Prototype A few photos from otherwhere
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michael080
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I like the thrifty platform...
Michael
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PhilH
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I don't know exactly what we're guessing, but the station (second photo) looks like Sarajevo ? so presumably we're in Bosnia.
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simond
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And a gold star to the gentleman who said Bosnia! It is indeed Sarajevo “Railway Station”. I was somewhat surprised to see it named in English as well as Bosnian.
I was also somewhat surprised to find a Talgo on what was a reasonably short service. The Talgo is very luxurious, particularly in First, and fares are absurdly cheap by uk standards - three 1st returns from Pazaric to Sarajevo (about 35 minutes each way) came to the king’s ransom of 12 KM, or about a fiver. DfT please take note
More on the thrifty platforms when I can get the photos off MrsD’s phone.
It does have to be said that timetables appear to be treated as aspirational rather than “to be adhered to under all circumstances”.
Most of the line is single track with 4 aspect colour lights. I did see, but sadly did not photograph, a semaphore signal, which from fleeting memory was painted with black & white horizontal stripes, the spectacle plate was black.
I’ve got some pix from a previous holiday that I omitted to post, so I might add them to the mix.
I was also somewhat surprised to find a Talgo on what was a reasonably short service. The Talgo is very luxurious, particularly in First, and fares are absurdly cheap by uk standards - three 1st returns from Pazaric to Sarajevo (about 35 minutes each way) came to the king’s ransom of 12 KM, or about a fiver. DfT please take note
More on the thrifty platforms when I can get the photos off MrsD’s phone.
It does have to be said that timetables appear to be treated as aspirational rather than “to be adhered to under all circumstances”.
Most of the line is single track with 4 aspect colour lights. I did see, but sadly did not photograph, a semaphore signal, which from fleeting memory was painted with black & white horizontal stripes, the spectacle plate was black.
I’ve got some pix from a previous holiday that I omitted to post, so I might add them to the mix.
simond
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A few more…
I was wrong about the horizontal stripes on the semaphore, as you can see, it’s actually pierced with a series of vertical slots. Sorry for the awful photos!
The loco is a BoBo - it was coupled to two rather grotty UIC style coaches with very little paint, I’m not sure where it was going as there are no annunciations in the station. It was leaving before our train to Mostar.
The interior shot is from our train yesterday to Sarajevo.
I was wrong about the horizontal stripes on the semaphore, as you can see, it’s actually pierced with a series of vertical slots. Sorry for the awful photos!
The loco is a BoBo - it was coupled to two rather grotty UIC style coaches with very little paint, I’m not sure where it was going as there are no annunciations in the station. It was leaving before our train to Mostar.
The interior shot is from our train yesterday to Sarajevo.
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simond
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And this little beauty was stuffed and mounted on Platform 1 (Peron1)
Despite my utter failure to learn more than very basic polite Bosnian, and the Porter’s negligible knowledge of English, I established that it is German, it looks very like an O&K to me.
I was interested to observe that it has flangeless, but apparently coned, centre drivers.
Despite my utter failure to learn more than very basic polite Bosnian, and the Porter’s negligible knowledge of English, I established that it is German, it looks very like an O&K to me.
I was interested to observe that it has flangeless, but apparently coned, centre drivers.
Yorkshire Dave
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The loco was built under licence (between 1968-1987) for the Yugoslav and Romanian Railways - based on the successful Swedish AESA RC series of electric locomotives.
It is O&K.
simond
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A few more
Another BoBo, at Pazaric
Apropos Michael’s comment about economy platforms - at Hazedic, a poor stop. This is actually rather dangerous, there was an older lady, who struggled with this, and a younger lady with two young kids, one of whom was disabled - I was able to do my good deed for the day and help her - and then let the lad & dad in the photo get on, but the doors were trying to close too. Not good
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And finally, one picture from yesterday’s fabulous trip - the geography, topology and civil engineering of this line is just fabulous.
And a Google maps screenshot of the route
Atb
Simon
Another BoBo, at Pazaric
Apropos Michael’s comment about economy platforms - at Hazedic, a poor stop. This is actually rather dangerous, there was an older lady, who struggled with this, and a younger lady with two young kids, one of whom was disabled - I was able to do my good deed for the day and help her - and then let the lad & dad in the photo get on, but the doors were trying to close too. Not good
. And finally, one picture from yesterday’s fabulous trip - the geography, topology and civil engineering of this line is just fabulous.
And a Google maps screenshot of the route
Atb
Simon
simond
Western Thunderer
A cable hauled funicular - I have never seen this kind of pointwork before - the only moving parts are the vehicles!
I could not confirm, try as I might, there was no way to see the wheels, but my conclusion is that the car that goes “left about the loop” has double flanged wheels engaged with the left rail, and the other has the same on the right rail. The other wheels are presumably flangeless and wide enough to cross the gaps for the cables.
Neat solution, I reckon!
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Richard Gawler
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I do not understand this pointwork at all unless the train has rollers instead of wheels, and these with outside flanges.
michael080
Western Thunderer
Not so uncommon,
see Stuttgart Standseilbahn for another example, the pointwork is a so called Abt point .
Sorry, both links in German language only.
The Stuttgarter Seilbahn connects the central cemetry with the town, its nickname is "the legacy-hunter express".
see Stuttgart Standseilbahn for another example, the pointwork is a so called Abt point .
Sorry, both links in German language only.
The Stuttgarter Seilbahn connects the central cemetry with the town, its nickname is "the legacy-hunter express".
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Richard Gawler
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Possibly Bern - the Guertenbahn. Might fit if you are on your way home.
simond
Western Thunderer
Good try, warm, but no cigar…
Richard Gawler
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Bit slow here - I was trying to think of places which were associated with making cigars
simond
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Nah, also warm but no cigar!