Romanian trains in ww2

Let's start a topic where we can put ww2 trains, ww2 mecanics and other things related to Romanian railway in ww2.

Some locomotives of the period


Malaxa 1941 - 151 002


Henschel & Sohn 1943 - 150 1062


Henschel & Sohn 1943 - 150 1031


Wiener Locomotive A.G. 1943 - 150 1028

Source: www.hobby.ro

Resita 1940 - 131 001


Resita 1941 - 131 040


Resita 1941 - 131 045


Resita 1937 - 142 008


Resita 1939 - 142 044


Resita 1936 - 501 001


Malaxa 1939 - 50852

Source: http://cimec.ro/

WW2 pictures. Pacific 231064 . Courtesy Dan Melinte

try this:
http://forum.railwayfan.ro

and

http://www.dampflokomotiven.net/

Other sites with photos of Romanian steam locomotives: RailFanEurope.net and the Romanian Railways section on Europe's best kept secret.

Let's not forget the 4 rotary steam snowploughs that where brought by german troops in Romania, in the winter of 1942-1943. They where used to clear the snow from the railways that supplyed the russian front. After WWII the ploughs remained in Romania and where used until 1992. The one below is exhibited in Sibiu Locomotive Museum.

later edit:

nice photos.

This post has been edited by Dan Po on March 20, 2006 09:55 pm

Great photos

Train distroyed in an air raid april 1945



Source: "Die Luftwaffe" John Pilmlott

This post has been edited by Claudiu1988 on April 03, 2006 03:11 pm

Is that a Romanian train? Where was this photo taken?

Rumania was not bombed in April 1945.

Gen. Dénes

A train transporting R-35 tanks

There is a mistake with this number. The correct locomotive number is 50.1001. It was the fist locomotive from a series on 10 pieces that where modified by Resita works and designed to pull fast militarry trains.

Source: Andrei Berinde photo collection.

Derailled romanian army train pulled by 50.518 steam loco. The picture was made in Ukraine in 1942. It apears that it was a sabottage made by russian partisans.