Autofähre

Fährschiff Schwan II für Autos, der Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen AG, mit Voith-Schneider-Antrieb

Dating

1969–1973; Vorbild: 1969

Persons

Bodan-Werft GmbH (1919 - 2011), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Bodan-Werft GmbH (1919 - 2011), Reederei/Werft, archivalisch belegt

MTU Motoren und Turbinen Union Friedrichshafen GmbH, Hersteller/in Motor, archivalisch belegt

MTU Motoren und Turbinen Union Friedrichshafen GmbH, Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen AG (1933), Betreiber/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Voith-Schneider, Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Description

Präzisionsmodell Fährschiff Schwan II für Autos, der Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen AG, mit Voith-Schneider-Antrieb. Vorbild: Länge über alles 45 m; Länge CWL 43 m; Breite auf Spant 10,8 m; Breite Schonerleiste 11,8 m; Seitenhöhe 2,7 m; Tiefgang leer ca. 1,55 m; Tiefgang beladen ca. 1,75 m; Verdrängung leer ca. 207 t; Zuladung 60 t. Antrieb: 2 x 330 PS auf 2 Voith-Schneider-Propeller Gr. 14; Geschwindigkeit ca. 20 km/h.

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Schwan"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Territorium: Zürichsee: Horgen-Meilen

Material / Technique

Holz, Kunststoff, Metall

Dimensions

85 x 22 x 29 cm

Inventory number

VHS-4178

Legend

Ferry Schwan II, Lake Zurich, 1969 1:42 scale model Builder of original: Bodan-Werft GmbH, Kressbronn (Germany) Double-ended motor vessel with Voith-Schneider propeller at bow and stern Donated by: Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen AG, Meilen 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.