WAY T36
| WAY T36 | |
|---|---|
| Numbering: | WAY T36 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: |
Fuchs wagon factory No. 9058 |
| Year of construction (s): | 1956 |
| Axis formula : | AA |
| Gauge : | originally 1,000 mm after modification 1,435 mm |
| Length over buffers: | 14.2 m |
| Height: | 3.9 m |
| Width: | 3 m |
| Total wheelbase: | 7 m |
| Empty mass: | 22 t |
| Top speed: | 65 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | originally 2 × 110.5 kW (2 × 150 PS) after conversion 2 × 132.5 kW (2 × 180 PS) / later 2 × 154.5 kW (2 × 210 PS) |
| Wheel diameter: | 950 mm |
| Motor type: | Originally 2 × Büssing U 10 after conversion 2 × Büssing U 11 |
| 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: | 42 |
| Classes : | 2. |
The WEG T36 is a two-axle diesel railcar from the Fuchs wagon factory . It was put into service in 1954 by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG) and was in use on the meter-gauge Amstetten – Laichingen railway until 1973 . Then it was converted to standard gauge and used under the same name on the Gaildorf – Untergröningen railway line . The railcar is now in the Horb Railway Adventure World .
History and commitment
Amstetten – Laichingen railway line
The railcar is the narrow-gauge variant of the WEG T05 – T08 built by the same manufacturer . It has the same body and machinery, but a different front section.
With the T36, the last steam locomotives on the Amstetten – Laichingen railway line could be replaced, even though the two-axle vehicle was only partially suitable for roller-jack use. Most of the time he only carried a jacked up standard gauge car. In 1973 it was replaced by the T37 railcar, which is more suitable for roll-head service.
Upper Kocher Valley Railway
At Gmeinder in Mosbach it was converted into a standard gauge railcar in 1974 and then provided its service with the largely identical railcars WEG T05 – T08 between Gaildorf and Untergröningen. During this conversion, its engine power was increased to 2 × 210 hp. In 1995 he received another major repair. After the end of operations in 2005, the railcar was given to the Horb Railway Adventure World .
Constructive features
The railcar is designed as a tow railcar and has almost the same number of seats as the larger WEG T30 and T31 . 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 has 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 chassis is heavy and robust. It differed from the WEG T05 – T08 by the tail lights attached above the windshield and the balancing lever coupling for operation with narrow-gauge vehicles and the pulling and buffing device to transport jacked-up standard -gauge freight wagons . The headlights were arranged under the standard gauge coupling. During the conversion to a standard gauge vehicle, the narrow-gauge coupling was removed, the position of the headlights and the standard-gauge coupling were swapped, and the rear lights were left over the windshields.
The machine system originally consisted of two 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 180 hp, after 1974 the engine output was increased to 2 × 210 hp.
literature
- Ludger Kenning: The Amstetten – Laichingen narrow-gauge railway . Verlag Kenning, Nordhorn 2001, ISBN 3-933613-48-5 , p. 60-61 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ludger Kenning: The Amstetten – Laichingen narrow-gauge railway . Verlag Kenning, Nordhorn 2001, ISBN 3-933613-48-5 , p. 60-61 .
- ↑ Vehicle list of the Horb Railway Adventure World with mention of WEG T36