Ungererbahn
The Ungererbahn was a forerunner of the electric tram in Munich . It was built by the engineer and owner of the Schwabing Würmbad (today: Ungererbad ) August Ungerer (1860–1921) in order to connect the bath with the terminus of the horse-drawn tram, 750 meters away. The 1.2 kilometer long route through the then Freisinger Landstrasse (today Ungererstrasse ) from Schwabinger Großwirt to later Ungererbad existed from July 1, 1886 to June 1895 and was one of the first electric trams in Germany. It was replaced on July 17, 1895 due to insufficient capacity by the extension of the horse-drawn tram to the newly built north cemetery .
The power supply was only provided a few meters after the elevated terminus, as was the case with the world's first electric tram over the rails. The brakes were released at the start of the journey, whereupon the wagons rolled off due to gravity before they received power and could continue driving with an electric drive.
The vehicle shed with the clock tower for the two green railcars with gold decorations and two summer cars stood until 1944.
literature
- Michael Schattenhofer (Ed.): 100 years of Munich trams. 1876-1976 . 2nd Edition. City Archives, Munich 1976, p. 30th ff . ( New series of publications by the Munich City Archives 060, ISSN 0541-3303 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tram.org: history of the Munich Tramway. Retrieved November 15, 2007 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 17 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 44" E