BDZ1 (Heeresfeldbahn) 0-8-0T No. 485.60 (HF1138)
Berlin-Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 		Location: Parkeisenbahn
Status: Operational
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1 BDZ Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi Bulgarian State Railways
Posted: Dec 7, 2022 @ 05:12:04 by Dale W Fickés
Assigned the HFB number 1138 by the German Heeresfeldbahn. As early as 1919 it came into the inventory of the Bulgarian State Railways, which classified it as BDŽ 1138.In 1936 she was given the number BDŽ identity of "485.60 It is not yet known on which routes the locomotive was used. The locomotive was used in the Rila Mountains from 1942 together with two other brigade locomotives (Henschel 14255 and Henschel 15052). During the Second World War, a small hydroelectric power station was built there not far from a monastery under the direction of a German engineer. A separate field railway was built for the transport of materials. After the completion of the construction work, the light railway served as a means of transport for visitors to the monastery until the late 1960s due to the adverse road conditions. The railway was then shut down and the locomotives parked.In 2000, a German private individual acquired one of the three decommissioned brigade locomotives (Henschel 16020) and had it transported to the railway workshop in Klostermansfeld for refurbishment. The completion of the locomotive, which was planned for 2001, could not be kept due to the desolate condition after years of storage in the open air. After the end of the refurbishment in 2002, the locomotive was transported to the Prora Railway Museum for winter storage. Operations on the rebuilt 1.5 km long MPSB section from Schwichtenberg to Uhlenhorst were originally planned from 2003, but this did not happen. In December 2004, the locomotive was finally transported to the Berlin Park Railway, but it could not be commissioned due to technical problems; it remained with a few test drives. In August 2010, the locomotive was transported back to Klostermansfeld for rework on the running gear, among At the end of 2011, the locomotive returned to Berlin. In 2012, the last adjustment work was carried out on the locomotive, so that on December 7th, 2012 the locomotive could be accepted by the state railway supervisory authority and the acceptance runs could be completed without defects. The locomotive was then used for the first time in official passenger service in front of the park railway St. Nicholas processions.
Posted: Jun 28, 2009 @ 11:06:12 by Martin
Since 2004 at Parkeisenbahn Berlin-Wuhlheide.