Gittelde – Bad Grund railway line
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| Course book range : | 200c ( 1944 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 4.21 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Gittelde – Bad Grund railway was a small railway in Lower Saxony .
history
The line was built and operated by Kleinbahn Gittelde-Grund GmbH . This was founded with capital from the Prussian state , the province of Hanover as well as the Prussian district of Zellerfeld and the city of Grund in order to connect it - one of the seven Harz mining towns - to the Herzberg – Seesen railway line built in 1870/71 . The connecting station Gittelde was - like most of the route - in the area of the Duchy of Braunschweig. In addition to the passenger traffic, which was opened on May 1, 1910, the main concern was the removal of ore that was mined in the “ Help of God ” mine . Therefore, as early as April 15, 1910, freight trains were running on the four-kilometer-long, standard-gauge small railway line.
The management first took over the KED Cassel of the Prussian State Railways , from 1924 the State Small Railway Authority Hanover and from 1959 the East Hanoverian Railways .
Although Grund is a health resort and has had the addition of “bath” since 1916, passenger transport played only a minor role for the railway. One reason for this was the unfavorable location of the train station south of the town. As early as May 19, 1930, she was mainly using her own buses from Bad Grund to Gittelde, but also to the Seesen junction. Since the end of 1962 there have been no more passenger trains.
The company was initially run by the Prussian State Railroad , until the Hanover State Small Railway Authority took its place in 1924. After its dissolution, from 1959 the Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG was responsible for operational management until the final shutdown of the railway on December 30, 1971. This was due to the relocation of ore transports to trucks. The last name of the company was Eisenbahn Gittelde-Bad Grund GmbH .
The line was dismantled in 1972. The locomotive shed of the railway still exists in Almstedt- Segeste today. It was dismantled in 1984 by Eisenbahnfreunde in Bad Grund, the topping-out ceremony was held in 1987 and since 1989 it has housed the Almetalbahn's vehicles on the Bodenburg – Sibbesse line .
vehicles
At the beginning, a three-axle locomotive was procured from the Hanomag company , and a second-hand three-axle locomotive from the Esslingen machine factory was bought as a reserve . Three two-axle passenger cars, a mixed passenger / luggage / mail car and three freight cars were sufficient for traffic. One locomotive was sold in 1930.
The remaining steam locomotive was replaced in 1955 by a brand new diesel locomotive of the 400 C series from MaK .
literature
- Josef Högemann: Eisenbahnchronik Harz - The history of the railways in the Harz , EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2007, ISBN 3-88255-722-2
- Gerd Wolff: German small and private railways. Volume 11: Lower Saxony 3 . Eisenbahn-Kurier, Freiburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-88255-670-4 , p. 209-215 .
Web links
- German course book - annual timetable 1944/45. Part 2 . Deutsche Reichsbahn,, p. 72.Timetable 1944
- Kleinbahn Gittelde-Bad Grund . In: Contributions to the history of locomotives and railways . Data about the small train
- Gittelde – Bad Grund . In: Disused railway lines in Lower Saxony . State of the route today
