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Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn

Technical data

building:

1920 - 1923

opened for goods traffic:

15.01.1922

opened for passenger traffic:

15.03.1923

responsible for the planning and execution of the project:

 

 

 

goverment civil engineer (Regierungsbaurat)
Dr. Eng. Wolfgang Bäseler 
(1888 - 1984)

Baeseler

planning and construction of the funicular components

company  Heckel, Saarbrücken

 

 

renovation and new drive 2002:

 

planing, building drive and cable guide

Doppelmayr AG, Thun, Swiss

renovation cassis of the vehicles

Doppelmayr AG, Thun, Swiss

renovation passenger vehicles

Mittenwalder Gerätebau, Mittenwalde, Deutschland

funicular control mechanism

SISAG AG, Altdorf, Swiss

technical data:

 

system:

Single-rail funicular with 2 vehicles and Abtian points system

length of track:

1387,8 m

track gauge           

1.800 mm   (railway: 1.435 mm)

difference in heigtht::

323 m

gradient:

23,92... 25,00 %

travel speed:

1,6 m/s

travel time

18 min

vehicle, left track:

 

passenger vehicle, empty

26.000 kg

pay load 100 persons

7.500 kg (75 kg/person)

passenger vehicle load

33.500 kg

seat

42

standing room

58

vehicle, right track

transportation of passengers:

goods platform emty

25.230 kg

”piggy-back” carriage empty

9.200 kg

payload    72 persons

5.400 kg

load good platform

39.580 kg    (persons)

seat

32

standing room

40

vehicle, right track

goods transport:

goods platform emty

25.000 kg

pay load (trucks loaded)

pay load (trucks loaded)

goods stage loaded

52.000 kg

 

 

haul rope diameter:

40 mm 

haul drive sheaves

2 x 4 m

contact angle around drive wheels:  

2 x  270° = 540°

drive:           new

old

2 three-phase asynchronous AC motors

1 direct current motor

 a 110 kVA; 3 x 400V

80 kW; 220 V

to 1,6 m/s     935 min -1

480 ...1300 mim -1

 

 

transmission:

 

2 x gear box

1 x gear box

i = 122,34

i = 25

 

open reduction gear

 

i = 5,444

 

98 teeth drive disk

 

18 teeth drive-pinion

total translation:     i = 122,34

total translation:   i = 136,1

old and new drive wheel revolutions at 1,6 m/s:

7,64 rpm

Rope until the 01.10.2001

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6 x Seale Warrington

 Sisal-thread-insert

with Elaskon

parallel, right-hand twist

5,92 kg/m

Rope on the 15.12.2002

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6 x 25 Filler Wire (Fatzer AG)

compacted with

Polypropylen-thread-insert

parallel, right-hand twist

6,28 kg/m

6_pack for tourists

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