The line was electrified at 800 VDC. It had a length of 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi), with 18 stops, a maximum gradient of 7% and a minimum radius of 30 metres (98 ft). Of the lines total length, all but 100 metres (330 ft) ran in the street.[1][2]
The line's headquarters and workshops were located near Uster, with an additional depot at Langholz. Both buildings still exists, in other uses, together with a goods shed at Mönchaltorf.[1]
References
^ abcde"Uster-Oetwil Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
uster, oetwil, tramway, german, uster, oetwil, bahn, uoeb, metre, gauge, rural, electric, tramway, swiss, canton, zürich, linked, town, uster, with, esslingen, oetwil, zürcher, oberland, opening, uoeb, oetwil, 1909overviewstatusclosed, removedlocalecanton, zür. The Uster Oetwil tramway German Uster Oetwil Bahn UOeB was a metre gauge rural electric tramway in the Swiss canton of Zurich It linked the town of Uster with Esslingen and Oetwil in the Zurcher Oberland 1 2 3 Uster Oetwil tramwayOpening of the UOeB at Oetwil in 1909OverviewStatusClosed and removedLocaleCanton of Zurich SwitzerlandTerminiUsterOetwilStations18ServiceServices1Depot s near UsterHistoryOpened1909Closed1949TechnicalLine length10 5 kilometres 6 5 mi Track gauge1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeMinimum radius30 metres 98 ft Electrification800 V DC overheadMaximum incline7 Route mapLegendkm elevin m0 0 Uster SBB 464Uster SternenUster ZenkelhofUster KreuzUster Thalacker1 0 depot 4582 0 Riedikon de 444Riedikon KiesMonchaltorf HaldengutMonchaltorf Unterdorf4 9 Monchaltorf 464Esslingen Lieburg7 4 Esslingen Forch Rlyto Zurich 486OberesslingenOetwil FelsengrundOetwil Gusch9 6 Oetwil am See 542Oetwil Rebacker10 5 Langholz de 581Wetzikon Meilen tramway Meilen Wetzikon This diagram viewtalkeditThe UOeB had an interchange with the main line at Uster station on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line It also had track connections with two other metre gauge rural lines the Wetzikon Meilen Bahn WMB at Langholz de and the Forchbahn FB at Esslingen Through the FB the WMB had an indirect metre gauge connection to the Zurich city tram network 1 2 The line was electrified at 800 V DC It had a length of 10 5 kilometres 6 5 mi with 18 stops a maximum gradient of 7 and a minimum radius of 30 metres 98 ft Of the lines total length all but 100 metres 330 ft ran in the street 1 2 The line opened on 28 May 1909 It survived until 10 January 1949 when it was replaced by a bus service operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zurichsee und Oberland VZO 1 3 The line s headquarters and workshops were located near Uster with an additional depot at Langholz Both buildings still exists in other uses together with a goods shed at Monchaltorf 1 References Edit a b c d e Uster Oetwil Bahn www eingestellte bahnen ch Archived from the original on 2013 10 14 Retrieved 2013 10 11 a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Verlag Schweers Wall GmbH 2012 pp 12 13 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 a b Geschichte History in German VZO Retrieved 2013 10 09 External links Edit Media related to Uster Oetwil tramway at Wikimedia Commons This article about transport in Switzerland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This European rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uster Oetwil tramway amp oldid 1121658379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
