Cieszyn tram

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
disused tram
Tram Teschen
Basic information
Country until 1918: Austria
from: 1919: Czechoslovakia / Poland
city Cieszyn / Český Těšín ( Teschen )
opening February 12, 1911
Shutdown April 2, 1921
Infrastructure
Route length 1.8 kilometers
Gauge 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Power system 500 V
Depots 1
business
Lines 1
Network plan
Network map of the tram in Teschen

The Teschen tram ran between 1911 and 1921 in the city of Teschen in Teschen Silesia . As a result of the First World War and the subsequent collapse of Austria-Hungary , the city was divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland on the Olsa River and the now cross-border tram was discontinued. The Polish part is now called Cieszyn , the Czech Český Těšín .

history

The construction of the Kaschau-Oderberger Bahn led to significant economic growth in Teschen. The old town was to be connected to the train station with an electric tram. In 1909 the city of Teschen applied for the necessary concession.

Two wagons meet on Demelplatz (1917)

AEG in Vienna was entrusted with the construction of the line with all the systems and the delivery of the required vehicles . On February 12, 1911, operations as the Teschen municipal tram began. Tram trains ran every ten to twelve minutes, and they took twelve minutes to travel between the endpoints. The fare was 12 or 14 Heller depending on the route . A payment box principle was used .

The municipality of Teschen subsequently received the concession " to build and operate a narrow-gauge small railway to be operated with electric power " on September 11, 1911. A line "from the square in front of the station Teschen through Bahnhofstrasse, the municipal street" Sachsenberg ", the Friedeck- Bielsko Reichsstraße that Schloßgasse and Princess Stefanie road to Demel space and from there through the above-mentioned Reichsstraße that Scherschnikgasse on the upper ring and then through the Prutekgasse to the confluence of Bielitzerstraße. " as well as " a serving exclusively for operating purposes diversion of the Schloßgasse by Jahngasse to the car shed to be created there ” . The duration of the concession was set for 90 years until September 11, 2001.

Remaining track on the Rynek with a memorial plaque (2014)

After the end of the First World War and the division of the city on July 28, 1920, the tram continued to travel across the new state border between the station and the old town. The customs controls at the border subsequently led to delays and interruptions in operations several times. In addition, there were increasing disagreements between the two districts regarding the assumption of the operating costs and the distribution of the fare income. On April 2, 1921, it was therefore decided to permanently stop tram operations. The tram cars were parked in the depot and later sold. The tracks and the catenary were dismantled in 1923.

On October 15, 2010, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the former depot. In addition, various preserved wall rosettes for tensioning the catenary are reminiscent of tram operation.

In 2017 the municipality of Cieszyn had a concept drawn up for the possible renewal of the cross-border tram route, which would primarily serve tourist traffic. On the one hand, the concept envisaged the reconstruction on the historical route; on the other hand, a completely new route across the town square in Český Těšín and across the Rynek to today's Polish train station in Cieszyn was proposed. The project was finally rejected in April 2018 due to unresolved technical issues and a lack of traffic. The project costs of 97,000 złoty were financed through a support program of the European Union.

Route description

The 1793 m long route began at the train station and led over Bahnhofstrasse and Hauptstrasse to the Olsabrücke. At the castle, the route turned into the old town and led via the Alter Markt, Demelplatz and Oberring to the municipal hospital on Bielitzer Strasse. At both end points there were blunt terminals without the possibility of bypassing. At the castle, the 630 m long operating route to the car depot branched off. There were dodges at the Olsabrücke and Demelplatz. A total of eleven stops were served:

The car shed in Jahngasse (today: ul. Dojazdowa) offered space for six cars. (2010)
  • Railway station (Dworzec kolejowy)
  • Bahnhofstrasse (ul.Dworcowa)
  • Hoheneggerstrasse (ul.Praska)
  • Olsa Bridge (Most na Olzie)
  • Castle Alley (ul.Zamkowa)
  • Münzgasse (ul.Meniczna)
  • Hotel Austria
  • Old Market (Stary Targ)
  • Demelplatz (Rynek)
  • Upper Ring (Gorny Rynek)
  • Bielitzer Strasse (ul.Bielska)

vehicles

Car No. 2 in Stefaniestraße (before 1919)

The Teschen tram had four two-axle railcars, which were built in 1910 by Ringhoffer in Prague. AEG in Vienna was the supplier of the electrical equipment . Identical vehicles had already been delivered to the Aussiger tram in 1909 . The cars had 18 seats and 22 standing places. The fronts of the platforms were glazed to protect the drivers, and the vehicles were fitted with lyre bars to collect electricity . At first they were painted red with an ivory-colored ribbon, as in Aussig, based on the Prague model. After the First World War, they were painted dark green.

Three vehicles were required daily for regular service, the fourth served as a reserve. The Teschen tram did not have a sidecar.

After the cessation of operations, one car was sold to Bielitz in 1921 and the other three from 1922 to 1923 to the Łódzkie Wąskotorowe Elektryczne Koleje Dojazdowe (Ł.WEKD) tram company in Łódź . The car sold to Bielitz also reached Łódź in 1925. There they were used in regular service until the mid-1950s. The last car was retired and scrapped in 1959.

Web links

Commons : Tram transport in Cieszyn  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Gerhard Bauer: Trams in the Czech and Slovak Republics. From the horse tram to the Tatra carriage. The history of the tram company in words and pictures . Verlag für Verkehrsliteratur Bauer, Dresden 1995, ISBN 3980430308
  • Jan Blumenschein, Lubomír Kysela, Kateřina Stenchlá: Tramvaje v Těšíně 1911–1921 . SURSUM, Brno 2000, ISBN 80-85799-81-2
  • Mariusz Makowski, Maciej Dembiniok: Tramwajem po Cieszynie - Tramvají po Těšíně . Regio, Český Těšín 2008, ISBN 978-80-904230-0-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichsgesetzblatt for the kingdoms and states represented in the Reichsrat, No. 189 of September 23, 1911
  2. ^ "Těšínská tramvaj se symbolicky vrátila do města na březích Olzy" on zelpage.cz
  3. ↑ https://www.transport-publiczny.pl/wiadomosci/cieszyn-mysli-o-tramwajach-miasto-zleca-opracowanie-56616.html
  4. ↑ http://www.transport-publiczny.pl/mobile/dlaczego-tramwaj-do-cieszyna-jednak-nie-wroci-58636.html
  5. ↑ https://www.transport-publiczny.pl/wiadomosci/tramwaje-nie-wroca-do-cieszyna-58182.html