[Photoplug] Class 52 Kriegsloks

Here are 74 photos of 35 Kriegsloks seen in various parts of Europe since 2006:

https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/Kriegsloks/Kriegsloks/

Cheers

Andrew N

 

I drove a TY42 i Poland, lovely beast, they are the post war Polish built versions.

I then drove a TY2 - the WW2 built Class 52 & while it was the same excellent machine it rather gave me the creeps, although it was what I had always wanted to drive

 

Of the many preserved class 52, I think this one is my favourite. I think it looks really smart in that wehrmachtsgrau livery. This one is preserved in Nederland by VSM (De Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij)
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Knut

 

Like the photos taken at Lukavac. Went there 2015 and in the evening couldn't work out what there was a red fug everywhere. Then realised smog from the Coking Ovens and Oxygen plant. Loved it.

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Meant to ask what is the current state of the 52s in Bosnia. We didn't see any at Banovici and didn't get to the Tuxla works. Is a return visit worthwhile.

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The Bosnian Krieksloks are still working. I did one of Bernd Seiler’s Far Rail trips a few weeks ago. A pool of 5 Krieksloks still exist. I saw 3 working - shunting coal trains at Sikulje and Dubrave Mines. Plus Far Rail chartered one to work on the main line with a rake of freight wagons.plus loco workshops still operating at Bukinje (std gauge) and Banovici (narrow gauge); repairing and overhauling steam locos. Quite amazing. I’m working with several railway mags for some coverage. Some low res shots below; copyright Paul Stanford

 

Amazing to see. A USA tank built locally shunts the coal screens- it rarely does this now when diesel in service.

 

I am a total amateur photter but look at the opportunity you get for pictures on a photo shoot.