The Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH (literal "Railway and Port company Ltd.") (abbr.: EH) is a service company providing rail transportation and associated storage as well as operating the Rhine ports of Schwelgern and Walsum-Süd.
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| Company type | Logistics (rail and ports) |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Duisburg , Germany |
Area served | Ruhr |
| 157million Euro (2006/7) 143million Euro (2007/8)[1] | |
| Owner | ThyssenKrupp |
Number of employees | 1300 (2006/7) 1200 (2007/8)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | EH Güterverkehr GmbH (founded 1998) |
| Website | http://www.eisenbahn-und-haefen-gmbh.de/ |
The company is owned by ThyssenKrupp and has its headquarters in Duisburg.
Background – operations
editEmploying approximately 1,300 employees with around 100 million tons of freight is moved per year[2] (~70 million tonnes by rail and ~25 million tonnes of bulk goods handled by the port), the company is responsible for both railway and port operations, management and maintenance.
Railways
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With over 90 locomotives and about 2,000 freight cars Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH operates in the Ruhr area providing rail transportation to its parent Thyssen Krupp as well as other industrial companies including Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH,[3] Mannesmannröhren-Werke GmbH,[4] Mittal Steel Ruhrort GmbH[5] and TSTG Schienen Technik GmbH & Co. KG.[6] The primary cargos are steel, coke, iron ore and other steel products such as steel slab and coil.
Within the Ruhr area the network is over 500 km in length, with over a thousand switches. As well as fully operating the railway the company carries out infrastructure maintenance and inspection.
Within individual sites the company uses mainly shunting locomotives such as Krauss-Maffei Class MH 05 (522 kW power). The company also has higher powered MaK G 1205 (1,119 kW) and MaK G 1206 (1,500 kW) locomotives which are certified for use on Deutsche Bahn AG lines. Other services include the operation of private sidings, rolling stock maintenance, time-sensitive operations and, in association with other freight companies, supra-regional transportation. As part of the services offered EH implements various systems including centrally operated signalling and switches, central radio communications and control, and time-sensitive logistics planning.
EH locomotives and some wagons carry a livery of primary yellow and red with blue numbering.
EH Güterverkehr GmbH
editEH Güterverkehr GmbH (literally "EH freight", aka EHG) is a subsidiary company operating as a private rail company on open access lines - in 2006 it transported approximately 7 million tons.[2]
Ports
editTogether the ports help serve the inward and outward flows of material related to the steel industry the organisation primarily serves. Both ports stock control systems are computerised.
Schwelgern port
editThe main cargo is imported iron ore and coal brought from overseas via Rotterdam and the Rhine. The iron ore and coal is transported in unpowered barges and unloaded by Gantry cranes onto conveyor belts leading the coking plant at Duisburg[7] via grinding and/or sizing equipment in the case of coal, and to blending equipment or storage in the case of iron ore, both ultimately destined for the steel furnaces of Thyssen Krupp. The unloading systems are monitored, assisted, or controlled by computer, with the bulk flows monitored on an IT system.
Additionally there are loading facilities for granulated blast furnace slag. A total ~22million tonnes of material is handled by the port.[2]
Walsum port
editWalsum port handles steel products such as rolled steel. In an area of 260,000m2 there are covered loading sheds for rain sensitive materials, as well as outdoor storage areas and access directly to the banks of the Rhine where two 26tonne cranes operate. Both facilities can be accessed by rail links.
Approximately 2.5million tonnes of steel per year are handled by the port.[2]
Additional facilities
editAn air controlled warehouse at Beeckerwerth with both road and rail links is operated for the storage of ThyssenKrupp steel products. For the railway workshops equipped for wheel turning as well as general overhaul are held.
History, industrial heritage trail and other recreations
editThe prehistory of the Eisenbahn und Häfen goes back to 1919, with the first port operations at Alsum and Schelwegern, major growth starting in 1926 with the creation of the Stahlwerke AG. At this time the railway and ports were departments of the group itself. In the post war (WWII) era the steel operations were split up which negatively affected the operations of railway and ports as well. In 1953 Thyssen began to re-conglomerate.
The Eisenbahn und Häfen forms part of "The Industrial Heritage Trail of the Ruhr" – a regional tourist project, as part of the Duisburg section.[8]
Locomotives
editHistorically the Eisenbahn und Häfen operated dual power diesel / electrically operated locomotives. Two of these units are preserved one at the museum at Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof (Oberhausen Central station) another at Westfälischen Industriemuseum Henrichshütte[9] (Westphalian Industrial Heritage Museum)[10] after being withdrawn. Since 2005 the lines are unelectrified.
The Eisenbahn und Häfen uses shunters and light freight locomotives.[11]
| Type | Builder | Power (kW) | UIC class | Build date | Number | Comments |
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| EB | AThT | 592 | Bo'Bo' | 1942 | 1 | Static display |
| Unimog 1250 L | Daimler Benz | 92 | A1 | 1993 | 1 | |
| EDE 1000/500[12] | Henschel | 1000 / 475 | Bo'Bo' | 1977 | 6 | Withdrawn 1992. One on Static display |
| DH 600[13] | Henschel | 450 | C | 1962–1965 | 17 | Most withdrawn and scrapped in the 1990s. |
| DE500[14] | Henschel | 500 | C | 1983–1984 | 3 | Inherited from Thyssen Henrichshütte AG in 1993. |
| DHG700C-F[15] | Henschel | 515 | C | 1979 | 2 | Inherited from Thyssen Henrichshütte AG. Sold in 2003 to since scrapped. |
| MG530C | Jenbach/KHD | 390 | C | 1965 | 3 | |
| ED 40t[16] | Jung | Bo'Bo' | 1958–1963 | 15 | Diesel / electric bi-powered locomotive, withdrawn in 1982/3. | |
| ED 80t[17] | Jung | 592 / 176 | Bo'Bo' | 1955–1971 | 62 | Diesel / electric bi-powered locomotive, many withdrawn |
| EL 07[18] | Krauss-Maffei | 592 / 176 | Bo'Bo' | 1955 | 3 | Withdrawn. One at Westfälisches Industriemuseum since 2003 |
| M 1200 BB[19] | Krauss-Maffei | 1119 | B'B' | 1972–1973 | 8 | Primary diesel engine along with MaK 1205 / MaK 1206. Remotorised in 1992 |
| M 800 BB[20] | Krauss-Maffei | 748 | B'B' | 1966–1967 | 6 | Ex HOAG (Hüttenwerke Oberhausen AG), later remotorised |
| MH 05[21] | Krauss-Maffei | 522 | C | 1997–2000 | 26 | Main class of shunting engine. |
| 200PS (220PS)[22] | Krupp | 162 | B | 1957 | 1 | From 1991 to Thyssen Stahl AG for work at Duisburg-Bruckhausen works. |
| G1205BB | MaK | 1119 | B'B' | 1991–1992 | 12 | Certified for main line use |
| DE501 | MaK | 500 | C | 1980–1981 | 7 | |
| G765C | MaK | 560 | C | 1993 | 2 | |
| MBB 1200 N | O&K[23] | 552 | B'B' | 1976 | 2 | History as per O&K MC 700 N - inherited in 1994. |
| MC 700 N[24] | O&K | 397 | C | 1978 | 2 | Originally bought by Mannesman AG, later Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH' (HKM), both units inherited in 1994 |
| Klv 53 | Schöma | 65 | B | 1970 | 1 | |
| G1206 | Vossloh | 1500 | B'B' | 2001–2007 | 14 | Certified for main line use |
| Windhoff | 70 | B | 1976 | 2 | Turmtriebwagen |
See also
edit- RAG - A German mining company that also operates its own locomotives.
- Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH - Another private railway company, also with ThyssenKrupp as a customer and former owner (previously Hoesch - bought by ThyssenKrupp in a hostile takeover).
- Wanne-Herner Eisenbahn und Hafen GmbH (WHE) - another private rail and port operator in the Ruhr area.
- List of German railway companies
References and notes
edit- ^ a b Kurz gefasst - das Unternehmen in Zahlen In brief: the company in figures
- ^ a b c d Figures are from around 2006/7 i.e. before the Financial crisis of 2007–2010 and its subsequent effects
- ^ Primary products: Slab and round steel. http://www.hkm.de/
- ^ Primary product: steel pipe. http://www.smrw.de/english/frames_1-unternehmen.html Archived 2009-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Business: Primary steel production http://www.mittalsteel.com/Facilities/Europe/Mittal+Steel+Ruhrort/
- ^ Primary product: Railway rails http://www.tstg.de/tstg/de.html
- ^ In 2005 ThyssenKrupp's coking plant was closed, to be replaced by a new plant KBS Kokereibetriebsgesellschaft Schwelgern GmbH owned by Carbonaria Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. and Kokerei Schwelgern KG
- ^ Themenroute 3 - Duisburg - Industriekultur am Rhein route-industriekultur.de
- ^ Part of the decentralised museum: LWL-Industriemuseum, at the former steelworks of Henrichshütte
- ^ Eisenbahn und Häfen "Eisenbahn und Häfen" Route 15, Number 61.
- ^ Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH (EH), EH Güterverkehr GmbH (EHG) EH and EHG locomotives. privat-bahn.de
- ^ Henschel EDE 1000/500 rangierdiesel.com
- ^ Henschel DH 600 Ca rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Henschel DE 500 C rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Henschel - DHG 700 C-F rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Jung ED 40 t rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Jung ED 80 t rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Krauss-Maffei EL 03 rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Krauss-Maffei M 1200 BB rangierdeisel.de
- ^ Krauss-Maffei M 800 BB rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Krauss-Maffei MH 05 rangierdiesel.de
- ^ Krupp 3614 rangierdiesel.de
- ^ O&K - MBB 1200 N rangierdiesel.de
- ^ O&K - MC 700 N rangierdiesel.de
Primary sources
edit- Rail and port operations, warehouse management and technology Company brochure (English). eisenbahn-und-haefen-gmbh.de
- Eisenbahn- und Hafenlogistik aus einer Hand Company website: "Rail and port logistics from one source" eisenbahn-und-haefen-gmbh.de
External links
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- Eisenbahn und Häfen Duisburg Fotos Images relating to Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH bahnbilder.de