Baby ALCo
It is blue hour at Thessaloniki, the air is sticky and the mercury has just dropped below 100.
There was no better pastime in the evenings than to spend the after dinner hours on the station platforms, watching the action while taking the occasional sip from the Heineken can. The "Baby ALCo" A-206 cannot hide its multigauge versatility, keeping a decidedly low profile against the three long-distance coaches which made up that night's train 1743 to Edessa. The DL532B model was offered for all gauges from 914 mm through broad gauge.
The burble of the inline 6-251 engine and the occasional hiss from the air brake compressor resonated from the arched roof. And the neon lights attracted a drove of insects looking for a meal and a mate.
On the evening of June 22, 1995 almost every departure was a show. I even phoned a friend from the platform having him listen the beautiful noise. Trains left in all directions until midnight, most of them with ALCo/MLW power. When I returned with my digital tape recorder in 1998 slow orders dampened the joy somewhat. But boy, that cute little Baby ALCo made a jump start into the night. Making one wish to have been on the train. Preferably in the first coach.
Baby ALCo
It is blue hour at Thessaloniki, the air is sticky and the mercury has just dropped below 100.
There was no better pastime in the evenings than to spend the after dinner hours on the station platforms, watching the action while taking the occasional sip from the Heineken can. The "Baby ALCo" A-206 cannot hide its multigauge versatility, keeping a decidedly low profile against the three long-distance coaches which made up that night's train 1743 to Edessa. The DL532B model was offered for all gauges from 914 mm through broad gauge.
The burble of the inline 6-251 engine and the occasional hiss from the air brake compressor resonated from the arched roof. And the neon lights attracted a drove of insects looking for a meal and a mate.
On the evening of June 22, 1995 almost every departure was a show. I even phoned a friend from the platform having him listen the beautiful noise. Trains left in all directions until midnight, most of them with ALCo/MLW power. When I returned with my digital tape recorder in 1998 slow orders dampened the joy somewhat. But boy, that cute little Baby ALCo made a jump start into the night. Making one wish to have been on the train. Preferably in the first coach.