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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by michaelstevens Seriously though -- those look like the diesels (which I got used to riding behind) on the Danish railway system, back in the seventies. Good memories. [/quote] That is a good observation as all these engines seen here are actually built for DSB (The national Railways of Denmark. They are all built by NoHaB in Trollhattan Sweden. Strangely enough Swedes did not go too grazy about these, as none were ordered. reason forr this was the the mainlines were electrified in the late thirties, so the SJ, swedish national system had no need for diesel mainline power so they ordered a lighter center cabs of T43-class. At least one of the units have been repainted in its original paint. as seen on the image below. [img]http://olaviahokas.com/trainstuff/r5/t43222.jpg[/img] (Ex. SJ T43 222 in Mora 2005) They were originally ordered by Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Belgium and Luxembourg. But as they were phased out from Denmark, quite a few found new homes in Sweden and Germany, where they were put in to service by privately owned regional companies. These companies not only run on "own" track but also like a trucking company, systemwide on various unit trains. In Norway, they were selected as the most popular engines in the country, i guess it is the first time a diesel is considered more popular than a steamer. These rugged engines haveover the years become popular among rail fans in countries they have not run... [img]http://olaviahokas.com/trainstuff/r2/di3623.jpg[/img] [img]http://olaviahokas.com/trainstuff/r2/di3verma.jpg[/img] [img]http://olaviahokas.com/trainstuff/r2/di3629f.jpg[/img] [img]http://olaviahokas.com/trainstuff/r2/di3632.jpg[/img] The images shown here are of Norwegian units, the hump on the roof is a winterizon hatch. Norway also ordered the last of these as late as in 1968, must have been one of the last orders for EMD 567 mills.... These are, (except for three units Di3.641- 643, that was ordered by the Finns or built as speculation by NoHab for Finland, but cancelled) unlike the danes true C0-C0 engines as on Danes the middle axle is like on a E unit non powered. Last official runs were in year 2000, many of them are now either scrapped or given to Bosnia as post war aid. These images are from 1992-2000 on the incredible scenic Raumaline between Dombås and Åndalsnes in Norway.
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