Mitropa WL 4üm-41
| Mitropa WL 4üm-41 | |
|---|---|
| Numbering: | No. 18001 and 18002 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Manufacturer: | Left-Hofmann |
| Year of construction (s): | 1941 |
| Retirement: | 1973 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 26,000 mm |
| Height: | 3980 mm |
| Width: | 2787 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 19,270 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 3000 mm |
| Empty mass: | 57.2 t |
| Seats: | 18th |
| Classes : | 1 and 2. |
The WL4üm-41 were two sleeping cars manufactured for Mitropa in 1941 .
history
Linke-Hofmann received an order from Mitropa in 1937 to build single-bed sleeping cars. A similar order went to Wegmann & Co. who presented the Mitropa WL 4üm-41a . Due to the long development phase, the lightweight construction principle could not yet be fully implemented. The two cars were given the numbers 18001 and 18002 and were tested from May 1941. No. 18001 were destroyed by the effects of the Second World War. No. 18002 was taken over by Mitropa after the war and was in use until 1973.
Constructive features
The 26 meter long vehicles had a welded frame. Aprons were attached to the long beams. The draw gear was continuous. The friction buffers were of the Uerdingen type with bevelled and flattened buffer plates.
The bogies were of the "Görlitz III heavy" type. The wheelsets were sprung fourfold and had roller bearings. The cars had a Kunze-Knorr brake and a non-independent Henry brake . Hand brakes were on the ends of the car.
The car body was a welded construction. The ends of the car body were streamlined. The windows and doors were arranged in one plane with the side wall. To avoid air turbulence, the ends of the car were extended at the head pieces.
The cars had 10 single compartments in 2nd class and four compartments in 1st class. The latter could be taken twice and were then placed in the 2nd class. The rooms and the side corridor were on one level. The walls of the 1st class were veneered with cherry wood and those of the 2nd class with sapele mahogany . The ceiling had a sycamore nose cone. The upholstery of the 1st class was red and the 2nd class was light green. In the daytime position there was an upholstered armchair with a folding table by the window. When the couch was folded down, the armchair was also folded. The washing facility was housed in a fold-away partition in the compartment.
A warm water heater was used as heating, which ensured a certain internal temperature. Additional heat demand was secured by the hot air heating and the pressure ventilation system.
The incandescent lamp lighting was produced by two transverse field generators type GEZ (type RZG 506). The power consumption of the lighting was 2100 W and that of the power plant 5100 W.
literature
- Wolfgang Theurich, Joachim Deppmeyer: Passenger coaches 3. Dining, sleeping and salon coaches . transpress, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-344-70904-6 .