Class C50 no.D22 shunting at Mesztegnyö Sawmill, Hungary. 1996.
This little 760mm gauge 4-wheel diesel mechanical locomotive was built by MÁV Északi főműhely and fitted with a 50hp Csepel-Steyr D413 diesel engine. The class C50's were very common on the former AEV (Állami Erdei Vasutak) State Forestry Railways in Hungary. By the mid 1990's after the fall of communism most of the AEV lines were being sold to cooperatives or local operating groups. The Mesztegnyöi Erdei Vasút (Mesztegnyö Forest Railway) was one such line which in 1991 changed hands being operated by SEFG (Somogyi Erdő-és Fafeldolgozó Gazdaság Rt.). The 760mm gauge line operated from a sawmill at Mesztegnyö beside the MÁV mainline and ran for 8.8kms to Felsőkak with four short spurs serving timber loading points. As with several other ex AEV lines a public passenger services was advertised subject to demand.
Loco no.D22 is seen shunting at Mesztegnyö while the yard staff use birch twig brooms to clear snow from the points.
Class C50 no.D22 shunting at Mesztegnyö Sawmill, Hungary. 1996.
This little 760mm gauge 4-wheel diesel mechanical locomotive was built by MÁV Északi főműhely and fitted with a 50hp Csepel-Steyr D413 diesel engine. The class C50's were very common on the former AEV (Állami Erdei Vasutak) State Forestry Railways in Hungary. By the mid 1990's after the fall of communism most of the AEV lines were being sold to cooperatives or local operating groups. The Mesztegnyöi Erdei Vasút (Mesztegnyö Forest Railway) was one such line which in 1991 changed hands being operated by SEFG (Somogyi Erdő-és Fafeldolgozó Gazdaság Rt.). The 760mm gauge line operated from a sawmill at Mesztegnyö beside the MÁV mainline and ran for 8.8kms to Felsőkak with four short spurs serving timber loading points. As with several other ex AEV lines a public passenger services was advertised subject to demand.
Loco no.D22 is seen shunting at Mesztegnyö while the yard staff use birch twig brooms to clear snow from the points.