A hidden classic - This album is about the trams of Lisbon, but there’s something else worth mentioning. The boxy, faded-colored machine doesn’t immediately catch the eye, yet it belongs to a generation of diesel locomotives that are now celebrated by enthusiasts worldwide. The American ALCO DL535-S locomotives were built between 1957 and 1959 for Spain's national railway, but eighteen of them were later sent to Portugal, where they pulled freight trains until the late 1990s. Most of them were scrapped as electric locomotives took over their tasks, but one of the last survivors, locomotive number 1325, is still in use today by a Portuguese railway construction company. (Oeiras / Portugal, 02 August 2024, 15:42 WET)
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Edgar Szentimrei
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