Viamont Work Train, Picture 3, Cercany, Bohemia (CZ), 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:04:42 +0000

Here's a second shot, Picture 3 in my own collection, showing one of the ballast hoppers behind the Class 741's.

Viamont Work Train, Cercany, Bohemia (CZ), 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:04:42 +0000

I've never gotten a photo of a CD Class 741 diesel before, as they're a bit rare. These two are actually operated by Viamont, which is a construction contractor and TOC, and as such are pulling a ballast train. Their TOC operations are mostly in regional services, using Class 810 railbuses, but I haven't seen any of them yet. Getting back to these locomotives, the 741 Class are relatively new by Czech standards, having only been introduced since 2000 by CZ LOKO, a rebuilder who make them out of old Class 740 hood units originally built by CKD in the 1970's and 1980's. In addition to the lowered hood, both long and short, as you can see here, these locomotives have been regeared for 90Km/h service. Power is still 883kW (1184 horsepower), however.

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Viamont Work Train, Picture 3, Cercany, Bohemia (CZ), 2010

Viamont Work Train, Cercany, Bohemia (CZ), 2010