A351 - A376 Alsthom

[Dimitris]

Bravo Christo!

I like the manufacturer plates! Exactly like the prorotype!

Dimitris

[christo]

Unfortunately my model plates are brass while the prototype plates are aluminium. There was no silver looking material down to the required thickness so I had to produce them in brass. However they have been drawn from the original as accurately as practicable.

christo.

[subcouds]

Its November of 1998 one of the last local services between Amintaio-Florina (775) on its awaiting the correspondence from Thessaloniki to Kozani (725) the leader engine Α-365 was in bad condition (έπνεε τα λοίσθια) and with many dificulties was climb the steep grades of Ksino Nero and Kleidi on the way to Florina either the bad condition of the track did the mix for a trip of 50-55 min...for about 35 klm. Good old times...



Photo George Kalfas

[BarbaPanagos]

Good old times, great old photos!
thanks


...

[christo]

In those days I did not know that one needed a permit to enter railway installations in Greece. So I turned up at the Engine Shed in Salonica and I was promptly turned away. Having a poor camera but with film I thought of trying to get something from the adjoining park but there was a disadvantageous height differential.

Photo Balkanmodels: June 1985 outside the Engine Shed Thessaloniki. Alsthoms awaiting attention.

Photo Balkanmodels: June 1985 outside the Engine Shed Thessaloniki. Alsthoms awaiting attention.

Photo Balkanmodels: June 1985 outside the Engine Shed Thessaloniki. Alsthoms awaiting attention.

christo.

[tasosa327]

Good old days from Alshtom Christo

RegardsTasos

[Olympus]

A-365 at Edessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qau7BOcJIRU

[tasosa327]

Thank you for this rare video of one good season. Because for many years before the line that changed manually and this made her work for many years my father. Now this line changes electronically from the station of Edessa
The photo below is from that part of the video that was taken.
Located outside the Edessa station and called by train Railman ''Klidouhio''
Photo by Philip Wormald in 3-5-1997
Also following and one video with A367 And excursion trains Thessaloniki - Edessa - Florina in 26-5 -2007 video by George Gbidis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kf1cr1lTU

Best regards
Tasos

[tasosa327]

Alshtom A371 with dead Alco baby A208 at Plati station in 1997. Photo by Jon Piesing
Regards Tasos

[tasosa327]

A-367 eastbound on train 602 from Athina - Dikea 15 2 1990 by Phil Locos Photos.
Attribute the ALSTHOM with large front fascia An unwritten rule of the time was that ALSTHOM when traveling on the route Thessaloniki - Dikea went almost always with the big front , while returning normal ( having small front fascia ) and this because ALSTHOM had a control and could be driven with the same ease and upside down and because the vast majority of stations from Thessaloniki to the Dikea was on the left side of the direction , drivers prefer to drive on the left side and be under the direct supervision embarkation and disembarkation of passengers as well as the signals of stationmaster at numerous parking route.

Regards Tasos