Frauenfeld–Wil railway
The Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn (FW ) is a meter gauge railway in Switzerland, which connects the Murg Valley in the canton of Thurgau Frauenfeld with the cities and Wil. Your gauge is 1000 mm. The operation of opening nearly 17.5 km long stretch was made on September 1, 1887. November 20, 1921, the electrical equipment was recorded with 1,200 V DC. The Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn promoted in 2007, 1.19 million people and is involved in the Ostwind. It runs every three commuter trains at 30- minute intervals that cross the usual symmetry minutes in Matzingen and Schweizerhof.
History
The Murg Valley gained from the middle of the 19th century more and more industries. So you needed a fast and effective transport to compete with other industrial regions. The web should, where possible, be due to the simple construction in Street location and connect in Frauenfeld and Wil to the standard gauge railway. So the Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn was opened on 1 September 1887. Initially, the FW was used mainly for transporting household goods ( milk, firewood, etc. ) and animals. Beginning of the 20th century became the passenger in the Murg Valley priority. To meet the new requirements in passenger and freight traffic, you electrified in 1920 the railway line. From 20 November 1921, the FW was operated electrically with three railcars BCe 2/4 and a locomotive for freight service. 1984 purchased the FW the railcar Be 4/4 11-15 and accompanying sidecar Bt 111-114. The railcars go along with the sidecar the brunt of passenger transport - until now.
Vehicle park
- Be 4/4 11-15 (1985 ) FFA / BBC (Sold 2013, 4 to CJ, 1 at ASM )
- BE 4/4 16, 17 (1992) Stadler / ABB
- ABe 4/8 7001-7005 (2013 ) Stadler
- Bt 111-114 (1985 ) FFA / BBC (Sold / Canceled, 2013, at 1 ASM, 2 Canceled)
The Association of Friends of Swiss narrow gauge railways (FSS ) has historic rolling stock FW. The FW- anniversary train consisting of the BCe 2/4 1 ( 1921), the BC 16 ( 1887), the L 105 (1887 ) and the K 164 (1891 ). During the railcars and freight cars are set in brown color in Roggwil in the canton of Bern, the BC 16 is parked in the blue colors of the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway ( DFB) in Interlaken outdoors.
In the summer of 2011, the Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn ordered five new articulated railcars worth 28.5 million euros at the company Stadler Rail. The five new railcars consist of three trailers, one of which is a first - class compartment, and replace in the tooths Be 4/4 11-15. The cars 16-17 to be kept in stock for the time being. The first train is on March 27, 2013, Wil, the passenger service end of November 2013 began in June 2013. Truth already delivered all vehicles and in passenger traffic in use. The Be 4/ 4, since in normal use schedule no longer found.
Four of the Be 4/ 4 railcar of the first generation to be sold to the Chemins de fer du Jura. The end of December were already two cars in Tramelan, they were at this time, however, still in possession of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The last vehicle of the first generation was sold along with a control cars on the Aare Seeland Mobil. End of December, these vehicles already in Langenthal. The other three control cars are aborted. Two were 2013 Cancelled in October. A control car is still, along with the last two vehicles for the CJ in Wil. The Frauenfeld -Wil railway we have 2013 seven vehicles after the vehicle renewal.