FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Steam locomotive formerly operated by Ferrocarriles Vascongados seen at the premises of the Basque Railway Museum in Azpeitia in October 2008. This tank locomotive with fleet number ESS 14 and named "Aurrerá" is built by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Ltd. in 1898, construction number 551, and placed in service by the Compañía del Ferrocarril de Elgoibar a San Sebastián. In 1906, the merger of this operator with two others, the Compañía del Ferrocarril Central de Vizcaya and the Compañía del Ferrocarril de Durango a Zumárraga, gave rise to the Compañía de los Ferrocarriles Vascongados. From then on, this locomotive acquired the identity of FV 104 "Aurrerá" , remaining active until the 1960s. Overall length (buffers) is 27.1 ft. Two cylinders transmit motion to six driving wheels. Nominal output is 190 kW (250 hp). Weight in service is 35 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2-6-0T or 1'C 2t and gauge is 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in. This locomotive was used for both passenger and freigh...

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performed "conventional" service until 1968, when it began to be used as a static boiler, numbered K 347, until being withdrawn from service in 1970 and subsequently dismantled.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 operated by the Achenseebahn ¹ , seen on the shore of Lake Achen  heading to Jenbach in June 2009. This steam locomotive for  rack system   ² , with fleet number 3 and named " Achenkirch " ("Georg" until 1983), is built by the Wiener Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf in 1889, construction number 703, included in a series of 4 units placed in service by the Achenseebahn in 1888–1889. Overall length (buffers) is 18,5 ft. It has a total heating surface of 50 m² and a grate area of 0,91 m². Two cylinders transmit motion to the gear wheel shaft of the rack system and to four driving wheels (⌀ 35.4 in). Nominal output (wheels) is 132 kW (180 hp). Weight in service is 18.26 t. Wheelset arrangement is 0-4-0T or Bzt-n2 ³ and gauge is 1000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Used in both mixed and passenger services. Here we see locomotive 3 "Achenkirch" with cars 6 and 2, having left the Achensee Seespitz–Schiffstation, bound for Jenbach . Open cars 1–4 were deliver...

Steam locomotive operated by CP seen at Régua station on the Douro Line in June 2008. This steam locomotive with fleet number CP 0186 is a Henschel & Sohn build, construction number 19895 (1925), included in a series of 10 units placed in service in 1925. Overall length (buffers) is 46.3 ft. It has a heating surface of 154,40 m² ( superheater , 54,97 m²) and a grate area of 3,02 m². Two cylinders (⌀ 530x660 mm) transmit motion to eight driving wheels (⌀ 65.1 in). Tractive effort is 107 kN (10877 kg). Weight in service is 98 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2-8-4T or 1'D2' h2t  ¹  and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 31 mph. This Henschel & Sohn tank locomotive was used in freight, passenger or mixed services. CP, or Comboios de Portugal , is the main rail operator in Portugal and uses the 1354 miles  ²  rail system managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal. The CP 0181–0190 -series includes 10 units manufactured in Germany in 1924–1925 by Hensch...

Steam locomotive formerly operated by CP seen at the premises of the Basque Railway Museum in Azpeitia in October 2008. This steam locomotive with fleet number CP E 205 is a Henschel & Sohn build, construction number 12280 (1913), included in a series of 16 units placed in service in 1911–1923. Overall length (buffers) is 39.7 ft. It has a heating surface of 123,30 m² and a grate area of 1,96 m². Four cylinders, two high pressure (⌀ 350x550 mm) and two low pressure (⌀ 500x550 mm), transmit motion to ten driving wheels (⌀ 43.3 in). Tractive effort is 77 kN (7875 kg). Weight in service is 60 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2-4-6-0T or (1B')C n4vt  ¹  and gauge is 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in. I think the top speed will  be approximately 25 mph. This Mallet -type semi-articulated tank locomotive, with a " compound " system, built by Henschel & Sohn, and whose maximum axle load does not exceed 10600 kg, was capable of maintaining high levels of traction on sinuous routes. It was used i...

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...