Flensburger Kreisbahn T3 and T4
| Flensburger Kreisbahn T3 and T4 | |
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| Numbering: |
Flensburger Kreisbahn T3 and T4 St.MB T 53 EPG T 54 Inselbahn Sylt T 27 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Manufacturer: | German works |
| Year of construction (s): | 1927 and 1929 |
| Retirement: | until 1972 |
| Genre : | 2 '(A1)' bm |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | T3: 16,750 mm T4: 16,600 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 10,500 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 2,000 mm |
| Empty mass: | T3: 25,400 kg T4: 26,600 kg |
| Top speed: | 40 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | T3: 73.5 kW (100 PS) T4: 110.5 kW (150 PS) after conversion: 106.5 kW (145 PS) |
| Wheel diameter: | 800 mm |
| Motor type: | T3: DWK TVIa T4: DWK TIVa after conversion: KHD |
| Motor type: | T3: four-cylinder four-stroke benzene engine T4: six-cylinder four-stroke benzene engine after conversion: diesel engine |
| Power transmission: | mechanical with TAG gear |
| Train heating: | Hot water |
| Seats: | T3: 52 T4: 58 |
| Standing room: | 30th |
The Flensburger Kreisbahn T3 and T4 combustion railcars of the Flensburger Kreisbahn were benzene-mechanical railcars with the axle arrangement 2 '(A1), which, together with the railcars T1 and T2, carried out passenger traffic on the circular route. After cessation of passenger traffic, they provided traffic on various other narrow-gauge railways until they were retired by 1972. Both vehicles were scrapped.
history
Flensburg circular railway
After the Flensburger Kreisbahn had good experience with the two railcars T1 and T2, it decided in 1927 to purchase another railcar. After the AEG and DWK had merged into the Triebwagen-AG , the follow-up order was awarded to the Deutsche Werke. Another order was placed in 1929, which was specifically intended for suburban traffic to Glücksburg .
The railcars from Kiel have proven themselves in operation and ran with sidecars in passenger traffic. By mid-1930, the T3 had covered 200,000 kilometers and the T4 100,000 kilometers, and after 800,000 kilometers there had been no transmission damage to the vehicles. The use of railcars was well organized on the Kleinbahn; for each car there were two permanent staff who were responsible for their vehicles. Every car was delivered to the workshop every six months. Thanks to careful monitoring, minor defects could be discovered and rectified immediately.
Both railcars were converted to gas propulsion during the Second World War . After the war, both cars were converted to diesel engines. After the cessation of passenger traffic on the Flensburg circular railway, both vehicles found new areas of application.
Steinhuder Meer Railway
The former T3 with the new designation T 53 was taken over from the Steinhuder Meer-Bahn . He provided here until 1957 on the Wunstorf - Rehburg route . From that time on, the railcar was converted into a tow railcar for four years. It was equipped with two KHD diesel engines and had the wheel alignment (1A) (A1). Another feature was the equipment with a continuous front window. The renovation was the basis for the preferred use of roll stands even after the end of passenger traffic on the Steinhuder Meer Railway . It was only scrapped in the period 1970–1972.
Emden – Pewsum – Greetsiel district
The former T4 with the new designation T 54 was taken over from the Emden – Pewsum – Greetsiel district . Here the car was primarily used for freight transport. This enabled the company to largely dieselize freight traffic with two additional railcars. The wear on the vehicle was so great that it had to be completely overhauled in Emden in 1960 . Since then, the car has had a new forehead section with rubber-framed windows. The railcar was in service here until the line was closed in 1963.
Sylt island railway
After the Emden – Pewsum – Greetsiel district railway was closed, the railcar was handed over to the Sylt Inselbahn , where it served from 1965 until it was closed. The railcar was scrapped in 1972.
Constructive features
The approximately 16,500 mm long underframe carried the box frame, which was clad with two millimeter thick sheet metal. All sheet metal connections were still riveted. The interior was made of plywood. The inner skin of the roof was also made of plywood. The vehicles were in 3rd class. They were larger in terms of seating than the T1 and T2 railcars, which was externally noticeable in the seven side windows (with double skylights). Other features of the vehicles were the cow catchers on the front sides and the four roof coolers.
The benzene-mechanical machine system was mounted in a machine support frame, which was mounted in the pans of the bogie frame. On the one hand, this prevented one-sided loading of a bogie, resulting in a favorable loading of the inner drive axles. The entire drive system was freely accessible after the car body was lifted, which made maintenance much easier. When delivered, the T3 was powered by a water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke benzene engine and the T4 by a water-cooled six-cylinder four-stroke benzene engine from DWK. They partially protruded into the passenger compartment and were covered by a bench. These motors passed their torque on to a mechanical four-speed gearbox of type TAG , which was switched pneumatically. The clutch was operated with foot actuation. The power transmission to the drive axle was realized with cardan shafts.
The railcars were equipped with air brakes. Since the company's steam locomotives still had suction air brakes , the operationally interesting fact arose that the sidecars were equipped with brakes that were compatible with both types of brake, a so-called Suchanek brake . The T3 was painted dark green with black decorative stripes upon delivery. The T4 was painted cherry red / yellow from the factory. The T3 was later also given this paintwork.
literature
- Heinz-Herbert Schöning, Dirk W. Kupfer: The Flensburg district railways . Kenning Verlag, Nordhorn 2004, ISBN 3-933613-70-1
- Rolf Löttgers: The small railroad era in color . Franckhsche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-440-05235-4
- Rolf Löttgers: The railcars of the Deutsche Werke Kiel , Uhle & Kleimann, Lübbeke 1988, ISBN 3-922657-61-3
Web links
- Data sheet from the Steinhuder Meerbahn with mention of the T3
- T 53 of the Steinhuder Meer-Bahn , the former T3, Eisenbahnstiftung.de
- T 53 of the Steinhuder Meer-Bahn with a freight train, the former T3, Eisenbahnstiftung.de
- T 53 Steinhuder Meer-Bahn with freight train, the former T3, Eisenbahnstiftung.de
- T 54 of EPG , the former T4, Eisenbahnstiftung.de
- T 27 of the Sylter Inselbahn , the former T4, Eisenbahnstiftung.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rolf Löttgers: The railcars of the Deutsche Werke Kiel , Uhle & Kleimann, Lübbeke 1988, ISBN 3-922657-61-3 , page 102
- ↑ a b c d Heinz-H. Schöning, Dirk W. Kupfer: The Flensburger Kreisbahnen . Kenning Verlag, Nordhorn 2004, ISBN 3-933613-70-1 , page 74
- ↑ Rolf Löttgers: The narrow-gauge railway time in color . Franckhsche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-440-05235-4 , page 48
- ↑ Data sheet from the Steinhuder Meerbahn with mention of the T3