"Oberammergau" train set of the German Federal Railway.
Consisting of electric locomotive 169 005, one covered freight
wagon, type Gs, one 4-axle stake wagon, type Rs, one open freight
wagon, type E, and one trough tipping wagon, type F-z 120.
■ Paintwork of the locomotive in faded operating condition with
touch-up patches
■ Covered freight wagon with movable sliding doors
On 24 January 1905, electric operation began on the 23.7 km-long
track into the Ammertal Valley. It was the first journey of an
electric train under a simple alternating current overhead line. It
was the first line to be equipped with a new system, the "traction
current" still in use in Central and Northern Europe today.
The line was initially used with electric railcars, and later with
small electric locomotives travelling at speeds of up to 50
kilometres per hour. The energy, in the form of single-phase
alternating current, came from the Kammerl hydroelectric power
station on the Ammer River. From 1930, the bulky LAG 5 – later 169
005 – joined the fleet of electric locomotives on the Oberammergau
Railway. Despite its length of only 8.7 metres, the powerful little
train proved that it was a first-rate vehicle.
For decades, the railway, with the idyllic surroundings of a local
Bavarian railroad, was a special attraction for all railway
enthusiasts. The era of the "Neinasechzga" train for local
transport on the Oberammergau Railway came to an end in May 1981.
As the old locomotives were removed, regular operations took over
and the charm of an incomparable era was lost forever.
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