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The 151 Class locomotive of CFR for standard gauge railway and separate tender (Santa Fe-type) is a Romanian prototype manufactured in 2 versions by Malaxa Works in Bucharest, namely the 151.001 CFR and 151.002 CFR.
Meant for trailing freight trains on steep streches, the 151 locomotive was the most powerful steam locomotive ever built in Romania, a genuine version of the 142 class locomotive for freight trains.
The first piece, 151.001, witch was manufactured in 1939 was successfully exhibited at the Locomotive Show in Milan in 1940, where it drew the admiration and attention of both specialists and visitors. Unefortuneatly, in 1945 it was captured by the USSR as war damage compensation and it was never to be found again. According to some unofficial sources, it seems to have been destroyed at Harkov because of the blowing up of the boiler.
The second piece, 151.002 manufactured in 1941, was meant to train freight trains especially for the Railway Departments of Cluj and Brasov, up to the year 1971, when it was withdrawn and given into preservation to the locomotive shed in Razboieni.
In 1994 it was restored in the Dej Locomotive Museum of CFR as the last survivor of this class.
Image size
3264x2448px 2.38 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-W90
Shutter Speed
10/2000 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
125
Date Taken
Jul 10, 2010, 8:36:20 AM
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