VBK GT6-EP
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 A GT6 EP in 1993
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| Numbering: | 142-146 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Manufacturer: | DWM , BBC |
| Year of construction (s): | 1959-60 |
| Retirement: | 1995 |
| Axis formula : | B'2'B ' |
| Type : | Six-axle articulated railcar |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 20,235 mm |
| Length: | 19,295 mm |
| Height: | 3,186 mm |
| Width: | 2,400 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 6,000 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 1,800 mm |
| Empty mass: | 23.66 t |
| Service mass: | 35.86 t |
| Top speed: | 60 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 2 × 120 kW |
| Power system : | 750 volts direct current |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Number of traction motors: | two |
| Drive: | DC motor |
| Brake: | Resistance brake, compressed air spring brake, rail brake |
| Control: | electro-pneumatic contactor control |
| Coupling type: | BSI compact coupling |
| Seats: | 41 |
| Standing room: | 147 |
| Floor height: | 900 mm |
The railcars of the type GT6-EP were six-axle articulated railcars of the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK), which were delivered by the Deutsche Waggon- und Maschinenfabrik to the VBK for use in the Karlsruhe tram network between 1959 and 1960 . The abbreviation stands for " G elenk- T rubbed venture with 6 axes and e lektro p neumatic contactor control".
construction
technology
In the car there were two-part 2.40 meters wide setup -Gelenktriebwagen. The two vehicle parts were connected in the middle by a Jakobs bogie . In terms of their mechanical structure and shape, they corresponded to the type GT6-D railcars used by the Karlsruhe Transport Authority from 1961 , but with a width of 2.37 meters, they were three centimeters narrower. In order to be able to run in multiple traction with the vehicles of the type T4-EP and the vehicles GT6-EP and GT8-EP of the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG) , they were equipped with an electro-pneumatic control like the vehicles of the AVG . Despite their great resemblance to the Duewag articulated wagon , these are not licensed buildings .
The vehicles of the type GT6-EP also differ from the normal tram vehicles of the type GT6-D in that they are used on the Albtalbahn , which is operated as a railway line according to the railway building and operating regulations , with the ones prescribed for railway operations Facilities were equipped: They had a safety driving circuit , a warning whistle and wide wheel tires with a mixed profile for tram and railroad tracks.
The two outer conventional bogies were each driven by DC motors with 120 kW power, which were controlled with the help of an electro-pneumatic contactor control with lever operation. Like the GT6-EP and GT8-EP from AVG, the wagons had a BSI compact coupling , which enabled double and multiple units with up to four wagons.
Interior and color scheme
The passenger compartment was equipped with a 2 + 2 arrangement, which was covered with artificial leather. In addition, there was a conductor's seat in the rear , which was removed in 1966 when the Rastatt wagon factory was converted to one-man operation .
The cars were painted yellow in the Karlsruhe city colors and provided with a red decorative line below the windows as well as decorative strips made of aluminum. What was special about the cars was that, like the cars of the type GT6-D and GT8-D, they were baptized after the names of the districts or districts of Berlin to express their solidarity with the divided city. On the right side, on the bow and stern, was the Berlin bear with the respective name.
The cars had the following names:
| number | Surname | sector |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | Wittenau (Reinickendorf) | French |
| 143 | Britz (Neukölln) | American |
| 144 | Buckow (Neukölln) | American |
| 145 | Rudow (Neukölln) | American |
| 146 | Johannisthal (Treptow) | Soviet |
history
delivery
After the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft had ordered new railcars of the type GT6-EP for the diverted Albtalbahn, the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe decided to order the same type of vehicle. To promote the economy in the then divided city of Berlin, the VBK did not order from Düwag or the Rastatt wagon factory, like the AVG, but from the Deutsche Waggon- und Maschinenfabrik in Berlin.
The railcars were delivered to the Karlsruhe transport company in 1959 and 1960. The electrical equipment for the cars came from the BBC in Mannheim . The vehicles of the second series were delivered from 1961 and received a direct control instead of an electropneumatic control. From the second delivery series, the vehicles were therefore given the designation GT6-D .
Use and retirement
The vehicles were initially in use on what was then Line A of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn in the Alb valley between Karlsruhe city center and Herrenalb . Later they could be found in the entire tram network. There were also mixed double traction with the former articulated multiple units GT8-EP and GT8-EP (Waggon Union) of the AVG.
The railcars were retired in 1995 with the delivery of the first low-floor trams of the type GT6-70D / N and GT8-70D / N. Car 142 was scrapped, car 143-146 were given to the Timișoara tram and retired there in 2002.
literature
- Dieter Höltge: Trams and light rail vehicles in Germany. Volume 6: Bathing. EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1999, ISBN 3-88255-337-5 .
- Martin Pabst: Paperback German streetcar railcars. Volume 2: Electric multiple units 1931 - today. Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-05043-2 .
- Willi Diestelkamp: Standard articulated multiple unit of the Karlsruhe transport company. In: Local traffic practice. 3/1978, ISSN 0342-9849 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meeting point for local rail transport in Karlsruhe: Vehicle fleet list for trams - wagon number with the district or local part name of the articulated multiple unit. Meeting point for local rail transport in Karlsruhe eV, accessed on March 28, 2014 .