First Hungarian-Galician Railway

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The route of the First Hungarian-Galician Railway

The First Hungarian-Galician Railway (EUGE), in Hungarian Első Magyar-Gácsországi Vasút (EMG), was a private railway company in Austria and Hungary .

history

The concession for the Hungarian part was granted on July 14, 1869, that for the Austrian part on September 11, 1869. The sections were opened from December 25, 1871 to May 30, 1874.

The greatest structural challenge faced by the EUGE was the large Łupków Tunnel through the Carpathian Mountains , during the construction of which the EUGE got into such financial difficulties that both Austria and Hungary intervened to provide support.

From January 1, 1889, operations on the EUGE were run by the Austrian ( kkStB ) and Hungarian ( MÁV ) state railways. After that, the EUGE's route was divided into an Austrian from Przemyśl to the Hungarian-Galician border and a Hungarian to Mihályi (now Slovak Michaany ). On April 1, 1905, the Austrian section of the route was nationalized.

Opening dates

section Length (in kilometers) Opening date
Legenyemihályi - Homonna 64.62 December 25, 1871
Przemyśl - Chyrów 33.19 May 13, 1872
Chyrów - Krościenko 19.40 July 1, 1872
Krościenko - Ustrzyki Dolne 8.09 September 3, 1872
Ustrzyki Dolne - Komańcza 70.26 November 12, 1872
Komańcza - Łupków 13.75 December 18, 1872
Homonna - Łupkówer Tunnel - Legenyemihályi 55.42 June 12, 1873
Łupkówer Tunnel (Hungarian-Galician border) 0.416 May 30, 1874

Locomotives

Locomotives of the First Hungarian-Galician Railway
EUGE series EUGE no. number Manufacturer Construction year Axis formula kkStB no. MÁV  1. Scheme MÁV  2. Scheme MÁV  3. Scheme
II 8 ", 9", 21 ", 22, 27-29 7th Sigl / Wr. Neustadt , Wr. Neustadt , MÁVAG 1874-1886 1B n2 19 .01-03 1001-1004 1037, 1261-1263 238 , 037, 241 , 001-003
III 1-7, 10-20, 23-26 22nd Sigl / Wr. Neustadt , Wr. Neustadt 1871-1885 C n2 46, 18-25, 29-32 1005-1014 2113-2122 335 , 113-122
IV 8, 9, 21 3 Sigl / Wr. Neustadt 1872 D n2 126-128 4030-4032 441 , 030-032

See also

literature

  • Bernhard Neuner: Bibliography of the Austrian Railways from the Beginnings to 1918 . tape 2 . Walter Drews Verlag, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-901949-00-3 .
  • Johann Stockklausner: Steam company in old Austria . Slezak Verlag, Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-900134-41-3 .

Web links

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