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Dorinne-Durnal station (Belgium), August 13th 2017Former Belgian Railways diesel locomotives 5183 and 5205 prepare for their departure at the Dorinne-Durnal railway station.
5183 was built as a Type 200 heavy diesel locomotive, and delivered to the Belgian Railways as 200.083 on June 12th 1963. Renumbered to Series 51 locomotive 5183 on January 1st 1971, she was withdrawn from service on July 1st 2001, before being sold to the TSP-PFT railway heritage organisation on January 1st 2002. She was fully restored between 2005 and 2009, and repainted in her 1971 livery.
5205 was built as a Type 202 'Nohab' heavy diesel locomotive, and delivered to the Belgian Railways as 202.005 on June 11th 1955. Renumbered to Series 52 locomotive 5205 on January 1st 1971, she was subject to a major rebuilt in 1982/1983, which saw her typical Nohab cab replaced by a new, soundproofed one. Eventually she was withdrawn from service in January 2009, before being sold to the TSP-PFT railway heritage organisation in April of 2013. She was fully restored between 2014 and 2015, and repainted in her 1983 livery.
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Thank you for the kind comment!
I never do this kind of shots in 'real life', but a heritage railway offers so many unique opportunities...
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You always do great work Kanyiko, yes heritage railways are full of good things
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Yes, diesels can be classics too.
(speaking of which, I wonder if there are still any of the UK's Pressed Steel Company class 303 EMUs in existence? There used to be one at the Garcadden MPD in Glasgow, repainted in the original Caledonian Blue.)
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I'm not entirely familiar with British units, but a quick glance at Wikipedia tells me there appears to be a preserved unit, albeit a hybrid one (a composite of the driving vehicles of 303032 with the motor vehicle of 303023)
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That never occurred to me, but yes those are the ones I meant. The article is very comprehensive, even covering the main liveries used (although the "orange" was officially called "Strathclyde Red").
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I often find Wikipedia to be a helpful, albeit never complete tool for such things - for instance, the articles on the Belgian Railways, even in Dutch and French, are sorely lacking in up-to-date content...
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I Guess one of them runs with EMD/GM 16-567 engine
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Indeed - the Nohab uses a GM 16-567C engine. The Type 51, however, uses a rather more unusual Cockerill license-built Baldwin 608A engine.
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Not many steam engines were saved (the first preservation society only emerged a decade after the last steamer went out, unfortunately), so they put a lot of pride in the next best thing they have - their Diesel engines.
Sadly, they also have a lot of electric locomotives in their collection, but are unable to use them... :/
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