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Photo Balkanmodels: April 1990 at SOM shed in Salonica. Please no comments about the Romanian tanker. That will go in a different topic.


Photo Balkanmodels: August 1991 in Katerini.

I think Roco make a model of the second water crane but I am not sure about the first one. Anyone with photos of these models or any other prototypes?

christo.

I can go one better here - a water column still in use! These shots were taken at Τoxotai on a steam special during the ADL 'Grecian 2000' railtour on Friday 12th May 2000. The special, composed οf Λβ964 plus CIWL coaches 3937 & 4001 ran from Paranesti to Alexandroupoli. All the water columns I saw in use were painted yellow, presumably to indicate to train crew that they were operational. Several water stops were made since Λβ964's tender tank was leaking badly.


A partial shot of another column at Rodopoli taken during a charter with Fiat railcar AA27 on the same trip. The column nearly knocked my head off since I was leaning out a bit too far to capture those lovely MLWs! How about starting a thread on military trains?

And a couple more.....


Fuelling point at Athens depot.
Kibri makes a water column kit Ref 9422, you get two in the box, both are the cranked neck German pattern but can easily be modified

Parts of the destroyed water column(s) at Tithorea ......

Built by BOPP & REUTHER, MANHEIM like many others.

Sad to see them like that. Thinks... one would make a great garden ornament!

and a metric gauge crane at Miloi Station

and a metric gauge crane at Miloi Station

I hate correcting people but it is not metric gauge (metric is a system). The correct term is meter gauge.

Photo Balkanmodels: November 1989 at the Engine Shed Thessaloniki. Another of those Water Cranes.

christo.

Photo Balkanmodels: August 2005 at Lianokladi Adtranz 220xxx outside the Shed. I wonder about the tower in the background. Is it storing water or sand?

christo.

I'd rule out sand because there's a pipe going downwards at a 45degree angle (distinguishable in the pic) which leads right in front of the shed entrance at the very top of it, so whatever it feeds (or fed...) to the locos it does (did) so from the top. AFAIK sand is not supplied from the roof of the loco, correct me if I'm mistaken...