Narrow-gauge railway Hetzdorf – Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf

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Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Großwaltersdorf (Sachs)
Line of the narrow-gauge railway Hetzdorf – Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf
Section of the route map of Saxony (1902)
Route number : 6981; sä. HG
Route length: 13.65 km
Gauge : 750 mm ( narrow gauge )
Maximum slope : 25  ‰
Minimum radius : 100 m
Top speed: 20 km / h
Legend
   
 0.000 Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) 292 m
   
 (Transition to the Reitzenhain – Flöha route )
   
 Hetzdorf Viaduct ( Dresden – Werdau )
   
 1.295 Flöhabrücke (63 m)
   
 1.477 Loessnitz Bridge (41 m)
   
 1.687 Conn. Metzdorf parquet factory
   
 1.705 Loessnitz Bridge
   
 2,316 Hohenfichte Hp 311 m
   
 2.733 Loessnitz Bridge (12 m)
   
 3.715 Loessnitz Valley 328 m
   
 3,900 Loessnitz Bridge
   
 5.153 Loessnitz Bridge (12 m)
   
 5.307 Werkgraben Bridge (10 m)
   
 5,568 Hammerleubsdorf 358 m
   
 5.714 Loessnitz Bridge
   
 6.370 Loessnitz Bridge (12 m)
   
 8.356 Loessnitz Bridge (13 m)
   
 8.507 Gersberg 411 m
   
 9.341 Loessnitz Bridge
   
 9,500 Loessnitz Bridge
   
 9.772 Eppendorf 428 m
   
 12,500 Weissbach Bridge
   
 12,532 Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) Hp 445 m
   
 13,560 Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) 465 m
   
 13.654 Conn. Frenzel

The narrow-gauge railway Hetzdorf-Eppendorf-Großwaltersdorf was a Saxon narrow-gauge railway with 750 mm gauge in the Ore Mountains . It began in Hetzdorf on the Reitzenhain – Flöha railway line and led through the Lößnitz valley via Eppendorf to Großwaltersdorf .

history

simplified elevation profile of the route

When planning the missing Freiberg – Chemnitz section of the connection between Dresden and Chemnitz / Zwickau in the 1850s, a variant through the Lößnitz valley was considered, which would not have affected Eppendorf and Großwaltersdorf. It was not until 1857 that a route over Oederan was investigated, which was finally built and opened in 1869.

After further route openings in the following years, Eppendorf was still without a rail connection, although there was a greater need for traffic in Eppendorf due to the toy industry and in Lößnitz Valley due to several textile companies and mills, as well as a parquet factory. In 1881 a committee was founded which dealt with preparatory work for the construction of a railway from Berthelsdorf on the Nossen – Moldau railway via Brand , Niederlangenau , Oberlangenau and Großhartmannsdorf to Eppendorf.

The variant based on the Flöha – Reitzenhain railway line was preferred to the variant from Oederan station on the Dresden – Werdau railway line . The route through the Lößnitz valley connected several textile factories and wood processing companies on the one hand, and on the other hand the danger of snow drifts on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains was largely avoided.

The 9.77 km long Hetzdorf – Eppendorf section was opened on December 1, 1893. Originally, the Hohenfichte stop was supposed to be the starting point for the narrow-gauge railway; during construction, the decision was made to set up the new Hetzdorf station between Flöha and Hohenfichte.

The extension to Großwaltersdorf, which opened on November 1, 1916, was built to transport agricultural products from the area around Großwaltersdorf.

As early as August 1, 1951, traffic between Eppendorf and Großwaltersdorf was stopped again under the pretext of extracting permanent way material for the Berlin outer ring and the section of the route was dismantled. Passenger traffic was carried out on the remaining section of the Hetzdorf – Eppendorf section until November 6, 1967. Freight traffic continued until it was closed on January 1, 1968.

From June 1, 1959, the line was under the Thum depot

Route description

course

The route began at the Hetzdorf train station (Flöhatal) in the Flöha valley . The narrow-gauge track initially ran parallel to the standard-gauge track of the Reitzenhain – Flöha railway line under the Hetzdorf viaduct , then crossed the Flöha over a bridge and then turned left into the Lößnitz valley. After crossing the Lößnitz at km 1.477, the connection to the parquet factory Metzdorf and immediately afterwards another bridge over the Lößnitz at km 1.705 was passed. On a dam the route ran parallel to the road to the Hohenfichte stop. The route was approx. 100 meters away from the road over another bridge at 2.733 km. From the Lößnitztal stop, both routes ran side by side again. When leaving the breakpoint, two more bridges were crossed. At the connection to Holzindustrie Hammerleubsdorf, the next bridge was made at km 5.307. In Hammerleubsdorf, formerly also called Leubsdorfer Hammer, there was the possibility of a train crossing. The route crossed three more bridges to Gersberg. At the Gersberg stop, the train circumnavigated a spinning mill. After two more bridges, the Eppendorf train station in the center of town was reached.

From November 1, 1916, the route to Großwaltersdorf was extended. The route ran in the Lößnitz valley south of Großwaltersdorfer Straße. At the entrance to Großwaltersdorf, Eppendorfer Straße was crossed behind the Großwaltersdorf stop. Now the place in the northwest was bypassed. The end of the route was at Großwaltersdorf station on Gränitzer Strasse opposite the church.

Operating points

Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) ⊙

For operational reasons, it was necessary to connect the narrow-gauge railway to Eppendorf, which opened on December 1, 1893, to the Reitzenhain – Flöha line not in Hohenfichte , but at the "Hetzdorf bei Oederan" stop below the Hetzdorf viaduct between Flöha and Hohenfichte to build. The station was elevated to a station in 1905. Since 1912 it has been called Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) today .

The narrow-gauge tracks were located between the station building and the standard gauge track. Further treatment facilities of the narrow gauge were on the other side of the standard gauge tracks. The station became a gauge changing station with the construction of the small railway . In the station building there was a service apartment for the station master on the first floor and service rooms, the waiting room and later also a bar with a kitchen on the ground floor. Locomotive sheds, a workers 'house and the civil servants' house are still present next to the reception building. Between 1900 and 1901, the station was partially redesigned with the construction of the combined trestle / trolley pit. In 1935 the station received a small diesel locomotive for the extensive shunting work. With the closure of the narrow-gauge railway on January 1, 1968, the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) station lost its status as a gauge changing station.

  • Hetzdorf train station (Flöhatal), reception building (2016)

  • View from the old Hetzdorf viaduct in west direction to the Hetzdorf train station (Flöhatal)

Hohenfichte stop, residential building (2018)

Hohenfichte Hp ⊙
The Hohenfichte Hp station was opened with the inauguration of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section on December 1, 1893 as a Metzdorf stop . After the incorporation of Metzdorf to Hohenfichte in 1922, this place now had, in addition to the Hohenfichte station on the standard-gauge Reitzenhain – Flöha railway line, another station in the local area, which was renamed Hohenfichte Hp on October 4, 1925 . With the cessation of passenger traffic on the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section, the station went out of service on November 7, 1967. It was located at the confluence of Metzdorfer Strasse in the Loessnitz valley. The facility consisted of a wooden waiting hall with equipment room and a free pass. In 1896 a guard's house was added for a railway attendant employed in Hetzdorf, which is now used as a house.

Lößnitz Valley ⊙
The Lößnitzthal halt was opened on December 1, 1893 with the inauguration of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section. On May 1, 1903, the name was changed to Lößnitztal . Originally there was an upper and a lower spinning mill with four branch tracks and a rope shunting system. The station was located in the middle of the company premises of the Breitenau cotton wool factory, Lößnitztal plant. The waiting hall stood on the lawn in the middle of the company premises and is no longer available today. With the cessation of passenger traffic on the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section, the station went out of service on November 7, 1967.

Hammerleubsdorf ⊙
The Hammerleubsdorf stop was opened with the inauguration of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section on December 1, 1893 as the Leubsdorfer Hammer stop . In 1985 the station was renamed Hammer-Leubsdorf and in 1911 Hammerleubsdorf . From 1930 the station was constantly manned by a railway official, for whom a service room for freight documents, express goods and ticket sales was added to the waiting hall. From 1935 the station was designed for train crossings. In 1905 it was upgraded to a station, but Hammerleubsdorf has been used as a stop since 1933 and as a stop since 1967. There was a wooden waiting hall as storage space for those waiting. It is now used as a bus stop. A car body standing in the station entrance has also survived the times. With the closure of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section, the station went out of service on January 2, 1968.

  • Hammerleubsdorf stop, waiting hall (2018)

  • Car body at the Hammerleubsdorf stop

Gersberg stop, remains (2017)

Gersberg ⊙
The Gersberg halt was opened on December 1, 1893 with the opening of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section. The junction to the Haugk spinning mill was located directly at the stop. The siding branching off from the main line led via a turntable to the spinning mill built in 1837. With the cessation of passenger traffic on the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section, the station went out of service on November 7, 1967. After the bankruptcy of the spinning mill in 1993, the buildings stood empty for years until they were demolished in 2008 except for the remaining chimney. The former stop is in a side path of the valley road. All that remains of the former station is the remains of the foundation overgrown with bushes.

Eppendorf ⊙
The Eppendorf station, opened on December 1, 1893, was the end point of the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section. Between 1916 and 1951 the trains ran via Eppendorf to Großwaltersdorf. Eppendorf station had a reception building, farm buildings, a residential building and a locomotive shed, which are still available today at the location on Bahnhofstrasse. Freight tracks and loading lanes were used for goods handling. After the cessation of passenger traffic on the Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) –Eppendorf section, the station was initially used as a freight yard on November 7, 1967, until it went out of service on January 2, 1968 when the line was closed. The station area now serves as the bus station for the municipality of Eppendorf. The Eppendorf locomotive station was subordinate to the Thum depot from June 1, 1959 until the end of operating time .

  • Eppendorf station, reception building street side (2016)

  • Eppendorf station, engine shed (2016)

Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) Hp stop, view towards Eppendorf (2017)

Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) Hp ⊙
The Großwaltersdorf Hp stop was opened on November 1, 1916 with the Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf section on the northwestern outskirts of Großwaltersdorf. The station was the only stop on the section. The breakpoint was directly above the Weißbach. It was equipped with a wooden waiting room that was demolished in 2002. Eppendorfer Strasse was crossed directly behind the station in the direction of Großwaltersdorf station. On May 5, 1941, the name was changed to Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) Hp . With the closure of the Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf section, the station went out of service on August 24, 1951. Today there is a storage area with containers for recyclable materials on the site.

Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) ⊙
The Großwaltersdorf train station was opened on November 1, 1916 with the Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf section in the center of the village as the terminus. The station had three tracks between the waiting hall and loading street. As an extension of the main line by a further 100 meters, another siding was built. In terms of high-rise buildings, the station had a goods shed, a free pass and a residential building next to the reception building, all of which are still available at the location on Gränitzer Straße. On May 5, 1941, the name was changed to Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) . With the closure of the Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf section, the station went out of service on August 24, 1951.

  • Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) station, reception building (2016)

  • Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) station, reception building (2016)

  • Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) station, goods shed (2018)

  • Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) station, lavatory (2018)

Central pillar and abutment of the former bridge over the Flöha

Sidings

Five industrial systems were connected to the route as far as Eppendorf. 25 points were installed.

Civil engineering

There were 25 bridges with iron superstructures on engineering structures. Two bridges together had five openings with a clear width of over 30 meters for the individual openings. Six bridges with an opening of 10 to 30 meters clear width and 17 bridges had a clear width of 2 to 10 meters.

Vehicle use

Steam locomotive 99 535

In the first few years of operation, as everywhere in Saxony, steam locomotives of the Saxon IK design were used. The engine shed in Hetzdorf was a so-called I K engine shed. It was not extended like the one in Eppendorf. It has been used for car repairs since the IV K locomotives were deployed.

Saxon III K locomotives were also used in the period from 1916 to 1920 and 1925 .

The Saxon IV K locomotives built in the Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Chemnitz from 1892 were used until the line was closed. The regular locomotives on this route included 99 518, 530, 535, 551, 563, 566 and 567, with 99 535 and 99 551 being the last to leave the route. The 99 569 was used as a dismantling locomotive.

The 99 566 in the Saxon Railway Museum in Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf and the 99 535 in the Dresden Transport Museum have been preserved .

literature

  • Matthias Hengst: Narrow-gauge railway Hetzdorf – Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf. Bufe-Verlag 2000, ISBN 3-922138-65-9 .

Web links

Commons : Schmalspurbahn Hetzdorf – Großwaltersdorf  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Erich Preuß, Reiner Preuß: Narrow gauge railways in Saxony. transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71205-9 , p. 183.
  2. ^ Die DR 1968. EK-Themes 12, 1993, p. 9.
  3. ↑ a b c measuring table sheet: Augustusburg topographical map sheet 97, 1915
  4. ↑ a b c measuring table sheet: Oederan topographical map sheet 98, 1936
  5. ^ The Eppendorf train station on www.sachsenschiene.net
  6. ↑ a b measuring table sheet: Lengefeld, Topographische Karte sheet 116, 1927
  7. ^ The Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) Hp stop on www.sachsenschiene.net
  8. ^ The Großwaltersdorf (Sachs) train station on www.sachsenschiene.net
  9. ↑ https://bimmelbahn-forum.de/index.php?thread/9586-entlang-des-lößnitztales-auf-spurensuche
  10. ↑ http://wp.sem-chemnitz.de/fahrzeuge-2/dampflok-99-566/