key technical data and railway fleet
Track gauge: 1m
Track length: 6,8km max.
Gradient: 4.5%
Overhead line voltage: 850 V
Speed: 30 km/h
Journey time: 18 minutes from Oberbozen to Klobenstein
and 4 minutes from Oberbozen to Maria Himmelfahrt.
Operation: all year round, daily
THE RITTEN RAILWAY FLEET
Four-axle railcarno. 105 “Alioth”Delivered in 1910 by the “Nesselsdorfer Waggonbaufabrik” in Moravia and the “Elektrizitätsgesellschaft Alioth” in Basel to the Dermulo – Fondo – Mendel Railway.
Power: 2×75 PS. Braking systems: hand spindle brake, vacuum brake, rheostatic brake. Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1937 and two engines removed.
Current use: as a scheduled historic railcar.Four-axle railcarno. 2 “Vierachser”Delivered in 1908 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”.
Power: 2 × 40 PS.
Braking systems: hand spindle brake, rheostatic brake.
Modified in 1917 and 1946/1947.
Current use: as a scheduled historic railcar.
Four-axle railcarno. 21, 23 and 24 “Trogener”Delivered in 1975/1977 by the “Fahrzeugfabrik Altenrhein” to the St. Gallen – Trogen local railway.
Power specifications: 4 × 85.8 kW.
Braking systems: hand spindle brake, compressed air brake, rheostatic brake.
Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 2009 and kept in daily, scheduled service since May 2010 (No. 24) and September 2010 (No. 21). No. 23 was refurbished in spring 2019.
Four-axle railcarno. 12 END “Deutscher”Delivered in 1958 by “Maschinenfabrik Esslingen” to the Esslingen – Nellingen – Denkendorf interurban tramway in Württemberg.
Power specification: 2 × 202 PS.
Braking systems: rheostatic brake, compressed air brake, magnetic rail brake.
Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1982 and in regular service there from summer 1992.
Current use: as a reserve vehicle.Two-axle tower wagonno. 35Delivered in 1908 to the Dermulo – Fondo – Mendel Railway as an open freight wagon.
Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1937 and converted into a tower wagon in 1948/1949 – the body originated from a tower wagon of the Bolzano Tramway?
Current use: for inspection and repair runs.
Track length: 6,8km max.
Gradient: 4.5%
Overhead line voltage: 850 V
Speed: 30 km/h
Journey time: 18 minutes from Oberbozen to Klobenstein
and 4 minutes from Oberbozen to Maria Himmelfahrt.
Operation: all year round, daily
THE RITTEN RAILWAY FLEET
Four-axle railcarno. 105 “Alioth”Delivered in 1910 by the “Nesselsdorfer Waggonbaufabrik” in Moravia and the “Elektrizitätsgesellschaft Alioth” in Basel to the Dermulo – Fondo – Mendel Railway.Power: 2×75 PS. Braking systems: hand spindle brake, vacuum brake, rheostatic brake. Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1937 and two engines removed.
Current use: as a scheduled historic railcar.
Four-axle railcarno. 2 “Vierachser”Delivered in 1908 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”.Power: 2 × 40 PS.
Braking systems: hand spindle brake, rheostatic brake.
Modified in 1917 and 1946/1947.
Current use: as a scheduled historic railcar.
Four-axle railcarno. 21, 23 and 24 “Trogener”Delivered in 1975/1977 by the “Fahrzeugfabrik Altenrhein” to the St. Gallen – Trogen local railway.Power specifications: 4 × 85.8 kW.
Braking systems: hand spindle brake, compressed air brake, rheostatic brake.
Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 2009 and kept in daily, scheduled service since May 2010 (No. 24) and September 2010 (No. 21). No. 23 was refurbished in spring 2019.
Four-axle railcarno. 12 END “Deutscher”Delivered in 1958 by “Maschinenfabrik Esslingen” to the Esslingen – Nellingen – Denkendorf interurban tramway in Württemberg.Power specification: 2 × 202 PS.
Braking systems: rheostatic brake, compressed air brake, magnetic rail brake.
Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1982 and in regular service there from summer 1992.
Current use: as a reserve vehicle.
Two-axle tower wagonno. 35Delivered in 1908 to the Dermulo – Fondo – Mendel Railway as an open freight wagon.Transferred to the Ritten Railway in 1937 and converted into a tower wagon in 1948/1949 – the body originated from a tower wagon of the Bolzano Tramway?
Current use: for inspection and repair runs.
The train on the mountain
The historic Rittner Bahn train
From one village to the next and all across the sunny Ritten plateau, it is nothing short of pleasant to chug along on the Rittner Bahn train. Beginning its activity in 1907 and the last of its kind in South Tyrol, it reminds us of the not so distant past and history as it once was lived. The Belle Époque comes to life amidst a backdrop of the most beautiful mountain scenery as you gently sway back and forth on your journey across the sunny plateau.
The railway Ritten is in operation all year round. It connects the villages of Klobenstein and Oberbozen as well as Maria Himmelfahrt.
Journey time: 18 minutes
Journey time: 18 minutes
