Kykkelsrudsbanen

Askim-Kykkelsrud
“Bayreuth” locomotive around 1903
Map of the area around Askim, 1914
Route length:	5.5 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	60  ‰
Legend 5.5 Kykkelsrud Indre Østfoldbanen from Ski Askim – Solbergfoss railway line 0.0 Askim Vammabanen Østfoldbanen to Mysen

Kykkelsrudsbanen was a standard-gauge branch line used only for freight traffic , which had its starting point in the Norwegian town of Askim on the Indre Østfoldbane in Fylke Viken and, when completed , led to the Kykkelsrud hydroelectric power station .

history

The line was put into operation in 1900 for the Glommens Træsliberi pulp mill by Anders C. Furuholmen. During the construction phase, the planned route was extended and completed by Schuckert & Co. for the construction of the Kykkelsrud power plant. The 5.5 km long route was built with rails weighing 22 kg per meter .

It was named Schuckertlinna after the builder of the line, meaning the Ihlen – Krosby section, while the term Kykkelsrudbane is used more often for the entire line.

As on the Vammabane , there was no turntable on the Kykkelsrudbane. The locomotives always had to drive backwards in one direction.

In 1935 A / S Glassvatt was founded. All traffic to Kykkelsrud was suspended between 1958 and 1959. A / S Glassvatt used the first part of the Kykkelsrudbane near the center of Akim from around 1960 as a connecting railway. The rails on the Krosby – Kykkelsrud section were dismantled before 1961, and the Krosby – Sollia section followed in 1965.

The last time A / S Glassvatt, now GLAVA, used this part of the Kykkelsrudbane in January 2002. Then the connection to the main line was interrupted in autumn 2004. The remaining route is still available.

Schuckertlinna is still the name of a street in Askim that follows the route.

vehicles

Locomotive "Schuckert" around 1902

The route was first used by the locomotive Bayreuth traveled, the Glommens Træsliberi belonged. The Bayreuth was a Bavarian D VI that was built by Maffei in Munich with the serial number 1300 in 1882. It was retired on December 12, 1900 in Bavaria and sold to Schuckert & Co. in Nuremberg. From there it was shipped to Norway. The goods carried were chips and wood for the pulp mill. In 1918 it was awarded for a short time to the Mørkfoss / Solbergfoss plant on the Askim – Solbergfoss railway line , after which it was banned from traveling on the Østfoldbane.

In 1923 Glommens Træsliberi burned down. It was one of several fires over the centuries. The fire broke out in the office and spread to the engine shed. One of two locomotives could be recovered in time, which Bayreuth burned.

After completion of the route, Schuckert & Co. ran it with their own Schuckert locomotive . Schuckert took the locomotive by ship to Norway and via the Østfoldbane to Askim and Kykkelsrud.

The Vamma , Plugg , Ulka and Maur locomotives (built by Borsig in 1906) belong to the Kykkelsrudbane, many trains ran between Vamma and Kykkelsrud and the locomotives were used on both routes when required.

Askim railway accident

At the end of March 1914 (probably on March 26th) a serious accident occurred on the route below the Ihlen farm. A motor trolley belonging to the Kykkelsrud power station drove from Vamma towards Askim station. In the vehicle were the two Italian engineers Gregotti (father and son), Anders C. Furuholmen and the driver Karl Engen.

The trolley came from Vamma and had stopped at Askim station. There are several versions of the accident. The driver testified that the trolley had stopped at the station. They notified the employee who was responsible for clearing the route to Kykkelsrud. Since Engen received no feedback, he believed that the route was clear and decided to continue towards Kykkelsrud. The trolley went downhill at around 40 km / h.

In the curve near Ihlen, the trolley was met by a locomotive with two loaded wagons. The uphill train had a speed of about 15 km / h and collided with the trolley. An Italian engineer jumped off the trolley, but fell backwards onto the track bed, was run over by the trolley and the locomotive, dragged along many meters and died instantly. The other Italian engineer had his leg crushed, suffered further injuries and was moved to Kristiania taken to hospital where he died two days later. The driver was thrown from the trolley and landed on the ground. The leaked gasoline ignited and the trolley burned. The driver survived without major injuries and Furuholmen suffered a shock. The locomotive suffered only minor damage and was restored.

The driver of the trolley Karl Engen was charged with careless driving. The trial revealed that they called Askim Railway Station in Kykkelsrud to see if the line was clear. Since nobody answered the phone, it was assumed at Askim station that the engine driver was on the lunch break and gave the trolley the order to leave. The driver was acquitted at the Sarpsborg Court of Appeal and no one else was charged or punished. It was found out that there were no safety regulations for the route. A week earlier, traffic manager Gotfred Furuholmen and his brother Anders Furuholmen had checked the safety of the route. No problems were found.

A street in Ihlen, Gregottisvingen, was named after the Italian engineer, just a few steps from the scene of the accident.

Web links

• SCHUCKERTLINNA / KYKKELSRUDBANEN 1900–1960. In: askimlinjene.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (Norwegian). 
• The locomotive controller is used on the line to the Kykkelsrud. In: jernbane.net. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (Norwegian). 
• Articles by Rigmor Waler about the train accident. In: arkivverket.no. March 12, 2015, accessed July 27, 2020 (Norwegian). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Østfoldbanen (østre linje). In: skinnelangs.no. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (Norwegian). 
2. ^ Vehicle portrait Maffei 1300. In: dampflokomotivarchiv.de. Retrieved July 26, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Aftenposten, March 27, 1914