In 1952, the ISR bought three diesel locomotives from the Societe Anglo-Franco-Belge (SAFB) to study the possibility of replacing steam with diesel. The experiment proved a success, and orders for GP-12 diesels were placed directly with General Motors. Today, the SAFB trio is out of service. #101, the first of the three, is now in ISR’s Haifa-Kishon depot, and may finally enter the ISR museum in nearby Haifa-East station. It is seen here in its present livery of yellow, blue, and red. Haifa-Kishon, August 2000.

Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>