Zs 666

[richrua]

 

A friendly face

[heirflick]

excelent!

[jhb171achill]

An A071 class.....?

[Deutschbahn]

 

Are these Renfe 319's also GM's? They sure look similar.

[jhb171achill]

Not sure of the details - someone can doubtless help here - but I think I read that these are directly derived from the 071 / GM class, same engine. Check out YouTube vids of them - identical engine noise....

[Garfield]

Yes, they're also 'GMs'. The manufacturer referred to that cab design as the 'Irish cab'...

[Deutschbahn]

Oh I would be surprised if they were not from General Motors to be honest. Thanks for the information

[Warbonnet]

This small class of locomotives were originally ordered and used for Tito's Blue Train in Yugoslavia.

 

From Wikipedia

 

Four similar EMD JT22CW-2 locomotives are used by Serbian Railways, designated as ŽS series 666. They were originally intended by Yugoslav Railways for use with Tito's special Blue Train, hence their all blue livery. These locomotives differ from the Irish units in being standard gauge rather than Irish 1600mm gauge and having a full width car-body.[3] After dissolution of Yugoslavia, locomotives have been used to haul freight and passenger trains. All locomotives are currently not operational and awaiting overhaul.

[201bhoy]

<img src="http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13762"/> Are these Renfe 319's also GM's? They sure look similar.[/quote

 

Yeah, I think I've seen pictures of those locos in South America, maybe Peru or Chile!

[Seanw12]

Here's a model of it

[Blu Bianco]

I prefer the look of the ŽS 666's to the Renfe 319's. Probably because I'm more of a fan of the 071's. Whereas the 319's are almost taking on the 201 look, stretched out, longer.

 

I wonder will they ever come back into service in Serbia, or have they been overhauled already?

[Mayner]

I prefer the look of the ŽS 666's to the Renfe 319's. Probably because I'm more of a fan of the 071's. Whereas the 319's are almost taking on the 201 look, stretched out, longer.

 

I wonder will they ever come back into service in Serbia, or have they been overhauled already?

 

Probably as much to do with politics as economics. In the long term Serbia is more likely to source new locos and stock from Russia or European build, than repair/upgrade Tito era GM power.

 

To a certain extent the turbo charged 645 engine used in the 071 and other similar classes like the SD39-2 & NZR DFT is now considered to be obsolete with railways moving to more fuel efficient Caterpillar, MTU & GE power. Locally Kiwi Rail seems to be running down the DFT fleet dating from 1980 while continuing to upgrade older GEs to run alongside modern MTU powered CNR built locos.