Railway of the cement and mineral wool works Bad Berka
| Bad Berka factory railway | |
|---|---|
| Route length: | 1.64 km |
| Gauge : | 600 mm 1435 mm |
| Power system : | 220 = |
| Dual track : | twelve-track |
The factory railroad of the Bad Berka cement and mineral wool works was one of the first in-house, standard-gauge electrical connection railways in Germany . Up to three in-house electric locomotives were kept for the shunting service .
history
The factory railway was used as the standard gauge connecting railway of the cement works “Aktiengesellschaft Portland-Cementwerk Berka a. Ilm "1901 1887 parallel along the Ilm valley built Weimar-Berka-Blank Hainer rail (WBBE) erected. As early as 1907, the works railway was electrified with a contact line voltage of 220 volts direct current. The network was initially supplied by a generator powered by a steam engine.
In the 1960s, the cement works (then part of the VEB Zementwerke Karsdorf ) was shut down in order to build a mineral wool works (MIWO) on the site. While the regular-gauge works railway was integrated into the new operation, the cable car from the lime quarry to the works, as well as the narrow-gauge railway (600 mm) transporting clay, lime and slag, became unnecessary and was subsequently dismantled.
After 1969, the power supply for the overhead line was taken care of by a rectifier system that was connected to the public grid. After the plant ran into economic difficulties, rail operations were shut down in January 1993. Afterwards there were only a few trips left for photo ops.
The gradual dismantling of the track systems began as early as 1991. Only a few remains of the former works railway can be seen in the area next to the former loading halls.
Route network
With the exception of the narrow-gauge railway, which was laid in a 600-millimeter gauge, the works railway was standard-gauge. The superstructure was mostly free or in the pavement of the works street, or in the floor of the individual works.
The construction of the rail network began around 1901. When the line was electrified in 1907, the crane runway was omitted, which meant that this area had to be driven through with momentum. In 1978, the length of the track covered by the railway was about 1.64 kilometers and at that time it had a total of twelve tracks, three loading ramps and a weighbridge. At one point the route crossed the Ilm by means of a small bridge.
Railway building
A crane runway, loading halls and a locomotive shed existed in the northern part of the factory premises for railroad purposes . The locomotive shed provided space for two standard-gauge locomotives .
vehicles
Electric locomotives
Overall, in addition to an unknown number of narrow-gauge locomotives, only three standard-gauge electric locomotives were in use over a period of around 100 years . These locomotives experienced very long operating times of up to 75 years. All three locomotives have been preserved in a museum.
- Locomotive I came from the three-phase test operation on the Groß Lichterfelde – Zehlendorf line . After the test runs in 1901, it was handed over to the factory railway in Bad Berka and remained in use there until 1972. After its historical importance was recognized, it was transferred to the collection of the Dresden Transport Museum in 1975.
- Locomotive II, which was built in 1951 from the cement works in Steudnitz , formerly Dornburg-Steudnitzer Portlandcement- und Kalkwerke, Dr. M. Frenzel, Ollendorf & Co. (Ollendorf & Levin), who came to Bad Berka in a damaged condition, is also an early electric locomotive. The locomotive, which was probably originally used on the Rhine or Saar, was provisionally repaired in 1953/54 in the Graefenhainichen central workshop, initially using parts of the battery-powered multiple unit from the Zschornewitzer Kleinbahn (wagon factory Dessau 1934). In August 1957 it was equipped with new engines from the "Clara Zetkin" repair shop and was in use in Bad Berka until the line was closed in 1993.
- Locomotive III was purchased in 1972 to replace the locomotive I, which is now over 70 years old. It remained in use until the line in Bad Berka was closed.
| No. | design type | Manufacturer | Construction year | Serial number | in operation until | current location | photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | AA-el 15.5 hp |
Siemens & Halske / SSW E | 1899 (conversion 1900 and 1901/06) | 303 303 (in-house) |
1975 | Transport Museum Dresden |
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| II | Bo 2 × 33.12 kW 2 × 37.50 kW |
Siemens & Halske / SSW E [?] (Conversion of the central workshop in Graefenhainichen / VEB repair workshop "Clara Zetkin" ) | approx. 1916 - 1921 (conversion 1952/57) | [1455] 802060 (factory internal) |
1993 | Freiligrathhaus collection , Unkel |
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| III | Bo type EL 4 |
LEW | 1972 | 12821 802163 (factory internal) |
1993 | Thuringian Railway Association, Weimar |
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Narrow gauge locomotives (600 mm)
No reliable information can be given about the exact number of narrow-gauge locomotives in service before 1969. The last existing narrow-gauge locomotive had an internal combustion engine and is said to have been handed over to the brickworks in Bad Berka at the end of the 1960s.
| No. | design type | Manufacturer | Construction year | Serial number | in Bad Berka in operation until | current location | photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 11 hp | OK | 19xx | ? | approx. 1969+ | ? | |
| ? | B-dm | LKM | 1956 | 247345 | approx. 1969+ | Museum brick west rules |
Work car
Until the line was closed in 1993, the following factory vehicles were still available:
- No. 1: Catenary assembly trolley
- No. 2: Weed Control Cart
- No. 3: Flat car
Of the last ten freight wagons, which had only been used for storage since 1976, one was given to the IG Preßnitztalbahn in 1990 and two more to the Association of Saxon Railway Friends. The remainder were scrapped by 1992.
See also
literature
- Michael Kurth / Ulf Haußen / Waldemar Haußen: The Weimar-Berka-Blankenhainer Railway. From the “Berk'schen Bimmel” to the “Ilmtalbahn”. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2007, p. 15, 84-87 et al. 97-100 .
- Holger Neumann: Farewell again: Bad Berka . In: Historische Feldbahn Dresden e. V. (Ed.): Werkbahnreport . No. 4 . Historic Feldbahn Dresden e. V., Dresden March 1996, p. 27-31 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Michael Kurth / Ulf Haußen / Waldemar Haußen: The Weimar-Berka-Blankenhainer Railway. From the “Berk'schen Bimmel” to the “Ilmtalbahn”. Freiburg: EK-Verlag 2007, p. 84
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, p. 27
- ^ Michael Kurth / Ulf Haußen / Waldemar Haußen: The Weimar-Berka-Blankenhainer Railway. From the “Berk'schen Bimmel” to the “Ilmtalbahn”. Freiburg: EK-Verlag 2007, pp. 86–87
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, p. 28
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, pp. 27-28
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, pp. 28-29
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, pp. 29-30
- ↑ Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, pp. 30-31
- ^ A b Holger Neumann: Once again farewell: Bad Berka. In: Werkbahnreport. 4, 1996, p. 31
Web links
- Factory view from 1932 Photograph by Meyer-Jungclaussen, Hinrich, (1888–1970)
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 47.2 " N , 11 ° 17 ′ 15.7" E