Trafikförbundet Ystads Järnvägar

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Trafikförbundet Ystads Järnvägar (YJ) was a Swedish consortium . This joint organization managed the traffic of six independent railway companies in Skåne .

Members of the consortium

The following companies were involved in Trafikförbundet Ystads Järnvägar :

The first partnership between MYJ and YEJ existed as early as 1874, when MYJ opened its route between Malmö and Ystad . The cooperation consisted in the fact that both railways were run by a common traffic manager . After the opening of the first section of the BÖJ in 1884, it was included in the cooperation.

The traffic administration established in 1912 was more formal. In addition to the traffic manager, there was a joint rail engineer, a mechanical engineer and a traffic inspector from this point on.

The routes of the six railway companies had a total length of 244 kilometers. There were 48 stations and the number of employees was around 900. YEJ provided locomotives , vehicles and personnel for YBJ and YGStOJ. In addition, a joint administration of all existing vehicles and a joint repair workshop were set up.

Ystads järnvägars vagnförbund

In 1916 the subsidiary Ystads järnvägars vagnförbund was founded. All freight wagons of the companies involved were registered in this wagon group and given the signature YJ . The tank and freight wagons of Svenska Sockerfabriksaktiebolaget were also included in this network.

Common workshop

When Ystad – Eslövs Järnvägsaktiebolag (YEJ) was founded, the company's workshop was set up in Ystad. The first workshop was assembled with the engine shed . When Malmö – Ystads Järnvägsaktiebolag (MYJ) was built, an agreement was signed between the companies according to which YEJ would carry out the maintenance and repair of MYJ vehicles in return for compensation .

In 1874 the workshop was expanded so that it had an area of ​​around 1,200 m² with the office for the mechanical engineer and office staff. This was enough for the vehicles in existence in 1875, when the two companies together had nine locomotives, 41 two-axle passenger cars , 38 boxcars and 133 gondolas. The workshop staff consisted of 25 men.

In connection with the increase in traffic and the additional companies Börringe – Östratorps Järnvägar , Ystad – Gärsnäs – S: t Olofs Järnvägar and Ystad – Brösarps Järnvägar , the number of vehicles serviced in the workshop increased, so that an expansion was necessary . In 1882 a painting workshop was set up and in 1901 a fine forge was bought and the offices of the engine department were relocated to the car workshop. The workshop and the administration rooms had a usable area of ​​around 3,700 m².

However, the working conditions were not satisfactory. The fact that two partial workshops were located south of the marshalling yard , while the locomotive workshop and the smithy were north of it, caused particular problems . In 1909 an event occurred that brought new considerations for the spatial arrangement of the workshops: the forge bought in 1901 burned down.

There were various suggestions to solve the workshop question. Finally, in 1912, Ystad – Eslövs Järnvägsaktiebolag and Malmö – Ystads Järnvägsaktiebolag agreed to build a new workshop together. Construction began in July 1912. On January 1, 1914, the new workshop was put into operation after almost five years of working with makeshift devices. During this time the vehicles were repaired outdoors at Ystad station or taken to other workshops.

The new workshop had an area of ​​around 3,800 m² and was thus slightly larger than the workshops from 1909, not including the valve workshop. The total area covered an area of ​​20,392 m². The buildings were made of stone, with the exception of the two outer walls, which were made of wood for any future extensions. New, modern machines were purchased, including a 50-tonne electric crane and a 70-tonne transfer table . The rooms were heated with steam and the condensate was automatically fed back into the boiler. The lighting was electric.

The maintenance inventory included 36 locomotives, 39 two-axle, 7 three-axle and 13 four-axle passenger cars, 203 covered and 786 open freight cars. In addition, around 25 percent of the repair work and new construction of the workshop were carried out for storage and other private customers. The number of employees was 80, but some of them were constantly used for the route service. The average number of employees, taking into account the reduced working hours, was lower than in 1909, although more work was done than then. This was to a large extent the result of the now mechanized work processes and improved transport and lifting devices in the new workshops. The cost of the new workshop including the machines was 527,000 crowns.

Ystad – Eslövs Järnvägsaktiebolag and Malmö – Ystads Järnvägsaktiebolag operated the workshop and warehouse as a fully independent company for accounting purposes. The board consisted of five members, two from each of the two railway companies and a chairman who did not belong to the companies.

A few percent surcharge on wages and materials was levied for ongoing operating costs . The two companies jointly raised the necessary capital for the construction with a loan of 100,000 crowns each. The remaining amount was contributed equally by the other companies involved and from the public. The amortization and the interest expense were relatively low.

End of the consortium

On July 1, 1941, all lines managed by Ystads Järnvägar were taken into state ownership as part of the general nationalization of the railways . This ended the tasks of the tobacco company Ystads Järnvägar .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ystad – Eslöfs järnvägsaktiebolag / Järnvägsaktiebolaget Ystad – Brösarp. In: Svensk rikskalender. Projekt Runeberg , 1908, p. 720 , accessed June 15, 2013 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ Malmö – Ystads järnvägsaktiebolag. In: Svensk rikskalender. Projekt Runeberg , 1908, p. 708 , accessed June 15, 2013 (Swedish).
  3. ↑ Börringe – Östratorps jernvägsaktiebolag . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 19 : Supplement: A – Böttiger . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1896, Sp. 1285 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  4. ↑ a b Ystad – Gärsnäs – S: t Olofs Järnväg, (Ystad – Gärsnäs järnvägsaktiebolag) / Järnvägsaktiebolaget Ystad-Skifarp. In: Svensk rikskalender. Projekt Runeberg , 1908, p. 721 , accessed June 15, 2013 (Swedish).
  5. ↑ Overview map YJ. Retrieved June 15, 2013 (Swedish).
  6. ^ Lars-Olof Karlsson: Järnvägar i historien. Händelser år 1916. March 31, 1996, accessed June 15, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Svenska Järnvägsföreningen (ed.): Minnesskrift 1876–1926 . (Swedish).

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