CFR 763.148 at Sibiu Steam Locomotive Museum

CFR 763.148 is a small narrow gauge (760 mm) steam locomotive built in 1923 by Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) and bought by a private company in 1924. Not a strong or fast steamer (only 50 hp power and top speed of 15 km/h), it was used on forest railway lines in the Arges Valley. In 1948 the little loco was nationalized and became property of I.F.E.T. Curtea de Arges (I.F.E.T. stands for Intreprindere Forestiera de Exploatare si Transport in Romanian, which means forest exploitation and transport enterprise). After its retirement in 1972 it was exhibited in front of the institution's building, until 1997, when it was donated to the Sibiu steam locomotive museum.

Facts:

ID: CFR 763.148

Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0T

Built: 1923

Builder: Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin)

Top speed: 15 km/h

Gauge: 760 mm

Location: Sibiu, Romania (steam locomotive museum)

The little steamer is not used anymore, it's on display. Unlike many other locomotives in the Sibiu steam locomotive museum, it is in a place where it's visible, not crowded between others (maybe this was possible because it's so small).

Links:

CFR 763.148 at www.steamlocomotive.info

CFR 763.148 at www.infofer.ro

CFR 6845 at Sibiu Steam Locomotive Museum

CFR 6845 is a little narrow gauge steam locomotive built by the August Borsig steam locomotive factories in 1908 in Wien for the Huszko, Lozinsky & Co. company in Kiev. So how did it end up in Romania? During World War I it was captured by Austrian troops and it was used in Galitia for operations. At the end of the war it happened to be on Romanian territory and it was taken over by the Romanian troops. So it became part of CFR's park of steam locomotives.

Being a private locomotive, it had no identification number (these locomotives usually just had a name), so when it became CFR's property, it received an ID equal to after its build number: 6845. It was assigned to the Sibiu depot and it was used there mostly for maneuvers until the 70s, when it was finally retired. Today it is being displayed in the Sibiu steam locomotive museum.

The small loco is unusable. Not much information is available about it. I couldn't even find out its top speed, but we do know for example that it has steam-operated brakes. Unfortunately, like many others, its behind the bushes, not displayed as it deserves.

Facts:

ID: CFR 6845

Wheel arrangement: 0-6-2T

Built: 1908

Builder: August Borsig locomotive factories (Wien)

Gauge: 42"

Location: Sibiu, Romania (steam locomotive museum)

Links:

CFR 6845 at www.steamlocomotive.info

CFR 6845 at www.infofer.ro