Kroppa Jernvägs- och Sjö-transports-Actie-Bolag

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Gammalkroppa – Nykroppa
Route length: 9 km
Gauge : 693/792/802 mm
Legend
   
 Ferry across Lake Yngen
   
 0.0 Gammalkroppa
   
 9.0 Nykroppa
   
 Ferry across the lake Östersjön

The Swedish railway company Kroppa Jernvägs- och Sjö-transports-Actie-Bolag , also called Kroppabanen , which was founded in 1855 , maintained part of the transport links ( Swedish communication led ), which consisted of short rail routes and shipping routes over inland lakes and through canals to transport ore and To enable mineral products between Kristinehamn and the mining region around Filipstad in Värmland County . The railway line owned by the company bridged the land route between Gammalkroppa on Lake Yngen and Nykroppa on Östersjön.

history

The largest ore supplier in the region was the mines near Persberg. Another part of the ore came from the Sundgrubenfeld south of Gammalkroppa and other smaller pits nearby. From Persberg one had the cheap, about six kilometers long sea route over the Yngen, over which ore and pig iron were brought in barges in summer. In winter, the transport was carried out by sledge across the frozen lake.

On the south bank, in Gammalkroppa, the goods were loaded onto horse-drawn vehicles. Therefore, in 1853, a narrow-gauge horse-drawn tram with a track width of 693 mm was built between Gammalkroppa and Nykroppa to simplify transport. Later the track was widened to 792 mm.

In 1869 a steam locomotive, CHARLES IX, was delivered for Kroppabanan . On October 1, 1869, horse-drawn tram operation was stopped and locomotive operations began.

The track width of the line was widened from 792 mm to 802 mm in 1871. Therefore the steam locomotive had to be replaced by a similar machine with a wider track.

In Gammalkroppa, not far from the quay, a two-tier locomotive shed with accommodation for the staff was built.

The railway line was acquired at the beginning of the 1870s by Östra Värmlands järnvägsaktiebolag , who received a concession for a continuous standard gauge line from Kristinehamn to Persberg in 1873 and built this line in sections. The route was partly built on the Kroppa Järnväg subgrade.

Traction vehicles

Steam locomotives
number Surname design type Wheel alignment Manufacturer Fabr.-No./
year of construction		 Special
1 CHARLES IX Tank locomotive B 2 Kristinehamns Mekaniska Verkstad , Kristinehamn 2/
1869		 1872 as construction locomotive at Vikern – Möckelns järnvägsaktiebolag , WMJ, 1873 conversion to B 1 t and gauge 891 mm, handed over to Hjo – Stenstorps Järnväg (HSJ), No. 1; 1892 after Hellekis; 1909 at Lidköpings Sockerfabrik, retired in 1929
1 CHARLES IX Tank locomotive B 2 Kristinehamns Mekaniska Verkstad , Kristinehamn 3/
1871		 1877 to Hällefors – Fredriksbergs Järnväg, HFJ 3 SÄFSNÄS , 1916 to Hällefors bruk, 1937 retired

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gutowski auction house. (PDF; 3.6 MB) (founding share). P. 197 , accessed August 20, 2013 .
  2. ^ Kroppa Jernvägs-och Sjö-transports-Actie-Bolag. (Share). Retrieved August 20, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Statens järnvägar 1856–1906. Historisk-teknisk-ekonomisk beskrifning. In: Project Runeberg . P. 19 , accessed August 20, 2013 (Swedish).
  4. ^ Stefan Lundgren: Kronologi med historia över järnvägen. March 6, 2006, accessed August 20, 2013 (Swedish).
  5. ^ Lars-Olof Karlsson, Ängelholm: Järnvägar i historien. March 31, 1996, accessed August 20, 2013 (Swedish).
  6. ↑ Gammalkroppa hytta. Bergshantering i Filipstads bergslag. Retrieved August 20, 2013 (Swedish).
  7. ↑ Transport routes in the region. Bergshantering i Filipstads bergslag. Retrieved August 20, 2013 (Swedish).
  8. ^ Josef Pospichal: Vehicles of the Kroppa Järnväg. pospichal.net. Retrieved August 20, 2013 .
  9. ^ A b Erik Sundström and Rolf Sten: Ånglok tillverkade av Kristinehamn. Retrieved August 20, 2013 (Swedish). []