OSE Ukss Escort Wagons 940 0, Romania 1980, 1984

[BarbaPanagos]

These wagons were used till recently as escort to the freight consists.
The second of two series, the first has been introduced in 1974, both built by UZINA DE VAGOANE ARAD, Romania
Let's wait for Jason to give us the rest of the data

* the initial post has been slightly modified after Christo opened a new post for the 1974 series, better this way


I have shot only one, 940 0 180-1, at Agios Ioannis.

[christo]

OK weekend is here. Time for more photos!

Photo Balkanmodels: April 2001 NES Thessaloniki. Wagon 940 0174-4 Note it is based in Salonica (ΕΔΡΑ ΘΕΣ/ΝΙΚΗ)

Photo Balkanmodels: Same place, four years earlier. November 1997 NES Thessaloniki. Wagon 940 0165-2 Note it is based in Piraeus (ΕΔΡΑ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ) for all my friends down south.

Other photos indicate a variety of lettering styles, positions etc. Basically see the photos before rushing into decal making.

christo.

[BarbaPanagos]

nice close up photos Christo, just right for a decal set

but we are in need of a nice model to put them on it

Andy is making the 1974 one

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[christo]

Dedicated to my friend Olympus who wants to 3d print it and BarbaPanagos who wants to make the decals. And everyone else who enjoys my photos, member or guest.

All Photos Balkanmodels: April 2001. All four sides of wagon 940 0179-3. I remember it always at the end of the short overnight Athens Salonica parcels van train.

christo.

[BarbaPanagos]

Thanks Christo, great photos!

as I said before Andy is making the 1974 one
so we are going to need somebody else to do this one, anybody around?


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[christo]

as I said before Andy is making the 1974 one

...I can still enjoy running my model trains, but sometimes I get the wrong end of the stick, sorry...I will put a photo of a U in the other topic.

christo.

[GAZKGK]

Two classes...

42 73 940 0 150-160 - UZINA DE VAGOANE ARAD, 1980

40 73 940 0 161-180 - UZINA DE VAGOANE ARAD, 1984



42 73 940 0 156-9 - Nea Magnisia

40 73 940 0 160-1 - Nea Magnisia

40 73 940 0 162-9 - Gefira

40 73 940 0 165-2 - Lianokladi

40 73 940 0 167-8 - Lachanokipi

40 73 940 0 178-5 - Nea Magnisia

40 73 940 0 180-1 during a railfans photo-excursion in 2011, at Tithorea station while A-326 is pulling it to put it at the back of the train. This one, also, is the only (or one of the very few) which is still used at the tanker trains.

Unknown one at the back of a 3-wagons long freight train with A-507 at the front, outside the Railfans Club, 2007.

[BarbaPanagos]

thanks Jason, I didn't know that there are two classes


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[christo]

..and a photo from the first batch. Note the different writing, style, positions etc.

Photo Balkanmodels: October 1990 SOM Shed Thessaloniki wagon 940 0158-5

christo.

[TimCC6558]

Here's another at Aghois Ioannis in late 2005 - thanks to the graffiti 'artist' who didn't quite manage to paint over the number - it's 178-2.