Gothawagen G4-61
| Gothawagen G4-61 | |
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 G4-61 in Rostock in October 1994
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| Number: | 119 |
| Manufacturer: | VEB Waggonbau Gotha |
| Year of construction (s): | 1959, 1961-1966 |
| Length over coupling: | 21,658 mm |
| Height: | 3,115 mm |
| Width: | 2,200 mm |
| Fixed wheelbase: | 3,200 mm |
| Smallest bef. Radius: | 16 m |
| Empty mass: | 21.9 t |
| Hourly output : | 120 kW |
| Wheel diameter: | 760 mm |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
The Gothawagen G4-61 is a four-axle articulated railcar produced by VEB Waggonbau Gotha .
It was developed from the T57 / B57 in 1958/59 at the request of the Erfurt and Dresden transport companies.
Erfurt received the first prototype (Tw 151) on October 7, 1959, and Dresden received the second (Tw 2500) a year later. The type designation was EGT59. The most important innovation in the G4-61 was the installation of folding doors. The four-axle articulated trolley in lightweight steel has 35 seats and 144 standing places.
Both cars differ from each other as well as from the later production model. The Erfurt railcar had rubber ring springs as a side cover for the joints and an underfloor drive switch StNFB 4 with a central switching wheel, the Dresden car already had bellows, but a higher front window and a drive switch with push-button control like the Dresden Hechtwagen .
In 1961, two pilot series cars were built, which were delivered to Erfurt and were classified there under the numbers Tw 152 and Tw 153. Compared to the previously built cars, they only had small folding windows like the T59, folding bellows and a smaller driver's cab. In series production, the rear wall of the driver's cab was then pulled straight through, which also changed the window arrangement on the left-hand side. The hinged upper parts of the window were built larger compared to the prototype and were now identical to those of the T2-62 . Most of the cars produced were delivered without a rear coupling. Only the Leipzig cars from Tw no. 1113 were equipped with the automatic ESW coupling. Most companies have retrofitted couplings. Mostly the B 2-62 was used as a sidecar .
The following design changes were made during the construction period:
- Installation of facilities for conductorless operation
- Installation of other fittings in the driver's seat
- from 1964 other door drives
- From 1964 the aluminum trim was no longer used
G4-61s were delivered to Erfurt, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Potsdam and Rostock, and also to Tallinn and Lwow . Production for export continued until 1967 after the successor G4-65 was introduced .
After the trains in several major cities in the GDR were decommissioned in the 1970s and 1980s, some vehicles from these companies, especially from Leipzig, were handed over to the Rostock tram. The reason for this was that Rostock only received new Tatra trams (of the type T6A2 ) from 1989 .
The last scheduled G4-61 (railcar 730) ran in Rostock until June 15, 1996. Rostock- Marienehe is also home to the only surviving museum railcar of the G4-61 series, the railcar 1 (ex railcar 701). This was in regular use until 1994.
Railcar 1 in Rostock-Reutershagen in May 2010
Gothawagen G4-61 from Gotha 1967 in Tallinn 2012 as Cafè Pauliine
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Verkehrspraktiker - Journal for Theory and Practice of Motor Transport and Urban Local Transport, Verlag Die Wirtschaft Berlin, Issue 6/1959, Report from the first mission, page 34
- ^ Rostock - an "Eldorado" of the "Gothabahnen" in Rostocker Straßenbahn AG - people, technology, episodes; 1st edition 2001, page 76
- ↑ Pictures in: Rostocker Straßenbahn AG - people, technology, episodes; 1st edition 2001, page 90
- ^ Vehicles , Depot 12 / RSAG