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Csömödér Forestry Railway
Csömödér
 
Gauge : 760mm
Status : Operational
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Csömödér Forestry Railway  

One of the bright spots on the narrow gauge railway scene. A timber railway in Hungary that continues to perform the operations it was designed for back in 1918, still hauling large quantities of timber from various parts of its sprawling network, as well as catering for small volumes of passengers.

 

Date: July 2000

Date: July 2000

Date: July 2000

This railway in the west of the country hauls frequent timber trains as well as operating a passenger service. A new link of several kilometers in length was built to link this system with that at Lenti. Timber trains from the Lenti system also now connect through to Csömödér for unloading.

The small 4wheel C50 diesels have usually operated the passenger and timber trains, but a couple of the larger MK48 BoBo diesels are also now available. Passenger services have operated since 1949. This train is seen passing Páka.

'Abel' is a Resita 0-8-0T from CFF Finis in Romania. This loco has been here since 1998.

 

Date: July 2000

Date: July 2000

Date: July 2000

At Csömödér the timber is transhipped to the standard gauge and also taken into the sawmill.

There are 10 C50 locos recorded here, although two of the locos are only used for shunting at Csömödér.

Kistolmács is the southen terminus for passenger trains.

Date: July 2000

Date: May 2002

Date: May 2002

The timber trains are often loaded directly on the main line depending which area of the forest is being worked. A typical train comprises of 6 bogie wagons. All the above photos were taken by Rudolf Tyller in 2000.

The following photos are from a visit made 2 years later.In the sawmill yard, a small 0-6-0T O&K tank is plinthed from its previous years on the line.

A timber train loaded and waiting to be taken back to Csömödér.

Date: May 2002

Date: May 2002

Date: May 2002

Large tractor units with hydraulic grabs perform the loading.

The scenery the railway travels through and the waiting timber alongide the tracks, could be a view taken anytime in the past 80 years or more.

A view outside one of the workshops in the timber yard.

Date: May 2002

Date: May 2002

Date: May 2002

Unloading timber alonside the standard gauge mainline.

A C50 shunting timber waogons at the entance to the yard.

some of the locos were only fit for shunting such as C50.410 here, reversing a full wagon to the sawmill.

 
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