Leptokaria, Greece
On July 2, 1997 waited for my train to Platamon at the Leptokaria station. Train 23500 from Athens, the overnight expedited freight train to Thessaloniki, had sampled enough delay to pass Leptokaria in daylight. 7:23 am, to be specific.
The stationmaster wasn't too positive about me taking pictures so I took advantage of the moment when was busy giving a clear.
The power that day was A-414, one of two serviceable Krauss-Maffeis. It limped along on engine 2 only. The 1350 hp were sufficient for the few cars, however.
The dieselhydraulic locomotive began life in 1965 as Deutsche Bundesbahn V200 129. After withdrawal in 1987 the unit was sold with a group of 20 other V200.1 to Greece. Together with A-420 it wrapped up the service of the K-Ms only a few weeks later after this summer morning.
Though all 20 K-Ms were eventually sold back to Germany A-414 would be scrapped in 2012 without getting yet another lease of life.
Leptokaria, Greece
On July 2, 1997 waited for my train to Platamon at the Leptokaria station. Train 23500 from Athens, the overnight expedited freight train to Thessaloniki, had sampled enough delay to pass Leptokaria in daylight. 7:23 am, to be specific.
The stationmaster wasn't too positive about me taking pictures so I took advantage of the moment when was busy giving a clear.
The power that day was A-414, one of two serviceable Krauss-Maffeis. It limped along on engine 2 only. The 1350 hp were sufficient for the few cars, however.
The dieselhydraulic locomotive began life in 1965 as Deutsche Bundesbahn V200 129. After withdrawal in 1987 the unit was sold with a group of 20 other V200.1 to Greece. Together with A-420 it wrapped up the service of the K-Ms only a few weeks later after this summer morning.
Though all 20 K-Ms were eventually sold back to Germany A-414 would be scrapped in 2012 without getting yet another lease of life.