Trams in Dessau
The tram Dessau is the main carrier of public transport in the city of Dessau. It operates since 1894 and has been expanded and modernized, so that today (2012 ) run on a route network of 12.5 kilometers in length modern low-floor vehicles after closure plans in the 1970s, since 1987. The tram network is standard gauge and is run by the Dessauer Transport Society ( DVG ) operated.
History
Dessauer streetcar company (1894-1950)
On November 15, 1894, the gas engine railway was opened in Dessau. The first line was operated between post office, museum and cemetery, which also housed the depot. In 1895 the railway was extended to the Central Station and the sugar refinery on the railway line to Bitterfeld. On the basis of two gas explosions locomotives was back in 1899 called for a conversion to electric operation. The setting of the gas engine train was 24 March 1901.
On March 26, 1901, the electrical equipment could be included on the extended until Elbhaus web. On March 28, 1907, the route was taken after Roßlau in operation. Since further tram lines would not have been financially viable, in 1926 constantly forming bus traffic was opened.
In the early 1940s the tram route network was extended further to the south. From the cemetery III it was 1941 to Innsbruckerstraße, where a new storage building was built. 1943, the extension to Peter Wood Street. During World War II next to the town, the tram was hit hard.
A few days after the surrender of the first distance could be traveled again. The tracks of the Roßlauer line were dismantled and reused in the inner city. End of 1946, wrong again two lines on the city network. In 1949 the route extension from the Peter Wood street to the track loop Tempelhof road.
VEB Dessauer transport companies (1951-1990)
1951 a concept for the decommissioning of the Dessau tram and conversion was presented at trolleybus operation. Despite modern Gotha two-axle line 1967 3 set for fermentation chemistry and dismantled the track in 1971. In the years 1972-1974 the line 2 was gradually adjusted to Rosenhof. 1973, the medium-term preservation of the line was one assured between the station and Dessau -Süd, since a high ridership prevailed, which was covered with a four -minute intervals in the rush hour. In the long run the entire city should be serviced only by buses.
In 1980, the rethinking of the Dessau city administration: With a new transport plan for the city, de construction of three tram lines was provided:
- Central Station - Railroad cars
- Museum - Fermentation Chemicals - Junkalor - Residential Zoberberg
- Cemetery - Residential Kreuzbergstraße
Realized in 1987, the cross- mountain route as well as in the years 2000 to 2002, the Zoberberg line. For wagon, the bus today. On May 1, 1987, the route to Kreuzbergstraße could be put into operation. Extra for the car More needs were taken over by the Schwerin tram cars. Shortly before the turn was talking and cars Gotha - articulated buses to procure from Leipzig tram. However, the German reunification prevented this project.
Dessauer Transport Company ( since 1990)
From 1990 to 1995, the entire tram network was, except the Kreuzberg line, modernized, renovated and moved to its own roadbed or the track abmarkiert. On 23 March 1998, the bus and tram depot was shared at the Erich - Köckert - road running. At the same time the financing agreement for the project tram to Dessau -West was signed. This called for the construction of a 6.1 km long route for residential Zoberberg. The first section of 3.1 kilometers in length to the Little Sheep pasture in the district of Old went on 31 October 2000. The operation was carried out by the lines 2 and 3, which drove from the Kreuzberg street or from the central station. Line 2 was discontinued after a short time. The 2.7 km long section Zoberberg followed on 7 July 2002. Operation took over the newly created line 3 The length of the network so that nearly doubled to 12.9 kilometers.
The future of Streckenastes to Kreuzbergstraße is currently unsecured. Originally, the DVG the closure of the route up to the year 2010, as the population in the residential area, however, did not fall within the expected level, a grace period until 2015 was pronounced. Then it will be decided on the whereabouts of the branch.
Lines and bars
Tram lines 1 (Hauptbahnhof - Dessau South) and 3 ( Hauptbahnhof - Squire Park ) bear the brunt of the tram service. They run Monday to Saturday at 15- minute intervals in the morning and evening hours and on Sundays every 30 minutes. Start of operation is on weekdays around 5:00 clock, Saturdays at 6:00 and Sundays at 7:00 clock clock. Closing time is about 21:00 clock. Line 4 ( Hauptbahnhof - Kreuzbergstraße ) only runs from Monday to Friday from 5:00 bis 20:00 clock clock every 30 minutes. In the morning and evening hours and on weekends the line serves 1 by a random trip to the Streckenast Kreuzbergstraße every 30 minutes.
Under the week, on each line four rounds, three rounds on Saturday on Line 1 and four rounds on the line 3 on Sundays and public holidays operate on two lines each two courses.
On school days runs an amplifier rate for the vocational training center. This leaves Cemetery III as line 1 to the Central Station, then as a line 3 to the Junker Park. From there a line 1/3 to Dessau South. The special line 1/3 is also used for limited regular and non-serving of the main station.
The trams back from all of the depot Erich Köckert Street. The lines 1 and 3 operate as a line drive off the stops Dessau GmbH traffic or cemetery III to the end user or Dessau South squire Park. Only the line 4 disengages as an empty drive. The orbits of line 3 Change in the evenings on the line 1 to indent from the terminus Dessau South as an empty drive to the depot.
Rolling stock
1978 continued the fleet Dessauer tram composed of eleven biaxial Gotha railcars and 18 matching sidecar, a LOWA railcars, three LOWA sidecar and three Reko railcars. In the same year two of Magdeburg setters were brought to Dessau in a ring exchange process, which in turn replaced two two judges who received the Woltersdorfer tram. The LOWA cars were retired in the following year. By 1989 the fleet increased to 20 engines and 33 sidecar of VEB Gotha wagon. 1987 were added various Rekowagen the Schwerin tram, a railcar was 1989 Strausberg Railway. Dessau was once - similar to Jena - the stronghold of Gotha and Rekowagen. According to original plans from the 1980s, the tram should Dessauer "lowering" the entire standard- Gotha car park of the GDR in 2020.
In 1992, the operation 14 used Duewag - Achtachser Duisburg tram, which were remained there after the opening of the light rail tunnel. The one and a half toward the car received in Dessau, the car numbers 001 to 014 The Gotha and Rekowagen could be completely removed from the passenger, only four vehicles - one engine cycle and sidecar - have been preserved as historic trains. Four Achtachser (008, 011, 013, 014) were sold in 1997 to the tram Norrköping, where they served primarily as a source of spare parts. Railcars 001 and 003 were modernized in the years 1999 and 2000, railcars 007 and 012 received in 2001 a part of modernization. The workup of the other vehicles was omitted, since the operation of funding from the State of Saxony- Anhalt earned ten two-part low floor railcar using. The cars belong to the family of vehicles Flexity Classic manufacturer Bombardier and run in Dessau as type NGT6DE. The ex - Duisburg cars were retired gradually to their delivery.
The car park is therefore made up currently consists of the ten low-floor railcars and four remaining Duewag - Achtachsern. 001 cars was stopped in July 2010, car 003 is a spare vehicle. Car 007 runs as a bistro -Tram and winter service vehicle. 012 cars from 2004 to December 2012 as a winter service truck with lube strap in use, was then turned off at the end of the approval. In addition, to be kept with the Pullman cars 28IV and building cars 30II two historic cars. In 2008 they separated from the historical Gotha railcar 21VII including sidecar 109III and from Reko railcars 40IV that were scrapped. The historic trolley G2 you issued to the tram Magdeburg.