, all intermediate stations were closed. Freight traffic to the terminus and the port was maintained until 1975.

business

In 1891, Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab acquired the four SJS B85 – B88 (from 1893 DSB BS) and the SJS L91 – L93 (from 1893 DSB LS) tank locomotives from John Cockerill for operation on the two lines . Only the BS series ran between Dalmose and Skælskør until around 1900. From 1896 the P (I) 103, 104 and 126 , between 1898 and 1899 the locomotives N (II) 186–188 and from 1901 the SJS A1 – A4 (from 1893 DSB AS). From 1918 the J (II) followed and around 1940 individual inserts of the A are noted.

In the year it opened, four pairs of trains ran daily on the main line from Slagelse to Næstved. There was also a connecting train from Dalmose. In 1917 only three pairs of trains were operated, by 1930 the offer was gradually expanded to eight pairs of trains. A sharp decline in traffic between 1930 and 1932 again led to a reduction in services, which was reflected in the timetable in 1933 with four pairs of trains.

Until 1934, all trains ran as mixed trains for passenger and freight transport, from 1923 onwards, a few individual steam-driven pure passenger trains.

From 1934 to 1940, railcars drove passenger trains, after which steam locomotives were used again. During the Second World War a further reduction took place, in 1943 to three and in 1945 to two trains on working days. In the last few years of operation, five to six trains were on the route every day.

Two to three two-axle passenger cars were used for passenger transport.

Freight traffic rose steadily from the opening until the 1920s. The largest customer was the port in Skælskør, to which freight trains were driven as required without a fixed timetable. In the 1930s, freight traffic was converted to railcar operation. For this purpose, two small MA or ME (I) petrol railcars from Triangle of the Næstved depot were used, which were coupled to the sides of the driver's cab and could carry two to three freight cars in addition to passengers. During the Second World War, the railcars were parked due to a lack of petrol and the freight cars were transported by steam locomotives. After the cessation of passenger traffic, the freight wagons were driven by a shunting locomotive stationed in Dalmose.

Facilities

There was always only one train running on the short railway line, so the security systems were kept very simple. In Skælskør there was a two- room engine shed and a stable for the horses that did the shunting.

All station buildings on the route were designed by the architect NPC Holsøe . On May 23, 1971, the Dalmose station was closed.

Existing tracks

The station buildings in Sønder Bjerge, Tjæreby and Skælskør have been preserved.

  • Sønder Bjerge

  • Tjæreby

  • Skælskør

The entire embankment including the port railway has also been preserved.

Museum train

After the cessation of freight traffic in 1975, railway enthusiasts began to collect vehicles from other disused routes and use them from Skælskør. In 1977 the first museum train ran on Skælskørbane and in 1978 the association foreningen Dalmose Skælskør Banen (fDSB) was founded. The Omstigningsklubben association, founded in 1973, operated a battery-powered tram line between the locomotive shed and the jetty in Skælskør with four railcars from Copenhagen from 1975 to 2011.

In 2009, Banedanmark transferred the route to Skov- og Naturstyrelsen ( German  forest and nature conservation authority ). In 2011 the rails were removed from most of the route, and the journeys of the museum trains had to be stopped. The existing trams last ran on September 4, 2011 and were handed over to Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm on October 1, 2011 . Ten kilometers of the route were paved and part of the Fodsporet cycle and hiking trail ( German  footprints ), which includes other parts of the former Slagelse – Næstved railway line. The Dalmose – Tjæreby bridle path has been set up next to the footpath.

Web links

Commons : Skælskørbanen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dalmose – Skælskør - (DSB). danskejernbaner.dk, accessed September 4, 2016 (Danish).
  2. ↑ A. Gregersen: Nedlagter Baner. Dalmose – Skælskør. In: Signalpost 1964/3. Dansk Model-Jernbane Club, pp. 39-41 , accessed September 5, 2016 (Danish).
  3. ↑ Omstigning Clubs. omstigningsklubben.dk, accessed September 4, 2016 (Danish).
  4. ↑ Hvad er Fodsporet? In: Naturstyrelsen Storstrøm. fodsporet.dk, accessed September 4, 2016 (Danish).