FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Diesel-electric locomotive formerly operated by ČSD   ¹  seen at the premises of the Railway Museum of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava in June 2009. This diesel-electric locomotive with fleet number T 478.1201 is built by ČKD Praha in 1970, construction number 7693, included in a series   ²  of 230 units placed in service by the ČSD in 1966–1971. Overall length (buffers) is 54.1 ft. This diesel-electric locomotive uses a ČKD K 6 S 310 DR "L6" diesel engine feeding four ČKD TE 005 E electric traction motors. Nominal output is 1104 kW (1500 hp) and starting tractive effort is 215 kN (21924 kgf). Weight in service is 75 t. Wheelset arrangement is Bo-Bo or Bo' Bo'  ³  and gauge is 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in. Top speed is approximately 62 mph.  This versatile locomotive, nicknamed " Bardotka " (after Brigitte Bardot, due to its prominent fronts resembling the bust of the French actress  ⁴ ), was used on both passenger and freight services. Here, in June 2009, w...

Diesel-mechanic locomotive formerly operated by ČSD ¹ seen at the premises of the Railway Museum of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava in June 2009. This diesel-mechanic locomotive with fleet number T 211.0823 is built by ČKD Praha in 1961, construction number 5429, included in a series ² of 167 units placed in service by the ČSD in 1956–1962. It was allocated to the Východoslovenské kameňolomy a štrkopiesky (which can be understood as East Slovak quarries and gravel pits), in Spišská Nová Ves. Overall length (buffers) is 23.8 ft. This diesel-mechanic locomotive uses a 118 kW (160 hp) Tatra 111 A "V12" air-cooled diesel engine. Weight in service is 22 t. Wheelset arrangement is B ³ and gauge is 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in. Top speed is approximately 25 mph. This switcher (or shunter locomotive) was used on light shunting services in stations and depots or in industrial sidings. ČKD Praha built around 800 (836?) units, from which around 200 (201?) were exported, mainly to countries wi...

Steam locomotive formerly operated by ČSD   ¹  seen at the premises of the Railway Museum of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava in June 2009. This  tank locomotive with fleet number 331.037 is built by  MÁVAG and has an interesting story.  From what I can understand from the sources consulted, locomotive 331.037 delivered to the ČSD in 1949 performed "conventional" service until 1968, when it began to be used as a static boiler, numbered K 347, until being withdrawn from service in 1970 and subsequently dismantled. With the end of steam traction in Slovakia in October 1980, the efforts of enthusiasts and volunteers to document, rescue and preserve as many railway vehicles as possible intensified. In this spirit, in 1988 the opportunity arose to rescue from scrapping in Hungary a relative of ČSD 331.037, locomotive 375.666, delivered to the MÁV in 1949. Restored with parts from ČSD 331.019, it acquired the identity of ČSD 331.037, the first of 22 units received...

Steam locomotive formerly operated by ČSD seen at the premises of the Railway Museum of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava in June 2009. This steam locomotive with fleet number ČSD 477.013 is a ČKD build, construction number 3012 (1950  ¹ ), included in a series of 60 units placed in service in 1951–1955. Overall length (buffers) is 56.8 ft. It has a total heating surface of 266,5 m² (inc. superheater , 59,6 m²) and a grate area of 4,3 m². Three cylinders (⌀ 450x680 mm) transmit motion to eight driving wheels (⌀ 64 in). Starting tractive effort is 110 kN (11217 kg). Weight in service is 130,7 t. Wheelset arrangement is 4-8-4T or 2'D2' h3t  ²  and gauge is 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in. Top speed is approximately 62 mph. This ČKD tank locomotive was used on passenger services. Founded in 1983 and located in Bratislava, the Railway Museum of the Slovak Republic ( Železničné múzeum Slovenskej republiky ) preserves an amazing collection of documents, artifacts and railway vehicles, includi...