Schienenzeppelin
Sign in to saveThe ' () or rail zeppelin' was a one-off experimental locomotive which resembled a Zeppelin airship in appearance. It was designed and developed by the German aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg in 1929. Propulsion was by means of a pusher propeller located at the rear: it accelerated the railcar to setting the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle. Only a single example was ever built, which due to safety concerns remained out of service and was finally dismantled in 1939.
Key facts
- Train.image
- Schienenzeppelin Steilrampe.jpg
- Train.imagesize
- 340
- Train.imagealt
- Schienenzeppelin
- Train.caption
- Schienenzeppelin at Erkrath-Hochdahl steep ramp
- Train.interiorimage
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11902, Berlin, Schienenzeppelin.jpg
- Train.interiorimagealt
- Rear view of Schienenzeppelin
- Train.interiorcaption
- Rear view, showing the two-bladed propeller
- Train.manufacturer
- Franz Kruckenberg
- Train.factory
- Hannover-Leinhausen (DR)
- Train.yearconstruction
- 1929
- Train.yearscrapped
- 1939
- Train.numberbuilt
- 1
- Train.capacity
- 40 people
- Train.carbody
- Aluminium
- Train.engine
- BMW VI
- Train.enginetype
- Water-cooled V12 petrol aircraft engine
- Train.cylindercount
- 12
- Train.transmission
- Compressed air (driving a propeller)
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The ' () or rail zeppelin' was a one-off experimental locomotive which resembled a Zeppelin airship in appearance. It was designed and developed by the German aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg in 1929. Propulsion was by means of a pusher propeller located at the rear: it accelerated the railcar to setting the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle. Only a single example was ever built, which due to safety concerns remained out of service and was finally dismantled in 1939.
== History ==