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Pfalzfeld Water Tower

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Pfalzfeld

Pfalzfeld Water Tower

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Location: Pfalzfeld, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Pfalzfeld Water Tower – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Hausbay

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2. Pfalzfeld Water Tower – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Pfalzfeld

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3. View of the Hunsrück Heights – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Lingerhahn

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Gerhard

July 12, 2020

The Pfalzfeld water tower was used to hold large quantities of process water ready for the steam locomotives ...

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Centaurus

September 7, 2020

Very nice cafe next to the old train wagons

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

January 19, 2025

The Pfalzfeld water tower is located directly on the Schinderhannes cycle path on the old railway line. The Baybachquellen dream loop also passes by.

Water towers are used to keep a large amount of process water available for the steam engine of steam locomotives. Filling takes place via water cranes, which are set up at the steam locomotives' stopping point. The typical capacity of small railway water towers is around 100 m³, which can be used to fill around five to ten tenders of small locomotives. Experience this in the Harz Mountains on the narrow-gauge railways.

The Pfalzfeld water tower is 18 meters high. The foundation has a diameter of 8.50m and the water tank has a diameter of 6.60m. The height of the water tank is 3.50m. In Pfalzfeld there were 2 water cranes on the right and left at the end of the platforms. Fresh water was supplied from a spring above the station complex. In winter, the tower was heated by a guard to prevent the water from freezing.

The water supply system in Pfalzfeld has been shut down since 1960 and the cranes were dismantled around the same time.

Source: hunsrueck-mittelrhein.de/a-wasserturm-pfalzfeld

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Location: Pfalzfeld, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Pfalzfeld Water Tower

1. Pfalzfeld Water Tower – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Hausbay

2. Pfalzfeld Water Tower – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Pfalzfeld

3. View of the Hunsrück Heights – Pfalzfeld Water Tower loop from Lingerhahn

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