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Thomas Kautzor updates his 2009 report:
Rolling Stock 01/2010
Steam locomotives
| 202.002 |
ASM |
serviceable at loco shed (used during tour) |
| 202.004 |
ASM |
stored at workshops, awaiting repairs |
| 202.008 |
ASM |
under repair at workshops (forge) |
| 202.009 |
ASM |
derelict at loco shed |
| 202.010 |
ASM |
complete at loco shed |
| 202.011 |
ASM |
derelict at loco shed (turntable) |
| 440.008 |
ASM |
serviceable at loco shed (used during tour) |
| 442.54 |
ASM |
serviceable at loco shed (used during tour) |
| 442.55 |
ASM |
serviceable at loco shed (boiler washout and used
later on the tour) |
| 442.56 |
ASM |
under restoration at loco shed (frames) and workshops (boiler) |
| 442.59 |
ASM |
serviceable at loco shed (used during tour) |
Diesel locomotives & railcars
| 25D |
ASM |
stored o.o.u. at diesel depot |
| 27D |
ASM |
serviceable at diesel depot (used during tour) |
| FIAT TL150 |
Mai Atal |
derelict |
| Drewry 2075 |
Otumlo/Amaterei |
awaiting repairs (without middle axle) |
| Drewry 2079 |
Otumlo/Amaterei |
serviceable for Massawa commuter service |
| Drewry 2083 |
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not seen (formerly frames and cab derelict at
Asmara) |
| “Littorinella” N°. 2 |
ASM |
serviceable at diesel depot (used during tour) |
| “Littorina” N°. 2 |
ASM |
serviceable at diesel depot (used during tour) |
| “Littorina” N°. 7 |
ASM |
under repair at diesel depot |
| “Ural” n°. 1 (white) |
ASM |
serviceable for work trains |
| “Ural” n°. 2 (green) |
Arbaroba |
serviceable for work trains |
| railbus |
ASM |
frame at workshops (ex Krupp wagon) |
| MotoGuzzi motocar |
ASM |
stored at diesel depot |
| VAIACAR V504FC road-rail crane |
ASM |
serviceable |
| VAIACAR V704FV road-rail tamper |
Nefasit |
stored o.o.u. |
Passenger carriages
| Carriages n°s. 01 – 05 |
ASM, 02 at Mai Atal |
serviceable |
| Bar car (n°. 06) |
ASM |
serviceable |
| Composite car CD 61 |
ASM |
derelict (bodies only) |
| Baggage cars DF 862/2 |
ASM |
derelict (bodies only) |
| 3 x 4-wheel open coaches |
Otumlo/Amaterei |
serviceable for Massawa commuter service |
| 3 x 4-wheel open coaches |
ASM |
serviceable for tourist service |
Rail cranes
| GRU 8.000 |
ASM |
derelict at workshops |
| GRU.8.001 |
ASM |
serviceable at workshops |
| GRU 8.002 |
MSW |
derelict at station |
30.01-09.02.2010 FarRail Tour:
Locomotives used on charters during the tour included 202.002, 440.008, 442.54,
442.55 and 442.59, as well as Krupp diesel 27D, Littorina N°. 2 and the
Littorinella. 442.55 (said to be the best of the three serviceable 442s) was undergoing
initial boiler washout at the shed, while 442.56 was still dismantled (with its boiler at the workshops), with no obvious signs of progress since last year. Nothing much has changed since previous reports, except that some new track has been laid in the former goods yard at Asmara station, and that Arbaroba the station building was under restoration. The repairs on Littorina N°. 7 have been completed (using parts from FIAT lorries). However, following test runs it appears that it will need some adjustments before becoming fully operational.
Plans are still under way to restore passenger and goods (salt, cement to
Asmara, ore concentrate to Massawa for export) traffic between Massawa and
Asmara, and eventually reopen the line to Keren and beyond (for the gold mine being built near
Biscia). In November 2009 a three-man mission from ER went to Italy to visit various companies specializing in rolling stock refurbishment, as well as rail and concrete tie manufacturers. Some rolling stock is said to have been found in Italy and negotiations, being handled by the Eritrean embassy in Rome, are under way to acquire it.
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