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SVV 475.196 + 556.036, Zr 31515, Odb. Dolná Štubňa - Horná Štubňa zast., 25.5.2024
V sobotu 25.5.2024 organizoval Spolok Výhrevne Vrútky v súvislosti s nadchádzajúcim Medzinárodným dňom detí tradičné podujatie "Železnica pre deti". Pri tejto príležitosti bol vypravený historický parný vlak trasovaný z Vrútok cez Kremnicu do Zvolena, do ktorého čela sa na počesť výročia menovaného klubu postavili hneď 2 parné rušne - "Šľachtičná" 475.196 a "Štoker" 556.036. A hoci parnú trakciu veľmi nemusím, tentokrát som sa však nechal nahovoriť na celodenný roadtrip, ktorý sme započali na známom fotofleku za odbočkou Dolná Štubňa. Fotografia tak zachytáva menované parné duo na ceste do Zvolena v pozadí so samotnou odbočkou, nad mašinami stále relatívne výraznou repkou a predovšetkým pohorím Malá Fatra. Za pozornosť stoja aj drôty, stále naplno využívané v ostrej prevádzke, natiahnuté pozdĺž trate vedené do mechanickej výhybky.
Coming out of the fog and entering the sunny side of the valley for the first picture of the day, the 556.036 approaching Telgart (Slovakia) was putting on a big show with an enormous plume, which remained for long in the air by lack of wind.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-0706
Leaving the Telgart station and making a huge smoke and steam plume, the steam locomotive 556.036 has a heavy freight train in tow. Its boiler is at maximum pressure before attacking the mountain climb leading to the Besnický summit tunnel.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-1344
This view of a steam train stopped in Telgart, Slovakia (low Tatras) in February 2024 is not much different from what it would have been 50 years ago. There are very few modern elements in the photo, this type of steam locomotive was in regular service at the time, and the telegraph lines have been preserved. There are few places, apart from some rural lines in Eastern Europe, where you can recapture the atmosphere of the period.
Cette photo d’un train vapeur arrêté à Telgart, Slovaquie (dans les Basses Tatras) en février 2024 ne doit pas être très différente de ce qu’elle aurait été il y a 50 ans. Il y très peu d’éléments modernes dans la photo, ce type de locomotive à vapeur était alors en service régulier, et les lignes télégraphiques ont été conservées. Peu d’endroits permettent de retrouver l’ambiance d’époque à part certaines lignes rurales d’Europe de l’Est.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-1277
Both blurred and sharp ?
In any case: speed !
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-1462
Le 25 février 2024, la 556-036 traverse le deuxième viaduc de Telgart, au centre de la Slovaquie.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-1015
Climbing above Telgart, the 556-036 is approaching the Besník Tunnel.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240225-1407
The #556-036 carries its iconic communist red star. Of course, it is a preserved engine kept in original condition. It is a type 2-10-0 as per the Anglo-Saxon categorization of steam engines, or 1-E in Germany and central Europe, or 150 in France. It is a modern engine, built in 1952 by Skoda Plzen, a large series of 510 units. See here: sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parn%C3%BD_ru%C5%A1e%C5%88_556.0
In the evening of February 24, 2024, the 556-036 with a freight train was staying still in the Červená Skala station. It was the star of a night photo session organized by a super team of German railfans and Slovakian railroaders, on a steam tour funded by several dozen railfans from many countries.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240224-0312
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June 01, 2019. Vrútky. Slovakia. Steam locomotive series 556.036 with special passenger train from Žilina to Kremnica.
