Personenwagen

Personenanhänger, Personenwagen C4, Nr. 26 (ehemals Nr. 307), der Berner Tramway-Gesellschaft, Meterspur

Dating

Baujahr 1894

Persons

BTG Berner Tramway-Gesellschaft (Berner Tramways) (1888 - 1899), Betreiber/in

SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (1853), Hersteller/in

Description

Personenanhänger für Berner Tram C4, Nr. 26 (ehemals Nr. 307), BTG Berner Tramway-Gesellschaft (Berner Tramways), Meterspur, vierachsig, mit offener Plattform.

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "BERNER TRAMWAY GESELLSCHAFT", "Mattenhof - Bahnhof / Länggasse", "26", "Schweizerische / Industrie-Gesellschaft / Neuhausen / 1894 / N° 7614"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Territorium: Bern

Material / Technique

Metall, Holz

Dimensions

5740 kg Länge: 986 cm

Inventory number

VHS-56

Legend

Passenger trailer carriage C4 No 26 Bern Tramway Company BTG 1894 Full steam ahead into the suburbs The small iron horse was powerful enough to be able to haul up to three coaches. The thrust of the cylinders was transmitted to the wheels using the Brown system of levers similar to those on the Gotthard tank locomotive No 11. The automatic brakes on the four-axle coaches were operated from the locomotive, which made possible the hauling of several cars, which were steam-heated in winter. The steam trams of Bern Tramway Company BTG The first efficient form of local transport When taking tram still was a luxury From 1882 to 1900 Zurich’s horse-trams connected the suburbs of Riesbach and Enge with the distant railway station and the centre of the city, as well as the Sihlfeld cemetery. They added to the attractions of the wealthy suburbs and the central business district. Full steam ahead into the suburbs Between the years 1894 and 1902 the steam trams of Bern Tramway Company BTG ran from the Länggass district to the station and Grosswabern. Because of the smoke, the steam trams were not a popular transport. However, as a means of regional transport, these effective systems had a beneficial effect of the development of the first centres of population.