Čierny Hron Railway

The Čierny Hron Railway (in Slovak: Čiernohronská železnica or ČHŽ) is a narrow gauge railway in the Slovak Ore Mountains, built as a forest railway for logging operations.

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History

Planning for the railway began in 1898 and building began in 1908. In 1909 regular wood transport on the railway started, between Čierny Balog and Hronec. The network was extended to transport wood from the forests and by the middle of the 20th century the railway had a total length of 131,97 km, the most extensive forestry railway network in Czechoslovakia.

On 19 July 1927, passenger traffic was permitted on the railway between Čierny Balog and Hronec, which operated until 1962.

The railway was closed in 1982, but it has been granted national heritage status since. During the following few years it was repaired by enthusiasts and re-opened in 1992 as a heritage railway for tourists. The line is now 17 km (11 mi) long: Chvatimech - Hronec - Čierny Balog - Vydrovo.

The line is believed to be the only railway in the world to pass through the middle of a football stadium, the tracks running along the front of a grandstand at the stadium belonging to the TJ Tatran Čierny Balog club.

In 2021 the railway acquired the existing rolling stock from the Waldenburg railway in Switzerland.

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Motive Power

More information Identity, Works Number ...

Identity	Works Number	Type	Gauge	Builder	Year Built	Previous Operator	Status	Notes
BNE 50 Č			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Stavostroj Rodotínská				^[1]
BNE 50 F			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Stavostroj Rodotínská				^[1]
BNE 50 Z			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Stavostroj Rodotínská				^[1]
BN 30 Azor			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)					^[1]
DDB 75			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Deutz				^[1]
DDB 120			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Deutz				^[1]
Bn60H 900			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)					^[1]
PETKA		4wDM	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)					^[2]
DH120			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Poldi				^[1]
TU24.001			760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Stavostroj Rodotínská				BN 50^[1]
SČM 4 36 005		4wDE	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Stavostroj Rodotínská				^[2]
TU24 901 LIENKA		4wDM	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Škoda Works			Operational	^[2]
		0-4-0DM	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	ČKD			Plinthed	^[2]
ČHLD 2 Joy	1679	0-6-0WT	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Budapest	1909			Not the original ČHLD 2^[2]
PLD 2	4280	0-8-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	MÁVAG Budapest	1916		Operational	U45.903^[2]^[3]
3	625	0-6-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Smoschewer	1918			^[2]
M21 004	54125	Railcar	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Ringhoffer	1939		Operational	^[2]
ČHLD 6	5277	0-8-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	MÁVAG Budapest	1942			U46.901^[3]
3	2209	0-6-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	ČKD	1948	Železene Podbresna		^[2]
ČHLD 5	2611	0-6-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	ČKD	1948			U35.902^[2]^[3]
1	2609		760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	ČKD	1948			U35.901^[1]
ČHLD 7	2610	0-6-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	ČKD	1948		Plinthed at Vydrovo	U35.903^[2]^[3]
	3611	0-6-0T	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	ČKD	1957	Železene Podbresna	Plinthed	^[2]
764.407	604	0-8-0T	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Reghin	1958			Rebuilt at Kolin 2014^[4]^[3]
	024	B-B DH	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Rába	1961			TU 45.003^[1]
	025	B-B DH	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Rába	1961			TU 45.002 (green)^[2]^[1]
	027	B-B DH	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	Rába	1961		Operational	TU 45.001 (Red/White)^[2]^[1]
TU 48.001	21583		760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)		1972			Lxd2.302^[1]
Bn60H		0-4-0DH	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)	TSM	1970s	Keramica Soukup S.R.		^[2]^[4]
(Unnumbered)	3853	0-4-0DM	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	ČKD	1956		Plinthed at Chvatimech	^[5]

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