Wurzen industrial railway
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| Route length: | 3.46 + 0.77 km | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 550 volts = | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | loaded 6 km / h empty 8 km / h |
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The Wurzen industrial railway was a catenary truck company (then still called Gleislose Bahn ) in the Saxon town of Wurzen . The 3.46 kilometer route was opened on April 7, 1905 and operated exclusively for freight traffic . The operating company was the Industriebahn Wurzen GmbH of the same name . On October 23, 1928, the Wurzen industrial railway was stopped again.
course
The line connected the Wurzen freight yard on the Leipzig – Dresden railway line with the Krietschmühle on the western outskirts. There was also a 0.77 kilometer branch line to the König-Albert-Schacht until 1914 . The total network length was 4.23 kilometers.
history
The railway was built and operated according to the so-called Schiemann system , developed by the company for trackless railways Max Schiemann & Co. , which was also based in Wurzen. The overhead line systems of the industrial railway came partly from the Bielatalbahn , the same line had already been shut down in September 1904. Time and again, the Wurzen facility also served the trolleybus pioneer Schiemann as a test track for vehicles from other companies and for the further development of his system.
vehicles
The following vehicles were available in Wurzen:
- two electric tractors with two electric motors each (with 25 HP each)
- six trailer wagons for transporting coal
- 27 trailer wagons for flour transport
The wagons initially had wooden spoke wheels with iron tires, later these were replaced by solid rubber tires.
gallery
Wurzen industrial railway on Dresdner Strasse (1905)
Wurzen industrial railway on Dresdner Strasse (1905)
The Krietschmühle, former end point of the industrial railway
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trackless railways. In: Viktor von Röll (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Railway System . 2nd Edition. Volume 5: Driver's Freight Tariffs . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin / Vienna 1914, pp 338 -340.