Re-bodied Railcar
A picture taken a few metres to the rear of the train in the previous posting. It shows one of the re-bodied Diesel railcars which now operate the remaining short section of the Tua Valley narrow gauge line in Portugal. A couple of km.'s worth section of track from that previously closed on the route to Braganca was re-opened to Carvalhais as a Mirandela Metro and these railcars shuttled to and fro at odd intervals; though I guess half their purpose disappeared with the closure of the remaining section of railway. Following that closure, these units were called upon to work further down the more recently closed Tua direction of line to Cachao.
The railcars themselves are Volvo powered and are re-builds of the former Yugoslavian built and operated Doro Dakovic units bought by the Portuguese to modernise their narrow gauge lines when the former country closed or re-gauged theirs.
Re-bodied Railcar
A picture taken a few metres to the rear of the train in the previous posting. It shows one of the re-bodied Diesel railcars which now operate the remaining short section of the Tua Valley narrow gauge line in Portugal. A couple of km.'s worth section of track from that previously closed on the route to Braganca was re-opened to Carvalhais as a Mirandela Metro and these railcars shuttled to and fro at odd intervals; though I guess half their purpose disappeared with the closure of the remaining section of railway. Following that closure, these units were called upon to work further down the more recently closed Tua direction of line to Cachao.
The railcars themselves are Volvo powered and are re-builds of the former Yugoslavian built and operated Doro Dakovic units bought by the Portuguese to modernise their narrow gauge lines when the former country closed or re-gauged theirs.