The private organisation Societies of the Sestroretsk Railway was established to control the railway, headed by Collegiate Assessor Moritz von-Dezen and Titular counsellor Michael Ivanovich Miller. It had been built for the military as the Sestroretsk spur line.
There were plans to build a station 3 versts (approximately 3 kilometres) from Sestroretsk, on the bank of Sestroretsk Bay, and also an additional branch line to the Tarhovsky pier, where an operational station already existed.[1]
In 1875, on an area between Miller's pier and Sestroretsk rail station, the engineerFyodor Pirotsky experimented on the adaptation of rail transport to be driven by an electrogalvanic cell. These experiments later led to a patent "For an electric way of transfer of forces on rail and other conductors", that is, for the creation of the first electric tram.
The experimental area consisted of a site with an extent of 3½ versts (3.73 km), which passed along the sand of beach for a large part of its length,[1] with rail cars travelling distances of over one kilometre.
The system used the rails as conductors for electricity transmission; one rail carried the direct current, and the second rail functioned as a return wire. After establishing the necessary connections on the joints between the rails, the transmission of electricity was successfully carried out.
Pirotsky stated that currentleakage to the earth was not appreciable, and the transfer efficiency was calculated to be acceptable. Expenses for the adaptation of existing railways to electricity transmission were determined to be insignificant – from 50 to 100 roubles per verst.[1]
Closureedit
In 1877, the line operated four pairs of trains. They primarily served residents during the summer period, while in the winter they were only used by officials.
The recorded volume of patronage was very insignificant because of a disputed tariff policy of Finnish railways, and ultimately the Miller's pier station was left idle.[1] As a result, the operators appeared to be in a disastrous financial position, and the majority of the proposed plans were left incomplete.
By the mid-1880s, the Society of the Sestroretsk railway was definitively ruined, and on January 1, 1886, the railway was closed.[1]
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^ abcdeChepurin, Sergey; Arkady Nikolayenko (May 2007). "Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways(Сестрорецкая и Приморская железные дороги)". terijoki.spb.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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miller, line, passenger, railway, line, russia, from, 1873, 1886, finnish, state, railways, line, from, beloostrov, sestroretsk, site, world, first, functional, electric, railway, miller, railwaythe, railway, station, coast, miller, pieroverviewnative, nameЖел. Miller s line was a passenger railway line in Russia from 1873 to 1886 run by the Finnish State Railways The line ran from Beloostrov to Sestroretsk and was the site of the world s first functional electric railway Miller s railwayThe railway and station on the sea coast at Miller s pierOverviewNative nameZheleznaya doroga MilleraStatusDefunctOwnerMoritz von Dezen and Michael Ivanovich MillerLocaleSaint PetersburgTerminiSestroretskBeloostrov or Miller s pierStations3ServiceTypeRegional railOperator s Societies of the Sestroretsk railwayRolling stockLeased from Finnish State RailwaysHistoryOpened1873Succeed byZavodskaya LineClosed1886TechnicalLine length9 5 km 5 9 mi Track gauge1 524 mm 5 ft Route mapLegend0 0 Vyborg lineVyborgZelenogorskSolnechnoye5 85 9 Sestra crossover6 36 6 Beloostrov0 0 Vyborg lineFinlyandsky Rail Term LanskayaPesochnySestra river2 31 8 Trackside 1871 18860 0 SPb Sestr BeloostrovKurortPlanned ferry line2 9 Miller s pier Gulf of Finland0 0 Trackside 1875 1886 0 0 SPb Sestr BeloostrovKurort2 2 Sestroretsky kurort1 71 00 80 60 5 Factory bridge Zav s 0 20 0 Sestroretsk 1871 1924 Sestroretsk armorylake Rasliw0 0 planned tracksideVodoslivnoy channel1 7 Sestroretsk1 7 Dubki horse iron roadSestroretsk armoryDubkovsky pier2 1 Liteyny bridge3 5 Razliv3 6SPb Sestr BeloostrovFinlyandsky Rail Term Novaya derevnyaTarkhovka5 7 Tarkhovka pier Ships toSaint PetersburgDistances in kilometersMiller s line railroad line includes Sestroretsk spur lineSocieties of the Sestroretsk railwayRussian chastnoe Obshestvo Sestroreckoj zheleznoj dorogi Miller s pier railway stationOverviewHeadquartersSestroretskLocaleSaint PetersburgDates of operation1873 1886PredecessorFinnish State RailwaysSuccessorPrimorskaya RailwayTechnicalTrack gauge1 524 mm 5 ft Length9 5 km 5 9 mi Contents 1 Organisation 2 Experiments with electrification 3 Closure 4 See also 5 ReferencesOrganisation editThe private organisation Societies of the Sestroretsk Railway was established to control the railway headed by Collegiate Assessor Moritz von Dezen and Titular counsellor Michael Ivanovich Miller It had been built for the military as the Sestroretsk spur line There were plans to build a station 3 versts approximately 3 kilometres from Sestroretsk on the bank of Sestroretsk Bay and also an additional branch line to the Tarhovsky pier where an operational station already existed 1 Experiments with electrification edit nbsp Place on Miller s line where Fyodor Pirotsky s first electric tram was testedIn 1875 on an area between Miller s pier and Sestroretsk rail station the engineer Fyodor Pirotsky experimented on the adaptation of rail transport to be driven by an electrogalvanic cell These experiments later led to a patent For an electric way of transfer of forces on rail and other conductors that is for the creation of the first electric tram The experimental area consisted of a site with an extent of 3 versts 3 73 km which passed along the sand of beach for a large part of its length 1 with rail cars travelling distances of over one kilometre The system used the rails as conductors for electricity transmission one rail carried the direct current and the second rail functioned as a return wire After establishing the necessary connections on the joints between the rails the transmission of electricity was successfully carried out Pirotsky stated that current leakage to the earth was not appreciable and the transfer efficiency was calculated to be acceptable Expenses for the adaptation of existing railways to electricity transmission were determined to be insignificant from 50 to 100 roubles per verst 1 Closure editIn 1877 the line operated four pairs of trains They primarily served residents during the summer period while in the winter they were only used by officials The recorded volume of patronage was very insignificant because of a disputed tariff policy of Finnish railways and ultimately the Miller s pier station was left idle 1 As a result the operators appeared to be in a disastrous financial position and the majority of the proposed plans were left incomplete By the mid 1880s the Society of the Sestroretsk railway was definitively ruined and on January 1 1886 the railway was closed 1 See also editSestroretsk spur lineReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miller line a b c d e Chepurin Sergey Arkady Nikolayenko May 2007 Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways Sestroreckaya i Primorskaya zheleznye dorogi terijoki spb ru in Russian Retrieved 2009 02 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miller 27s line amp oldid 1211547985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
