Narrow gauge

Some forty years before, there was rich web of the narrow gauge railroads in Yugoslavia, with numerous locomotives run on it. While few of them are still at service in several mines, the majority remained only at photographs or WWW sites.

Nice text and photographs can be found at David Sallery's Web Site, while some more facts about 760 mm gauge railways at SE Europe can be located at Club 760, Austrian Steam Base or Helge Ralf Harling's Web Site.

Photographs on this page are scanned from the books: JŽ NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS written by Z. Bundalo, YUGOSLAVIAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES written by T. Brate, and DIE SCHMALSPURIGEN STAATSBAHNLINIEN IN JUGOSLAWIEN written by Alfred Horn.

Most of the former Yugoslav trains used 760 mm gauge. Consequently majority of railroad network is of that size, while some places was conected with some other gauge. There was following gauges:

600 mm, 750 mm, 760 mm, 1000 mm, 1435 mm

Important Notices: At Yugoslav railways wheel arrangement actually indicates number of axes, not wheels. For example, Pacific type with 4-6-2 wheel arrangement should be designated as 2-C-1. Locomotives built prior to 01.01.1909. particularly has three digit class number, while locomotives designated with two digit class number was built after 01.01.1909. e.g. 193-001 was built in 1902, while 84-006 was built in 1915.

600 mm gauge
	99.3-020 600 mm gauge engine. Built in 1918 for the German military field railways (DHFB). Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, length 5,2 m., speed 20 km/h, 0.8 t of water, 0.3 t of coal. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	99.4-052 600 mm gauge engine. Technical data: similar to 99.3 class. More data can be found at Heritage page, about 99.4-084 nowadays positioned in front of the Belgrade Railway Museum.
750 mm gauge
	0-D-0 and 1-B-B-0 engines for 750 mm gauge. Two locomotives named "Sutorman" and "Lovćen" built by "Borsig" and "Orenstein und Koppel" factories now preserved at Bar city Museum.
760 mm gauge
Locomotives predominantly built before 1909.
	121-19 121 class locomotive with 0-B-0 wheel arrangement.
	171-005 171 class locomotive with 0-B-0 wheel arrangement.
	172-005 172-005 locomotive with 0-B-0 wheel arrangement was originally built in for 900 mm gauge, and later reworked for 760 mm gauge.
	173-005 173 class represented with part of the double back to back locomotive.
	175-001 175 class locomotive with 0-B-0 wheel arrangement.
	176-003 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-B-0, photographed in 1935.
	177-001 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, photographed in 1935.
	178-001 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-B-1.

	181-003 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	182-002 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, length 9.65 m., speed 20 km/h, 2.0 t of water, 1.8 t of coal.
	184-001 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	185-041 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, length 11,53 m., speed 40 km/h, 6.0 t of water, 2.4 t of coal. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	186-006 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, length 12.64 m., speed 40 km/h, 6.4 t of water, 2.4 t of coal.
	187-001 Narrow gauge steam locomotive (former Sudbahn T4). Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	188-003 Narrow gauge steam locomotive (former KKStB U35). Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	189-013 Narrow gauge steam locomotive with 0-C-1 wheel arrangement and "KLOSE" system, (former BHStB Reihe IIIa 4)

	190-001 Steam locomotive with 0-C-0 wheel arrangement.
	191-001 Steam locomotive with 1-D-1 wheel arrangement and "KLOSE" system (former BHStB 61).
	192-001 Mallet system locomotive.
	193-001 Hagans system engine built by "Hennschel und Sohn" company in 1902, the only one specimen of this system ever used in Yugoslavian railways. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-B-0, length 9,09 m., speed 25 km/h, 4.0 t of water, 1.2 t of coal.
	195-003 Narrow gauge rack locomotive (First rack locomotive at BHStB). Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	196-001 Mallet system rack locomotive originate from BHStB. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.

	70-001 760 mm locomotive with 0-C-0 wheel arrangement. Former MAV 399.004. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	71-014 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-0, length 6,00 m., speed 25 km/h, 1.03 t of water, 0.75 t of coal.
	72-014 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-1, length 8,12 m., speed 35 km/h, 3.8 t of water, 2.0 t of coal.
	73-002 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-C-1, length 13,12 m., speed 55 km/h, 5.0 t of water, 2.0 t of coal. Manufactured in "Krauss" factory in 1907.
	80-007 760 mm gauge locomotive, originally MAV 492,956 with 0-D-0 wheel arrangement.
	81-006 760 mm gauge locomotive, similar to 80 class, originally MAV 490,022 with 0-D-0 wheel arrangement.
	82-007 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-D-0, length 8,07 m., speed 30 km/h, 3.5 t of water, 1.5 t of coal.
	83-099 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-D-1, length 13,70 m., speed 35 km/h, 7.0 t of water, 3.0 t of coal. More detailed data about 83-class engines can be found at Web Site prepared by Dieter Zoubek Photo by Tadej Brate in Požrevac 14.07.1970.
	84-006 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-D-0, length 14,71 m., speed 35 km/h, 7.0 t of water, 3.2 t of coal. Build by ALCO factory in 1915.
	85-045 Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-D-1, length 17,95 m., speed 50 km/h, 15.0 t of water, 5.0 t of coal.
	88-001 Lutermöller system engine built by "Hennschel und Sohn" in 1920. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-E-0, length 8,36 m., speed 30 km/h, 4.5 t of water, 2.5 t of coal.
	89-001 & 89-002 Engines 89-001 and 89-002, built by "Orenstein und Koppel" factory in 1920 and 1924. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-E-0, speed 40 km/h, 3.5 t of water, 1.0 t of coal. More data about preserved Orenstein und Koppel engines can be found here.
	90-007 Mallet system compound engine. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-B-B-0, length 8,00 m., speed 40 km/h, 3.5 t of water, 1.0 t of coal.
	91-031 Mallet system compound engine built by "Borsig" factory in 1913. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 0-C-C-0, length 10,9 m., speed 30 km/h, 6.0 t of water, 2.2 t of coal. Photo from Tadej Brate collection.
	92-027 Mallet system compound engine built by "Hennschel und Sohn" factory in 1917 for the KKHB. Similar 92-043 locomotive is preserved in Požega Railroad Museum. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-C-C-1, length 17.87 m., speed 30 km/h, 15.0 t of water, 5.0 t of coal.
	93-006 Mallet system engine produced by ALCO factory in 1915. Technical data: Wheel arrangement 1-C-C-1, length 18,7 m., speed 30 km/h.
	97-033 The 760 mm rack locomotive used at "Ivan" and "Komar" mountain passes. Originally built for BHStB. One of 97-class engines is restored in Deutsches Museum.
	U.N.R.R.A. - class After the W.W.II numerous locomotives were received from United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, as support for reconstitute program. They are known as U.N.R.R.A. engines. Pictured locomotive represents 900 mm industrial engine. Locomotives were produced by company Porter (8053.1945, 8061/1945, 8072/1946, etc.). Wheel arrangement 0-C-0.
	740-107 Narrow gauge (760 mm) diesel engine built by Đuro Đaković factory in 1968. Technical data: Hydraulic transmission, wheel arrangement B'B', length 11,6 m., speed 60 km/h, 1.2 t of fuel, 0.2 t of grain.
	801-806 Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit built by GANZ factory in 1939. Technical data: Diesel engine with mechanical transmission, wheel arrangement B'2', length 46,2 m., speed 60 km/h, 346 kW.
	802.0-802.5 Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit built by Đuro Đaković factory. Technical data: Diesel engine with mechanical transmission, wheel arrangement B'2', length 59,5 m., speed 60 km/h, 544 kW.
1000 mm gauge
	30-31 1000 mm gauge 0-C-0 locomotive
	50-59 1000 mm gauge 0-D-0 locomotive.


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