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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 This locomotive is the newest product of Softronic Craiova and was called "Transmontana" by its builder. It is the first Romanian-built locomotive with asynchronus AC 3-faze motors. A few technical details: wheel formula: Co'Co; length over buffers: 19740mm; wheelbase: 10300mm; weight: 120t; nominal effort: 292kN; Nominal power: 6000 kW; maximum power of the transformer: 7422 kVA The boogies are the same like on the other Romanian electric locomotives, but the secondary suspension is now formed by two pairs of Hourglass elements on each boogie, instead of the coil springs. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 This locomotive is the newest product of Softronic Craiova and was called "Transmontana" by its builder. It is the first Romanian-built locomotive with asynchronus AC 3-faze motors. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania Old and new: 41-0030-1 and 91 53 0480 001-3 More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania Old and new: 40-0637-5 and 91 53 0480 001-3 More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Boogie (observe the Hourglass secondary suspension). More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Pantograph More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Instead of rearview mirrors, the loco is equipped with cammeras. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Cab view. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Brake equippment. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Romanian Railway Days 2010 (5th and 6th October), Bucuresti Nord Station, Romania 91 53 0480 001-3 Switches. More pictures (in high resolutions) and information about the Romanian Railway Days are available in this page. Photo: Dr2005 - transportbucuresti (A) gmail.com - www.trenuri.uv.ro

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Bucuresti Nord, Romania S.N.T.F.C. C.F.R. Calatori S.A. 91 53 0480 001-3 The "Transmontana" was bought by C.F.R. Calatori. Here it was comimg from Craiova to be taken on the test ring in Faurei. Train: A 1692 (Timisoara Nord - Bucuresti Nord); it was attached at Craiova. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com, www.transport-in-comun.ro/trenuri.

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Bucuresti Nord, Romania S.N.T.F.C. C.F.R. Calatori S.A. 91 53 0480 001-3 It was attached to this train and will be detached at Faurei, for more tests on the test ring. Train: R 873 (Bucuresti Nord - Buzau - Galati); it will be detached at Faurei. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com, www.transport-in-comun.ro/trenuri.

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Bucuresti Nord, Romania S.N.T.F.C. C.F.R. Calatori S.A. 91 53 0480 001-3 C.F.R. Calatori wanted everybody to know they bought a 7422 kW (well... kVA, because we're talking about AC motors here) locomotive, therefore they put a HUGE logo :-) I wonder what they'll haul with it, because most of C.F.R.'s trains are formed of 2 - 6 cars (but you can find trains formed from a 5100 kW locomotive and one car). There are a few long-distance trains with more cars, but de class 477 locomotives (maximum power 6600 kW) are more than enough for them. Train: R 873 (Bucuresti Nord - Buzau - Galati); it will be detached at Faurei. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com, www.transport-in-comun.ro/trenuri.

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CFR Transmontana locomotive 91 53 0480 001-3 brought at Bucuresti Nord a fast service coming from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Photo by Cornel Misinger(cmishinger@yahoo.com)

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CFR - Romania Locomotive 480 001 is (so far) the only Transmontana locomotive (built by Softronic) used by CFR Calatori for passenger trains. Bucuresti, 25-09-2018 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR Transmontana locomotive 91 53 0480 001-3 in Veresegyhaz (Hungary). Photo by 288GTO; pester@freemail.hu