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Ausgabe 56 | Dezember 2011 Partner des Ausgabe 56 | Dezember 2011 Das Mitarbeiter-Magazin der Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmBH Jahresrückblick 2011: Baumaßnahmen: Reiseberichte: Die Leistungen der GKB Linienverbesserung GKB trifft EUFOR Fahrplan 2011-2012 GKB-Sicherungstechnik Schmalspurbahnen in GKB-Busdienst Koralmbahnreport Wales / UK EDITORIAL / REDAKTIONSTEAM Editorial Inhalt Einiges hat sich an der Drehscheibe geändert, vieles bleibt aus gutem Editorial / Teamvorstellung 2 Grund beim Alten! Wir haben uns für ein neues Layout entschieden um eine bessere Lesbar- Jahresrückblick 2011 3 keit zu erreichen und werden durch die Einführung von Schwerpunktberei- Neuer Fahrplan & Busdienst 4 chen das Traditionsunternehmen GKB in Zukunft umfangreicher darstellen. Sicherungstechnik Zukünftig wird der Focus auf der betrieblichen und technischen Entwick- bei der GKB 5 lung unseres Unternehmens liegen, aber auch der Blick auf die Menschen Koralmbahnreport 8 in der GKB wird nicht zu kurz kommen. Natürlich werden weiterhin histori- Die G.K.B.-Zeitung: Ein Vorläufer sche und technische Berichte für unsere Eisenbahn- und Modellbaufreun- der Drehscheibe 10 de erscheinen, sowie andererseits die Partner und Freunde der GKB ihren Buchrezension: Kohle und Bahn Platz in unserem Mitarbeitermagazin finden. - 150 Jahre Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn 11 Außerdem werden wir die tiefgreifenden Veränderungen der Eisenbahn- landschaft Österreichs in den kommenden Jahren beobachten und uns Mittelposter: Gelenktriebwagen als R 8570 in Dietmannsdorf 12 auch immer wieder der internationalen Entwicklung des Eisenbahnver- Personelle Veränderungen 14 kehrs zuwenden. Ganz Kurze Berichte 15 Die Eisenbahn ist unsere Welt, und das wird so bleiben! GKB trifft EUFOR 18 Mag. Ernst Suppan Schmalspurbahnen in Wales 20 Technisches Eisenbahnmuseum & Steirische Eisenbahnfreunde 22-23 Werbefläche 24 Impressum Die „Drehscheibe“ ist das Mitarbeitermagazin der AL Peter Stoeßl, Kerstin Schober, Mag. Ernst Suppan Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH. Sie ist eine nach Bedarf erscheinende Informationsschrift für Mitarbeiter, Partner und Freunde der GKB. Alle bisherigen Ausgaben und weitere aktuelle Informa- Die neue Redaktion der Drehscheibe tionen finden Sie im Internet unter: http://www.gkb.at Medieninhaber: Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Bedauerlicherweise musste der langjährige und bewährte Redakteur der Busbetrieb GmbH Drehscheibe unser Dr. Herbert Moschitz, überraschend aus gesundheit- Herausgeber: Peter Stoeßl, Abtl. G-PR lichen Gründen um Ruhestandsversetzung ansuchen.Wir wünschen Ihm auf diesem Wege alles erdenklich Gute für die Zukunft! Redaktion: Mag. Ernst Suppan, Kerstin Schober Aus diesem Grund musste für die Redaktion der Drehscheibe eine neue Anschrift: Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH Besetzung gefunden werden. Es bot sich dabei an, neben der geplan- Direktion Graz ten Änderung des Layouts, eine breitere Aufstellung der Redaktion vorzu- Köflacher Gasse 35 – 41 8020 Graz nehmen. Daher bilden seit November 2011 AL-PR Peter Stoeßl, Kerstin 0316 / 5987 – 311 [email protected] Schober und Mag. Ernst Suppan das neue Redaktionsteam des GKB- Mitarbeitermagazins. Druck: KHT Druck Thaler, 8055 Graz Auflage: 3.000 Stück In der Hoffnung unseren Lesern auch weiterhin ein spannendes, informa- Fotos: Cover/Mittelposter H.-P. Re- tives und ansprechendes Magazin präsentieren zu können, wünschen wir schinger, Mag. E. Suppan viel Freude mit der vorliegenden Ausgabe unserer Drehscheibe! oder laut Bildunterschrift Ihr Redaktionsteam 2 | Ausgabe 56 – Dezember 2011 JAHRESRÜCKBLICK 2011 Ein Jahr großer Veränderungen Rückblick auf die Leistungen des Jahres 2011 Das letzte Jahr verlief für unser Unternehmen durchwegs erfolgreich, obwohl am 12. Dezember 2010 ein grundlegend neuer Fahr- plan in Kraft trat und die von der GKB bedienten S-Bahn Linien in der Weststeiermark völlig neu geordnet wurden. Dies stellte einen historischen Meilenstein dar! Personen- und Güterverkehr Die Linie der S 6 wird seither über den ersten Teilabschnitt der Koralmbahn und die Südbahn von Wies-Eibiswald über Deutsch- landsberg, Wettmannstätten, Hengsberg und Puntigam nach Graz geführt. Durch das Oisnitztal verkehrt auf der Stammstrecke die neue Linie S 61, während die S 7 unverändert Köflach mit Graz verbindet. Mit dieser Neuordnung ging auch eine Anpassung der Fahrpläne einher, womit die Linien S 6 und S 7 den Grazer Hauptbahnhof zur vollen Stunde erreichen. Damit ergaben sich neue, kur- ze Umsteigezeiten zu den übrigen S-Bahn Linien des Steirischen Verkehrsverbundes. Aus Wies-Eibiswald oder Deutschlandsberg kommend, erreicht man die Landeshauptstadt nun um 15 Minuten schneller und mit Hengsberg wurde eine ganze Region erstmals an den Schienenverkehr angebunden. Eine weitere deutliche Verbesserung des Reisekomforts stellen die neu beschafften Stadler Gelenktriebwagen der Type GTW2/8 dar. Durch die Neuaufnahme von zusätzlichem Zugbegleitpersonal, die Abstimmung mit Bus- kursen und den Ausbau von Park & Ride-Anlagen entlang des gesamten Streckennetzes wurde das Angebot der GKB zusätzlich abgerundet. Das Jahresaufkommen an Fahrgästen (Bahn und Bus) konnte durch diese Verbesserung des Fahrplanangebotes auf etwa 10 Millionen gesteigert werden. Im Bereich des Güterverkehrs in der Weststeiermark stabilisierte sich das Transportvolumen der GKB auf ungefähr 500.000 bis 600.000 Nettotonnen. Infrastrukturmaßnahmen Neben den üblichen Erhaltungsarbeiten (Schienen- tausch, Mäharbeiten u.s.w.) wurden in diesem Jahr wieder viele Projekte zur Verbesserung der Infrastruk- tur durchgeführt. Es wurden die Eisenbahnkreuzungen in Söding-Mooskirchen, Lannach, Deutschlandsberg- Burgeggerstraße und Graz-Kärntnerstraße saniert, so- wie die Weiche 1 in Krottendorf und Weichenschwellen- sätze in Deutschlandsberg, Lieboch, Lannach, Voitsberg und Köflach instandgesetzt. In den Bahnhöfen Voits- berg, Köflach und Wies-Eibiswald wurden Weichen- heizungen installiert und die Bahnsteige der Bahnhöfe Söding, Lannach und Krottendorf wurden neu errichtet. Im Zuge der Linienverbesserung der Strecke Graz-Köf- lach wurden die Unterführung Auenstraße und die Ligist- bachbrücke in Krottendorf neu errichtet. Besonders zu erwähnen ist auch der Neubau der Kainachbrücke als GKB-Stahlbogenbrücke über die Kainach in Krottendorf / Foto: Abtl. IN-FC Stahlbogenbrücke mit einer Stützweite von 56,80 m und einem Gewicht von 375,60 t. Für das Jahr 2012 sind der Neubau bzw. die Sanierung der Muggenbach-, Liebochbach- und zweier Lassnitzbrücken geplant. Eine weitere große Herausforderung für die GKB stellte dieses Jahr auch der Umbau des Süd-Kopfes am Grazer Hauptbahnhof dar. Von 1. August – 11. September 2011 waren wegen Bauarbeiten die Bahngleise 518 – 558 und 800 im Bereich der Eggenberger Unterführung am Hauptbahnhof Graz gesperrt. Zwischen dem Hauptbahnhof und dem Graz Köflacherbahnhof konnten in dieser Zeit keine Zugfahrten durchgeführt werden, daher wurde die Einrichtung eines Schienenersatzverkehrs mit GKB-Niederflurbussen notwendig. Alle Güterwagen ins bzw. aus dem Netz der GKB wurden mit nächtlichen Sondergüterzügen via Bf. Wettmannstätten (Ostschleife) und Bf. Werndorf nach Graz-Verschiebebahnhof überstellt. Trotz der massiven Beeinträchtigungen kam es nur zu weni- gen Beschwerden. Von besonderer Bedeutung waren die Informationen über die Maßnahmen und Alternativen durch das Personal der GKB. Für Wege Richtung Grazer Innenstadt wurden auch vermehrt die Umsteigemöglichkeiten zu den Grazer Verkehrsbetrie- ben in Graz Webling, Graz Wetzelsdorf und am Graz Köflacherbahnhof genutzt. Ziel der durchgeführten und geplanten Bauarbeiten ist die Errichtung bzw. Optimierung der notwendigen Eisenbahnanlagen um den Übergang in das Netz der ÖBB zu vereinfachen und damit die Mobilität unserer Fahrgäste zu verbessern. Text: Mag. E. Suppan / Quellen: Bereichsvorstand Gkf F. Hinterhofer, DI FH R. Laubichler, Ing. Tina Schlager, DI G. Winter; Ausgabe 56 – Dezember 2011 | 3 AKTUELLES Veränderungen im Fahrplan 2011-2012 Seit 15. November 2011 verkehren die Stadler Gelenktriebwagen (GTW 2/8) der GKB im Planverkehr als S 6 auf der Strecke der Koralmbahn zwischen dem Bahnhof Wies-Eibiswald und dem Grazer Hauptbahnhof mit Halt im Bahnhof Graz Puntigam! Ab Sonntag, 11. Dezember 2011 treten folgende Änderungen in Kraft: • Z 8401 verkehrt ab Graz bereits um 5.07 • Z 8402 verkehrt ab Köflach bereits um 4.45 • Z 8414 verkehrt ab Köflach um 7.34 und hält in Lieboch und Premstätten-Tobelbad • Neu an Sonn- u. Feiertagen verkehrt ab Graz Z 8409 um 9.03 und ab Köflach Z 8424 um 11.04 • Z 8493 und 8495 halten in der Haltestelle Köppling • Die Haltestelle Gaisfeld wird ausgenommen von den Z 8493, 8495, 8414, 8490 und 8492 wieder angefahren! • Z 8551 hält nicht mehr in der Haltestelle Gussendorf • Z 8553 verkehrt ab Graz erst um 6.43 und hält nicht in der Haltestelle Graz Webling • Z 4359 verkehrt von Montag-Freitag bereits ab Graz Hbf um 6.58 • Z 8550 verkehrt ab Wies-Eibiswald bereits um 3.40 • Z 8552 verkehrt ab Wies-Eibiswald bereits um 4.26 • Z 4354 verkehrt ab Wies-Eibiswald bereits um 5.32 • Z 8554 verkehrt ab Wies-Eibiswald bereits um 5.59 • Z 4356 verkehrt nicht mehr • Z 8502 hält in Alling-Tobisegg • Neu an Werktagen verkehrt Z 8566 ab Wies-Eibiswald um 5.01 • An Samstagen verkehren die Z 8566, 8554 • An Samstagen unterbleiben die Z 8552, 4354, 8500, 4358, 8502 Weitere Informationen unter: 0316/5978-256 oder www.gkb.at In der Ferne und doch so nah...) Auch im Jahr 2011 unternahmen Busse der Graz- Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH neben ihren Kernaufgaben in der Weststeier- mark wieder einige Fernreisen
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