Chemnitz-Würschnitzer railway company
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The Chemnitz-Würschnitzer Railway Company was a railway company in Saxony . She was the owner of the Lugau – Wüstenbrand coal railway in the Lugau-Oelsnitzer coal field . In 1882 the company was nationalized.
history
The Chemnitz-Würschnitzer railway company was founded by the lawyer Dr. Julius Volkmann founded on September 29, 1856 to build a railway for the development of the coal mines of the Lugau-Oelsnitzer district . The 11.3 km long route should lead from Wüstenbrand on the Dresden – Werdau railway line in a southerly direction to Lugau .
The Saxon state built and operated the railway on behalf of the company that provided the operating resources. The freight traffic began on 15 November 1858 and brought the hoped-for revenue. Passenger traffic was operated from August 1, 1862 - albeit on account of the state.
The continuation of the route from Lugau to Niederoelsnitz from May 15, 1879 by the Kgl. Saxon State Railways did not affect society. According to the contractual agreements with the state, the Chemnitz-Würschnitzer Railway became its property on January 1, 1882.
The Lugau – Wüstenbrand line was closed in 2003.
Locomotives
In 1857 the Chemnitz-Würschnitzer Eisenbahn procured two tank locomotives of the type 1B n2t from Hartmann in Chemnitz for their route . They were named WÜRSCHNITZ and LUGAU . In 1882 they came into the ownership of the Royal Saxon State Railways, which later classified them in the IT category. They were retired in 1894 and 1891.
Individual evidence
- ^ Günther Reiche: Richard Hartmann and his locomotives , Oberbaum Verlag, Chemnitz, 1998, ISBN 3-928254-56-1 ; P. 83