Motorschiff mit Eisenbahnwagen

Trajektschiff DGV 2, von Escher-Wyss, der DGV Dampfschiffgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees

Dating

ca. 1990; Vorbild: 1886

Persons

GB Gotthardbahn (1871 - 1909), Betreiber/in Vorbild, signiert

Escher, Wyss & Cie. (Escher Wyss bzw. Escher, Wyss + Co., Monogramm EWC) (1805 - 1983), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

DGV Dampfschiffgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (Dampfschiff-Gesellschaft, Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees) (1870 - 1959), Betreiber/in Vorbild, signiert

Josef Gwerder (1932 - 2024), Modellbauer/in, archivalisch belegt

Description

Trajektschiff DGV 2, von Escher-Wyss, der DGV Dampfschiffgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, mit Güterwagen der Gotthardbahn. Modellzustand von 1896, Vierwaldstättersee. Vorbild: wurde für die Bödelibahn gebaut und verkehrte auf dem Thunersee von 1886 bis 1893 1895: Kauf durch die DGV für den Trajektdienst 1932: Verkauf an SEEKAG, Luzern Ist heute(?) noch als Lastschiff "Luzern" im Einsatz

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "D.G.V. 2"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Territorium: Vierwaldstättersee, Thunersee, Vorbild

Material / Technique

Metall, Holz, Kunststoff

Dimensions

85 x 15 x 23 cm

Inventory number

VHS-5767

Legend

Train ferry DGV 2 operated by the Dampfschiffgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, 1896 1:50 scale model Builder of original: Escher-Wyss & Cie, Zurich Originally built for the Bödeli Railway, train ferry DGV 2 was in service on Lake Thun between 1886 and 1893. It was bought by the DGV in 1895 for transporting trains on Lake Lucerne. Train ferries Train ferries constitute a special category of ferry. Faced with a lake without a corresponding railway link, the freight had to be offloaded onto boats and then loaded back again onto railway wagons on the other side. Train ferries saved a great deal of time, as it was no longer necessary to transfer goods from the railway to the boat and back again. Their decks were equipped with rails, which enabled them to transport entire railway wagons directly to the opposite shore. Train ferries operated on a number of Swiss lakes. From 1873 to 1893, train-bearing propeller-driven steamers on Lake Thun provided a link between an isolated railway line near Interlaken and the Bern line near Thun. 1890 saw the arrival of ferries equipped with standard and narrow gauge tracks on Lake Lucerne. Train ferries played a special role on Lake Constance, where a link was provided between Lindau and Romanshorn as early as 1869. Due to its enormous appetite for coal, the paddle steamer built by the Swiss Escher, Wyss & Cie company was popularly known as the “Kohlenfresser” (“coal gobbler”). From the 1920s propeller-driven ferries transported both trains and motor vehicles. The improved access provided to the Lake Constance region by railway lines reduced the need for lake-crossing ferries bearing trains. The train ferry link between Romanshorn and Friedrichshafen survived until 1976. The two ferries Rorschach and Romanshorn were then converted into vehicle-only transporters.