Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland

The Steam Train Society Zürcher Oberland ( DVZO ) is a Swiss, standard gauge heritage railway and a licensed railway transport companies. Its almost 12 km long main line is located in the Zurich Oberland.

  • 3.1 Steam Locomotives
  • 3.2 Electric locomotives
  • 3.3 Tractors
  • 3.4 handcar
  • 3.5 passenger cars
  • 3.6 Freight cars
  • 4.1 extra trips

Association

On June 1, 1969, the passenger traffic on the route was part of Hinwil after Bauma Uerikon Bauma -Bahn was supported by the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB) and set a trial basis by a bus mode of transport companies Zürcher Oberland ( VZO ) replaced. The section between Hinwil and Bäretswil it was served only by freight trains.

Instant founded some railway enthusiasts the Steam Train Society, carried out with the aim of historical locomotives and cars train rides.

Since May 6, 1978, the association is between Hinwil and Bauma by scheduled train museum train rides.

The club has since the summer of 2000 owners of nearly 6 km long section Bauma - Bäretswil and since then a licensed railway transport companies. For the use of railway infrastructure in the network access of DVZO has the necessary permits, therefore trains may operate far from its regular route addition.

Today, the association has over 700 members, of which about 140 active members operate the train, this was in the workshops in Uster and Bauma, the route maintenance, in souvenir sales team in the buffet car or locomotive and the train crew.

Trunk route

The main line is the portion of the 1968 disused, former section of the Uerikon - Bauma -Bahn by Bauma to Hinwil, wherein the distance Bauma - Bäretswil in 2000 was taken over for the symbolic price of one franc of the Swiss Federal Railways. The section Bäretswil - Hinwil still belongs to the SBB, which still offer here freight services. The DVZO have to pay a road charge ( infrastructure usage fee IBE) for this subregion.

The entire route is single track and electrified and can be driven by electric locomotives.

The journey begins in Bauma to 639.3 m above sea level This station was formerly part of the Tösstal train and since the nationalization of the Swiss Federal Railways. Immediately after the exit the path must go up the largest slope of 29.2 ‰ to stop Neuthal to 696.2 m above sea level cope. Shortly before the stop, the train crossed the longest bridge with 80 m of the route, the Weissenbach bridge. Underneath is the building ensemble of spinning Neuthal, which was the founder of the Uerikon - Bauma -Bahn, Adolf Guyer- Zeller, built. The mill was shut down in 1964 and is now a museum, which is open to the "Steam Sundays ".

After the stop, the train is still rising gently up to the culminating point of 714.8 m above sea level in order then to Bäretswil station at 696.3 m above sea level to arrive. There, the trains running on the days of driving steam trains crossing. Through a deep forest can be reached at 648.5 m above sea level the stop - Ettenhausen Emmetschloo, from where one has a splendid view in the plane of the Zurich Oberland. Now the train passes after a few minutes in the end station, the mainline railway station Hinwil on 565.5 meters above sea level, from where there is a direct S-Bahn train connections to Zurich.

In addition to countless bridges and tunnels to explore other railway technical rarities while driving, so the Bäretswil station of Bauma 's been backed up by a Hipp's turning wheel and in Neuthal a hand barrier is ( level crossing ).

Route data

  • Total length of the route ( Bauma - Hinwil ): 11'297 m
  • Share DVZO ( Bauma - Bäretswil ): 5'545 m
  • Stations: Station Bauma, Neuthal stop, train station Bäretswil, Ettenhausen stop, train station Hinwil
  • Culmination: 714.8 m above sea level (km 21.1 )
  • Largest lead: 29.2 ‰ (exit Bauma )
  • Track width: 1,435 mm
  • Catenary Voltage: 15,000 V 16.7 Hz single-phase AC
  • Bridges: 8
  • Crossings: 40 (roads, vehicles, private and hiking trails. ) Secured which: 5 with barriers, automatic barriers with 2 plants and 2 with flashing plants

Rolling stock

Steam Locomotives

  • Ed 3/4 2 " Hinwil " ( ex. works locomotive No.2 of Gebrüder Sulzer AG, ex Chemin de fer du Jura. ) In revision 2008 -
  • Ends E 3/ 3 4 " Schwyz " ( ex. South East train, monument in Wädenswil ), Revision October 2007
  • E 3/ 3 10 ( year: 1907, 35 t, Vmax 45 km / h, ex SBB. No. 8476, 1961: CU Chemie Uetikon AG No.10, 2001: DVZO )
  • Completed, Revision December 2008 Ed 3/3 401 ", Bauma " ( DVZO from 1901, renovated 1929 on superheated steam, ex UeBB 401, 1944. Gasworks St. Gallen, 1971: scrapped the owners, 1979)
  • E 3/3 8518 " Bäretswil " ( year: 1913, ex SBB ).

Non- operational steam locomotives

  • Ed 2/2 ( ex. works locomotive No.3 of the company Gebrüder Sulzer AG ), location: Bauma
  • Ec 3/4 1 ( ex. Technorama, ex Solothurn -Münster -Bahn, today BLS. ), Location: Forest at Remise (not accessible)

Electric trains

  • Be 4/4 15 (built 1931, ex. Bodensee- Toggenburg -Bahn BT 15)
  • Ee 3/3 16363 (built 1939, ex. SBB)

Tractors

  • Tm II 93 ex. SBB
  • Tem III 354, two power tractor ( year: 1961, 32 t, Vmax: 60 km / h from 2006 DVZO )
  • Tm III 9529 ex. SBB ( provided with DVZO sign over operation number)

Bogie

  • Dm 3632 ex. SBB

Passenger cars

  • BC 4418 ex. SBB ( internally referred to as No. 162)
  • BC 4563 ex. SBB ex. JN ( internally referred to as No. 101)
  • C 104 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU (box was canceled, only base available)
  • C 105 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 106 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 107 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • C 108 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU (box was canceled, only base available)
  • C4 152 ex. SBB ( Seetalbahn )
  • C 5964 ex. SBB
  • C 6075 ex. RHB, ex. SBB ( internally referred to as No. 103)
  • C 6109 ex. RHB, ex. SBB ( internally referred to as No. 102, written as C 6074 prior major revision 2009)
  • FZ 203, pack and mail car ex. Means -Thurgau -Bahn
  • F 204 van ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU
  • F 405 van ex. Südostbahn revision completed 10.2007 ( internally referred to as the F 202)
  • F3 18248, sell car, ex. SBB
  • WR 109, dining car ex. Emmental web today BLS
  • WR4 151 dining car ex. SBB ( Seetalbahn )

Freight car

  • X 59, snow plow, built in 1948 ex. SBB
  • X 305, boxcar, built in 1892 ex. Sihltalbahn, today SZU (K2 )
  • X 308, boxcar ex. SBB Gs ( K4)
  • X 309, Hochbordwagen ex. SBB E ( L6)
  • X 310 flat cars ex. SBB
  • X 311, Hochbordwagen ex. SBB Fbkk
  • X 312, covered Fährbootwagen ex. SBB (J3 )
  • X 313, SHELL Tank Car ( ex. SBB 530 156 ), is now a water truck
  • X 314 flat cars ex. RHB (M4 )
  • Xs 315, boxcar ex. SBB Gbs (J4 )
  • X 317, Beer car " Feldschlosschen " ex SBB Pc 516355 / brewery Feldschlosschen No 1898 ex. JS OG 20623 (built in 1898)
  • X 319, Hochbordwagen
  • X 321, boxcar ex. SBB k3d ( J2d )
  • X 355, Hochbordwagen ex. SBB E ( L6)
  • X 356, auxiliary car ex. SBB
  • X 402 Hochbordwagen ex. BT E ( L4), the revision was completed in May 2009.
  • X 404, caboose ex. SBB ( Sputnik )
  • X 405 flat cars ex. SBB (M7 )
  • X 406 ballast cars ex. SBB
  • X 99441A B, Crane trucks ( 99441A, ex. Railway, ex. NOB, built in 1878) with barrier wagons ( 99441B )

Driving

The regular trips with steam traction find every first and third Sunday of the month from May to October.

Extra trips

In addition, you can book extra trips for the trains outside the timetabled day. In addition to one of the steam locomotives and the electric locomotive Be 4 /4 No. 15 of the former Bodensee- Toggenburg -Bahn can be used with Year 1931.

Grade (slope) Adolf Guyer-Zeller Bodensee–Toggenburg railway
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