Coal is King
Well, perhaps not in Western Europe with the relentless push for green energy including our own government's commitment to phase out all power stations in UK in the next 10 years. But this does not apply to other parts of the world and Bosnia is no exception. The Tuzla Basin is amongst the largest supplier of lignite and sub-bituminous coal in Eastern Europe, won from four large open pits, which supply the Tuzla thermal electric plant - Bosnia's largest power station (715 MW). Coal is transported by both conventional and narrow gauge railways in Tuzla largely by diesel engines but steam locomotives are still used for shunting and as a backup for the diesels. In this scene, Kriegslok locomotive, 33-236 is seen hauling loaded coal wagons which will be taken to the power station by a 661 series Kennedy diesel locomotive. Sikulje, Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina.
Coal is King
Well, perhaps not in Western Europe with the relentless push for green energy including our own government's commitment to phase out all power stations in UK in the next 10 years. But this does not apply to other parts of the world and Bosnia is no exception. The Tuzla Basin is amongst the largest supplier of lignite and sub-bituminous coal in Eastern Europe, won from four large open pits, which supply the Tuzla thermal electric plant - Bosnia's largest power station (715 MW). Coal is transported by both conventional and narrow gauge railways in Tuzla largely by diesel engines but steam locomotives are still used for shunting and as a backup for the diesels. In this scene, Kriegslok locomotive, 33-236 is seen hauling loaded coal wagons which will be taken to the power station by a 661 series Kennedy diesel locomotive. Sikulje, Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina.