Erich Preuss

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Erich Preuß (born February 26, 1940 in Zittau ; † April 3, 2014 in Berlin ) was a German railroader , specialist journalist and non-fiction author .

Life

During the GDR era, Erich Preuß worked as a skilled worker at the Deutsche Reichsbahn , including almost 15 years as a dispatcher in Cottbus and Zittau. He studied traffic engineering and law with a degree in law . He later worked as an editor for the railroad newspaper Fahrt frei .

Since the late 1970s, Erich Preuß has published numerous specialist books on the subject of railways , some of them together with his twin brother Reiner . He initially focused on various East German narrow-gauge railways and then wrote several books about train accidents after German reunification - including a monograph on the ICE accident in Eschede - and worked in The Reichsbahn Report: 1945-1993. Facts, Legends, Backgrounds (1993) the history of the former GDR state enterprise. Together with Karlheinz Hartung, he wrote the Chronicle of German Railways 1835–1995 (1996) and dealt with the history of electric train operations in Germany ( Trains under Electricity , 1998). In addition to his works on the history of the railways in Germany , Preuss has published several books since the mid-1990s that illuminate various aspects of railway system technology and rail operations .

After the turn of the millennium he brought out three books in which he deals with the history and development of the Deutsche Bundesbahn and its successor, the Deutsche Bahn : The Torn Railway 1990-2000 (2001), Railway accidents at Deutsche Bahn and Bahn in transition ( both 2004). Preuss also wrote a biography of the English engineer and main founder of the railroad industry, George Stephenson , published in 1987 .

Preuss published most of his books with Transpress Verlag , some with GeraMond Verlag . He was also the editor of the loose- leaf collections published by GeraMond-Verlag, Munich, Das was the DR, Deutsche Reichsbahn. The large archive of GDR rail traffic and the large archive of German train stations .

Preuss was a regular employee of the railway magazine Bahn Extra and also wrote about railway issues for the socialist daily newspaper Neues Deutschland .

Erich Preuß lived and worked in Berlin, where he died on April 3, 2014.

Fonts

  • The Spreewaldbahn . Transpress, Berlin 1979 (West German licensed edition in the series Kleine Verkehrs-Geschichte bei Alba, Düsseldorf 1979 - several editions, most recently revised and updated new edition under the title Everything about the Spreewaldbahn . Transpress, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-71390- 1 ).
  • together with Reiner Preuß : Narrow-gauge railways of Upper Lusatia . In the series Transpress traffic history . Transpress, Berlin 1980.
  • together with Reiner Preuß: Narrow-gauge railways in Saxony. A century of railway history . Transpress, Berlin 1983 (West German licensed edition by Alba, Düsseldorf 1983, ISBN 3-87094-091-3 - several editions, most recently as a new edition revised and updated by Reiner Preuß under the title Everything about Schmalspurbahnen in Sachsen . Transpress, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978 -3-613-71440-3 ).
  • together with Reiner Preuß: Lexicon Inventors and Inventions: Railway . Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00053-5 (Licensed edition for the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin (West), Austria and Switzerland by von Decker, Heidelberg 1986, ISBN 3-7685-2586-4 ).
  • George Stephenson . Volume 88 of the series of biographies of outstanding natural scientists, technicians and doctors . Teubner, Leipzig 1987, ISBN 3-322-00419-8 .
  • together with Klaus Jünemann: Narrow gauge railways between Spree and Neisse . In the series Transpress traffic history . Transpress, Berlin 1985 (new edition under the title Everything about narrow-gauge railways between the Spree and the Neisse . Transpress, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-71416-8 ).
  • together with Reiner Preuß: Saxon State Railways . Transpress, Berlin, and Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
  • Railway accidents in Europe. Facts, reports, minutes . Transpress, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70716-7 .
  • Tragic error. Railway accidents in the 1980s . Transpress, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-344-70772-8 .
  • The Reichsbahn report: 1945–1993. Facts, legends, background . Transpress, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-344-70789-2 .
  • Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . In the archive of German small and private railways series . Transpress, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-344-70906-2 .
  • together with Hans-Dieter Rammelt and Günther Fiebig: History of the small and private railways. Development, construction, operation . In the archive of German small and private railways series . Transpress, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-344-71007-9 .
  • together with Karlheinz Hartung: Chronicle of German Railways 1835–1995 . Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71038-9 .
  • together with Reiner Preuß: Narrow-gauge railways in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg . In the archive of German small and private railways series . Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71023-0 .
  • Signal boxes of German railways. Technology and construction . In the series traffic history . Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71025-7 .
  • Journey to Doom. Railway accidents in the 1990s . Transpress, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-71058-7 .
  • The Bavarian Zugspitzbahn and its cable cars . In the series traffic history . Transpress, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-71054-4 .
  • Electric trains. The history of electric train operations in Germany . GeraMond, Munich 1998
  • Signals from German railways . In the series traffic history . Transpress, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-71072-2 .
  • Course book of horror. Railway accidents in the 80s and 90s . Transpress, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-71093-5 - combines the previously individually published volumes Tragischer Errtum. Railway accidents of the 80s and a journey to doom. (Railway accidents in the 1990s ).
  • Eschede, 10:59 . The story of a railway disaster . GeraNova-Zeitschriftenverlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-932785-21-5 .
  • together with Andreas Butter and Hans-Joachim Kirsche: Berlin Ostkreuz . The hub of S-Bahn traffic . GeraMond, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-932785-24-X .
  • Railwayman. A dream job through the ages . GeraMond, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-932785-97-5 .
  • Railway assassinations. Attacks, extortion, sabotage . Transpress, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-71145-1 .
  • Push-pull trains . In the series traffic history . Transpress, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-71165-6 .
  • together with Hans-Joachim Kirsche: Wonderful world of the railroad. Superlatives, records, curiosities . GeraMond, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-932785-99-1 .
  • The Niederbarnimer Railway . From Berlin to the heather . In the series traffic history . Transpress, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-71150-8 .
  • The broken web 1990-2000. Facts, legends, background . Transpress, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-71154-0 .
  • Railway accidents at Deutsche Bahn. Causes, backgrounds, consequences . Transpress, Stuttgart 2004 (completely revised and updated new edition, ibid 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-71347-5 ).
  • Railway in transition. Facts - Backgrounds - Consequences . Transpress, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-613-71244-X .
  • This is how railway signaling systems work . Transpress, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-613-71267-6 .
  • This is how railway signal boxes work . Transpress, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-71307-9 .
  • Berlin Central Station . Transpress, Stuttgart 2006 (completely revised and updated new edition ibid 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-71318-5 ).
  • This is how rail operations work . Transpress, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-71334-5 .
  • together with Reiner Preuß: The Chronicle of the Deutsche Reichsbahn 1945–1993. Railway in the GDR . GeraMond, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7654-7094-3 .
  • This is how a train station works . Transpress, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-613-71371-0 .
  • German railways from 1835 to the present day . Transpress, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-71380-2 .
  • 100 legendary train stations . Transpress, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-71389-5 .
  • Railway workers in court. Railway accidents . Transpress, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-71403-8 .
  • Profession train driver . Transpress, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-71414-4 .
  • together with Reiner Preuß: Deutsche Reichsbahn intern. Secret files, explosive facts . GeraMond, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-86245-109-8 .
  • Signal boxes of German railways. Since 1870 . In the Typenkompass series . Transpress, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-71445-8 .
  • Signals from German railways. Since 1920 . In the Typenkompass series . Transpress, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-71426-7 .
  • together with Lothar Schultz: Everything about the Molli . Transpress, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-613-71454-0 .
  • The new railway leader Germany. East Germany . GeraMond, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-86245-162-3 .

In addition, Erich Preuss was the editor of the loose- leaf collections published by GeraMond-Verlag, Munich, That was the DR, Deutsche Reichsbahn. The large archive of the GDR rail traffic ISSN  1860-5389 and the large archive of the German railway stations ISSN  0949-2127 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erich Preuss, Klaus Pöhler, German railway stations. The large track plan book. , GeraMond, Munich, 2012, blurb.
  2. ↑ Erich Preuss passed away. Publishing house GeraNova Bruckmann , April 4, 2014, accessed on January 18, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Obituary notice. In: Berliner Zeitung of April 12, 2014, p. 11.
  4. ↑ a b c short portrait of the author in Bahn Extra , No. 6/2012 p. 3
  5. ↑ a b L. Schlächter: This pensioner can signal box. Railway chaos: Here Erich Preuss (73) explains why only every 2nd train runs in Mainz . ( Online version ) from August 16, 2013 (subject to registration), accessed on August 18, 2013
  6. ↑ brief biographical information in Die Zeit , No. 29/1991 of July 12, 1991 ( online version , accessed on August 18, 2013)
  7. ^ Article by Preuss in the online archive of Neues Deutschland (subject to a charge) , accessed on August 18, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Preuss, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German railroad worker, journalist and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Zittau
DATE OF DEATH 3rd April 2014
Place of death Berlin