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U36 narrow gauge steam locomotive at Kosice in 2006. Photo by Balázs Bognár (bogesz.mail@gmail.com)

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The childrens’ railways of Košice is located in the opposite edge of the city but there is no depot, vehicles are repaired here, at the normal gauge depot. After turning the locomotives around, anybody could travel in the cars behind the steamer called Katka on the appr. 200 metres long metre-gauge track. 23.04.2005, Kosice Photo by Endre Barta (barta.endre@freemail.hu) Web-site: www.trains.hu Report from the loco-show and other pics around Kosice

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some pix of the Cernohronska railway, in Cerny Balog (central slovakia). Steam locomotive. All pix and scan by marco lambruschi <marcolambruschi@libero.it> shot by Canon EOS 300V with Sigma 70-300 APO-film 400 ASA

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U36.003 "Katka" seen on the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice, 24.-25.04.2004. Katka is one of the last small steam locomotives which are still in operation, was produced in 1884 by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt for Smolnik railway. "Children Railway" in the Cermel Valley near Kosice: The track of 4,2 km has a gauge of 1000 mm. Katka is now operating for "Children railway" in the Cermel Valley. U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Night photo on turntable. Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Night photo on turntable. Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Night photo on turntable. Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 "Katka" seen on the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice, 24.-25.04.2004. Katka is one of the last small steam locomotives which are still in operation, was produced in 1884 by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt for Smolnik railway. "Children Railway" in the Cermel Valley near Kosice: The track of 4,2 km has a gauge of 1000 mm. Katka is now operating for "Children railway" in the Cermel Valley. U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 "Catherine" with a younger but bigger friend "Green Anthony" Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 made by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt in 1884 y., seen during the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice (Slovakia) at 24.-25.04.2004 Detail of wheels. Photo: Michal.Fabian Adress: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk

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U36.003 "Katka" seen on the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice, 28.04.2002. Katka is one of the last small steam locomotives which are still in operation, was produced in 1884 by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt for Smolnik railway. "Children Railway" in the Cermel Valley near Kosice: The track of 4,2 km has a gauge of 1000 mm. Katka is now operating for "Children railway" in the Cermel Valley. Photo: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk http://www.sjf.tuke.sk/fvu/catia/apower/katka1.htm

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U36.003 "Katka" seen on the "Locomotive Parade" action in Kosice, 28.04.2002. Katka is one of the last small steam locomotives which are still in operation, was produced in 1884 by the Steam Engines Works Hagans in Erfurt for Smolnik railway. "Children Railway" in the Cermel Valley near Kosice: The track of 4,2 km has a gauge of 1000 mm. Katka is now operating for "Children railway" in the Cermel Valley. Photo: Michal.Fabian@tuke.sk http://www.sjf.tuke.sk/fvu/catia/apower/katka1.htm

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Slovakia / Zeleznice Slovenske republiky, ZSR TU 29.1 in Kosice-Cermel, 1996 So-called Pioneer railways were built after Russian example in former Czechoslovkia since 1950. Until today, one railway in Kosice still remained, and is on service during summer on Saturday + Sunday. This 1000 mm gauge railway has NOT connection to other railways, only one way to reach it is public bus No.14 in Kosice. For service there are diesel engine TU 29.1 or... ... or steam loco U 36.003. Photographed by Richard Bilek, http://come.to/doprava