Narrow gauge railway Reichenbach – Oberheinsdorf
| Reichenbach (Vogtl) and Bf – Oberheinsdorf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Section of the route map of Saxony (1902)
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| Route number : | sä. RH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course book range : | 168f (1957) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 5.41 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 40 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum radius : | 30 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 30 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The narrow-gauge railway Reichenbach – Oberheinsdorf (popularly: de Rollbock , also Rollbockbahn ) was a Saxon narrow-gauge railway in the Vogtland . It ran from Reichenbach (Vogtl) unt Bf to Oberheinsdorf . Together with the Klingenthal – Sachsenberg-Georgenthal narrow-gauge railway , it was one of the two meter- gauge railway connections in Saxony .
history
For the first time in 1895 the industrialists and merchants in Heinsdorfergrund asked for a railway connection. At that time the continuation of the already existing railway line from Reichenbach ob Bf to Mylau through the Heinsdorfer Grund was planned, which was ultimately not implemented. Instead, the Saxon state was planning a narrow-gauge industrial railway to Oberheinsdorf, which should primarily use the existing roads. The city of Reichenbach supported this project and provided the necessary reason free of charge.
In 1901, work began with widening the streets and demolishing houses along the planned route. Since the line was only planned as an industrial railway and mainly roll-head traffic was to take place, the meter gauge was chosen as the gauge. On December 15, 1902, the new narrow-gauge industrial railway was officially opened. In the urban area of Reichenbach it ran like a tram through the town.
The citizens living on the route also repeatedly demanded the introduction of passenger transport , which then happened on October 1, 1909. As a result, there were no structural changes other than the erection of station signs. At this time, the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Altstadt stop was set up at Post 3 . The main task of the railway, however, was always to serve the numerous factory connections along the route.
In 1929 the German Wollentfettung went bankrupt due to the global economic crisis , and since 1930 the Petzold & Ehret siding has not been operated due to numerous accidents. The Rollbockbahn lost two important customers.
The limited routing in Reichenbach's old town and the increasing road traffic from the 1930s onwards made the railway a traffic problem.
From September 4, 1957, the passenger trains ran in the rail replacement service , passenger traffic was officially discontinued on November 17, 1957. In 1958, a new siding was created for the VEB equipment and plastics processing plant. Freight traffic continued until 1962, but in the last year of operation only took place irregularly and was completely stopped on September 14, 1962 after an accident with the 99 162 locomotive . From August 19, 1963 to January 4, 1964, the superstructure was dismantled except for the three-rail track, which was only removed in 1975.
Route description
course
A three -rail track ran from Reichenbach (Vogtl) train station and train station to station 3. Up to that point, the Reichenbach and train station-Oberheinsdorf line used a section of the railway line Reichenbach above train station-Göltzschtalbrücke. Post 3 had already been opened on May 1, 1895 with the opening of the normal-gauge line, it served to secure the intersections of Inner Reichsstrasse (today: Am Graben), Äussere Reichsstrasse and the Sperlingsberg. The entry signal for the line from Oberheinsdorf was at post 3. The gatekeeper of the post had to tell the dispatcher of the lower station for the arrival of the train, so that the signal with free platform 1 drive could provide.
In the further course, the route of the narrow-gauge railway, known as Rollbockbahn , led through the valley of the Raumbach over the (outer) Reichsstraße, Heinsdorfer Straße in Reichenbach, then through the entire locality of Unterheinsdorf . Shortly before reaching the terminus at the entrance to Oberheinsdorf , Reichenbacher Strasse was crossed.
Operating points
Reichenbach (Vogtl) and Bf ⊙
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The Reichenbach (Vogtl) train station was opened on May 1, 1895 as the Reichenbach iV and train station on the standard-gauge railway line Reichenbach (Vogtl) above the train station - Göltzschtalbrücke . From 1898 it had the rank of a train station. The station had a reception building , a 100-meter-long platform , an official residence, a signal box and a switch post house. Several loading ramps , a loading lane and a goods shed were used for goods traffic and had to be expanded three times over the years. The track system was spanned by a striking pedestrian bridge, over which passengers could get from “Rotschauer Straße” to “Kleiner Anger”. From “Burgstraße”, passers-by reached the station via a pedestrian tunnel.
With the start of rail traffic on the narrow-gauge railway Reichenbach (Vogtl) and Bf – Oberheinsdorf in 1902, the now gauge changing station was expanded several times. On the south side, a four-seater locomotive shed was built for the narrow-gauge locomotives, two water cranes and two trolley pits, by means of which the standard-gauge freight wagons could be placed on meter-gauge trolleys . A third rail was added to the platform track so that vehicles of both gauges could use it. With the start of passenger traffic on the narrow-gauge railway in 1909, the lower station became a transition station between normal and narrow-gauge railway (gauge changing station) for travelers as well. In 1911 the station was named Reichenbach (Vogtl) unt Bf . The standard gauge section consisted of 9 tracks, 14 simple switches, 1 water crane and 3 entry signals. The narrow-gauge section had 7 tracks and 14 points.
From 1935 onwards, all stations of the narrow-gauge Rollbockbahn to Oberheinsdorf as well as the regular-gauge stations Reichenbach (Vogtl) Karolinenstraße , Schneidbach and Mylau were subordinate to the Reichenbach (Vogtl) train station . As a result of a change in responsibility in 1944, the Reichenbach (Vogtl) station and Bf were subject to all stops on the standard-gauge railway line Reichenbach – Göltzschtalbrücke in Reichenbach's urban area and those of the narrow-gauge Rollbockbahn. In September 1957, passenger traffic ended on both lines, in 1962 the narrow-gauge railway was shut down and its facilities were subsequently dismantled. On June 1, 1964, the Reichenbach (Vogtl) freight station at Bf was subordinated to the Reichenbach (Vogtl) station above Bf . From 1971, the station was the end point of the section of the line that was still in operation; in 1974, operations ended entirely with the closure of the section between the lower station and the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Ost station . The track dismantling began in 1975; then a trunk road was built on the former track.
At the location of the former lower train station, the track systems have now completely disappeared. Federal road 94 runs between the reception building and the goods shed . The buildings, however, have been preserved. The reception building and goods shed were renovated in the run-up to the State Horticultural Show 2009, which included part of the former station area.
Reichenbach (Vogtl) old town ⊙
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The Reichenbach (Vogtl) Altstadt stop was opened with the start of passenger traffic on the narrow-gauge Rollbockbahn on October 1, 1909. It was located on the south-eastern edge of Reichenbach's old town just after the separation from the standard-gauge railway line Reichenbach – Göltzschtalbrücke. With the opening of the narrow-gauge railway in 1902, the entry signal for Reichenbach (Vogtl) station was moved to the level of barrier post 3. The three-rail track from Reichenbach (Vogtl) und Bf was up to barrier post 3 in front of the stop on “Reichsstraße”. While the standard-gauge railway from the direction of Reichenbach (Vogtl) and Bf followed the valley of the Oberreichenbacher Bach (Seifenbach) to the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Ost station , the narrow-gauge railway continued on the "Reichsstraße" to Oberheinsdorf .
On May 15, 1935, the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Reichsstraße stop was opened on the Reichenbach – Göltzschtalbrücke railway line. A 32-meter-long platform, which could be used by passengers on the narrow and standard-gauge railways, made it easier to change trains on the narrow-gauge railroad. Only the massive building of barrier post 3 existed on high-rise buildings. The platform itself was only equipped with a bank and the station sign.
On September 4, 1957, the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Altstadt stop went out of service with the cessation of passenger traffic on the narrow-gauge Rollbockbahn to Oberheinsdorf. The Reichenbach (Vogtl) Reichsstraße stop located in the immediate vicinity went out of service three weeks later on September 29, 1957 when passenger traffic on the Reichenbach – Göltzschtalbrücke railway line was discontinued.
At the former location at the transition from the "Äußere Reichsstraße" (today: "Reichsstraße") to the "Innere Reichsstraße" (today: "Am Graben") there are no more contemporary witnesses. Bundesstraße 94 runs on the track of the Rollbockbahn and the three-rail track . The area on Raumbach , south of the former stop, was transformed into the “Park of Generations” as part of the 2009 State Horticultural Show . The building of "barrier post 3" was faithfully recreated in 2004 by the traditional association "Rollbockbahn" eV at the location of the Rollbockbahnmuseum in Oberheinsdorf.
Reichenbach (Vogtl) Annenplatz ⊙
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The Reichenbach (Vogtl) Annenplatz stop, which is exclusively used for passenger traffic , was opened on October 1, 1909 with the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn under the name Reichenbach i. V. Annenplatz opened and in 1911 renamed to the name that was valid until the closure. It was located in the southeast of Reichenbach at the intersection of the streets “Heinsdorfer Straße” / “Lengenfelder Straße” / “Plauensche Straße” and “(Äußere) Reichsstraße”. Until 1935, the station had a siding and a siding for two industrial companies (Petzold & Ehret and Hempel dye works). There were no buildings. With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station went out of service on September 4, 1957. The bus stop of the same name is now located at the former location on "Heinsdorfer Straße". The breakpoint was out of town on the left side of the street.
Reichenbach (Vogtl) Bergstrasse ⊙
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The Reichenbach (Vogtl) Bergstrasse stop, which is also exclusively used for passenger traffic , was opened like the Reichenbach (Vogtl) Annenplatz stop on October 1, 1909 with the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn. Until it was renamed in 1911, it was called Reichenbach i. V. Bergstrasse . The station was located on the south-eastern city limits of Reichenbach behind the Raumbach Bridge in the area where “Bergstrasse”, “Mittelgasse” and “Webergasse” meet on “Heinsdorfer Strasse”. The breakpoint had no buildings. In the station area, a siding branched off via “Heinsdorfer Straße” with a passing point to the company “Ringk & Werner” (later: “VEB Feintuchfabrik Reichenbach”), of which remains can still be seen today. With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station went out of service on September 4, 1957. The bus stop of the same name is now located at the former location on "Heinsdorfer Straße". The breakpoint was out of town on the left side of the street.
Unterheinsdorf West ⊙
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The Unterheinsdorf West stop was opened on October 1, 1909 with the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn. The station was located at the western end of Unterheinsdorf in front of the confluence of “Feldstrasse” and “Reichenbacher Strasse”. One kilometer before the station, the sidings of the companies "Ringk & Werner" (Plant II) and the "Textilveredlungswerk Dietel" (Plant I) branched off. The connecting switch was relocated behind the breakpoint in 1930, where there was already a connection to Plant II of the “Dietel textile finishing plant”. In 1958 the siding of the boiler house of the "VEB equipment and plastics processing plant" was built, which lay parallel to the main track about 300 meters in front of the station. After the stop, the route left the direct route of the main road and continued along today's “Häuslerweg”.
With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station went out of service on September 4, 1957. At the former location at the intersection of “Reichenbacher Straße” and “Feldstraße” there is now a rest area with parking space, on which a station sign and historical photos and timetables are reminiscent of the station. Today the Unterheinsdorf Gasth Malz bus stop is behind the “Feldstraße” . The company buildings on the opposite side of the street were completely demolished. The building of the Unterheinsdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade is located there today.
Unterheinsdorf ⊙
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The station Unterheinsdorf was on 15 December 1902 as Unterheinsdorf loading point taken with the opening of the dolly train as an industrial railway in operation. Until 1909 it was the only stop on the railway line. With the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn on October 1, 1909, it was appointed a station. Since then the station has been called Unterheinsdorf Bf , from 1911 only Unterheinsdorf . In 1933 it was downgraded to a stop . The station was located in the center of Unterheinsdorf, east of the intersection “Reichenbacher Straße” / “Waldstraße” and north of today's Mühlteich. The “Popp Spinning Mill” was on the opposite side of the street. The double-track stop had a loading street , there was also a goods shed and two car bodies , one of which was used as a shelter for travelers.
With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station became a loading point for the remaining freight traffic on September 4, 1957. From then until the closure of the railway line on September 22, 1962, it was again the only stop on the way. A station sign at the site now reminds of the stop. Today the Unterheinsdorf Gasth Herfurt bus stop is located there . The buildings of the “Spinnerei Popp” on the opposite side of the street were completely demolished. Several residential buildings were built on the open space.
Unterheinsdorf East ⊙
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The Unterheinsdorf Ost stop was opened on October 1, 1909 with the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn. The station was located on the banks of the Raumbach in the east of Unterheinsdorf on “Angerweg”, which runs parallel to “Reichenbacher Straße”. Behind the station, a siding branched off to the hub and coupling plant or to the “Schreiterer wool laundry”. A car body of Saxon design served the travelers as storage space.
With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station went out of service on September 4, 1957. At the former location on "Angerweg" behind the company building of "UFT Produktions GmbH", there is now a rest area with parking space and a station sign, analogous to the Unterheinsdorf West stop .
Oberheinsdorf ⊙
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The station Oberheinsdorf was on 15 December 1902 as Oberheinsdorf loading point taken with the opening of the dolly train as an industrial railway in operation. With the start of passenger traffic on the Rollbockbahn on October 1, 1909, it was appointed a station. The terminus of the narrow-gauge railway consisted of a track trapezoid with two butt tracks, the left of which led to the goods shed with a handling room and the right was used to move the locomotive. Shortly before the train station, "Reichenbacher Strasse" was crossed. The goods shed was accessible via a loading street. In the 1920s, the Raiffeisenbank built another massive farm building, which was continued to be used by the rural trading cooperative after the Second World War . In the station area, the track connection to Deutsche Wollentfettungs AG branched off from track 2 until the closure of operations in 1929 at the “Fabrikberg”.
With the cessation of passenger traffic, the station became a freight station for the remaining freight traffic on September 4, 1957. With the closure of the railway line, the station went out of service on September 22, 1962. At the location on “Reichenbacher Straße” in the center of Oberheinsdorf, the farm building has been preserved to this day. It is used as the municipality of Heinsdorfergrund . There is a spacious parking lot in front of it.
vehicles
Locomotives
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The railway has become known nationwide primarily for its Fairlie bogie locomotives, which are clad like steam tram locomotives . The three machines of the Saxon type IM were developed and built in 1902 by the Sächsische Maschinenfabrik in Chemnitz with the numbers 251 to 253 especially for the Rollbockbahn. The Deutsche Reichsbahn assigned the machines to the 99.16 series in 1925.
One of the locomotives had to be handed over to the German Wehrmacht in 1942 and was lost on a ship transport to the Crimean peninsula. In 1961, another locomotive, 99 5893, was stationed on the Rollbockbahn , which later also carried the dismantling trains. The 99 161 had to be shut down at the beginning of 1962, the 99 162 was in service until the end of operation.
The 99 162 (formerly IM 252) was preserved as a museum locomotive of the Dresden Transport Museum. Today it is located in the Oberheinsdorf museum station .
dare
In 1909, six four-axle passenger cars were procured for passenger transport, which were used on the narrow-gauge railways near Barth for a few years after operations were closed. Car 10.103 was preserved and is now also restored in Oberheinsdorf.
Almost without exception, goods traffic was handled with trolleys, only in the early years there were several four-axle open and covered goods wagons. Two two-axle low side cars and a weed sprinkler , which had been built on two roller jacks in 1906, were available as railway service vehicles .
museum
In 1997 the traditional association Rollbockbahn eV was founded in Heinsdorfergrund . V. , in order to preserve the last evidence of the former Rollbockbahn for posterity and to set up a small museum near the former Oberheinsdorf train station ⊙ . In 1999 he succeeded in bringing the last remaining Rollbockbahn locomotive owned by the Dresden Transport Museum as a permanent loan back home. The locomotive can be viewed in a newly built locomotive shed in Oberheinsdorf.
At the end of the 1990s, the last original passenger car was found in Güsen in Saxony-Anhalt as a tool shed for the local fire brigade. The vehicle was brought back to Saxony, has been restored and, since 2006, has been completing the exhibition facility.
In 1997, several original pieces of track of the former Klingenthal – Sachsenberg-Georgenthal narrow-gauge railway were salvaged for the museum in Klingenthal .
gallery
Engine shed Oberheinsdorf
Original Fairlie locomotive in the engine shed
Rollbockmuseum Oberheinsdorf, replica engine shed and rollbock system (2017)
Rollbockmuseum Oberheinsdorf, passenger car 10.103 (2017)
Interior view of the passenger car
Rolling
stand transfer system
Detail trestle
Reconstructed post 3, formerly at the Reichenbach (Vogtl) old town stop
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literature
- Rainer Heinrich and Werner Nitzschke: The Rollbockbahn . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2001, ISBN 3-88255-416-9 .
- Gero Fehlhauer: De Rollbock . Photo & Verlag Jacobi, Reichenbach 2006, ISBN 3-937228-19-5 .
- Wilfried Rettig: The railways in Vogtland - Volume 2: secondary and narrow-gauge lines, railway systems, accidents and anecdotes , EK-Verlag , Freiburg, 2002, ISBN 3-88255-687-0 .
Web links
- Homepage of the traditional Rollbockbahn association
- Historical image documentation in the "Historical Railway" forum at www.drehscheibe-online.de
- Relics of the Rollbockbahn, route inspection from April 13, 2001 on www.stilllege.de
- The Rollbockbahn on www.bahntrassenradeln.de
- Private website about the Rollbockbahn
- The Rollbockbahn on a website about cloth making