Orange Goggles 20230515--150
PKP Cargo International "Goggle" diesels 753 725-1 and 753 726-9 (also with European Vehicle Numbers CZ-PCI 92 54 2 753 725-1 and CZ-PCI 92 54 2 753 726-9 respectively) stand in the yard at Sumina at the head of a rake of box wagons, assumed to be for coal.
This was taken on the fourth and final day of the Branch Line Society "The Silesian Explorer", just after the loco had run round; we had not been permitted to cross any tracks (except at the official crossing) until then.
PKP Cargo International s.a. is a Czech company, originally OKD Dorava a.s. and later Advanced World Transport a.s. (AWT). PKP Cargo bought eighty per cent of the company's shares in 2014, but five years later purchased the remaining twenty per cent; at this point, the company was renamed again to reflect the PKP ownership - and it can be seen that the company name on the front is applied as a sticker over the old one (and, if one looks closely, traces of the old AWT branding can be seen on the side). The orange and dark grey livery is AWT colours. Sumina is relatively close to the Czech border.
The ČSD (Czechoslovak Railways) class T478.3 locos were built between 1968 and 1977, with 408 being produced by ČKD. In 1988 they became class 753. They were based on the class T478.1 (later class 751), but were fitted with a more powerful engine. A significant number had their steam heating boilers replaced by generators for electric train heading in the early 1990s, and became class 750. Other modifications have taken place, leading to new class numbers; the Czech class 753.7 locos have Caterpillar engines. 753s have been sold to private operators, mostly in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, but some went to Italy. Internet sources suggest that several 753.7s were certified for use in Poland, a few with ČD Cargo Poland and three with PKP Cargo International (although it owns more examples of the type for use in the Czech Republic).
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Orange Goggles 20230515--150
PKP Cargo International "Goggle" diesels 753 725-1 and 753 726-9 (also with European Vehicle Numbers CZ-PCI 92 54 2 753 725-1 and CZ-PCI 92 54 2 753 726-9 respectively) stand in the yard at Sumina at the head of a rake of box wagons, assumed to be for coal.
This was taken on the fourth and final day of the Branch Line Society "The Silesian Explorer", just after the loco had run round; we had not been permitted to cross any tracks (except at the official crossing) until then.
PKP Cargo International s.a. is a Czech company, originally OKD Dorava a.s. and later Advanced World Transport a.s. (AWT). PKP Cargo bought eighty per cent of the company's shares in 2014, but five years later purchased the remaining twenty per cent; at this point, the company was renamed again to reflect the PKP ownership - and it can be seen that the company name on the front is applied as a sticker over the old one (and, if one looks closely, traces of the old AWT branding can be seen on the side). The orange and dark grey livery is AWT colours. Sumina is relatively close to the Czech border.
The ČSD (Czechoslovak Railways) class T478.3 locos were built between 1968 and 1977, with 408 being produced by ČKD. In 1988 they became class 753. They were based on the class T478.1 (later class 751), but were fitted with a more powerful engine. A significant number had their steam heating boilers replaced by generators for electric train heading in the early 1990s, and became class 750. Other modifications have taken place, leading to new class numbers; the Czech class 753.7 locos have Caterpillar engines. 753s have been sold to private operators, mostly in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, but some went to Italy. Internet sources suggest that several 753.7s were certified for use in Poland, a few with ČD Cargo Poland and three with PKP Cargo International (although it owns more examples of the type for use in the Czech Republic).
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.