* Kostolac Open Coal Mine

 

Kostolac open coal mine lies 70 km from Beograd still uses steam locomotives gauge 900 mm on 4,5 km line from depot to open mine Klenovik. Locomotives are type UNNRA - Davenport, 0-8-0 build 1945. Five of these locos are left from number of 17 in the past. Locos no. 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 can be seen working with three - four freight wagons. Visit include charter of one steam loco and wagons working on the line with foto stops as well as taking pictures of another locos at depot and taking pictures working locomotive on turntable. Also visiting electric depot at Cirikovac where on another line electric locos Bo-Bo, gauge 900 mm are working. Locos are build by ex East German factory “Hans Beimler” Hennigsdorf.

 

 

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