Maribo – Bandholm Museum Railway
The Museum Railway Maribo – Bandholm ( Danish Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm ) is a museum railway that runs on the Maribo – Bandholm railway on the Danish island of Lolland . It is the oldest museum railway in Denmark (founded in 1962); Railway systems and vehicles are maintained by members of the Danish Railway Club ( Danish Dansk Jernbane-Klub ).
Driving operation
The train runs during the summer timetable moderately on several days a week several times a day (2010: mid-June to late August, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday; Maribo from: 10:00, 13:00, 15:00) .
In addition to regular operation, there are some public special trips throughout the year as well as the option of renting a train for a group trip on special occasions.
The railway line runs between Maribo in the center of Lolland and the coastal town of Bandholm in the north of the island. The historic station in Bandholm (built in 1869, 54 ° 50 ′ 8.5 ″ N , 11 ° 28 ′ 55.3 ″ E ) is the seat of the museum railway operations office; the locomotive and wagon sheds are in Maribo ( 54 ° 46 ′ 42.5 ″ N , 11 ° 30 ′ 37.1 ″ E ). Particularly in the area of the Maribo train station, some of the Lollandsbanen railway systems are also used.
Vehicle fleet
In 2010, the railway had five roadworthy historic locomotives , including two steam locomotives and three diesel locomotives , as well as two diesel railcars and around 15 historic wagons . In addition to these vehicles, there are a number of other locomotives and wagons that are being renovated and that are to be made roadworthy in the foreseeable future.
The roadworthy locomotives are:
Type | No. (name) | Manufacturer | Year of manufacture (No.) | Wheel alignment | Usage history | status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steam locomotive | 2 (KJØGE) | Krauss & Cie | 1879 (761) | C. | built for Østsjællandske Jernbane Selskab (ØSJS, "Østbanen" , Køge-Faxe / Rødvig), from 1910 sugar factory Nykøbing , from 1963 museum banquets | ready for driving |
Steam locomotive | 19th | Henschel | 1920 (17887) | 1'C | formerly Lollandske Jernbane (LJ) , from 1965 Museumsbanen | ready for driving |
Diesel engine | 1 (M) | Diesel-Elektriska Vagn AB (DEVA) | 1921 (16) | formerly Lollandske Jernbane (LJ) | ready for driving | |
Diesel engine | 9 (M) | Frichs | 1934 (154) | formerly Lollandske Jernbane (LJ) | ready for driving | |
Shunting tractor | 143 | Frichs | 1959 (632) | formerly Danske Statsbaner (DSB) | ready for driving | |
Diesel locomotive | 3 (T) | HFHJ | 1956 | formerly Hillerød-Frederiksværk-Hundested Jernbane (HFHJ) | ready for driving | |
Diesel locomotive | 11 (M) | Frichs | 1937 (283) | formerly Lollandske Jernbane (LJ) | ready for driving |
Web links
- Official website of the Museumsbanen Maribo - Bandholm (Danish)
- List of museum vehicles. In: museumsbanen.dk. Retrieved January 28, 2020 (Danish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information brochure "MUSEUMSBANEN Maribo - Bandholm // Køreplan 2010 timetable"
- ^ List of received Krauss locomotives at www.werkbahn.de
- ↑ List of preserved Henschel locomotives at www.werkbahn.de