TE T5
| TE T5 | |
|---|---|
| Numbering: | TE T5 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | mechanical: ME electrical: SSW |
| Year of construction (s): | 1956 |
| Axis formula : | Bo |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 12,300 mm |
| Total wheelbase: | 5,800 mm |
| Service mass: | 17,300 kg |
| Friction mass: | 17,300 kg |
| Wheel set mass : | 8,650 kg |
| Continuous output : | 2 × 60 kW |
| Power system : | 600 V = |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Number of traction motors: | 2 |
| Brake: |
Compressed air brake, el. Resistance brake, spindle hand brake |
| Seats: | 30th |
| Standing room: | 14th |
| Classes : | 2. |
The TE T5 is a two - axle standard gauge electric multiple unit of the Trossinger Eisenbahn (TE) for its route from Trossingen train station to Trossingen city .
The railcar was procured in 1956 and was intended for freight and passenger traffic. The vehicle is a museum vehicle at the Freundeskreis der Trossinger Eisenbahn e. V. exists and is used for special trips.
history
The vehicle was supposed to replace the railcars T1 and T2 in scheduled operation. It offered just as many seats and better travel comfort. At the same time as the car was put into service, the paintwork of the vehicles was changed to the city colors blue / yellow. When a second new railcar was procured a few years later, one of the first design railcar could be retired and the second used for labor service. The T5 could carry 30 tonnes on the ascent and 80 tonnes on the descent.
After 30 years of continuous use, the railcar was completely overhauled at Waggonfabrik Rastatt , with more comfortable seats and better lighting installed. It was then used as planned until 2003 and then became a museum vehicle. It is the youngest museum vehicle on the Trossingen Railway.
construction
The Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME) introduced the mechanical and the Siemens-Schuckert (SSW) the electrical part of her. Like all TE vehicles, it was designed as a luggage railcar. The capacity is 30 seats, and there are more folding seats in the luggage compartment. Originally they were plastic seats, during the overhaul they were covered with fabric. The wide doors, which were manufactured as external sliding doors, are particularly user-friendly.
literature
- Gerd Wolff, Hans-Dieter Menges: German small and private railways. Volume 3: Württemberg . Eisenbahn-Kurier, Freiburg 1995, ISBN 3-88255-655-2 .
- Trossingen Railway . In: railway magazine . No. 10 , 1989, ISSN 0342-1902 , pp. 30-34 .
Web links
- Website about the Friends of the Trossinger Eisenbahn e. V. with mention of the T5
- Photo collection of the TE T5 on track images
- Photo of the TE T5 on bahngalerie.eu