CSD 498.104 "Albatros"

Hello!

The beautiful masterpiece , the czechian "Albatros" 498.104 steam locomotive has currently been on tour with the "St. Nicholas special train"

Here is a video from YouTube


regards

Knut

 

A diesel *and* an electric on the back!!

 

Yes, unfortunately.

 

I suspect that the diesel may be providing the heat for the coaches?

 

.... and the juice for the electric?

 

With the "Papagei" (Parrot - Norwegian Blue?) at Lužná, 20 June 2014.
What a beast: 3 cylinders, double Kylchap, mechanical stoker!


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Thanks for this photo! The Czhechian has a lot of great looking ,preserved steam locomotives!

 

Happy memories of Luzna festival a few years ago; time to renew acquaintance in 2018!

 

I love Czech steam, my favourite beast is this one...

https://johnleyland.smugmug.com/CD/Czech-Steam/i-FcvTZBh/A

 

If there's a Luzna steam festival next summer, it's going in my diary!

 

It's usually the last full weekend in June so 23/24th in 2018. If you keep an eye on their website, they usually produce some detail in Feb/March

http://www.cdmuzeum.cz/en/default.htm

Zel pages are pretty good for a heads up at whats going on in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. See the events calendar section on their main menu

http://www.zelpage.cz/

 

Here is a link to a great web-site if someone interested https://www.google.no/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjh5uDx0o7YAhWBFZoKHYJdCLoQFgguMAE&url=https://www.k-report.net/&usg=AOvVaw0eVh5dQqp31arqHhRnQQpG

I guess you can call it the Czechian "answer" to this english heritage forum.

kind regards

Knut

 

Thanks, 60017 - now going into my diary, and I'll keep checking that website.

John

 

Most welcome!

 

New roller bearings being fitted to the very impressive CSD Albatros 498.104

https://www.k-report.net/discus/obrazky/61/24/1276124.jpg

Knut