Čierny Hron Railway

The Čierny Hron Railway (in Slovak: Čiernohronská železnica or ČHŽ) is a narrow gauge railway in the Slovak Ore Mountains, built as a forest railway for logging operations.

Čierny Hron Railway
Čierny Hron Railway at the station in Čierny Balog
Overview
Native nameČiernohronská železnica
Locale Slovakia
Coordinates48°44′46″N 19°39′28″E
Service
Route number900
Technical
Line length17 km (11 mi)
Track gauge760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge
Operating speed15 km/h
Route map
3,3
 Dobroč stadium
 (Sihla)
 Pusté
 Fekete-Garam
 Jánošovka škola
 Jánošovka vepor
 Jánošovka
3.7
 Vydrovo
2.5
 Korytársko
1.5
 Vydrovo skanzen
 Vydrovo most
Black Hron
0
0
 Čierny Balog
2.1
 Krám
2.9
 Nový Krám
4.3
 (Šánske)
7.2
 Svätý Ján
Black Hron
Selecká siding
9.4
 Hronec obec
9.8
 Hronec zlieváreň
10.1
 Hronec
10.7
 Valaská obec
11.5
 Chvatimech ŽSR
172 Banská Bystrica-Červená Skala railway
Hron
11.8
 Chvatimech ČHŽ
 Podbrezová-Štiavnička
Data from [1]
A train is readied for travel from Hronec to Čierny Balog.

History

Planning for the railway began in 1898 and building began in 1908. In 1909 regular wood transport on the railway started, between Čierny Balog and Hronec. The network was extended to transport wood from the forests and by the middle of the 20th century the railway had a total length of 131,97 km, the most extensive forestry railway network in Czechoslovakia.

On 19 July 1927, passenger traffic was permitted on the railway between Čierny Balog and Hronec, which operated until 1962.

The railway was closed in 1982, but it has been granted national heritage status since. During the following few years it was repaired by enthusiasts and re-opened in 1992 as a heritage railway for tourists. The line is now 17 km long: Chvatimech - Hronec - Čierny Balog - Vydrovo.

The line is believed to be the only railway in the world to pass through the middle of a soccer stadium, the tracks running along the front of a grandstand at the stadium belonging to the TJ Tatran Čierny Balog club.

Motive Power
Identity Works Number Type Gauge Builder Year Built Previous Operator Status Notes Image
BNE 50 Č 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Stavostroj Rodotínská [2]
BNE 50 F 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Stavostroj Rodotínská [2]
BNE 50 Z 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Stavostroj Rodotínská [2]
BN 30 Azor 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) [2]
DDB 75 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Deutz [2]
DDB 120 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Deutz [2]
Bn60H 900 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) [2]
PETKA 4wDM 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) [3]
DH120 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Poldi [2]
TU24.001 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Stavostroj Rodotínská BN 50[2]
SČM 4
36 005		 4wDE 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Stavostroj Rodotínská [3]
TU24 901
LIENKA		 4wDM 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Škoda Works Operational [3]
0-4-0DM 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) ČKD Plinthed [3]
ČHLD 2
Joy		 1679 0-6-0WT 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Budapest 1909 Not the original ČHLD 2[3]
PLD 2 4280 0-8-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) MÁVAG Budapest 1916 Operational U45.903[3][4]
3 625 0-6-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Smoschewer 1918 [3]
M21 004 54125 Railcar 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Ringhoffer 1939 Operational [3]
ČHLD 6 5277 0-8-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) MÁVAG Budapest 1942 U46.901[4]
3 2209 0-6-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) ČKD 1948 Železene Podbresna [3]
ČHLD 5 2611 0-6-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) ČKD 1948 U35.902[3][4]
1 2609 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) ČKD 1948 U35.901[1]
ČHLD 7 2610 0-6-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) ČKD 1948 Plinthed at Vydrovo U35.903[3][4]
3611 0-6-0T 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) ČKD 1957 Železene Podbresna Plinthed [3]
764.407 604 0-8-0T 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Reghin 1958 Rebuilt at Kolin 2014[5][4]
024 B-B DH 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Rába 1961 TU 45.003[1]
025 B-B DH 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Rába 1961 TU 45.002 (green)[3][1]
027 B-B DH 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) Rába 1961 Operational TU 45.001 (Red/White)[3][1]
TU 48.001 21583 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) 1972 Lxd2.302[1]
Bn60H 0-4-0DH 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) TSM 1970s Keramica Soukup S.R. [3][5]
(Unnumbered) 3853 0-4-0DM 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) ČKD 1956 Plinthed at Chvatimech [6]

See also

References
  1. "Všeobecno-technický Predpis". ČHŽ - Čiernohronská železnička. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. "Všeobecno-technický Predpis". ČHŽ - Čiernohronská železnička. Archived from the original (doc) on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. Williams, Hugh, ed. (March 2015). "Čiernohronská Železnica, N.O. (Čierny Balog Forest Railway), 20/8/2014". Overseas News. Industrial Railway Society. 955: 16.
  4. Pospichal, Josef. "Čierny Balog". Lokstatistik. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. Williams, Hugh, ed. (September 2015). "Čiernohronská-Železnica Railway, Hronec-Čierny Balog, 5/2015". Overseas News. Industrial Railway Society. 963: 20.
  6. "1435 BN 60 č. 3853". Železniční poklady. Retrieved 28 July 2017.


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