Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde
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The Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde (Passau Railway Society) or PEF is a German railway society with the aim of preserving historic railway vehicles in working order in order to operate them.
The society was founded in 1978 in Passau. In 2007 it had about 190 members and is registered as a limited company (e. V.).
Vehicles
All vehicles belonging to the society are maintained and repaired by voluteer mechanics in their free time. The inspections and certifications are carried out by independent experts in order to guarantee operating safety.
Traction units
Railbuses
The society owns two Class 798 railbuses, an associated VB 98 centre car and a VS 98 driving car. Apart from one power car, all parts of the multiple unit have passed their general inspection and may therefore operate on networks owned by DB AG, ČD, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and other companies. The general inspection of the second power car was due in 2007. For more information: see the Uerdingen railbus article.
V 40 diesel locomotive
In order to be able to carry out shunting, a Class V 40 diesel locomotive was procured. This engine is equipped with remote control and automatic couplers, in order to be able to shunt with the minimum of staff. The V40 has a top speed of 45 km/h and a power output of 400 PS.
Köf III
In December 2006 a Köf III (332 052-0) was bought from Regensburg locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk) to relieve the V 40. This engine entered service at Bahnbetriebswerk Passau in 1963 and was stationed there until its retirement in 2000. The locomotive was bought from the DB in a pitiful state; the engine was no longer usable because important levers and armatures had been removed from the driver's cab or destroyed. However within a few weeks, the PEF succeeded in getting it into a workable condition. The engine had a general inspection in spring 2007 and is now fully operational again.
Auerhahn
The Class 018 shunter was built in 1954 for the Peine steelworks. With a power of just 28 PS it is the least powerful engine owned by the society, but at 10 tonnes it is also the lightest. The locomotive was restored in the 1990s as a youth project. It was given its nickname Auerhahn ("capercaillie" or "wood grouse") because of its noise when running, which sounds like a courting capercaillie.
Feldbahnlok
Because there are a few metres of narrow gauge field railway (Feldbahn) track in front of the society's shed, a narrow gauge engine was also obtained. In 2006 a passenger coach was built from the chassis of an old tipper truck, which now runs on the 90 m long line.
Skl departmental wagon
In order to maintain branch lines that the society has operated for several decades, an engineering vehicle (Rottenkraftwagen), made by the firm of Waggon-Union Berlin, was bought. This departmental wagon is equipped with an Atlas crance in order to lift small loads. To go with it, the society has a heavy small wagon (Schwerkleinwagen) as a load carrier. This pair of wagons can run at a top speed of 70 km/h and has a line certificate.
Coaches and Wagons
F-Zug express train
Blue liveried coaches of classes Aüe 310, ABüe 333, Büe 366 snd ARmz 216 form an F-Zug long-distance express train rake from the 1950s. The F-Zug coaches are currently on long loan to the Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde. Only the ARmz 216 dining car returned to the PEF in March 2007 because its general inspection was due.
"Zigzag" sleeper
The last preserved Class WLAsüge 20 sleeping car is owned by the Passauer Eisenbahnfreunden. This type of sleeper was in service between 1950 and 1980. Twenty single bed compartments are distributed on either side of the zigzag-shaped centre corridor. The coach has been given its original ruby-red livery, but is otherwise still in its most recent state technically, with sliding windows, rubber corridor connexions and Minden-Deutz bogies.
Saloon coach
The saloon coach originally came from the ÖBB, where it belonged to the department for psychological suitability trials. Before that it acted as the mobile office for Hermann Göring. Today the coach has a large lounge, 11 metres long, which can either be laid out with a table along its length order with several tables arranged sideways on. Thus the coach has seating for 20-30 people. In addition it has three compartments with office furnishings (a sofa, writing desk and cupboard) and a shared shower.
Accommodation and workshop coach
The six-wheeler was originally procured for maintenance duties on the branch lines around Passau and is therefore converted today into a departmental wagon. The coach is well preserved and has interior fittings including a kitchen, sleeping compartment and an office and workshop room.
Snow plough
The snow plough is a converted steam locomotive tender from 1964. It was restored in winter 2005/2006 and is used to clear the tracks in winter.
Low-sided open wagon
The low-sided wagon also comes from the ÖBB and was bought in order to transport construction materiel to Passau. Today the wagon primarily serves a cultural purpose, because it acts as a stage. So, for example, for the annual visiting acting troupe from the "Tscheutschlandkurrier". The wagon was repainted in summer 2006 and fully restored.
Operations
Over the years the society has run a lot of special trains on branch lines in the Passau area. In 2002 the Ilztalbahn (Passau-Freyung) and the Passau – Hauzenberg were badly damaged by the worst floods in one hundred years. As a result, they had to be closed which curtailed the society's activities. Strenuous efforts to reopen these lines have not yet met with success. In addition several routes, such as the Hengersberg-Kalteneck and Vilshofen-Aidenbach lines, were dismantled. As a result in the area of Passau the only lines remaining that are available for specials are the Bavarian Forest railway (the Waldbahn), with its branch to Hengersberg, the Vilshofen-Blindham railway and the Rottalbahn. Since these various branches can no longer be used since their closure, the society runs its specials on other lines today. Usually this is in cooperation with ÖGEG which has the necessary rolling stock if the society's VT 798 cannot be used.
Gastronomy
Der Arbeitskreis 'PEF-Gastro' sorgt für das leibliche Wohl. Durch vieljährige Erfahrung können auch große Gruppen ohne weiteres verpflegt werden. Die Kompetenz reicht von vereinsinternen Veranstaltungen über Service- und Imbisswagen bis hin zum Restaurant-Betrieb im (fahrenden) Speisewagen.
Site
Der Grund der Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde befindet sich auf dem Gelände des ehemaligen Bahnbetriebswerk Passau in der Haitzingerstraße 12 und hat eine Fläche von ca. 50.000m². Der Grund setzt sich aus drei Komponenten zusammen:
Outside area
Das Freigelände besteht in erster Linie aus dem Gleisbereich, der Rangierzwecken dient. Die Steuerung der an diesen Gleisen befindlichen Weichen und Signalen wird genau so wie die Fahrwegsicherung von dem Stellwerk Passau übernommen, welches sich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft befindet.
Shed I
Halle I befindet sich direkt an der Einfahrt zum Gelände und besitzt eine Glasfassade, hinter der sich die Schienenbusgarnitur und diverse andere Fahrzeuge befinden. Des Weiteren beherbergt die Halle I die Hauptwerkstatt mit Lager, die Dreherei zur Anfertigung von Ersatzteilen, ein großzügig dimensioniertes Ersatzteillager und ein Büro mit angeschlossenem Vereinsarchiv zur Verwaltung. Auch die Sozialräume wie Küche, Versammlungssaal, Duschen, WCs und eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit befindet sich in Halle I.
Die Halle wurde ursprünglich von der Deutschen Bundesbahn zur Instandhaltung ihrer VT98-Garnituren gebaut und ist daher mit einer Grube, einer Druckluftanlage und entsprechenden Entlüftungsvorrichtungen ausgestattet. Damit dient diese Halle heute immer noch dem Erbauungszweck.
Shed II
Halle zwei befindet am anderen Ende des Geländes und bildet mit zwei Gleisen mit einer Länge von rund 100 Metern die Möglichkeit, Reisezugwagen abzustellen. Die Halle dient als Unterstand für die vereinseigenden Fahrzeuge oder für Fahrzeuge der ÖGEG. Ebenfalls an diese Halle angeschlossen ist ein Lager mit Ersatzteilen für die vereinseigenden Fahrzeuge.
Da durch die neuen Diesel- und Elektrolokomotiven keine Wendemöglichkeit wie für Dampflokomotiven mehr benötigt wurde, wurde die alte Drehscheibe, die sich früher an dieser Stelle befand, entfernt. Sie wurde durch die "Orange Reisezughalle" ersetzt, da es in dieser nun möglich war, die Revision der in Passau beheimateten Reisezugwagen durchzuführen. Die Halle ist an das Druckluftsystem aus Halle I angeschlossen. In dieser Halle befindet sich die vereinseigene Hebevorrichtung mit einer Tragkraft von 64 t zum Ausachsen von Fahrzeugen.
The model railway division
Einige Vereinsmitglieder haben sich bereits 1983 für den Bau einer Modelleisenbahn in Spur H0 entschieden, welche sich Passau und seinem Umland widmet. Hier wurde in vielen Jahren mühsamster Klein, und Feinarbeit die Gleisanlagen des Passauer Grenzbahnhofes mit beiden Betriebswerken der ÖBB und DB, sowie einigen Nebenstrecken aus den Jahren 1955, 1994 nachgebaut. Hierfür wurden im Passauer Hauptbahnhof Räumlichkeiten zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Anlage ist zu besichtigen an öffentlichen Vorführtagen oder jeden Freitag ab 18 Uhr.
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