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From time to time various locos worked in Greece as a short term solution to chronic shortages of motive power or for specific purposes like testing equipment or under hire for works contractors.


Photo Balkanmodels: April 1990 outside the main Engine Shed Thessaloniki a BDZ class 06.


Photo Balkanmodels: May 1985 outside the main Engine Shed Thessaloniki two BDZ class 06 locos can be seen from the road crossing at Menemeni.

christo

BDZ 06 121.8 Thessaloniki, summer 1987




JZ 661-411 is about to haul train 210 ATTICA to Idomeni, Thessaloniki station, July 1993



JZ 661-411 with train 291 Acropolis (Beograd-Thessaloniki) at Idomeni, August 1994



Two leased JZ diesels at the Thessaloniki engine shed

Romanian ELECTROPUTERE, CRAIOVA used by a contractor. Number 60-0464-2 at Aspropirgos, 2004.



Bulgarian Б.Д.Ж., MADE IN ROMANIA - 23 AUGUST WORKS / FAUR, BUCHAREST ... number 55-18X-X with ballast train (not visible in the photo) near Rouf (?)



Bulgarian Б.Д.Ж. with number 52-136 - ran by ΑΝΑΣΤΗΛΩΤΙΚΗ Α.Τ.Ε. contractor company. Photo, Kilkis 2013.



Czech 730.603-8 at Strimonas, used by contractor company. Built in 1988 by CKD PRAHA.



Czech 742.413-8 at Lefkothea, used by contractor comapny. Built in 1985 by CKD PRAHA.

OK, here's a few more of those BDZ 55s at work in October 2005:

Photo Balkanmodels: November 1989. Loco 661 404 at the Engine Shed in Thessaloniki. Note the Fire Train in the background.


Photo Balkanmodels: April 1990. Photo taken from a moving train outside the Engine Shed in Thessaloniki, hence un recognisable loco number. Two MLWs in the background.


Photo Balkanmodels: October 1990. Loco 661 404 again at the Engine Shed in Thessaloniki next to a Z2.

christo.

Bulgarian Б.Д.Ж., MADE IN ROMANIA - 23 AUGUST WORKS / FAUR, BUCHAREST, 1979, number 55-213 (ΤΕΡΝΑ ΣΔ-17) at Polikastro, ran by TEPNA GEK GROUP contractor comapny.

christo wrote:Note the Fire Train in the background.

Are you sure that these AVISes are a fire train ? They are referred to as '' υπνωτήρια - οχήματα βοηθείας ''...

Are you sure that these AVISes are a fire train ? They are referred to as '' υπνωτήρια - οχήματα βοηθείας ''...

No, I am not sure. I assumed because of their livery .

christo.

A Czech draisine once used by some contractor at Mouries, after an hour of safari ...

great find Jason! though, next time remind me to lend you some useful equipment




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...and what is the story Jason? Pray tell!

christo.