Dresden overland traffic

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The Dresdner Überland-Verkehr GmbH , DRÜVEG for short , was a tram company in Saxony . In particular, she was the owner of the formerly state-run tram routes in the vicinity of the state capital Dresden .

history

The DRÜVEG had its origin in the Loschwitz – Pillnitz GmbH tram . This company was founded in 1922 to operate the tram route between Loschwitz and Pillnitz , which previously belonged to the local community association. The owners were the Free State of Saxony , the Dresden Administrative Authority , the Loschwitz-Pillnitz Municipal Association and the City of Dresden .

On July 7, 1926, the Saxon state parliament approved a government bill that provided for the sale of the state tram routes to the Loschwitz – Pillnitz GmbH tram. The actual sale was dated back to April 1, 1926. From now on, the Meißen district administration and all neighboring communities of the previous state trams were co-owners of the new company . On December 10, 1926 (entry in the commercial register at the Dresden District Court on January 25, 1927), the Loschwitz – Pillnitz GmbH tram changed its company to the Dresdner Überland-Verkehr GmbH .

The company's tram network was 34.7 kilometers in length:

The city tram to Dresden continued to operate the routes.

In the following years, the DRÜVEG was interested in expanding operations to include other surrounding communities. The main reason for this was an economic upswing, which went hand in hand with an increasing settlement of the entire Dresden Elbe valley . The most important project of the DRÜVEG in this context was the construction of an express tram between Pirna and Meißen . The new concession (award document) issued on September 19, 1927 provided for the following new lines in Section 12:

In the end, the ambitious plans for new lines could only be partially realized. Only the route extensions from Zitzschewig to Weinböhla (as part of the planned express tram to Meißen), from Klotzsche to Lausa and from Hainsberg to Coßmannsdorf were completed.

On January 1, 1928, DRÜVEG also took over the previously independent Lockwitztalbahn , which it operated as the only line itself.

On August 1, 1941, Dresdner Straßenbahn AG took over all of the shares in DRÜVEG and dissolved the company. The Dresden overland lines were integrated into the structures and the network of the Dresdner Straßenbahn AG .

stretch

Lößnitzbahn (Mickten – Weinböhla)

The Lößnitzbahn was the oldest of the tram lines built by the Saxon state. It was opened on August 21, 1899 as a meter-gauge tram between the Mickten , which was incorporated into Dresden in 1903, and the White Horse in Serkowitz (since 1905 to Radebeul ). At the time of the takeover by the DRÜVEG, the line had its end point in the village center of Zitzschewig , which at that time belonged to Kötzschenbroda .

In addition to the conversion to Dresden city lane (1450 mm), the DRÜVEG also planned an extension via Weinböhla to Meißen. The conversion to Stadtspur began in 1928 with the construction of a new tram depot in Coswig . On July 20, 1929, the rebuilt and partly newly built Kötzschenbroda – Coswig line went into operation with its town lanes. The remaining sections between Mickten and Coswig were converted in sections in the following months. From July 5, 1930, the trains of the Dresdner Straßenbahn AG finally ran continuously on standard gauge tracks to Coswig, and from November 15, 1931 also to Weinböhla. The operation of the Lößnitzbahn led the Dresdner Straßenbahn AG.

The route still exists. Today it is served by line 4 of the Dresden transport company.

Plauensche Grundbahn (Löbtau – Coßmannsdorf)

The Plauensche Grundbahn was a state tram line in the Dresden city track. It began in Löbtau and at the time of the takeover by DRÜVEG led through Freital and Hainsberg to Lindengarten in Coßmannsdorf. The operation of the Plauen basic railway led the Dresdner Straßenbahn AG. It was shut down in 1974.

Deuben freight railway

The Deubener Güterbahn connected to the Plauensche Grundbahn and was like this a state tram. It was the only tram line in the Dresden tram network that was only used for goods traffic . Because of the rolling carriage traffic with jacked up standard-gauge freight cars, the route was meter-gauge. The vehicles were owned by DRÜVEG and operated by Dresdner Straßenbahn AG. The line was closed in 1972.

Loschwitz – Pillnitz suburban railway

The tram route between Loschwitz and Pillnitz, like the Lockwitztalbahn built later, was a meter-gauge project by AG Electricitätswerke vorm. O. L. Kummer AG . Due to the interim insolvency of the company, the Loschwitz-Pillnitz municipal association, which was founded especially for this purpose, took over the unfinished route. It was opened as a city-gauge railway on June 18, 1903 with the first section from Loschwitz to Niederpoyritz .

Due to the inadequate load-bearing capacity of the Loschwitz Bridge (“Blue Wonder”), the line was closed in April 1985.

Lockwitztalbahn (Niedersedlitz – Kreischa)

The meter-gauge Lockwitztalbahn was originally from AG Electricitätswerke vorm together with the neighboring Dresden suburban railway . O. L. Kummer  AG as part of a larger overland railway network. It was finally realized by the specially founded “Community Association of the Lower Sedlitz – Lockwitz – Kreischa Tram”, which opened the route on March 3, 1906. The route led from the train station in Niedersedlitz through the Lockwitztal to Kreischa . In addition to heavy work-related traffic, the railway also had significant excursion traffic.

Financial problems led to the sale of the Lockwitztalbahn to the DRÜVEG on January 1, 1928. The Lockwitztalbahn had a special position in the DRÜVEG network, from then on it was operated as the only line itself. The route was closed in 1977 in favor of a newly established city bus line.

Cotta – Cossebaude suburban railway

The suburban railway Cotta - Cossebaude was a state tram line in Dresden city lane, which had been opened on September 27, 1906. It began in Cotta and led on today's federal road 6 to Cossebaude. The line was closed in 1990.

Arsenal – Klotzsche / Hellerau suburban railway

The suburban railway Arsenal – Klotzsche / Hellerau was a state tram line opened in 1911 in the Dresden city lane. After the takeover by the DRÜVEG, the line was extended to Lausa (today: Weixdorf ) in 1928 and 1929 .

The route still exists. Today it is served by lines 7 and 8 of the Dresden public transport company.

Bühlauer outer track (Bühlau-Weißig)

The Bühlauer Außenbahn was a state tram line in Dresden city lane. It was put into operation on June 30, 1908 as a feeder line to the terminus Weißig - Bühlau of the Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig railway line .

The line was shut down and dismantled on February 20, 1949. From November 1949 the trolleybus route C (Löbtau – Weißig) was set up on their route .

literature

  • Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (ed.): Of coachmen and conductors - The 135-year history of the Dresden tram ; Junius Verlag, Dresden 2007; ISBN 978-3-88506-018-5 .
  • Mario Schatz: Meter gauge trams in Dresden . Kenning-Verlag, Nordhorn 2007, ISBN 978-3-933613-76-9 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Of coachmen and conductors ; P. 93.
  2. ^ Mario Schatz: Meter gauge trams in Dresden. Kenning, Nordhorn 2007, ISBN 978-3-933613-76-9 , p. 23.
  3. ↑ Mario Schatz: Meter-gauge trams in Dresden , Kenning Verlag, Nordhorn 2007, p. 6 ff.
  4. ^ Mario Schatz: Meter-gauge trams in Dresden , Kenning Verlag, Nordhorn 2007, p. 55 ff.
  5. ^ Mario Schatz: Meter-gauge trams in Dresden , Kenning Verlag, Nordhorn 2007, p. 65 ff.