Sihltal railway line

The Sihltalbahn ( SiTb ) is a former railway company in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. She is since 1973 part of the Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg Bahn ( SZU ), which operates the 17 km long route from Zurich SiTb by the Sihltal to Sihlbrugg station and one kilometer in length, the link between Zurich and Zurich Giesshübel Wiedikon.

The Sihltalbahn is a normal-gauge adhesion with two direct connections to the rail network of the Swiss Federal Railways. It is integrated into the network of the S -Bahn Zurich S- Bahn line S 4 since 1990 and is marketed by the SZU again under the name Sihltalbahn.

2013 were transported 8.5 million passengers, more than eight per cent more than last year.

  • 4.1 Scrapped rolling stock

History

The Sihltalbahn ( SiTb ) adopted on August 3, 1892 to operate between their starting point Giesshübel in the former town Wiedikon and Sihl forest in the village of Horgen. The freight cars - the railway carried a large part of the wood from the Sihl in Zurich - were passed in Giesshübel to the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB ), which they carried over the opened on December 1, 1892 link Giesshübel Wiedikon to the freight depot Zurich. The passenger trains on the other hand used the route opened in 1875 Giesshübel - Selnau the neighboring Uetlibergbahn ( UEB ), which was extended to the common double-track route.

Five years later, on June 1, 1897 NOB opened its access routes to the Gotthard railway, this opportunity also took the SiTb and extended their range of Sihl forest, along the Sihl, to Sihlbrugg. This has scarcely populated part of the canton of Zurich, a second link between the SiTb and NOB was created, which was previously two practically equal length train routes exist between Wiedikon and Sihlbrugg. To the station building, located on the territory of the municipality Horgen, created a one-digit number houses that make up station with the train station, the town Sihlbrugg.

1924 was the web as the Swiss Federal Railways, electrified with 15 kV 16 2/ 3 Hz AC. Since the Sihltalbahn on the same tracks as the wrong Uetlibergbahn between Selnau and Giesshübel, the pantograph and the overhead contact line of DC powered Uetlibergbahn were offset by 130 cm laterally.

With the lowering of the left-bank Seebahn the link Giesshübel Wiedikon electrified in 1927 and moved into a tunnel. The tunnel opens into the station Wiedikon under the rider on the track, railway station 3

Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg Bahn

In 1932 received the Sihltalbahn the operation and management of the railway company Zurich - Uetliberg ( BZUe ) transferred from the city of Zurich and got over 40 years of benefit in addition to their own operation also the Uetlibergbahn before it on 1 January 1973 merged with this. The Sihltalbahn took over the majority of shares in Uetlibergbahn and changed its name to Zurich Uetliberg Bahn Sihltal ( SZU ).

The operation of the webs, the fusion had no effect; as far as vehicles ( diesel locomotives, cars ) were used for both routes, this has already been done so far, the passenger transport vehicles are due to the current system are not interchangeable. With the merger, however, was changed successively affixed to the vehicles, which were then written for years with SZU uniform, but wore different colors. In the 1990s, it covered the standardized logo and introduced the old names Uetlibergbahn and Sihltalbahn again, which mounted again today in this form on the vehicles.

Track Removal

In 1990, of the Zurich S-Bahn out the SZU was extended to the central station and thus linked with the other standard-gauge rail lines. The temporary, above-ground station Selnau was abolished and the area after 115 years, returned to the city. As these constructions created in the right half of Sihlbetts - the left half is reserved for Sihltiefstrasse ( A3/A1 city highway ) - performs the dual route under the Selnau -Areal by, in the Sihltunnel where the new station Selnau is, until the underground SZU station under the ShopVille, south of the main train station.

Since intersections are to be avoided as far as possible between the contact lines of the two power systems capable of between Giesshübel and Selnau continue to intersect only trains the Sihltalbahn between Selnau and the main train station, however, only the traits of Uetlibergbahn.

Until the construction of the tunnel route, the max was. Slope of the Sihltalbahn 28 per thousand. The Underground Introduction to the main train station made ​​a steep ramp of 50 per mille necessary.

Explanation of line kilometering

The old station was Selnau kilometer zero, the new station Selnau and the Central Station but "before" this zero point. Since negative kilometer are not common and a full Neukilomterierung SZU was excluded certain one the main train station 90.00 km. Selnau is 91.04 kilometers and 91.23 kilometers is equal to km 00:00, from here, the old chainage.

Shortening of the S4

On 9 December 2006 reversed the last timetabled passenger trains between Sihl and Sihlbrugg. This happened to indemnify vehicles for schedule compression of S 4. The route remains provisionally receive operational and is sporadically traveled by vintage trains.

Infrastructure

The Zurich Giesshübel station was since the founding of Sihltalbahn also the seat of the railway company, by the merger of SZU he became their headquarters. In addition to a relatively extensive system for freight that is served up today by SBB Cargo, located at the train station and the workshop and depot both SZU lines.

Until the 1990s, a part of the rolling stock was parked on sidings in Selnau station, with the demolition of the station and the return of the area to the city of Zurich disappeared these spaces. To replace a coach house for the Uetlibergbahn was created on Giesshübel station, where today all the vehicles are parked. For the Sihltalbahn, however, a new, open parking area was created when Langnau - Gattikon station.

Rolling stock

Diesel tractors

  • Tm 236 507 (1961 ), 1967 ex gasworks town of Bern

Electric locomotives

  • Re 456542-545 (1993)
  • Re 456546-547 (1987 ), former Re 4/4 46-47
  • Re 456551-552 (2008), former SBB Re 450 067 " Oberurdorf " and 070 "Winterthur Wülflingen " (1993 )

Control car

  • Bt 971-972 (2012 /13) formerly SBB Bt 50 85 29-35 971-972 (1994 ), electrical equipment of Bt 971-973 (1976 )
  • Bt 984-987 (1986)
  • Bt 50 45 26-33 951-952 (2008), formerly SBB Bt 50 85 26-33964 and 966 (1993 )

Intermediate cars

  • BD 281-285 (1990)
  • B 271-276 (1992 ) ( double-deck coaches, the same design as B 231-232 )
  • B 50 45 26-33 231-232 (2008), formerly SBB B 50 85 26-33061 and 064 (1992 )
  • B 50 45 26-33 241-242 (2008), formerly SBB AB 50 85 36-33067 and 069 (1993 )

Scrapped rolling stock

Steam locomotives

  • E2 (E 2 /2) # 2 (SLM 1892) 1983 No. 4; 1896 sale to dyeing Thalwil 1937 demolition
  • E2 (E 2 /2) No. 3 ( SLM 1892); Sale 1897 by rolling first Choindez 1912 Klus 1941 sales to Germany ( whereabouts unknown)
  • E3 ( E 3/ 3) # 1 (SLM 1892) from 1902 E 3/ 3, No. 1; 1924 sale gasworks Basel No.1 1948 demolition
  • E3 ( E 3/ 3) # 2 (SLM 1893) from 1902 E 3/ 3, No. 2; 1924 sales gas plant, 197 Bouverte "Train Blue " Today owned by the Zurich Museum Railway ZMB (E 006502-9 ) drivable
  • E3 ( E 3/ 3) # 3 (SLM 1897 ) from 1902 E 3/ 3, No. 3; Scrapped in 1965 and the playground Horgen Tannenbach issued 1988 termination
  • E3 ( E 3/ 3) # 4 (SLM 1897) from 1902 E 3/ 3, No. 4; Scrapped in 1965 and erected Knives at school Werd
  • E3 ( E 3/ 3) # 5 (SLM 1899) from 1902 E 3/ 3, No. 5; 1988 also stored, now owned by the Zurich Museum Railway ZMB (E 006505-2 ) drivable
  • E 3/ 3, No. 6 (SLM 1912); Sale 1926 UeBB 6, 1948 gasworks Basel No.1 1956 demolition
  • E 3/3 # 10 (SLM 1890); 1911 bought by the SBB (ex JS E3 854 / SBB 8574 ), 1925 demolition

Electric locomotives and railcars

  • De remodeled 3/4 1930 De 3/3 1
  • Ce 4/4 42 converted GTB Ce 4/6 312 today in the possession of the Club del San Gottardo
  • Be 4/ 4 42 ( Understudy, 1988) from 1992, 49, ex BT Be 4/4 13 now € Vapor Lokremise Sulgen ( an exhibit ).
  • De 4/4 51, formerly SBB RFe 4/4 but taken over by BT, now owned by the Oensingen - Balsthal Railway
  • CFe 2/4 81-85 ( 1956 BFe 2/4, later 82-84 BDe = 2/4, with a new wagon body 81 85 = Be 2 /4) canceled, 1924-1968/85, except for No. 84, No. 84 today in Zurich as CFe 2/4 owned museum railway ZMB
  • BDe 576 592 (1968 ), formerly BDe 4/4 92 Zurich owned museum railway ZMB
  • BDe 576 593 (1968 ), formerly BDe 4/4 93 1996 sold to Styrian Railways

Control car

  • Bt 992, 993, 995 (1963 )
  • Bt 997-998 (ca. 1962), about 2002 respectively to Mittelthurgaubahn. Thurbo sold for Seehäsle, but never used there

Passenger cars

  • B 291-293 (1963)
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