Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane

Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro
Løkken (2010)
Railway map of North Jutland 1932, Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane drawn in brown
Route length:	54.6 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	10  ‰
Top speed:	45 km / h
Legend Hjørring – Hørby railway from Hørby Frederikshavn – Aalborg railway from Aalborg 0.0 Hjørring Railway line Frederikshavn – Aalborg to Frederikshavn Hjørring Vestbanegård Railway line Hjørring – Hirtshals to Hirtshals (until 1942) 0.5 Kvægtorvet to the workshop 1.6 Teglgårdsvej Railway line Hjørring – Hirtshals to Hirtshals (from 1942) Liver Å 5.0 Liver Å 6.9 Sønderlev (85 m loading platform) Vennebjerg 10.8 Lønstrup (235 m crossing track and 92 m loading track) 12.0 Nørre Rubjerg (from 1961) 13.6 Nørre Rubjerg (from 1955) 14.6 Jelstrup (54 m loading track) 17.0 Gjølstrup (205 m crossing track and 93 m loading track) 20.0 Vittrup (91 m loading track) Skøttrup 24.9 Løkken (246 m crossing track and 143 m loading track) 30.3 Vrensted (185 m crossing track and 92 m loading track) 33.6 Ingstrup (90 m loading track) 36.6 Hjermitslev (207 m crossing track and 114 m loading track) 37.9 Alstrup 40.2 Saltum (87 m loading platform) 43.3 Rendbæk 45.5 Pandrup (210 m crossing track and 95 m loading track) 48.7 Kaas (185 m crossing track and 250 m loading track) from Kaas Briketfabrik, Lundergård mose, 2.7 km 51.0 Røde Hede Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn railway from Fjerritslev 53.1 Ryaa ( wedge station from 1952) Ryå 54.6 Aabybro Railway line Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn to Frederikshavn
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Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane (HLA), also known as Løkkenbanen , was a private Danish railway company . They operated a railway line between Hjørring and Aabybro via Løkken in North Jutland , which opened in 1913.

history

A railway line through Vest Vendsyssel was discussed as early as 1890 and several routes were proposed. One of these routes led from Hjørring to Lønstrup and Løkken. In 1891 a committee was formed to work out this proposal. The work was stopped again in 1893.

In 1898, new investigations were made for a route from Hjørring via Lønstrup and Løkken to Aabybro on the Fjerritslevbane. Finally, the railway line from Hjørring to Aabybro via Løkken was approved by the Railway Act of May 27, 1908 . With the planned construction costs of 1.9 million crowns , a state subsidy of 50% was promised.

The concession was granted on May 27, 1910. The line was inaugurated on July 4, 1913.

Track construction

Steel rails weighing 22.5 kg per meter were used for the route .

administration

From the beginning, the HLA ran a joint operation with office, workshops and all employees with Hjørring – Hørby Jernbane , which was also opened in 1913. They did not want to use the Hjørring (DSB) station because they had their own station with Hjørring Vestbanegård. The Vodskov-Østervrå Jernbane was opened in 1924 and is also integrated into the community. The same was done with the Hjørring – Hirtshals railway line, which opened in 1925 . This ended the trains of all four companies in Hjørring West.

Hjørring private banker

The four companies shared the common costs according to their size. On April 1, 1939, they merged to form A / S Hjørring Privatbaner (HP). Then major renovation work began on the track system in Hjørring. From October 3, 1942, the trains no longer used the Westbahnhof, but the DSB station.

→ Main article : Hjørring Vestbanegård

business

Daily operations began in 1913 with four trains in each direction. Some trains from Hjørring and the through trains from Aalborg ended in Løkken. The station received a double-track locomotive shed , a turntable and a large storage facility . The trains from Hjørring also parked cars in Løkken and took them back on the way back, so that only short trains ran between Løkken and Aabybro.

The train connection caused a big boost in tourism as it was now possible to take a day trip to the beaches of the west coast. At times the bathing trains were driven with 20 to 30 passenger cars from Hjørring to Lønstrup and from Aalborg to Løkken. For this purpose the company acquired 16 bank cars . These were closed freight wagons that were equipped with benches and could be used as third-class wagons. In Lønstrup, a large wooden waiting hall for bathers was built in 1914. Outside the bathing season, the hall was used to store the benches. The train station in Lønstrup was only about two kilometers from the beach. In 1945 there were plans to extend the route to the beach.

The railway only operated profitably for the first six years, after which it was always in deficit. Fresh fish from the coastal towns made up the second largest share of goods traffic, the largest part was peat and briquettes from Kås, especially during the two world wars. Since this production was discontinued around 1960, a basis for the Aabybro – Løkken line was omitted. The management of the railway suggested that at least the Hjørring – Løkken line should be preserved. However, the company's general meeting in 1963 decided to discontinue the entire route. The last scheduled train ran with the end of the summer timetable on September 29, 1963.

vehicles

Four steam locomotives were procured from Germany for operation, and the railway's initial equipment also included four two-axle bench cars , seven passenger cars and 27 freight cars . Another steam locomotive followed in 1919 used by the Varde – Nørre Nebel Jernbane .

Locomotives

number	Surname	design type	Wheel alignment	Manufacturer	Fabr.-No./ year of construction	Special
1		Tank locomotive	1 C	Henschel & Sohn , Kassel	10,811 1913	two side frame water tanks, turbo generator for electrical train lighting, two Ramsbottom safety valves, redrawn as HP 1 (Hjørring Privatbaner) between 1943 and 1947
2		Tank locomotive	1 B	Henschel & Sohn, Kassel	10,809 1913	Water tank on the right, coal tank on the left, turbo generator for electric train lighting, sold to Odsherred Jernbane in 1947 , OHJ 8 there
3		Tank locomotive	1 C	Henschel & Sohn, Kassel	10,812 1913	two side frame water tanks, closed driver's cab, vacuum brake, turbo generator for electric train lighting, steam bell, 1946 sold to Randers – Hadsund Jernbane , RHJ 6 there
4th		Tank locomotive	1 B	Henschel & Sohn, Kassel	10,810 1913	Water tank on the right, coal tank on the left, closed driver's cab, vacuum brake, turbo generator for electric train lighting, steam bell, 1946 sold to Vejle – Vandel – Grindsted Jernbane , where VVGJ 1
10		Tank locomotive	1 B	Vulcan , Szczecin	15 1902	Used in 1919 by Varde – Nørre Nebel Jernbane (VNJ 1), outer cylinder with drive on the rear axle, Allan external control, two coal boxes in front of the driver's cab, frame water tank, screw brake, retired in 1929

In 1922, the first attempts to carry out passenger transport with railcars began. Two four-axle petrol railcars were procured from Deutsche Werke Kiel AG . Another diesel railcar, the substructure of which was also supplied by Deutsche Werke Kiel AG, was taken over in 1930 by Silkeborg – Kjellerup – Rødkærsbro Jernbane (SKRJ). Further railcars were only used on the route after the merger to form Hjørring Privatbaner . In 1932 a diesel-electric five-axle diesel locomotive was procured from Frichs for freight transport, followed two years later by a diesel-electric shunting tractor from the same supplier.

Buildings

The HLA and the other companies had a joint headquarters, workshops and engine sheds in Hjørring Vestbanegård, the headquarters were later moved to the State Railway Station. There were also engine sheds in Løkken and Åbybro.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Erik V. Pedersen: Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro Jb. Accessed July 30, 2020 (Danish). 
2. ↑ Hjørring – Løkken – Åbybro - HLA. Histories and rolling material. In: jernbanen.dk. Retrieved July 30, 2020 (Danish). 
3. ↑ Hjørring – Løkken – Åbybro - HLA, steam locomotive. In: jernbanen.dk. Retrieved July 30, 2020 (Danish). 
4. ↑ Hjørring – Løkken – Åbybro (HLA), motor locomotive. In: jernbanen.dk. Retrieved July 30, 2020 (Danish). 

Web links

Commons : Løkkenbanen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Signal post. January 1969, p. 2 , accessed July 30, 2020 (Danish). 
• Hjørring - Løkken - Aabybro banen. In: Nordjyllands jernbaner. Retrieved July 30, 2020 (Danish). 
• Poul Wilhelmsen: Hjørring – Løkken – Aabybro Jernbane - En nordjysk privatbane - Fra projekt, til anlæg, drift and nedlæggelse. (pdf) In: sprogbiblioteket.au.dk. Historisk Afdeling Aarhus Universitet, archived from the original on July 23, 2014 ; accessed on July 30, 2020 (Danish, winter semester 2008/09).