Locomotive 1 of the Timisoara tram
| Locomotive 1 | |
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 When maneuvering a refrigerated truck on the brewery premises, still with pantographs
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| Numbering: | L1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | János Weitzer wagon factory |
| Year of construction (s): | 1914 |
| Retirement: | 1990 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Motor type: | DC motor |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Drive: | Electric drive |
| Coupling type: | Screw coupling |
The locomotive 1 of the Timișoara tram - Romanian Locomotiva 1 , abbreviated L1 - is a former service vehicle of the aforementioned tram company . The two-axle electric locomotive with a central driver's cab was ordered from the János Weitzer wagon factory in Arad in 1914 , manufactured in the course of 1915 and finally delivered to the tram company known as Temesvári Villamos Városi Vasút (TVVV) in 1916 ; the electrical equipment was supplied by AEG . The machine was thus available in time for the start of the tram freight traffic in the Fabrik district . This was started on August 8, 1916 with the connection of the local Timișoreana brewery.
Because over the years more and more companies were connected to the freight transport of the tram, in 1928 and 1956 the tram company procured two more machines in addition to the L1 with the locomotive 2 and the locomotive 3 . Initially, the locomotive dealt with here ran without a company number; it was not until 1928 that it was given the designation L1 to distinguish it from the second engine that was delivered later.
In addition, the locomotive's original pantograph was replaced by a lyre pantograph as early as the mid-1920s - parallel to the railcars used in passenger transport . This in turn gave way to a pantograph in the course of the modernization program from 1956 to 1960 . A new - slightly higher - barrel roof also had to be constructed for this. Side walkways were also installed on this for better maintenance of the pantograph.
With the abandonment of the tram freight transport via Gara de Est in 1975, locomotive 1 lost its original purpose. From then on, it served in the local tram factory as a shunting locomotive for moving brand-new Timiș 2 wagons , for this purpose their railway buffers were removed . In 1990 it was finally retired - with the end of tram production in Timișoara. In 1992 the disused locomotive was still in the Dâmbovița depot, later it was scrapped.
literature
- 60 de ani de la înființarea tramvaiului în Timișoara, monograph 1869-1929 . Timișoara 1929.
- Vasile Deheleanu, Sabin Indrieşu: Monografia întreprinderilor electromecanice municipale Timişoara . Timișoara 1944.
- Dorin Sarca, Gh. Radulovici: Centenarul tramvaielor din Timișoara, monograph 1869-1969 . Timișoara 1969.
- 1869 −1994, 125 de ani de circulație cu tramvaiul în Timișoara, monograph . Timișoara 1994.
- Regia Autonomă de Transport Timișoara, 130 de ani de activitate, 1869–1999, monograph . Timișoara 1999.
- Mihály Kubinszky, István Lovász and György Villány: Régi Magyar Villamosok . Budapest 1999.
Individual evidence
- ↑ pospichal.net ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
