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Ryttaren Peat Factory
The light railway of the Ryttaren Peat Factory is a long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of near Kättilstorp in Falköping Municipality in Västergötland in western Sweden, which is still operated as a heritage railway. Since 2012, the former factory has been protected as an industrial monument ('' Byggnadsminne'') in accordance with the provisions of the Swedish Cultural Heritage Act. History Ryttaren Peat Factory The construction of the Ryttaren Peat Factory began in the spring of 1906. At the same time the light rail track from the factory to the moor was built. On 7 May 1906, an order was placed at AB Wilhelm Sonesson & Co. for of transportable rail sections, plus five switches, 24 wheel sets with double track rings and a trolley. The agricultural scientist Nils Hartelius founded the Ryttaren peat stock corporation in Grimstorp in 1906. In the same year the factory was built next to the railway between Falköping and Nässjö to extract peat from the Ryttaren mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimler Paraffin Railway
The Daimler Paraffin Railway was the first set of rolling stock with petrol engine. Three original vehicles for passenger and goods transport are exhibited in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. History Motor-Draisine In 1887, the pioneer of the German automotive industry, Gottlieb Daimler, developed a motor-driven draisine, which used paraffin (kerosene) as fuel. It was the first piece of rolling stock with an internal combustion engine. It was successfully tested in summer 1887 between Esslingen and Kirchheim/Teck. Motor-Waggonet Gottlieb Daimler demonstrated in 1887 on the Cannstatter Volksfest a paraffin driven narrow gauge railway. It was well received as a convenient means of passenger transport between Wilhelmsplatz and Kursaal. Starting in 1890, he sold an improved variant under the ''Waggonet'' trade mark. The high-speed two piston V engine of Daimler delivered 2.0 hp (1.5 kW), and could propel the nearly vehicle at speeds of up to . On each side, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
