NSB Type Cmdo 8a
During the Second World War , the railway in Norway was very important for the German occupation forces. For this reason, many vehicles of the Reichsbahn were brought to Norway during this time , where they remained after the end of the war in May 1945. They were treated as spoils of war or as a substitute for war and administered by the Directorate for Civil Emergency Planning and in some cases only formally transferred to Norges Statsbaner at a later date , although they had been used by NSB all along .
history
Five diesel multiple units were added to the NSB Type 8a series . These were the diesel-mechanical 137 041 built by WUMAG in 1934 with the axle formula 2 'B' and the 137 123, 124, 134 and 135 all built in the same year . 137 123 and 124 were manufactured in Dessau and 137 134 and 135 by Talbot and the Waggonfabrik Danzig.
The railcars were assigned to the Norwegian type Cmdo 8a . According to the Norwegian numbering plan, C stands for 3rd class , m for engine , d for diesel and o for bogie .
Type Cmdo 8a
The 137 041, 123, 124, 134 and 135 were officially taken over by NSB on November 12, 1945 under the series Type Cmdo 8a , number 18290 to 18294.
For technical data of the railcars, see:
Type Cmdo 9a
In 1946 the type Cmdo 8a had to be cleared for the new construction of a series of four railcars for express traffic. Therefore, the type Cmdo 8a 18290 to 18294 on May 31, 1946 in the series type Cmdo 9a with constant numbers. As early as December 17, 1953, the type Cmdo 9a 18290 (formerly 137 041) and 18291 and 18294 (formerly 137 123 and 135) railcars were retired.
Type Bmdo 9a
All railway administrations that were members of the International Union of Railways (UIC) based in Paris in 1956 changed their class names that year. The 3rd class was upgraded to the 2nd class. In the new designation system, 1st class was identified with the letter A and 2nd class with the letter B for all participating railways.
On July 1, 1956, all existing vehicle series with internal combustion engines were sorted in such a way that the number 80 was added to the former, mostly single-digit, type number so that the former type number remained recognizable. Some railcars that were to be retired were not given a new type number, so that there were gaps in the new system. This regulation applied to the two remaining type Cmdo 9a railcars , which were now given the series designation Type Bmdo 9a . The planned new type number NSB Type 89 was not assigned. This was only given to vehicles bought by Sweden in 1981. In the same year the 18292 (formerly 137 124) was retired, the car 18293 (formerly 137 134) was taken out of service in 1958.
Calls
The railcars came into service in Norway with the 689 railway battery in late 1944 / early 1945. It has been proven that they were used as towing vehicles for armored railway guns , where they were stationed in Grorud and Brødremoen .
After the end of the war and the takeover by NSB, the railcars were used in the Oslo district on the Solørbanen . The vehicles worn out during the war proved to be very prone to failure. In 18291, for example, it had to be withdrawn from service after just a few operating kilometers.
In 1950 the engines of railcars 18292 and 18293 were overhauled at Maybach. The reconditioned railcars were then in operation on the Valdres and Skreiabanen until 1955 and 1958.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c series list of railcars. Manufacturer according to Norwegian information. Retrieved August 25, 2014 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Technical data of the VT 137 135. (German data sheet). Retrieved August 25, 2014 .
- ↑ data sheet of the railcar. Retrieved August 25, 2014 (Norwegian).
Web links
- Bmdo 9a. Norsk Jerbaneklubb, accessed August 26, 2014 (Norwegian).