The Narrow Gauge Railway of Hunedoara

On TV:

http://www.antena1.ro/index.php?page=news&subcat=1&id=60930&currentPage=1

http://videonews.ro/action/viewvideo/23139/Dezmembrarea-ultimului-tronson-de-cale-ferata-ingusta-Hunedoara-de-peste-100-ani

In newspapers:

http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/hunedoara/Mocanita_a_ajuns_la_statia_terminus-Adevarul_de_Seara_Hunedoara_0_207579614.html

http://www.mesagerulhunedorean.ro/salvati-mocanita-hunedoara

http://www.mesagerulhunedorean.ro/salvati-mocanita-hunedoara-II

http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/hunedoara-protest-inedit-la-hunedoara-nu-poluati-castelul-nu-distrugeti-mocanita-eologizati-zona.html

http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/hunedoara-video-exclusivitate-ultimele-zile-ale-mocanitei-de-la-hunedoara-galerie-foto.html

http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/hunedoara-ultimele-zile-ale-mocanitei-padurenilor.html

http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/turismul-pe-liniile-de-cale-ferata-inguste-o-oportunitate-ratata-din-lipsa-de-bani.html

http://www.mesagerulhunedorean.ro/a-fost-odata-o-mocanita

http://gazetavaii.ro/actualitate/aviz-de-export-pentru-locomotivele-de-patrimoniu/

http://www.replicahd.ro/images/replica206/rep3.htm

http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/hunedoara/Istorie_aruncata_la_cosul_de_gunoi-Hunedoara-Adevarul_de_Seara_Hunedoara_0_208779664.html

On the internet

http://narrowgauge.hu/view_cikk.php?id=933

http://www.ingr.co.uk/news_current.html

http://www.beyondtheforest.com/Romania/CFR5.html

http://freespace.virgin.net/brian.rumary/Romania.htm

The tragic death of some steam locos: http://www.geocities.com/tismanagorj/cff/final.htm

http://deva.mconet.biz/index.php?action=fullnews&id=262211&category=231&category_name=hunedoara

http://dindevapentruhunedoreni.blogspot.com/2009/09/fost-odata-o-mocanita.html

http://deva.mconet.biz/index.php?action=fullnews&id=262211&category=231&category_name=hunedoara

http://www.iho.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1126:hunyadvaranal&catid=2:kisvasut&Itemid=4

http://narrowgauge.hu/showgallery.php?tip=1&f=134

http://narrowgauge.hu/showgallery.php?tip=1&f=134&a=616

Books:

- “Eastern European Narrow Gauge”- Keith Chester (Locomotives International, 1994)
- “The Railways of Romania” -Chris Bailey (Locomotives International, 2002)
- “Wälder und Dampf I & II” -Hans Hufnagel – the last days of the Romanian Forestry locomotives (German)
- “History of Steam Locomotives & Railkways of the Banat” -Dan Perianu (Editural Timpul Resita, 2000) – Romanian, English
- “European Traction – 1 Romania” -Dale W. Fickés (Rail Europe)
- “Die Wassertalbahn” (CFF Viseu de Sus – Mocanita)-Michael Schneeberger 2006 (German, English & Romanian)
- “Mit Dampf durch die Karpaten I & II” -Hofmeister
- “Calea Ferata Forestiera Covasna-Comandau/ The Covasna-Comandau Forestry Railway” -Hufnagel, Lacriteanu, Szilard & Erno, Budapest 2002

DVD:

http://www.ingr.co.uk/vids_dig2.html

SUMMARY:

A video about narrow gauge railways in Romania it may be, but it does not feature the usual forestry railways. This is a video about the other industries in Romania that used narrow gauge railways in 1998, and in some instances still do in 2005. In some of the locations, it may hasve been the first time that the railways had been filmed, or even visited by western enthusiasts.

The video was filmed mainly in 1998, and the footage is supplimented by some older non digital clips from 1993. There are a total of 7 lines seen at work. Mostly 760mm gauge, but other gauges such as 700mm, and 790mm are also represented. The L45H class hydraulic BoBo diesel has become the mainstay of the motive power in the country, but we do see a couple of locations that still use Resita steam locos, and one or two other types of loco. In addition to the operating railways seen, there are numerous other items of railway interest throughout the video.