2. Slovakia Railways
  3. 2011

The Far East

A visit based in Kosice with particular emphasis on the broad gauge lines across the border from Ukraine
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SZ 131-096/095 approaches the yard complex at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
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SZ 131-096/095 approaches the yard complex at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011

  • Cierna nad Tisou is about two miles from the border with Ukraine and, railway speaking, is a vast collection of transfer yards and sheds to cope with the change of gauge to the Russian broad gauge system. Most passenger services are formed of local stopping trains from Kosice such as SZ 460-048 waiting for departure with the 10:10 to Kosice on 26 September 2011
  • The depot is alongside Cierna nad Tisou zastava station and this shot of dumped ZS721-001 was taken from the platform on 26 September 2011
  • A through road runs between the depot and the station at Cierna nad Tisou zastava and gives access to the yards and complexes further west. ZS 770.056 passes on 26 September 2011 with a long rake of open wagons
  • The depot at Cierna nad Tisou is not electrified but a stabling point for electric locos is at the east end of the depot yard - SZ 183-037 sits in the sunshine on 26 September 2011
  • A steady stream of freight services run into the main yard from the west - SZ 131-037/038 passes Cierna nad Tisou zastava on 26 September 2011
  • SZ 131-096/095 approaches the yard complex at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • With an east-bound freight still pulling through the station ZS 131-054/053 passes Cierna nad Tisou zastava on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 183-037 sits at the end of the electrified line in the depot yard at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • Cierna nad Tisou has many of these large diesels on its books for heavy shunting in the yard complex - ZS 770-094 sits in the depot yard on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 771-197 was dumped at the back of the depot yard at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • The latest large diesels to appear for shunting the broad gauge yards at Cierna nad Tisou (also at Haniska pri Kosiciach) are these rebuilds of Class 771 locos by the workshops at Zvolen. Ten were rebuilt and were standard gauge locos based around Zvolen - whether these are the locos that have now been fitted with broad gauge bogies or whether a new batch has been built I'm not yet sure. ZS Cargo 773-802 sits in the sun at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • The front of the depot at Cierna nad Tisou with ZS 721-135, 773-809 and 771-812 are visible on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 770-801 basks in the sun at Cierna nad Tisou depot on 26 September 2011
  • Rebuild ZS Cargo 773-809 is undergoing maintenance at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • ZS Cargo 773-810 sits inside the depot at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 721-036 and 771-809 sit inside the depot at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 721-061 is in the depot yard at Cierna nad Tisou on 26 September 2011
  • Dumped ZS 721-008 sits in front of 721-001 at Cierna nad Tisou depot on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 721-102 sits in the yard at Cierna nad Tisou depot on 26 September 2011
  • ZS 460-030 is the rear power car of this four car hybrid unit as it leaves Cierna nad Tisou zastava on 26 September 2011
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