Text and Photos
Günter Kretzschmar
The salvage of the Oberweißacher funicular
Oldissues Index
Oberweißbach
Presentation
Location
Cars and Stations
19th December 2001
Stopped since September 2001 for renovation, it will reopen in December 2002
Cars and Stations
Passenger car
Freight vehicle
Drawings Walter Hefti
Top station
Lichtenhain
Bottom station
Obstfelderschmiede
Drawings from Günter Bügge
Technical Datas
Start
1922
End
...
Status
Stopped between
Sept 2001 and Dec 2002
Type of funicular
Type of tracks
Energy
Bottom station
Obstfelderschmiedel (374 m)
Top station
Lichtenhain (697 m)
Length
1388 m
Gauge
1,8 m
Diff of levels
323 m
Minimum Gradient
23,9 %
Maximum Gradient
25 %
Time of a ride
18'
Maximum Speed
1,6 m/s
Oldissues Index
Oberweißbach
Presentation
Location
Cars and Stations
19th December 2001
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