Rail vehicles from Rheinbraun

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Locomotives

The routes of the works railway of the company RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun ) in the Rhenish lignite area , in particular the north-south railway and the Hambach railway , differ from the traction current voltage customary in Germany (15 kV at 16.7 Hz) with single-phase alternating current of 50 Hz at a nominal voltage of 6 kV electrified. Due to the large transport volumes, the locomotives have to have a high tractive force, so the electric locomotives are all special developments. Furthermore, some locomotives of the EL 1 series were the first electric locomotives in the world to be put into operation with thyristor control and were thus a milestone in the development of electric traction vehicles.

Even if the majority of the lines are electrified, diesel locomotives were and are mostly kept within the factories and for shunting purposes, the larger ones are also used in line service in front of light trains. However, in contrast to the electric locomotives, the diesel locomotives correspond to the standard types of the respective manufacturers.

Electric locomotives
model series Company number number Year of construction (s) Manufacturer Wheel alignment power Service weight Remarks image
Tbsp 1 500–635
with gaps 		107 1954-1965 Krupp , Henschel , Krauss-Maffei
AEG , BBC , SSW 		Bo'Bo ' 4 × 655 kW 126 t (Krauss-Maffei); 139 t (Krupp) partially retired No. 503
Tbsp 2 682-693 12 1950-1954 various Bo'Bo ' 4 × 275 kW 90 t - 100 t Retired , due to the different power system of 1.2 kV direct current, the EL2 were only used on certain routes.
EL 4 1035-1048
(1983) 		10 (1983), total 117 approx. 1948–1956 Henschel
Siemens-
Schuckert
works 		Bo'Bo ' 4 × 190 kW 75 t 40 km / h
gauge 900 mm
retired in 1988 Alt-Hürth
monument railway 		Industrial railway monument-Hürth.jpg
EL 2000 501-510 10 1999 ADtranz Bo'Bo ' 4 × 760 kW 140 t Top speed 70 km / h No. 503
Diesel locomotives
Company number (s) number Year of construction (s) Manufacturer design type Wheel alignment power Remarks image
450-452 3 1948-1951 Deutz / KHD V6M436R C dm 265 kW / 360 PS retired
453-455 and
458-460 		6th 1955-1956 Krauss Maffei ML500C C dm 367 kW / 500 PS retired
457 1 1948 Deutz / KHD A6M517R B dm 79 kW / 107 PS retired
462-470 9 1954-1958 Deutz / KHD T4M625R / KS230B B dm 169 kW / 230 PS retired
471–481
except 474/477 		9 1963 Deutz / KHD MG530C C ie 390 kW / 530 PS No. 473
474 / 477 2 1963 Deutz / KHD DG 1000 BBM Bo'Bo 'ie 736 kW / 1000 PS No. 477
482-483 2 1955-1958 Croup 200 hp B ie 147 kW / 200 PS re-tracked from 900 mm
484-485 2 1983 Gmeinder D 60 C C ie 463 kW / 600 PS No. 485
486 1 1993 Gmeinder D 100 BB Bo'Bo 'ie 736 kW / 1000 PS No. 486
488 1 1961 Deutz / KHD DG 1000 BBM Bo'Bo 'ie 736 kW / 1000 PS Bought in 2006 No. 488
489 1 2012 Vossloh MaK G 1206 Bo'Bo 'ie 1500 kW No. 489
490 1 2015 Voith Voith Gravita 10 BB Bo'Bo 'ie 1000 kW No. 489

Wagons and other vehicles

Since the Rheinbraun industrial railway mainly transports lignite and other bulk goods, the majority of the rolling stock consists of various types of bulk goods wagons, including the one-way tippers that are characteristic of lignite mining. Dust wagons are also used to transport coal dust .

A large number of other vehicles are kept available, mainly for maintenance and track construction purposes, as well as a MAN rail bus (number 808, manufacturer MAN) for route trips and special trips.

See also

literature

  • Günter Barths: The traction vehicles of the Rhenish lignite works in words and pictures , Röhr Verlag, Krefeld, 1982

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