Tramway Museum Graz

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Main shed of the museum, on the left an old carriage (1961–2004) of the Grazer Schloßbergbahn

The Tramway Museum Graz is located in the former remise of the Kleinbahn Graz-Mariatrost at the Mariatrost terminus of tram line 1 of the Graz Linien . It houses mainly railcars of the tram from Graz , but also from other cities, including Vienna , Amsterdam and New York City .

history

Monument in front of the museum, dedicated to the founder Erwin Franz

The club Tramway Museum Graz in 1971 by the building officer hc DI Erwin Franz ( 1915 - 2010 founded). His great ancestor was the builder of the Graz - Maria Trost electric railway , which later became the tram line 1, which had its terminus here. In 1983 the Tramway Museum moved to its current location.

In addition to many small objects , the museum currently houses 40 historic vehicles , the oldest dating from 1873.

The 566

TW 566 in Mariatrost

One of these historic vehicles is the eight-axle 566. The articulated railcar 566 was built in 1954 by DUEWAG as a four-axle vehicle and put into service under the road number 1007 by the Wuppertal transport company . Its original color scheme was cream with chrome-green decorative stripes below the window line and a gray roof.

In 1960, the car was converted into an eight-axle vehicle by DÜWAG. The car was cut apart in the middle, lengthened and supplemented with the middle section plus two bogies. The different components are clearly visible on the windows. The car was put back into service with road number 8013 in the same paint scheme. In 1978 the car was renumbered and 8013 became 3813.

Around 1980 its appearance changed fundamentally: it was painted orange and got a blue decorative stripe below the window line. The roof was also painted blue. The wheel racks and pantographs remained gray. He did his job until the closure of the Wuppertal tram on May 30, 1987.

Vehicle fleet

Historic vehicles from Graz

Numbers Construction year Manufacturer Length (m) Wheel base (m) Sitting / standing room Remarks
Railcar
22nd 1899 Graz wagon factory 7.20 2.20 14/36
93 1908 Graz wagon factory 9.16 2.20 18/34
117 1909 Graz wagon factory 9.75 2.40 18/36
121 1909 Graz wagon factory 9.75 2.40 18/36
137 1909 Düsseldorfer Eisenbahnbedarfs AG 10.30 2.50 20/45
206 1949 SGP 13.60 3.20 16/45
234 1949 SGP 11.60 3.20 16/45
251 ? SGP ? ? ? ex work car
252 ? SGP ? ? ? ex work car
267 1963 SGP 19.56 1.80 35/78
293 1968 SGP 20.34 1.80 39/70 ex Vienna
530 1973 DUEWAG 25.64 1.80 88/59
566 1953 DUEWAG 26.65 1.80 54/97 eight-axle articulated railcar
sidecar
36B 1882 Graz wagon factory 5.50 1.80 12/19
60B 1907 Graz wagon factory 8.20 3.00 18/32
111B 1915 Graz wagon factory 8.72 3.00 18/37
128B 1944 Uerdinger wagon factory 11.40 2.23 12/68
191B 1873 Graz wagon factory 8.62 2.90 18/36
343B 1949 SGP 11.60 3.20 9.60
401B 1949 SGP 11.60 3.20 9.60
other vehicles
5 1974 GVB 5.95 2.10 24/8 replica horse-drawn tram car
K 1 1916 Graz wagon factory 5.95 2.00 - Coal cart
S 2 1946 SGP 6.76 2.80 - Salt car
SCHw 2 1925 GTG 2.70 1.40 - Welding car
Do 1 1937 GTG 6.36 2.50 - Tower car
Eq 1 1939 GTG 6.00 2.80 - Rectifier car

Historic vehicles from all over the world

Numbers Construction year Manufacturer Length (m) Wheel base (m) Sitting / standing room Remarks
Railcar
10 1944 Fox wagon factory 11.30 3.00 12/50 ex Vienna type A
2406 1913 Simmeringer wagon factory 10.65 3.60 22/36 ex Vienna type K
637 1939 Third Avenue Transit System 12.99 6.55 46/47 ex New York, ex Vienna Z 4202
2970 1943 RAW Neuaubing 10.60 1.30 28/46 ex Munich series G , spring 2011 back to Munich
902 1948 Werkspoor 12.75 2.50 20/40 ex Amsterdam , 2011 back to Amsterdam
11 1898 Škoda 10.44 3.00 16/20 ex Osijek
1 1910 Graz wagon factory 7.75 2.50 16/12 ex Dubrovnik
sidecar
110 1900 WFW 5.50 2.20 16/14 ex Innsbruck
2005 1924 Škoda 6.30 2.00 12/20 ex Subotica
25th 1910 Graz wagon factory 5.80 1.80 20/10 ex Dubrovnik No. 21 (UN 1930)

gallery

  • Main shed, March 2005

  • Outbuilding of the museum, February 2005

  • Outbuilding of the museum, September 2007

  • Old carriage (1961–2004) of the Grazer Schloßbergbahn in front of the main shed

  • left side shed of the Tramway Museum

  • Left: Ex. Wuppertal 566; middle: ex. Vienna 2406; right: Graz TW 117

literature

  • Ausserhofer, Schweyer, Watzinger, Wöber: Tramway Museum Graz - 30 years in review . 2001

Web links

Commons : Tramway Museum Graz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 6 ′ 20.6 ″  N , 15 ° 29 ′ 20.6 ″  E