Germany - June 1969

Locomotive builder abbreviations
	JW	= Jenbacher Werke AG., Jenbach, Austria.
	m	= builders number found on the motion.
	b	= builders number found on the boiler.

Locomotive information written in italics is from other sources (previous visits, other visitors, etc.), and was not obtained during these visits. 
15/6/1969
BELGIUM
 ? , Tiernan
Saw standard gauge 0-4-0D at a works just east of Tiernan, with a line crossing the road.
WEST GERMANY
Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG, Eschweiler
No.109 was seen at a pit just west of Düren, on the north side of the road to Eschweiler. 1108 & 1113 were seen west of Kraftwerk Weisweiler.
900mm
	109	Bo-BoE
	1108	Bo-Bo-BoE	Krupp	3381
			AEG	7314	1954		1615ps	120t
	1113	Bo-Bo-BoE	Krupp	3677
			SSW	5737	1957		1615ps	120t
Franco-Gobain Glaswerk, Stolberg
	St.Gobain	0-6-0WT	Hano	6825	1913				IS
		0-4-0DM	Ruhr
		       D
18/6/1969
Stolberg Ziegelei Essen, Hamm, near Essen-Kupferdreh
The line crossed the road to a small pit, with a cable-worked incline down to a lower level.
600mm
		 4wDM	Deutz	50067	c1952				OOU
		 4wDM	Deutz	55070 	c1952
		 4wDM	Deutz	55071	c1952				Dsm
		 4wDM	Deutz						OOU
Städtische Werke Essen, Trinkwasser Gewinnungsanlage, Essen-Uberruhr
600mm?
2-3 small locos.
 ? , water works, Sundern
600mm gauge system, with lots of wagons, but no sign of any locos.
Stone quarries, Wulfrath
The eastern quarry was closed and flooded, and being used to dump earth. There were signs of 600mm and 900mm here. The quarries on the north-east side were also closed and flooded.
Klinkerwerk Hochdahl KG., Hochdahl
There is an incline down into the pit, and the loco works from there to the digger.
500mm
		 4wDM	Strüver	60549	1961	‘Kuli’
Otto Liefhen Sandworks, Erkrath
Small 500mm gauge hand-worked line from the sand pit to a steel road-side loading trestle. It was closed and there was no sign of any locos having been here.
Spielplatz, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim
	FERDINAND HEYE	0-4-0WT 	Hohen	568	1890
Formsandgrube Liethen, Sand pits, west of Velbert
600mm
		0-4-0DM	Deutz	19889
		      D
		      D
Nelskamp, Ziegelei Bertscheid
600mm
		 4wDM	Jung	5842					OOU
		0-4-0DM	Demag		1938?				OOU
		 4wDM	Jung	9017	1940
		 4wDM	OK	25603	1955
Mannesmann AG., Hüttenwerke Huckingen, Duisburg
	01	Bo-BoD 	Deutz	57697	1964	DG1000BBM	736kw
	02	Bo-BoD 	Deutz	57878	1964	DG1000BBM	736kw
	03	Bo-BoD 	Deutz	57988	1966	DG1000BBM	736kw
	04	Bo-BoD 	Deutz	57989	1966	DG1000BBM	736kw
	24	 4wD 	OK	25823	1958	MV9		28t
	32	 6  D 	MaK	400.024
	43	0-6-0D 	Krupp
	47	0-6-0D 	Krupp	4066	1960
	51	0-6-0D
	61	 6wD 	Deutz/JW	3.680.059	1965	MG500C	397kw
	63	 6wD 	Deutz/JW	3.680.061	1966	MG500C	397kw
	65	 6wD 	Deutz	58214	1967	MG450C	397kw
	71	 4wD
E.Berninghaus, Duisburg
		0-4-0D
Maizena, Krefeld
		 4wD
21/6/1969
Bahnhof Hofermühle
There was a small contractors line in use here, with a 4wD and some skips. There was also signs of a railway into an old quarry east of the station road crossing, with a loco shed still standing.
Beckedahl oHG, Sand und Kies, Bottrop
This system was mostly 900mm gauge, with some 600mm gauge at the southern end. There were at least 4 steam diggers here in the pits, but all the locos were locked away.
Thyssen Röhrenwerke, Mülheim
	5	0-6-0D
22/6/1969
 ? , waterworks, Altendorf
A lot of 600mm track, but no locos were in sight.
Ruhrkohle AG., Zeche Hannover, Wanne-Eickel
	2	0-6-0F	Krupp	2827	1952	Rheinbrik.
	21  ZECHE HANNOVER	0-8-0T	Krupp	4401	1962	Bergbau
	25  HANNIBAL	0-8-0T	Krupp	1706	1937
		0-6-0T
Rheinstahl Hüttenwerke, Henrichshütte, Hattingen
		0-6-0D
23/6/1969
Ruhrkohle AG., Zeche Hannover, Wanne-Eickel
	31  ZECHE HANNIBAL	0-8-0T	Hohen	4689	1929	Heerlen
		 6wD
Ziegelei, Hordel, Wanne-Eickel
600mm
		 4wDM	Schöma
Hüttenwerke Oberhausen AG., Oberhausen
	207	0-6-0D	Essl
	501	 4wD
24/6/1969
Basalt AG, Linz/Rhein
Railway closed (760-780mm?)
Gettenberg quarries
Railway closed (790mm?)
Hassell & Jurgens Basaltwerk, Dachsberg
Closed.
Rheinische Provinzial Basaltwerke GmbH., Jungfernhof
Railway closed. There was an old loco shed, dated 1925.
25/6/1969
H.J.Braun Tonbergbau, Witterschlick
There was an extensive system of narrow gauge lines here, linking various pits and works, as well as three shaft mines on the southern side of the valley. I went down the south-east mine, which was 25m deep, and was worked by three men - two below and one at the surface. The loco VI was used underground here. I was told that there were steam locos here until 1950.
600mm
	1	 4wD	Schöma	1076	1949
	2	 4wD	Schöma
		 4wD	Diema	1481	1951	DS 16
		 4wD	Diema?	1821?	1955	DS16/20	30ps		Rep
		 4wDM	OK	25674	1956	MV0		2.9t	OOU
		0-4-0DM	(Deutz	49877?)
	VI	 4wBE	SSW	5744	1955
26/6/1969
Union Kraftstoff, Wesseling
	UK 2	0-6-0F	Krupp	2626?	1952
	UK-4	0-6-0F	Jung	10855	1950
Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG, Knapsack?
There was also one standard gauge fireless loco out of use in the works.
1435mm
	479	 6wD	Deutz	57623	1963	MG530C
	481	 6wD	Deutz	57622	1963	MG530C

900mm
	151	0-4-0D?	OK	25833	1958	MV9			OOU
	162	0-4-0D?	OK	25834	1958	MV9			OOU
	229	Bo-BoE	KM/BBC						OOU
	232?	 4wE	Schalke	10301
			BBC	5576	1950		185kw	75t
	273	 4wE	Hen	29577
			SSW	5729	1956		236kw	27t	OOU
	826	 4wDR*	FKF		1955	893-GE
	841	 4wDR*	Robel		1962	R11
	1011	Bo-BoE	KM	17596
			BBC	5548	1949		1000ps	72t
	1018	Bo-BoE	KM	18420
		BBC	5707	1957		185kw	75t
	1036	Bo-BoE	Hen	28515
			SSW	5121	1948		760kw	75t
	1042	Bo-BoE	Hen	27413
			SSW	5623	1954		760kw	75t
	1043	Bo-BoE	Hen	27414
			SSW	5624	1954		760kw	75t
	1045	Bo-BoE	Hen	27416
			SSW	5626	1954		760kw	75t
	1093	Bo-BoE	Hen	26920
			BBC	5558	1948			75t	OOU
*	Tower wagon.
DEGUSSA, Kalscheuren
There was a standard gauge steam loco in the shed.
27/6/1969
Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG, Düren
	1033	Bo-BoE	Hen	25218
			SSW	5125	1948		760kw	75t
EBV, Grube Anna, Alsdorf
	ANNA N.7	0-8-0T	Krupp	3077	1952	Bergbau
	Nr.9	0-6-0T	Krupp	1845	1938	Hannibal
		0-4-0DM