Romania - June 1998

Locomotive builder abbreviations
	Buda	= Magyar llami Vas-, Acél- és Gépgyárak, Budapest, Hungary.
	Chrz	= Fabryka Lokomotywim “Feliksa Dzierżyńskiego”, Chrzanów, Poland.
	EP	= Uzinele Electro Putere, Craiova, Romania.
	Faur/U23A	= Werk ‘23 August’ (FAUR), Bucareşti, Romania.
	Flor	= Wiener Lokomotivfabrik-AG, Wien-Floridsdorf, Austria.
	Ganz	= Ganz Waggon- und Maschinenfabrik, Budapest, Hungary.
	Malaxa	= Malaxa-Werke, Bucareşti, Romania.
	Reghin	= IUPS, Traktorwerk, Reghin, Romania.
	Reşiţa	= Uzinele de Fier i Domeniile din Reia Societate Anonimă Reia, Romania.
(later: Combinatul Metalurgic)
	RHM	= Rheinische-Metallwaren- und Maschinenfabrik, Düsseldorf, Germany.
	StEG	= Maschinen-Fabrik der priv. österreichisch-ungarischen Staats-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, Wien, Austria
	Unio	= UNIO-Werke, Satu-Mare, Romania. 
	WrN	= Actien-Gesellschaft der Lokomotiv-Fabrik vormals G.Sigl, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
	CFF	= Căile Ferate Forestiere  (State Forest Railways).
	CFR	= Societatea Naţională a Căilor Ferate Române  (Romanian State Railways).
	m	= builders number found on the motion.

Locomotive information written in italics is from other sources (previous visits, other visitors, etc.), and was not obtained during these visits. 
7/6/1998
U.F.E.T., Tirgovişte
This loco is used as a stationary boiler in a timber yard.
Gauge : 760mm
	764-430	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1686	1954
Í.M.Şotânga, Şotânga
The narrow gauge system runs from a power station to a small coal mine at Mřgineanca. Our train went on the Mřgineanca line and, as there is no run-round loop at the mine, so trains have to be pushed up the line. We rode on the wagons, as their only passenger coaches have not been used for years and are now derelict. The line crosses the river by a 5-span concrete arch bridge to a small station, where another line branches off to a coal stocking yard (5km). The main line then climbs up a wooded valley to Mřgineanca (7km).
After returning to the power station we rode another line that runs down to the CFR connection at Doiceşti (3km). This had not been used for some time and the loco had quite a job pushing through the long grass.
Gauge : 760mm
	L45H-041	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-076	Bo-BoDH	Faur	23626	1978
	L45H-078	Bo-BoDH	Faur	240xx	1980
	L45H-081	Bo-BoDH	Faur	24605	1982				Rep
Power Station, Şotânga
We were not allowed in here, as there had been a lot of vandalism in the past - even the mine railway employees are not allowed in! We could see several locos through the fence, but those below were the only ones we could get numbers for.
Gauge : 1435mm
	LDH125-052	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	LDE125-066	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	1ED	Co-CoDE	EP

Gauge : 760mm
	L45H-079	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-099	Bo-BoDH	Faur
Romcif Fieni S.A., Fieni
We were told that LDE125-070 is a CFR loco. However they told us that there are 2 standard gauge locos here, and 4 narrow gauge. Although we had an official visit here, we could not get into the loco sheds as the driver had the only key and he had gone home! L45H-055 was his loco, which had just brought down a train from the stone quarry, which we were told was 7km away.
There are two loco sheds here; one for the narrow gauge and one with two roads, one narrow and the other standard.
Gauge : 1435mm
	LDE125-070	Bo-BoDH	Faur

Gauge : 760mm
	L45H-038	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-055	Bo-BoDH	Faur	22188	1982
8/6/1998
S.C.Uz.Sodice Govora S.A., Govora
They were not very friendly here and we could not get into the depot, although we did manage to follow their narrow gauge line up to the stone quarry at Bistriţa (44km). We managed to photograph a couple of trains on the line, and at the quarry.
Gauge : 760mm
	764-010	0-8-0T	Reşiţa		1953				Der
	764-009	0-8-0T	Reşiţa		1953				Der
	L45H-031	Bo-BoDH	Faur						Rep
	L45H-036	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-040	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-052	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-062	Bo-BoDH	Faur		1973
	L45H-080	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	L45H-093	Bo-BoDH	Faur
CFF, Tismana
The forest line is closed and all track outside Tismana yard has now been lifted. Some track remains in the yard, along with dumped locos and rolling stock, which is slowly being scrapped. We were told that a couple of the locos will remain for preservation.
Gauge : 760mm
	(764).403	0-8-0T	Reghin	588	1984				Der
	764-409	0-8-0T	Reghin	606	1985				Der
	(764) 412	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1045	1952				Der
	764-420	0-8-0T	Reşiţa						Der
	764.434?	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	(1139	1954?)				Der
	764-435	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1140	1954				Der
	764-491	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1456	1958				Der
	764.480	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1327	1957				Der
		0-8-0T*							Der
		0-8-0T	Reşiţa?						Der
*	Frame only.
Lafarge Romcim S.A., Bărcesti, near Tărgu Jiu
Several standard gauge Faur diesels could be seen inside this big cement works.
Gauge : 1435mm
	LDH70-043	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	LDH70-144	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	LDH70-xxx	Bo-BoDH	Faur
	LDH125-055	Bo-BoDH	Faur
CFR, Petroşani Depot
The 40 class loco is preserved at the main gate, while the 230 was inside the shed, and is probably used for special trains.
	40.001	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1782	1908				Pvd
	230.214	4-6-0	Malaxa		1933				Pvd
	95-0015-8	0-4-0D
9/6/1998
IUMP, Petroşani
A small, red diesel was seen inside this works.
Exp.Minieră Lonea, Lonea, near Petroşani
The narrow gauge line runs from the mine down to another mine farther down the valley. On the way it passes the ruins of another mine. There used to be an electric system at this closed mine, which crossed the present line on a bridge. There was also an electric system at the top mine and the manager told us that ‘it had Siemens locos, but it finished 30 years ago’.
The loco depot is not at the end of the line, but about 2km down from the mine.
Gauge : 760mm
	L35H-027	Bo-BoDH	Faur	20545	1967				OOU
	L35H-028	Bo-BoDH	Faur	20544?	1967				OOU
	L45H-032	Bo-BoDH	Faur	20932	1970				Rep
	L45H-035	Bo-BoDH	Faur	21270	1971
	L45H-039	Bo-BoDH	Faur	21894	1973
	L45H-047	Bo-BoDH	Faur	22168	1974				OOU
	L45H-048	Bo-BoDH	Faur	22169	1974				OOU
	L45H-073	Bo-BoDH	Faur	23129	1976				Rep
	L45H-085	Bo-BoDH	Faur	24074	1985				Rep
	L45H-086	Bo-BoDH	Faur	24977	1985
	L45H-090	Bo-BoDH	Faur	25233	1987
	L45H-094	Bo-BoDH	Faur	25237	1987				OOU
CFR Depot, Subcetate 
This depot has a dump of old locos behind the shed, mostly diesel, but with a few steam. The preserved steam locos are stored in the yard near the entrance.
	40.003	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1784	1908				OOU
	40.005	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1786	1908				OOU
	40.006	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1787	1908				OOU
	40.007	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1788	1908				Pvd
	131.001	2-6-2T	Reşiţa	513	1939				Pvd
	150.1121	2-10-0							OOU
	230.039	4-6-0	Vulkan	2352	1907				OOU
	77-0999-1	 4wDMR	Ganz		c1920
			Reb.		1965				Pvd
Socomet S.A., Oţelu Rou
The gateman at this steelworks said that there are 4 diesels and also 2 steam locos, which are being used as stationary boilers.
Railway Museum, Reşiţa
The locos are placed in the open in a park near the city centre, but are quite well kept.
Gauge : 1435mm
	14	0-6-0T	Reşiţa		1955
	28	0-8-0T	Buda	1486	1900
	29	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1252	1956
	50 025	0-10-0	StEG	4482	1921
	50 115	0-10-0	(RMD	241	1921?)
	131.003	2-6-2T	Reşiţa	554	1940
	142 072	2-8-4	Reşiţa	479	1939
	150 038	2-10-0	Reşiţa	728	1955
	230 128	4-6-0	Reşiţa	361	1936

Gauge : 948mm
	1	0-4-0T	Reşiţa	1	1872

Gauge : 760mm
	764-001	0-8-0T	Schw	8299	1923
	764-493	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1324	1957

Gauge : 700mm
	704-209	0-8-0	StEG	4227	1917
	704 402	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	2	1925
	704 404	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	668	1944
Intreprinderea “Ciocanul” Nădrag, Gavojdia
This works had a narrow gauge line, which has now closed and been lifted. However most of the equipment still survives in a depot beside the CFR station. A CFR loco has been dumped in the sidings here.
Gauge : 760mm
	(764.243)	0-8-0T	Reşiţa						Der
		0-8-0T	Buda	2832	1911				Der
	L45H-081?	Bo-BoDH	Faur	25234?	1987				OOU
		 4wD	Unio						OOU

Gauge : 1435mm
	50.608	0-10-0	Malaxa		1934				Der
Societatea Comercială “Extraceram” S.A., Şanoviţa
There used to be quite a long line down to the CFR, but this was lifted several years ago. The narrow gauge system at the works has now also gone and all but three of the locos went to Hunedoara for scrap a few days before our visit!
Gauge : 600mm
		 4wD	Unio	2624	1989	LDM45N	45ps	6.3t	Der
		 4wD	Unio	2625	1989	LDM45N	45ps	6.3t	Der
		 4wD	Unio	2628	1989	LDM45N	45ps	6.3t	Der
10/6/1998
Í.M.Teliuc, Hunedoara
This loco was on the high level at the rear of the works, next to the start of the narrow gauge quarry line.
	LDH25-175	0-4-0D	Faur	22067	1974				OOU
S.C.Talc Dolomita S.A., Hunedoara
This company provides limestone for the blast furnaces of the Hunedoara steelworks. The narrow gauge starts on a ledge on the hillside behind the south end of the works. It runs round the corner to the shed and workshops, and the bunkers for the limestone. Then it crosses the valley by a very big bridge, before heading up the other side to Zlasa-Canton I. Here is the company’s main lime works. It then continues south, via Canton II and Govajdia to the big quarry at Crăciuncasa (Finela). There are two tunnels on this section, including one 747m long at 6km, which takes the line through the divide between two valleys.
The line was originally built from the quarry to old blast furnaces at Govajdia, and only later extended to the new steelworks at Hunedoara. One of these old furnaces can still be seen at Govajdia, as well as some old, stone built loading bins, now out of use. There were 11 steam locos until 1977 and a passenger service until 1991.
Gauge : 760mm
	(9)	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1330	1957				Der
	(12F)	0-8-0T*	Reşiţa	1019	1952				Der
	(13)	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1331	1957				Der
	(14)	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1332	1957				Der
	01	0-6-0D	Faur	24601	1982				OOU
	L45H-069	Bo-BoDH	Faur	23126	1976
	L45H-070	Bo-BoDH	Faur	23125	1976
	L45H-071	Bo-BoDH	Faur	23127	1976
	L45H-072	Bo-BoDH	Faur	25128	1976
	L45H-084	Bo-BoDH	Faur	24973	1985
*	Converted to an un-powered, mobile boiler unit for heating the passenger train.
S.C.Siderurgica S.A., Hunedoara
We did not get inside this huge complex but saw the loco depot at the north end from a road bridge. We could see a large number of Faur shunters dumped in rows in the depot yard, so business must be bad. The loco below went past while we were there. Security then came out and chased us away.
	060 DA 01	Bo-BoD
11/6/1998
Exploatarea Minieră Brad, Brad
This line takes brown coal from the CFR at Brad to a power station at a works at Crişcior. This power station supplies steam for heating in Brad, and the pipes run beside the line. We were told that they run one train a day in summer and three in winter. They prefer to use the steam locos, as they can use their coal and this saves them having to buy diesel fuel. The coal is the most awful rubbish I have every seen - mostly dirt and stone with a bit of coal in it. How they manage to get the locos to steam on this muck is a mystery!
There used to be four steam locos here, but one was sold to enthusiasts in Austria, and there are a set of loco wheels dumped outside the shed.
Gauge : 760mm
	4	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1315	1957
	8	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1458	1958				IS
	L45H-083	Bo-BoDH	Faur	24972	1985
	LD764-314	0-8-0D	Faur						Rep
CFF, Orăşti
This wood yard was at the connection point of a narrow gauge forest railway with the CFR, but that line was closed in 1982. Most of the track in the yard is three-rail mixed gauge, and all the shunting is now done by the narrow gauge locos, fitted with an offset buffer beams to handle standard gauge wagons.
One of the locos was working, with another dismantled for repairs. Its boiler had been sent away to another works for attention. Of the dumped narrow gauge locos one has the standard gauge buffers, but the other two do not and must have been used on the forest line.
Gauge : 1435mm
		0-6-0T	Reşiţa						Der

Gauge : 760mm
	(764-375)m	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1193	1951				IS
	(764-414)m	0-8-0T							Rep
		0-8-0T							Der
		0-8-0T							Der
		0-8-0T							Der
Railway Museum, CFR Depot, Sibiu
These locos are standing in a working CFR depot.
Gauge : 1435mm
	077	0-6-0T	Hano	7280	1915
	620	0-6-0	FB	738	1890
	1497?	0-6-0	Hen	3820	1894
	6845	0-6-2T	Borsig	6845	1908
	7311	2-6-0T	Hen	7680	1906	pr T9
	20.064	0-4-0F	Hen	20064	1944
	40.004	2-8-2TRk	Flor	1785	1908
	40.068	0-8-0	OK	9612	1921	pr G8			Der
	50.497	0-10-0	Malaxa	23	1930
	50.1001	0-10-0	Reşiţa	338	1936	pr G10			Der
	94 649	0-10-0T	Schw	5546	1914
	130.503	2-6-0	Škoda	93	1921
	131 040	2-6-2T	Reşiţa	591	1941
	140 117	2-8-0	BLW	53343	1920
	142.008	2-8-4	Reşiţa	403	1937
	150.1105	2-10-0	Schw	12201	1943
	230.224	4-6-0	Reşiţa	231	1933
	324.951	2-6-2	Buda	4074	1917
	375.032	2-6-2T	Buda	2648	1911

Gauge : 760mm
	Sim 1	0-6-0T	Reşiţa		1954
	6845	0-6-2T	Borsig	6845	1908
	388-002	0-6-0 	WrN	3897	1895
	389-001	0-6-0	WrN	3061	1885
	763-148	0-6-0T	OK	10542	1923
	764.056	0-8-0	Chrz	1997	1948	Px48
	764-106	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	1026	1953
	764.201	0-8-0	U23A	533	1949
CFR, Sibiu narrow gauge Depot
This depot is on the other side of the CFR main line from the standard gauge depot. 764 205 was in very good condition and must be used for special trains. There were several more diesels inside the shed, which I didn’t see. 87.0011 came in with the 18.02 arrival. This is the last CFR narrow gauge train service still running.
Gauge : 760mm
	764 155	0-8-0T	U23A	517	1949				OOU
	764 205	0-8-0	U23A	528	1949
	764.20x	0-8-0	U23A						Der
	87.0011	Bo-BoDH	Faur
CFR, Brasov Depot
Gauge : 760mm
	1   3554	0-6-0	WrN	3554	1891				Pvd
12/6/1998
S.C.Hârtia S.A., Buşteni
This works has closed due to a power failure, and it is not known if it will re-open. The loco was standing just behind the gate leading into the works.
Gauge : 700mm
		Bo-BoE	AEG						OOU
Museul Satului, Bucarest (The Village Museum)
These two locos are not really very well looked after; basically just dumped on site.
Gauge : 760mm
	6110	0-8-0T	OK	m3980	1910				Pvd
	764.015	0-8-0T	Reşiţa	382	1952				Pvd
Museul Militar Nation (Military Museum), Bucarest
Gauge : 760mm
	764 215	0-8-0T	OK	m5108	1908				Pvd
National Railway Museum, Bucarest
The loco is not inside the museum itself, but in a next door building. The building was leased to a hardware shop (PGM Trading) and the loco is walled up in the back of their stockroom, waiting until the museum have enough money to restore it for exhibition.
Gauge : 760mm
	763 102	0-6-0WT	Buda	1960	1907
CFR Depot, Bucaresti-Nord
The standard gauge loco stands in the depot, while the narrow gauge loco is standing just inside the main gate.
Gauge : 1435mm
	1	 4wE							Pvd

Gauge : 760mm
		0-6-0WT	Buda	2010	1907				Pvd