NWE T 1 to 3

The four-axled, driving railcars NWE T 1 to 3 were intended to provide more cost-effective railway services for the Nordhausen-Wernigeroder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft during times of low traffic demand. Only the T 1 had seats, the other two only a luggage compartment.

NWE T 1 to T 3
HSB 187 025 in Gernrode in March 2006
In service1939–1965
Manufacturer
Constructed1939
Number built3
Number preserved1
Number scrapped2
Fleet numbersNWE T 1 to T 3
DR VT 137 561, 565, 566
DR/HSB:187 025
Specifications
Car length15,600 mm (51 ft 2+18 in) over buffers
Height3,450 mm (11 ft 3+78 in)
Wheel diameter800 mm (31+12 in)
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight32.2 tonnes (31.7 long tons; 35.5 short tons)
Engine typeToday: 6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Power outputToday: 242 kW (329 PS; 325 hp)
UIC classificationBo′Bo′
Minimum turning radius40 m (131 ft 2+34 in)
Braking system(s)Compressed-air brake
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

On their takeover by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War they were given the numbers VT 137 561, 565 and 566. Due to a shortage of spare parts, T 1 and 2 were scrapped around 1965 and only T 3, which is still preserved today, was given a computerised number, 187 025, by the DR in 1972. Since 1993 it has been in the possession of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB) and was restored to working condition in 1999 after over 20 years in storage. Unlike the other HSB railcars, this one is painted uniformly in wine red and, with the exception of the 2007 programme, has been used exclusively for special services (during the inspections of the new railcars HSB 187 016 to 019).

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