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Seekuh Erlangen - Eschenau

 

Sekundärbahn Erlangen-Eschenau-Gräfenberg

 

A few random images of the trains in Oberfranken -

98 521 runs through Eschenau 'Seku' 

 

On 1 May 1961, 98 855 on the last passenger train ran between Eschenau and Neunkirchen am Brand 

 64 031 enroute to Leupoldsdorf with exUSRA wagon - Bufe 

Bamberg 1954 - Courtesy of Eisenbahnstiftung 

Workbench

Workbench

Upgrading the Piko VT 70, it is an old but accurate model but it needs a modern discrete mechanism, I am using PMT 32401. The hardest job is replacing the windows. This example was in excellent, unbroken condition. 

 

VT 70 942 in Erlangen

The VT 70 was not capable of being used as a multiple unit, it had to run around its trailer at the terminus, as a result the VT 70 was often used as a single unit. These standard railcars were developed in the 1930s by the Deutsche Reichsbahn for passenger transport on branch lines. 

Tillig VT70

Piko Model with PMT mechanism 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The windows almost fell out after a cold soak in the freezer for 48hrs 

 

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Brekina 72001 MAN F8 from 2003

 

The F8 had a 8 t (18,000 lb) payload and was powered by a 150 hp V8 diesel engine. In 1953, an update gave the truck a 180 hp engine.

 

 

Almost every component unclips, except the glazing........

Projekt

One day this will return to the layout

It has gone to the Netherlands to be rebuilt. CLICK HERE

 

The SVT as it is now, too many problems that require new wheels, motor, decoder, however it is able to be repaired/upgraded. 

 

The new motor

 

 

Wiring done... 

Keeping the original bulbs as they work just fine, including the interior lights. All connected to a function output, so you can choose whether to turn them on or off.

The original bulbs are rated 16V and only get a half wave as i don't use the blue wire on the decoder but the chassis as a return (connected to the rails).

 

Body work repairs

The original paintwork was beginning to flake

The background 

It is intended to recreate the SVT 137’s one-off visit to the Rennsteig in September 1951. Please note that Frauenwalde is not a replica, but simply a fond tribute to the small railways of the Thuringian Forest. The unique journey of a three-carriage SVT 137 from Berlin to the Rennsteig in September 1951. Here it is stopping at Ilmenau-Bad station on the return journey. The second gentleman from the right is the driver, Mr Schmidt, the railway manager of Frauenwalde and current train dispatcher, and the owner of the Berlin travel agency Tramando and current tour guide, Mr Ellersiek.
 

 

Some more background 

Parallel to the development of the Hamburg design, the three-car Breslau variant, later renamed Leipzig, was being developed for planned use in East Prussia and Silesia. These cars featured, for the first time, third-class seating, a larger kitchen, and a sideboard. Catering was to be provided by Mitropa, as usual. Like the Hamburg design, the three-car train ran on Jacobs bogies. The new Maybach GO 6 diesel engine was chosen as the power unit. While retaining the same basic design principles as the GO 5 engine, it delivered an increased output of 600 hp through exhaust gas turbocharging. This power increase was essential for building the three-car train, which also had a top speed of 160 km/h.

Two SVT railcars were ordered from Linke-Hofmann-Busch in Breslau following the four two-car Hamburg-type vehicles with operating numbers 137 153-154 a/ b/c. The delivery contract 03.077/24.314 was concluded on July 25, 1934. Both vehicles, according to company overview drawing TK 5100 r, were to be delivered with hydrodynamic power transmission, a technology largely developed by Triebwagenbau AG Berlin. A year later, the order was expanded to include two further vehicles with electric transmission, which received the operating numbers 137 233-234. The delivery contract 03.966/24.315 was concluded on June 21, 1935. The railcars largely corresponded to the hydraulically operated version in terms of their structural components, and were therefore included under the same drawing sheet number. Although ordered much later, the diesel-electric cars according to company overview drawing VTe 422 c were delivered before the hydraulic cars; however, their acceptance was delayed until mid-1936

Random images of the damage to the model

The model is about 40-50 years old, dimensionally accurate but the materials were not as good as contemporary western products nevertheless it is worth saving.

This link is interesting:-  Rebuilding the SVT137