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To give geocachere the best experience of our caches, we update our cach descriptions of our railway series with new content and images. We hope it falls in taste and you will like our railway series. We look forward to reading logging! When you find the cache may have mentioned a number of cache, for example. FFJ no. 1 that was previously no cache in the series, this point does not matter any more!

 

Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Jernbane
Aarup Trindbrædt

En cach i serien om vestlige del af den tidligere jernbane der skabt vækst og fremgang!

 

To "grise" køre forbi hinanden på Arentminde Station.

Remissen i Aalborg

FFJ 34 på legepladsen før renovering!

"Klædeskabet"

Skinnebus

Skinnebus på vej mod Thisted.

 

I 1869 kom jernbanen til Aalborg, dette fik kammerherren på Birkelse Hovedgaard til arbejde for en jernbane til Fjerritslev. I 1874 lykkedes det kammerherren, at samle så megen støtte til, at bygge en jernbane nord for fjorden. At man afholdte et orienterende møde på Hotel Phønix i Aalborg, her nedsatte man en komite der skulle arbejde videre med planerne. I 1897 indviede man den vestlige del af jernbanen mellem Fjerritslev og Frederikshavn via Nørresundby.

Der var to trinbræt ved Aarup dels et ved Aarup Hede og et ved Aarupvejen. Trinbrættet Ved Aarup Hede var lavet fra starten men trinbrættet ved Aarupvejen blev først etableret i 1949 i skovkanten lige ved vejoverskæringen, der var rejst et beskedent rødmalet læskur i træ og en signalmast så man kunne signalere til tog at man ville med.

En rejse med toget på Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane skal også omhandle noget at materiellet, som blev brugt ved jernbanen. Jernbane selskabet var meget forsigtige på mange områder (rigtige nordjyder), dette galte også indkøbet af materiellet til opstarten.

Fordi man havde lavet skinnelegemet med 17,3 kilos skinner, måtte man vælge forholdsvis let materiel. Man måtte ikke overskride en tjeneste vægt på 20-25 tons, derfor faldt valget på damplokomotiver fra den tyske fabrikant Arnold Jung, Kirchen an der Sieg, som leverede 3 ”langhalsede” før åbningen af banen, disse blev brugt ved forskellige prøvekørsler, efter åbningen blev endnu et lokomotiv fra tyskland leveret. Så man fra start rådede over 4 damplokomotiver.

Budgettet var også sparsomt da man skulle til at købe personvognsmateriel, derfor endte man også med kun at købe det strengt nødvendigste og vognene var ret gammeldags indrettet, man startede ud med 9 Güstrow vogne i alt, vognene var indrettet med anden og tredje klasse – ikke noget med det fine første klasse her!
Vognene havde næsten fladt tag, vognkasserne var inddelt i kupeer i vognenes fulde bredde. Indstigningen foregik midt for hver kupé. Kupeerne på tredje klasse var alle forsynet med stive træsæder, mens sæderne på anden klasse var stofbeklædte. Nogle af vognene var indrettet med postafsnit. Ret hurtigt måtte man indkøbe flere vogne og disse blev indkøbt fra Scandia i Randers disse var mere moderne bl.a. havde de åbne endeperroner.
De første vogne var leveret med acetylenbelysning, der var en helt særlig procedure for at tænde for belysningen i vognene. Gassen blev opbevaret i en gasbeholder under hver vogn, ved vogngavlen var der en hovedhane denne skulle åbnes helt, derefter skulle man springe ind i hver kupé og åbne for gassen ved hvert lampested, som skulle tændes. Samtidig skulle man lytte efter om gassen sivede i gasledningen, hvis man ikke kunne høre kunne man lugte sig frem… derefter skulle man lukke for gassen ved lampestederne, dette var den sidste kontrol inden lamperne kunne tændes!

Der kan skrives meget om materiellet ved Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane, men for ikke at gøre teksten for lang springer vi lidt. I 1934 indkøber jernbanen sine første diesel elektriske motorlokomotiver, kønne var de ikke men de var revolutionerende som trækkraft, de blev leveret fra Frichs. I 1929 havde man fået leveret en rangertraktor fra Breuer den blev i daglig tale ikke kaldet andet end klædeskabet (den mindende meget om den rangertraktor Olsen Banden benytter i filmen ”Olsen Banden på sporet”). Den blev i 1946 renoveret med teaktræsbeklædning og senere igen fik den ny motor en brugt Bedford dieselmotor med 76 HK den endte sine dage som rangertraktor på Fjerritslev Station efter i mange år at havde været rangertraktor i Sæby.

Man fik også øje på fordelene ved motorvogne, som er en kombination af lokomotiv og passagervogn. Disse var en slags forløber for skinnebusserne, motorvognene blev dog også benyttet som trækkraft i blandet togsæt (godsvogne og passagervogne). Disse blev leveret af Trianglen i Odense, den sidste motorvogn blev leveret i 1937 og har overlevet diverse ophugninger og køre i dag.
I 1940 blev man præsenteret for et forslag om at købe skinneomnibusser, dette var let ombyggede busser så de kunne køre på skinner, man indkøbte i alt 6 stk. inden man til sidst kopierede svenske skinnebusser. De let ombyggede busser var slet ikke optimale, nok løste i opgaven med at transportere passagerer, men det kunne godt gøres bedre! I Sverige havde man dog næsten fundet de vise sten, det blev dog Næstved-Præstø-Mern Banen som blev de første til at indkøbe ”svenske skinnebusser”. Det var denne type skinnebusser som man benyttede til banens nedlæggelse, de blev dog forbedret og fornyet på mange punkter.

Skinnebusserne blev også brugt i samarbejde med Thisted – Fjerritslev Jernbane, man kørte ”lyn tog” direkte mellem Thisted og Aalborg.
I 1954 ejede Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane i alt følgende motormateriel: ét diesellokomotiv 750 hk (et marcipanbrød), to diesellokomotiver à 415 og 450 HK (de firkantede Frichsére), tre dieselmotorvogne, fem skinnebusmotorvogne med hver 160 HK, to diesel-rangertraktorer af hver 125 HK samt en diesel rangertraktor på 76 HK. Marcipanbrødet var leveret i 1953 fra Frichs i Aarhus, Marcipanbrødet havde en lidt speciel til hørelses forhold til Aalborg Privatbaner som Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane indgik i. Det var nemlig civilingeniør William Bay der i 1946 havde tegnet og udviklet disse lokomotiver, han blev i februar 1951 ansat som ledende maskiningeniør hos Aalborg Privatbaner.

Hvis du efter af havde fundet cachen, har lyst til at læse mere om Fjerritslev – Frederikshavn Jernbane er der udgivet en rigtig god bog om banen. Den hedder ”Fjerritslevbanen – dens forløb gennem tid og landskab” er skrevet af Arnold Andersen og udgivet af forlaget Nord – press. Du kan også gå på internettet se mere på www.baner-omkring-aalborg.dk Begge kilder er brugt til at skabe denne cach.

Nu til cachen:
Cachen er en mystery, for at finde det rigtig koordinat skal du søge på internettet efter de rigtige svar om materiellet der blev brugt ved jernbanen.

N57 AA.BBB
E009 CC.DDD

• Svar på, hvor den sidste motorvogn fra Trianglen i Odense køre, som veterantog i dag. Den blev leveret i 1937 og fik nr. FFJ M 1210.

o Mariager – Handest Veteran Jernbane, AA = 04
o Limfjordsbanen Aalborg, AA = 06
o Veterantog Vest, AA = 05

• FFJ 34 var den eneste dampmaskine som overlevede ophugning, den blev opstillet på en legeplads og stod der indtil 1973, hvorefter den blev givet til en veteranjernbane, hvilken?

o Mariager – Handest Veteran Jernbane, BBB = 552
o Limfjordsbanen Aalborg, BBB = 622
o Djursland Jernbanemuseum, BBB = 592

• Marcipanbrødet FFJ ML 1216 blev solgt til OHJ i 1969 og blev brugt her indtil 1992 hvor det kom til en veteranjernbane, hvilken?

o Syd Fynske Veteranjernbane, CC = 25
o Limfjordsbanen Aalborg, CC = 26
o Veterantog Vest, CC = 27

• Et af klædeskabene, som to af rangertraktorerne ved FFJ blev kaldt, har også overlevet find ud af hvor det rangere vogne henne nu.

o Bloustrød Banen, DDD = 711
o Limfjordsbanen Aalborg, DDD = 721
o Syd Fynske Veteranjernbane, DDD = 731

Held og lykke med søgningen.




In 1869 the railway came to Aalborg, this was chamber master at Birke Manor to work for a rail to Fjerritslev. In 1874 they managed chamber master to gather as much support to build a railway north of the fjord. At where held a briefing session at the Hotel Phønix in Aalborg, here they set up a committee which would work on the plans. In 1897 inaugurated the western railway between Fjerritslev and Frederikshavn through Nørresundby.

There were two steps in Aarup either by Aarup Hede and by Aarup Way. Step By Aarup Hede was created from the start but step by the board Aarup vejen was first established in 1949 in the forest edge at roadcrossing that had raised a modest red painted shelters of wood and a signal mast so you could signal to the trains that would.

A journey by train on Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Railway will also address some of the equipment that was used by railway. The railway company was very conservative in many areas (north jyder right), this including purchase of equipment to boot.

Because it had made rail body with 17.3 kilos rails, had to choose relatively easy stock. It may not exceed a service weight of 20-25 tons, so the choice fell on the steam locomotives from the German manufacturer Arnold Jung, Kirchen an der Sieg, which supplied 3 "long-neck" before the opening of the track, these were used for various test runs after opening was yet another driver from Germany delivered. So you start had 4 steam locomotives.

The budget was also sparingly since it had to buy personalwagon stock, therefore, also ended up with just to buy what is strictly necessary and the coaches were rather old-fashioned arranged Monday started out with 9 Güstrow trailers in all, the wagons were arranged with the second and third class - no something with the fine first-class here!
Wagons were nearly flat roof, wagon boxes were divided into kupeer of wagons full width. Embarking made middle of each compartment. Cupeerne the third class, all equipped with rigid woodendseats, while the second-class seats were coated fabric. Some of the wagons were arranged by post title. Right quickly had to buy more carriages and were purchased from Scandia in Randers they were more modern, inter alia had the open end platforms.
The first trailers were delivered to ligthning that was a very special process to turn the lighting in the wagons. The gas was stored in a gas in each car by car roof was a major cock that would be opened completely, then it would jump into each compartment and open the gas lamp at each location, which was switched on. While it would listen on the gas leaked in the pipeline, if you could not hear one could smell themselves ... then it would cut off the gas at the lamp posts, this was the last check before lights could be turned on!

There can be written much about the equipment at Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Rail, but not to make the text too long jump we suffered. In 1934 the railways buys its first diesel-electric locomotive engine, was not pretty but they were revolutionary traction as they came from Frichs. In 1929 had been supplied with a shunting tractor from Breuer was generally not known as anything other than dress cupboard (the lower end much of the shunting tractor Olsen Banden use in the movie "Olsen Banden on track"). It was renovated in 1946 with teak finishes and then again got the new engine used Bedfor a diesel engine with 76 hp it ended its days as a shunting tractor to Fjerritslev Station after many years that had been shunting tractor in Sæby.

There were also perceived benefits of motor-cars, which are a combination of driver and passenger wagon. These were a kind of precursor to track buses, motor wagons were also used as traction in mixed trains (freight wagons and passenger vans). These were delivered by Triangle in Odense, the last motor vehicle was delivered in 1937 and has survived various scrapping and running today.
In 1940 it was presented with a proposal to buy railbusses, this was easily converted buses so they could run on rails, you purchased a total of 6 pcs. before eventually copied Swedish rail buses. They easily converted buses were not optimal, probably solved the task of transporting passengers, but it could be better! In Sweden, however, had almost taken the show rocks, it was nevertheless Næstved-Præstø systems track which was the first to buy "Swedish rail buses." It was this type of track coaches who were used for the runway closure, they were improved and renewed on many points.

Rail buses were also used in cooperation with Thisted - Fjerritslev Railway that ran "lightning train" directly between Thisted and Aalborg.

In 1954 owned Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Railway Total motor following equipment: a diesel locomotive 750 hp (a marzipan bread), two diesel locomotives à 415 and 450 hp (the square Frichsére), three diesel-engine cars, five skinnebusmotorvogne each with 160 hp, two diesel shunting tractors each 125 hp and a diesel shunting tractor of 76 hp. Marzipan bread was delivered in 1953 from Frichs in Aarhus, Marzipan bread was a bit special for a hearing against Aalborg Private Courses as Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Railway entered in. It was a civil engineer William Bay in 1946 had designed and developed these locomotives, he was in February 1951 worked as chief mechanical engineer at Aalborg Private Courses.

If you're after the cache was found, want to learn more about Fjerritslev - Frederikshavn Railway has released a very good book on the track. It is called "Fjerritslev course - its course through time and landscape," written by Arnold Andersen and published by the publisher Nord - press. You can also go online to see more www.baner-around-aalborg.dk Both sources are used to create this cache.

Now to the cache:
Cache is a mystery, to find the correct coordinates, you search the web for the right answers about the equipment that was used by railway.

N57 AA.BBB
E009 CC.DDD


• Answers to where the last railcar from Triangle in New Jersey run that vintage today. It was delivered in 1937 and had no FFJ M 1210
o Mariager - Handest Veteran Railway, AA = 04
o Limfjord path Aalborg, AA = 06
o vintage Western, AA = 05

• FFJ 34 was the only steam engine who survived breaking up, it was set at a playground and stood until 1973, after which it was given to a veteran rail, what?
o Mariager - Handest Veteran Railway, BBB = 552
o Limfjord path Aalborg, BBB = 622
o Djursland Jernbanemuseum, BBB = 592

• Marzipan bread FFJ ML 1216 was sold to OHJ in 1969 and was used here until 1992 when it came to a vintage train, which?
o South Fynske Veteran Railway, CC = 25
o Limfjord path Aalborg, CC = 26
o vintage West, CC = 27

• One of cloth lockers, as two of the tractors by shunting FFJ was called, has also survived find out where the rank-trailers along now.
o Bloustrød course, DDD = 711
o Limfjord path Aalborg, DDD = 721
o South Fynske Veteran Railway, DDD = 731

Good luck with your search.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)