Coming off shed ...
at Chernivtsi is our pair of back to back semi permanantly coupled M62 Diesel locos. These or rather this locomotive did virtually all of the distance haulage or banking of the rather heavy tour train. Although a 'Steam' tour, lack of watering facilities and the infirm nature of all but one of them saw their use confined to run-pasts and even then the Diesel had involvement in most, usually running on one of it's two engines. As a class, these Soviet built 1900+ hp (x2) M62s seem capable of equalling a steam loco's exhaust ability.
The branch line heading off up the hill in the picture heads from here across into Romania.
Coming off shed ...
at Chernivtsi is our pair of back to back semi permanantly coupled M62 Diesel locos. These or rather this locomotive did virtually all of the distance haulage or banking of the rather heavy tour train. Although a 'Steam' tour, lack of watering facilities and the infirm nature of all but one of them saw their use confined to run-pasts and even then the Diesel had involvement in most, usually running on one of it's two engines. As a class, these Soviet built 1900+ hp (x2) M62s seem capable of equalling a steam loco's exhaust ability.
The branch line heading off up the hill in the picture heads from here across into Romania.