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High Speed Express Diesel Railcar (shovel nose) nicknamed "The Arrow", Chilean Railways
Dicha denominación se originaba en sus unidades streamlined antecesoras, utilizadas primitivamente en Alemania, operadas allá como unidades de cercanía entre Berlín y Hamburgo.
Originalmente, estas veloces y aerodinámicas unidades a diésel, estaban conformadas de 3 coches --incluyendo los 2 coches extremos, con cabina--.
Su capacidad, era de 124 pasajeros cómodamente sentados y a una velocidad crucero de 130-140 Kph, velocidad bastante alta para los convoyes hasta en aquel tiempo vistos y operados en Chile.
Posteriormente, antes de su abandono, uno de los coches extremos, fue modificado quedando sólo como coche-cola, por ende... con escasas o casi nulas posibilidades de revertir el convoy completo, de modo ágil y rápido.
En Chile, sus pioneros servicios los hicieron en el corredor Santiago-Puerto Montt.
Un dato anecdótico, sabido por algunos, pero que nunca estará demás refrescarlo :
Todos los "Flechas", unos cuantos Automotores del tipo "AM" y materiales para la electrificación de Santiago al Sur a principio de la década del '50 , fueron cancelados por parte de Chile a Alemania... con lentejas, para alimentar a las tropas alemanas.
Un sistema de pago, diremos...algo curioso, poco habitual y... "pintoresco".
Futuramente, más material e información inédita, sobre estas unidades diesel streamlined shovelnose.
Fotografía década del '60.
Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
-- Una vista del interior de una de sus 3 secciones..... www.flickr.com/photos/60934554@N02/8308508475/
-- Planos flic.kr/p/2hRX237
-- Interior de 1 de sus 2 cabinas de conducción flic.kr/p/2hScxRQ
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With attention it was observed in Chile the successes achieved by the railroads German in the laters years world-wide the economic crisis, mainly in the creation of new fast services between the cities of greater importance.
These services, taken care of by automotive of electrical diesel traction, managed to arrive at a high degree of efficiency after a period of test that covered the route Berlin - Hamburg as of 1930 what it even gave the name them of "Automotive train type Hamburg" or "Flying Hamburger".
Finally in 1938 technicians could occur by settled the previous studies as much as financiers and he was ordered to the German industry represented in Chile by the Ferrostaal company the manufacture of 6 diesel trains --electric motor coaches-- of two cars, on watch express, modified type Hamburg, each one for 124 passengers of first class.
Two motors MAN of 600HP, each one had to print to the convoy a terminal velocity of 130 Km/h. The electrical part of traction came from company AEG.
Finally, in 1946, the pens of the steam ship "Rosalino Pilo" loaded those red-silverplate wagons that soon had to be the pride of Chilean rails but Chile not yet left the fuel shortage, so that only with the beginning of the itinerary of summer 1947/48 beginning could be given the normal service fast Santiago --Port Montt and Santiago-Concepción-- with three frequencies semalanes in winter and six in summer. Few years the technology lasted the life utility of the Arrow of the South already had advanced, his reduced capacity of passengers resulted in a little economic operation and, apparent lack of spare parts, did necessary to resort more of once, to the inventive talent of the mantención personnel. From 1954 part of the services taken care of by the automotive ones of the Hamburg type they began to be taken care of by new trains dragged by locomotives diesel of type 7.000 ( chilean former class 16.000), while red-silver plated, the prides of the Chilean rail, were relegated to secondary services as some frequencies between Santiago and Talca until the branch to Cartagena had the honor to see in and a other opportunity one of those trains that had caused sense of expectancy between the travelling public.
More than one repaired one of the unit ones completely classified by the administration of the Railroads of the State like type AM-100, to give it again to the service. But everything was in vain, in 1960 decreed the aim of which proudly they had been called "Arrow of the South".
Reason:
Lack of vital spare parts for his mantention, and stop operational cost In 1988, in a visit to the Arsenal San Eugene, were enormous drawers with a legend in German who nobody understood.
After cleaning the drawers of a heavy accumulated earth layer during decades of storage, they appeared complete spare parts, motors, conditioned air commandos, equipment and more and more parts and pieces pertaining to already the exiled "Arrows" in South the too much afternoon.
D. A. & C.A.C.
The AM103 was designed following principals developed in Germany by Man in 1930 which created the world's first streamlined train set It ran between Berlin and Hamburg and was dubbed "The Hamburger Express"
Also exist a history of these units steamlined, they would based on the design concept and very classic era of the 40's, thee american "Comets"
Finally...
As you can see from the write-up, the AM103 wasn't a big success.
High Speed Express Diesel Railcar (shovel nose) nicknamed "The Arrow", Chilean Railways
Dicha denominación se originaba en sus unidades streamlined antecesoras, utilizadas primitivamente en Alemania, operadas allá como unidades de cercanía entre Berlín y Hamburgo.
Originalmente, estas veloces y aerodinámicas unidades a diésel, estaban conformadas de 3 coches --incluyendo los 2 coches extremos, con cabina--.
Su capacidad, era de 124 pasajeros cómodamente sentados y a una velocidad crucero de 130-140 Kph, velocidad bastante alta para los convoyes hasta en aquel tiempo vistos y operados en Chile.
Posteriormente, antes de su abandono, uno de los coches extremos, fue modificado quedando sólo como coche-cola, por ende... con escasas o casi nulas posibilidades de revertir el convoy completo, de modo ágil y rápido.
En Chile, sus pioneros servicios los hicieron en el corredor Santiago-Puerto Montt.
Un dato anecdótico, sabido por algunos, pero que nunca estará demás refrescarlo :
Todos los "Flechas", unos cuantos Automotores del tipo "AM" y materiales para la electrificación de Santiago al Sur a principio de la década del '50 , fueron cancelados por parte de Chile a Alemania... con lentejas, para alimentar a las tropas alemanas.
Un sistema de pago, diremos...algo curioso, poco habitual y... "pintoresco".
Futuramente, más material e información inédita, sobre estas unidades diesel streamlined shovelnose.
Fotografía década del '60.
Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
-- Una vista del interior de una de sus 3 secciones..... www.flickr.com/photos/60934554@N02/8308508475/
-- Planos flic.kr/p/2hRX237
-- Interior de 1 de sus 2 cabinas de conducción flic.kr/p/2hScxRQ
-----------------------------------------000----------------------------------------------
With attention it was observed in Chile the successes achieved by the railroads German in the laters years world-wide the economic crisis, mainly in the creation of new fast services between the cities of greater importance.
These services, taken care of by automotive of electrical diesel traction, managed to arrive at a high degree of efficiency after a period of test that covered the route Berlin - Hamburg as of 1930 what it even gave the name them of "Automotive train type Hamburg" or "Flying Hamburger".
Finally in 1938 technicians could occur by settled the previous studies as much as financiers and he was ordered to the German industry represented in Chile by the Ferrostaal company the manufacture of 6 diesel trains --electric motor coaches-- of two cars, on watch express, modified type Hamburg, each one for 124 passengers of first class.
Two motors MAN of 600HP, each one had to print to the convoy a terminal velocity of 130 Km/h. The electrical part of traction came from company AEG.
Finally, in 1946, the pens of the steam ship "Rosalino Pilo" loaded those red-silverplate wagons that soon had to be the pride of Chilean rails but Chile not yet left the fuel shortage, so that only with the beginning of the itinerary of summer 1947/48 beginning could be given the normal service fast Santiago --Port Montt and Santiago-Concepción-- with three frequencies semalanes in winter and six in summer. Few years the technology lasted the life utility of the Arrow of the South already had advanced, his reduced capacity of passengers resulted in a little economic operation and, apparent lack of spare parts, did necessary to resort more of once, to the inventive talent of the mantención personnel. From 1954 part of the services taken care of by the automotive ones of the Hamburg type they began to be taken care of by new trains dragged by locomotives diesel of type 7.000 ( chilean former class 16.000), while red-silver plated, the prides of the Chilean rail, were relegated to secondary services as some frequencies between Santiago and Talca until the branch to Cartagena had the honor to see in and a other opportunity one of those trains that had caused sense of expectancy between the travelling public.
More than one repaired one of the unit ones completely classified by the administration of the Railroads of the State like type AM-100, to give it again to the service. But everything was in vain, in 1960 decreed the aim of which proudly they had been called "Arrow of the South".
Reason:
Lack of vital spare parts for his mantention, and stop operational cost In 1988, in a visit to the Arsenal San Eugene, were enormous drawers with a legend in German who nobody understood.
After cleaning the drawers of a heavy accumulated earth layer during decades of storage, they appeared complete spare parts, motors, conditioned air commandos, equipment and more and more parts and pieces pertaining to already the exiled "Arrows" in South the too much afternoon.
D. A. & C.A.C.
The AM103 was designed following principals developed in Germany by Man in 1930 which created the world's first streamlined train set It ran between Berlin and Hamburg and was dubbed "The Hamburger Express"
Also exist a history of these units steamlined, they would based on the design concept and very classic era of the 40's, thee american "Comets"
Finally...
As you can see from the write-up, the AM103 wasn't a big success.