Zurich Oberland Steam Railway Association

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Zurich Oberland Steam Railway Association
Logo of the Zürcher Oberland Steam Railway Association
Logo of the Zürcher Oberland Steam Railway Association
Timetable field : 742
Route length: 11.3 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system : 15 kV 16.7 Hz  ~
Maximum slope : 29.2  ‰
Hinwil – Bauma
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 Line from Zurich - Wetzikon
Station, station
 13.9 Hinwil 565  m above sea level M.
Station, station
 17.5 Ettenhausen - Emmetschloo 648  m above sea level M.
   
 Aabachtobel Bridge (64 m)
Station, station
 19.6 Bäretswil 696  m above sea level M.
Station, station
 22.4 Neuthal 696  m above sea level M.
   
 Weissenbach Bridge (79 m)
   
 Tösstalbahn from Rüti
Station, station
 25.2 Bauma 639  m above sea level M.
Route - straight ahead
 Tösstalbahn to Winterthur
The Ed 3/4 "Hinwil" on the Weissenbach Bridge in Neuthal

The Zürcher Oberland Steam Railway Association ( DVZO ) is a Swiss , standard-gauge museum railway and a licensed railway transport company . Its almost 12 km long main route is located in the Zurich Oberland .

society

On June 1, 1969, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) discontinued passenger traffic on the former section from Hinwil to Bauma of the Uerikon-Bauma Railway and replaced it on an experimental basis with a bus from the Zürcher Oberland (VZO) public transport company . The section between Hinwil and Bäretswil was then only served by freight trains.

Some railway enthusiasts immediately founded the Steam Railway Association with the aim of making rail journeys with historical locomotives and wagons.

Since May 6, 1978, the association has been running scheduled museum railroad trips between Hinwil and Bauma .

The association has been the owner of the almost 6 km long Bauma – Bäretswil section since summer 2000 and has been a licensed rail transport company ever since. The DVZO has the necessary permits for the use of rail infrastructure in free network access, which is why the trains are allowed to travel far beyond its main route.

Today the association has over 700 members, of which around 140 active members operate the railway, be it in the workshops in Uster and Bauma, in route maintenance, in the souvenir sales team, in the buffet car or with the train staff .

Trunk line

Be 4/4 between Bäretswil and Neuthal

The main line is the part of the former section of the Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn from Bauma to Hinwil, which was closed in 1968 , whereby the Bauma-Bäretswil line was taken over by the Swiss Federal Railways in 2000 for the symbolic price of one franc . The Bäretswil – Hinwil section still belongs to the SBB, which still offers freight services here. For this sub-area, the DVZO has to pay a train path fee (IBE infrastructure usage fee).

The whole route is single-lane and electrified and can also be driven by electric traction vehicles.

The journey begins in Bauma at 639.3 m above sea level. M. This station previously belonged to the Tösstalbahn and since the nationalization of the Swiss Federal Railways. Immediately after the exit, the train has to climb the greatest incline of 29.2 ‰ to the Neuthal stop at 696.2 m above sea level. M. cope. Shortly before the stop, the train crosses the 80 m longest bridge on the line, the Weissenbach Bridge. Below is the building ensemble of the Neuthal spinning mill , which was built by the founder of the Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn, Adolf Guyer-Zeller . The spinning mill was shut down in 1964 and is now a museum, which is also open on “Steam Sundays”.

After the stop, the train rises gently to the culmination point at 714.8 m above sea level, and then to Bäretswil station at 696.3 m above sea level. M. to arrive. This is where the steam trains that run on the days of travel cross. Through a deep forest you reach 648.5 m above sea level. M. the Ettenhausen-Emmetschloo stop , from which you have a wonderful view of the plain of the Zurich Oberland . Now, after a few minutes, the train arrives at its terminus, the SBB Hinwil station at 565.5 m above sea level. M., from where there is a direct S-Bahn connection to Zurich .

In addition to countless bridges and tunnels, you can also discover other railway rarities during the journey , for example the Bäretswil station is secured from Bauma by a Hipp'sche reversing disc and in Neuthal there is a hand barrier (train barrier ).

Route data

  • Total route length (Bauma - Hinwil): 11,297 m
  • DVZO share (Bauma - Bäretswil): 5,545 m
  • Stations: Bauma station, Neuthal station, Bäretswil station, Ettenhausen station, Hinwil station
  • Culminating point: 714.8 m above sea level (km 21.1)
  • Biggest gradient: 29.2 ‰ (Bauma exit)
  • Track width: 1,435 mm
  • Contact wire voltage: 15,000 V 16.7 Hz single-phase alternating current
  • Bridges: 8
  • Level crossings: 40. (streets, driving, private and hiking paths.) Of which secured: 5 with barriers, 2 with automatic barrier systems and 2 with flashing lights

Rolling stock

Steam locomotives

  • Ed 3/4 2 “Hinwil” (90 85 0007 422-8, built in 1903, ex. Works locomotive No. 2 of the Sulzer Brothers AG , ex. Chemins de fer du Jura ), revised from 2008–2016
  • E 3/3 8518 “Bäretswil” (90 85 0008 518-2, built in 1913, ex. SBB) currently under revision
  • Ed 3/3 401 "Bauma" (90 85 0008 541-4, built in 1901, conversion to superheated steam in 1929, ex. UeBB No. 401, 1944: Gasworks St. Gallen, 1971: discarded to private, 1979: DVZO), for Time in revision
  • Ed 3/3 4 “Schwyz” (90 85 0008 674-3, built in 1887, ex. SOB , monument in Wädenswil ), revision finished in October 2007
  • BT Eb 3/5 9 (90 85 889-0 0005, built in 1910, ex. BT ; stationed in Bauma steam locomotive steam Loki club Herisau (DLC))

Inoperable steam locomotives

  • Ed 3/4 1 (ex. Technorama , ex. Solothurn-Münster-Bahn , today BLS), location: Wald , in Remise (not accessible)
  • E 3/3 10 (90 85 0008 476-3, built in 1907, 35 t, Vmax 45 km / h, ex.SBB No. 8476, 1961: CU Chemie Uetikon AG No. 10, 2001: DVZO) out of operation since 2015 , Spare parts dispenser for 8518

Electric traction vehicles

  • Be 4/4 15 (built in 1931, ex. Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn BT 15) out of operation since 2018
  • Ee 3/3 16363 (year of construction 1939, ex.SBB)

Tractors

  • Tm II 93 ex. SBB
  • Tem III 354, two-power tractor (year of construction: 1961, 32 t, Vmax: 60 km / h, from 2006 DVZO)
  • Tm III 9529 ex. SBB (provided with a DVZO sign above the company number)

Passenger cars

WR4 151, WR 109, F204, Tem III 354
  • BC 4418 ex. SBB (internally referred to as No. 162)
  • BC 4563 ex. SBB ex. JN (internally referred to as No. 101)
  • C 104 ex. Sihltalbahn , today SZU (box was broken off, only underframe available)
  • C 105 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 106 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 107 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 108 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU (box was broken off, only underframe available)
  • C4 152 ex. SBB (Seetalbahn)
  • C 5964 ex. SBB
  • C 6075 ex. RHB, ex. SBB (internally referred to as No. 103)
  • C 6109 ex. RHB, ex. SBB (internally designated as No. 102, written to as C 6074 before the main revision in 2009)
  • FZ 203, packing and mail car ex. Central Thurgau Railway
  • F 204, baggage car ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • F 405, baggage car ex. Südostbahn revision 10.2007 ended (internally referred to as F 202)
  • F3 18248, sales car, ex. SBB
  • WR 109, dining car ex. Emmentalbahn, today BLS
  • WR4 151, dining car ex. SBB (Seetalbahn)

Freight wagons

X 305, Be 4/4 15
Restored "Shell" tank car
  • X 59, snow plow, built in 1948 ex. SBB
  • X 301, beer wagon "Brauerei zum Felsenkeller Wald", ex. SBB Pc 90802 ex. TTB Ok 151 (YOC 1882)
  • X 305, boxcar, year of construction 1892 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU (K2)
  • X 308, boxcar ex. SBB Gs (K4)
  • X 309, high side gondola ex. SBB E (L6)
  • X 310, flat wagon ex. SBB
  • X 311, high side gondola ex. SBB Fbkk
  • X 312, covered ferry boat car ex. SBB (J3)
  • X 313, SHELL tank car (ex.SBB 530156), is now used as a water car
  • X 314, flat wagon ex. RHB (M4)
  • Xs 315, boxcar ex. SBB Gbs (J4)
  • X 317, beer wagon "Feldschlösschen", ex SBB Pc 516355 / Feldschlösschen Brewery No. 1898 ex. JS OG 20623 (Year of Construction 1898)
  • X 319, high side gondola
  • X 321, boxcar ex. SBB K3d (J2d)
  • X 355, high side gondola ex. SBB E (L6)
  • X 356, auxiliary car ex. SBB
  • X 402, high side gondola ex. BT E (L4), the revision was completed in May 2009.
  • X 405, flat wagon ex. SBB (M7)
  • X 406, ballast wagon ex. SBB
  • X 99441A + B, crane car (99441A, ex.SBB, ex.NOB, built in 1878) with protection car (99441B)

Driving operation

The regular trips with steam traction take place every first and third Sunday of the month from May to October. In autumn 2020, a pilot project with daily historical train journeys between Bauma and Hinwil will be carried out for the first time. The offer is supplemented by historical buses and the numerous industrial museums.

Extra trips

You can also book the trains for extra trips outside of the scheduled days.

literature

  • Walter Aeschimann, Hugo Wenger: Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn. Review and outlook . Self-published by DVZO, 1984.
  • Peter Schwarzenbach , Maja Valencak, Markus Wildi: An association runs a railway company . Buchverlag Druckerei Wetzikon AG, Wetzikon 1985, ISBN 3-85981-126-6 .
  • Adrian Ramsauer , Bruno Homberger, Mathias Rosskopf: Unusual stories about an unusual project. 25 years of the Zürcher Oberland Steam Railway Association . Buchverlag Druckerei Wetzikon AG, Wetzikon 1994, ISBN 3-85981-169-X .

Web links

Commons : Zurich Oberland Steam Railway Association  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '58.7 "  N , 8 ° 50' 32.4"  E ; CH1903:  706094  /  243406