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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.
Two-axle railcarno. 11 and 12Delivered in 1907/1908 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”
Power specifications: 2 × 40 PS Braking systems: hand spindle brake, rheostatic brake
Modified in 1923
Current use: at present, only used for internal journeys (no. 11) / as a scheduled historic railcar (no. 12)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 ten-wheel locomotiveno. L2Delivered in 1907 by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur and “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”. Power: 2 × 150 PS. Braking systems: 2 independent hand spindle brakes, rheostatic brake, 2 emergency brakes. Externally restored but not fit for active service. Current use: museum piece. Cogwheel locomotive (L4) has also been preserved and is currently exhibited in operational condition at the Tyrolean Railway Museum at the Stubaital railwaystationRead moreTwo-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.Two-axle freight wagonno. 31, 32 and 43Delivered in 1907 and 1909 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”
The gravel railcar (No. 31) is used only when gravel is being spread
the freight wagon (No. 32) is used for internal journeys
the covered freight car (No. 43) is parked ready for service.
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.
Two-axle railcarno. 11 and 12Delivered in 1907/1908 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”Power specifications: 2 × 40 PS Braking systems: hand spindle brake, rheostatic brake
Modified in 1923
Current use: at present, only used for internal journeys (no. 11) / as a scheduled historic railcar (no. 12)
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 ten-wheel locomotiveno. L2Delivered in 1907 by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur and “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”. Power: 2 × 150 PS. Braking systems: 2 independent hand spindle brakes, rheostatic brake, 2 emergency brakes. Externally restored but not fit for active service. Current use: museum piece. Cogwheel locomotive (L4) has also been preserved and is currently exhibited in operational condition at the Tyrolean Railway Museum at the Stubaital railwaystationRead moreTwo-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.
Two-axle freight wagonno. 31, 32 and 43Delivered in 1907 and 1909 by the “Grazer Waggonbaufabrik”The gravel railcar (No. 31) is used only when gravel is being spread
the freight wagon (No. 32) is used for internal journeys
the covered freight car (No. 43) is parked ready for service.
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
