Uskotracne
(76-centimetarske) pruge bivse Jugoslavije
The JZ Class 802 DMU's in Portugal
by Joao Braga and in Peru.
After the closure of the 76cm lines in Yugoslavia, ten of the 4 car Class 802 units were sold for further use in Portugal. They were regauged to metre gauge and some subsequently received Volvo engines in place of the original Fiat ones. The trains worked on several lines: Porto-Póvoa; The Corgo line; The Tua line and the Vouga Line. The trains were reformed into 3 car sets except on the Corgo line where only two cars were used. They remained in use until 2001. After withdrawal the chassis of some units were used to form single unit railcars of the 9500 class, known as LRV 2000. Of the remaining units, five were exported - three went to Peru and two to Mozambique railways.
A two car set at Regua on the Corgo line, 8. 4. 1993.
At the terminus station of Regua, Corgo line, 30-07-1994
A two car set with a spare driving
trailer behind at Regua, 31-10-1999.
Sernada Vouga on the Vouga line,
6-08-1992
A rebuilt set at Sernada
Vouga, 4-03-2000.
Rebuilt set No. 9712 at Sernada
Vouga
Albergaria-a-Nova on the
Vouga line, 23.06.2001
Aveiro is on the electrified main
line from Lisbon to Porto.
A narrow gauge train is seen at
Aveiro on a Vouga line service.
Before and after views of the 1993/94 refurbishment.
LRV 2000 No. 9505 at Mirandela
3rd June 2000.
LRV 2000 at Regua 5th August 2000.
Redundant trailers dumped at Tua,
3rd August 2000.
The three units which went to Peru are now owned by Inca
Rail. They have been extensively refurbished for their new role as
luxury tourist trains and operate a service to Machu Picchu, the old Inca city
in the Andes.
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