Hans Hatschek AG's works railway
Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ 18.1 ″ N , 13 ° 46 ′ 33.4 ″ E
| Hans Hatschek AG factory railway (Gmunden) | |
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 The Gmundner cement works
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| Route length: | 4.14 km |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system : | 15 kV / 16.7 Hz ~ |
The works railway of the Gmunden cement works is a standard gauge works railway that connects the Gmunden cement works with the Gmunden railway station .
history
In 1939 the railway tracks in the cement plant, including connecting railway became the Austrian Federal Railways built and Ardelt - diesel locomotive type NB procured 150th This locomotive was called Locomotive 1. In 1966 a second locomotive was acquired, which was bought by Deutsche Sprengstoffchemie and added to the inventory as locomotive 2. After this new acquisition, four shunting tractors were purchased, which were added to the inventory as No. 3 to No. 6. In 1994, the locomotive was in 2060 taken over .023 by the Austrian Federal Railways. After extensive conversion work, the locomotive - referred to as locomotive 7 - was ready for use, so that locomotive 1 and locomotive 2 were no longer needed and sold. Locomotive 7 was in use for ten years and was replaced by a Vollert DER 120 shunting robot in February 2014.
Operation in the present
The works railway transports around 375,000 tons of cement to Gmunden station every year. From there, the onward transport takes place with diesel locomotives of the type Siemens ER20 from Stern & Hafferl on behalf of Rail Cargo Austria . The track is 4.14 kilometers long and has 22 points . All tasks are carried out with the "Henriette" shunting robot. The factory shift is radio-controlled.
literature
- Zeunert: The small railway - private railways & works railways . Volume 12, 2000, p. 108.