WEG T30 and T31
| WEG T30 and T31 | |
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 VT 30 at the Brohltalbahn
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| Numbering: |
WEG T30 and T31 Brohltalbahn VT53 / later VT30 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Manufacturer: |
Waggonfabrik Fuchs No. 9053 and 9054 |
| Year of construction (s): | 1956 |
| Axis formula : | (AA) (AA) |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 16.6 m |
| Length: | 15 m |
| Height: | 3.96 m |
| Width: | 2.8 m |
| Trunnion Distance: | 12.14 m |
| Bogie axle base: | 1.86 m |
| Empty mass: | 36 t |
| Service mass: | 42 t |
| Friction mass: | 42 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 10.5 t |
| Top speed: | 30 km / h constructively 60 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | originally 4 × 110.5 kW (4 × 150 PS) after conversion 4 × 125 kW (4 × 170 PS) |
| Motor type: | Originally 4 × Büssing U 10 after conversion 4 × Büssing U 11D |
| Motor type: | Six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine |
| Rated speed: | 2,000 rpm |
| Power transmission: | hydraulic with Diwabus transmission |
| Train brake: | Indirect brake , handbrake |
| Seats: | 43 |
| Classes : | 2. |
The WEG T30 and T31 railcars were four-axle diesel railcars that were built in 1956 by Waggonfabrik Fuchs as tow railcars . The T30 is still in use today as a museum vehicle on the Brohltalbahn .
History and commitment
Härtsfeldbahn
The two tow cars were built with a single axle drive and were first used on the Härtsfeldbahn . They were comparatively strong and offered sufficient space for luggage, general cargo and express cargo. Both were in use on the Härtsfeldbahn until 1964, covering around 500,000 kilometers. After a head-on collision between the two vehicles, they were restored until 1966 and drove until the line was closed in 1972.
Amstetten – Laichingen railway line
In 1976, both railcars were on the Amstetten – Laichingen railway line , with only the T30 being used again at first, while the T31 was only a reserve vehicle.
In 1980 the T31 underwent a general overhaul in the workshop in Neuffen , with engines with an output of 170 hp and a new paint job. In 1981 it replaced the T30, which was involved in a serious accident in the same year and remained in service until the route was dismantled in 1985/86. After an investigation, the T31 was equipped with an air conditioning system suitable for use in the tropics and sold to Malaysia for construction train services . His whereabouts are not known. The T30 was rebuilt after the accident and sold after the railway was closed.
Brohltalbahn
The T30 has been owned by the Brohltalbahn since September 1989 and was used for the Vulkan-Express . In 2020 he is turned off for the main inspection.
Constructive features
The box frame of the car body is made of lightweight frame construction and consists of electrically welded structural steel profiles. The car body is clad on the outside with 1.5 millimeter thick sheet metal and looks very elegant thanks to the rounded window panes. One door is designed as a folding door and provides access to the passenger compartment with a low entry height. A slightly higher sliding door is the access to the luggage compartment. The interior consists of roughly equal parts of the passenger compartment with 43 seats in 2nd class and the luggage compartment.
The driver's cabs can be reached through the passenger or luggage compartment.
The chassis is heavy and robust. Originally, apart from the balancing lever coupling attached to the undercarriage for coupling narrow-gauge vehicles, the vehicles also had a normal pulling and buffing device in order to transport jacked-up standard-gauge freight cars. This was removed during the renovation for the Brohltalbahn.
The machine system originally consisted of four six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engines of the Büssing U10 type , each coupled to a Diwabus gearbox . Later the engines were replaced by those of the U11D type with an output of 170 hp. In this configuration, the railcar and the WEG T11 are among the only vehicles with diesel-hydraulic power transmission and single-axle drive .
Web links
- Website about the VT 30 at the Brohltalbahn, formerly WEG T30
- Photo of the cessation of operations of the Härtsfeldbahn in 1977 with leading T 30 on the railway foundation
- Photo of the T 30 1977 on the Härtsfeldbahn at the Joachim Schmidt Railway Foundation
- Photo of the T 30 on the Brohltalbahn , taken in 1990 by the Joachim Schmidt Railway Foundation
- Website of the railcars at www.schiede-modellbau
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ludger Kenning: The Amstetten – Laichingen narrow-gauge railway . Verlag Kenning, Nordhorn 2001, ISBN 3-933613-48-5 , p. 70-71 .
- ↑ Internet page about the VT 30 of the Brohltalbahn