Author: Eugen Nicodin

Steam locomotives museum in Reșița

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Steam locomotives museum in Reșița provides us a true history lesson. 16 steam locomotives are exibited outdoor, of which 14 were produced in Reșița. One of the most important exhibits is RESICZ locomotive, which was built in limited number (3 units) and you can admire it right at the entrance to the museum. The museum was founded in 1972 by the Engineer Mircea Popa, at that time the Director of Machine Building Plant in Reşiţa (UCMR). The inauguration of the museum marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the production of locomotives in Reșița. In the tourist attraction you can see a variety of exhibits with different characteristics and sizes, from locomotives used on forest railways to locomotives used on industrial railways.

„Resicza” No. 2 steam locomotive is the first built in 1872 in southeastern Europe, at Reșița locomotive factory, based on Szekul locomotive built in Vienna – model no. 1 of the Scottish Engineer John Haswell. Szekul model was put into operation on the 950 mm gauge industrial network of the the Steel Plant in Reșița, where there were three steam locomotives identitical to this model, the first being Resicza, and the other two, „Bogsan” and „Hungaria”, which were scrapped in 1937. The length of the locomotive is 4,48 m and the service weight of 11,5 t. The locomotive was designed for a 948 mm gauge and was used into operation between 1872 and 1937. In 1961 it was recovered and saved from scrapping from Câmpia Turzii plant yard by the Chief Engineer Mircea Popa.

Another important steam locomotive from Resița Museum is of 704.402 series – “Principesa Elena”. Is it the second steam locomotive built on the teritorry of Greater Romania, in 1925. After being taken out of service in 1970, the locomotive was brought to the museum and given a central place. The first locomotive of this series, Principele Carol, 704.401, was scrapped and is not exhibited at Reșița open-air locomotive museum. The 700 series of superheated steam locomotives was developed by the designers of the new Locomotive Factory set up after the establishment in 1920 on the StEG structure, of the company Uzinele de Fier and Domeniile Reșița (UDR).

In the European Year of Railways, find out more about railway history!
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Did you know that?

Access to the museum is free.
Unil 1964, the locomotive factory in Reșița produced a number of 1.491 steam locomotives, after which, during the same year, the production for the manufacture of diesel and electric locomotives moved to Electroputere Craiova.

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Railway transport – the Most Ecologic Type of Passenger Transport in Europe

Posted on | by Eugen Nicodin

Travelling by train remains the most ecologic means of passenger transport in Europe. The evaluation is based on researching different transport types in support of the efforts for implementing the European Union’s Green Deal.

The annual transport and environmental report published by the European Environment Agency ecnourages people to choose the railway transport due to its low level of greenhouse gas emissions it generates.

The European Green Deal aims for Europe to become the first climate-neutral continent. It includes, among others, the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 90% until 2050, as compared to 1990. Shifting passenger transport from air travel to railways may play a key role in reaching this objective, because shifting to a sustainable transport may have an important contribution in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Besides the direct contribution of transport to global warming and air pollution, the emissions generated during vehicle production, transport and distribution were also taken into account, as well as the emisions of pollutant gases which are not evacuated (for instance, due to brakes, wheels and tires abrasion). In 2018, the transport sector accounted for 25% of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions. 72% of these emissions come from road transport, 14% from maritime transport, 13% from air transport and only 0.4% from railway transport.

The passenger transport sector in Europe is composed largely from railway and air travels, therefore the report focused on the impact these tapes of travel have upon the environment. The evaluation outlined the fact that railway transport is the best and most sustainable means of travel.

The impact of the emissions from aviation is much higher, considering the number of passenger-kilometres. The report mentiones however that flying is not necessarily the most harmful choice, but the road transport is, which uses petrol or diesel based fuels.

Did you know?

In the last 5 years, the railway and air travel efficiency has significantly improved, while the efficiency of other means appears to have stagnated, according to the EEA report.

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CFR Călători, partner of Connecting Europe Express!

Posted on | by Eugen Nicodin

Connecting Europe Express is an express train which shall travel across Europe starting in Spetember. The train shall stop in several European capitals, in order to promote the numerous benefits of railways, one of the 5 major stops being in Bucharest. We are proud to be part of this project. CFR Călători shall operate the train on Romanian territory. It shall depart from Lisbon, shall pass through 35 European cities and shall have Ljubljana as a final destination, thus suggesting the Presidency transfer from Portugal to Slovenia, which shall occur this year.

The project was announced in the framework of the European Year of Rail by the European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean, which stated that the Connecting Europe Express train shall represent a real and tangible example for the power of railways to connect the entire European Union. The project includes a series of events which shall highlight the benefits of railway transport.

Follow us in order to find out more information about the initiatives which shall be implemented during the European Year of Rail and the way you can join us and the European officials in this journey.

Choose the railway and take advantage of a durable, safe and innovating transport, which connects people, cities and regions of the European Union!

Did you know that?

The European Union has one of the densest and fastest growing rail networks in the world, and European railway industry and companies are world champions and a valuable source of employment..

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Naveta cu trenul spre/dinspre Cluj Napoca

Posted on | by Eugen Nicodin

Localităţile din jurul oraşului Cluj-Napoca s-au dezvoltat foarte mult în ultimii ani, crescând şi numărul celor care fac naveta spre/dinspre orașul de pe Someș, iar călătoria cu trenul este varianta cea mai potrivită, o bună alternativă a transportului rutier, prin numărul de trenuri disponibile și orele de plecare/sosire accesibile.

De la Apahida la Cluj Napoca trenul ajunge în circa 20 minute. Un bilet la clasa a 2-a la tren Regio este 3,90 lei, iar un abonament lunar costă 85,00 lei.

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Tren/Ruta  Apahida Dezmir hc Cluj Napoca Est Clujana Cluj Napoca
plecare plecare plecare plecare sosire
R 3081 Teiuș – Cluj Napoca 04:51 04:55 05:02 05:15 05:12
R 43011 Dej Călători  – Cluj Napoca 04:59 05:03 05:10 05:14 05:20
R 4101 Bistrița Nord – Cluj Napoca 05:58 06:01 06:09 06:14 06:19
R 4303 Dej Călători – Cluj Napoca 06:30 06:34 06:41 06:46 06:50
R 3083 Teiuș – Cluj Napoca 06:35 06:40 06:47 06:52 06:57
R 4107 Bistrița Nord – Cluj Napoca 07:02 – 07:11 07:16 07:20
R 3085 Sighișoara – Cluj Napoca 10:09 10:12 10:18 10:23 10:28
R 4103 Bistrița Nord – Cluj Napoca 10:14 10:18 10:25 10:29 10:33
IR 1739 Râmnicu Vâlcea – Cluj Napoca 10:22 – – – 10:38
R 30871 Teiuș – Cluj Napoca 12:48 12:52 12:59 13:04 13:08
R 47033 Ilva Mică – Cluj Napoca 13:00 13:04 13:11 13:16 13:20
R 43053 Dej Călători – Cluj Napoca 15:32 16:36 15:43 15:47 15:52
R 3089 Teiuș – Cluj Napoca 16:11 16:15 16:22 16:27 16:31
R 2039 Simeria – Cluj Napoca 18:02 18:07 18:14 18:19 18:24
R 4105 Bistrița Nord – Cluj Napoca 18:24 18:28 18:35 18:40 18:45
R 4095 Baia Mare – Cluj Napoca 19:50 19:54 20:01 20:06 20:10
R 30911 Teiuș – Cluj Napoca 21:41 – 21:50 21:55 22:00
R 04113 Sighetu Marmației – Cluj Napoca 22:49 – – – 23:05
1nu circulă sâmbăta, duminca și în zilele de sărbători legale; 2circulă sâmbăta, duminica și lunea; 3nu circulă sâmbăta, duminca în zilele de sărbători legale, 03-11.04.2021; 30.04-09.05.2021 și 19.06-12.09.2021;

 

Tren/Ruta Cluj Napoca Clujana Cluj Napoca Est Dezmir hc Apahida
plecare sosire sosire sosire sosire
R 2038 Cluj Napoca – Simeria 05:18 – 05:27 05:32 05:38
R 4094 Cluj Napoca – Jibou 05:24 – 05:32 05:37 05:43
R 4302 Cluj Napoca – Dej Călători 06:40 06:43 06:48 06:53 06:58
IR 1836 Cluj Napoca – Craiova 07:40 – – – 07:55
R 3080 Cluj Napoca – Teiuș 07:47 07:51 07:56 08:01 08:07
R 4102 Cluj Napoca – Bistrița Nord 11:10 11:14 11:19 11:24 11:30
R 3082 Cluj Napoca – Teiuș 11:40 – 11:48 11:53 11:58
R 41101 Cluj Napoca – Sighetu Marmației 14:35 14:39 14:44 14:49 14:54
R 30842 Cluj Napoca – Teiuș 15:10 15:14 15:19 15:23 15:29
R 4104 Cluj Napoca – Bistrița Nord 15:30 15:33 – – 15:44
R 4306 Cluj Napoca – Dej Călători 16:30 16:34 16:39 16:44 16:49
R 3086 Cluj Napoca – Sighișoara 16:48 16:52 16:57 17:02 17:08
R 43083 Cluj Napoca – Dej Călători 17:25 17:29 17:34 17:39 17:44
RE 4004 Cluj Napoca – Baia Mare 18:30 – – – 18:44
R 4106 Cluj Napoca – Bistrița Nord 19:40 19:43 19:48 19:52 19:58
R 3088 Cluj Napoca – Teiuș 19:46 19:50 19:55 20:00 20:05
IR 17424 Satu Mare – Baia Mare 22:16 – – – 22:32
IR 1766 Timișoara Nord – Iași 22:30 – – – 22:46
1nu circulă duminica, 30.04.2021, 03.05.2021, 01și 02.06.2021, 30.11.2021 și 01.12.2021; 2nu circulă sâmbăta, duminca și în zilele de sărbători legale;  3nu circulă sâmbăta, duminca, sărbători legale dar circulă suplimentar 17-18.07.2021;  4nu circulă 1/2.02.2021 și 11/12.06-24/25.06.2021;

Durata medie a călătoriei pe distanța Huedin – Cluj Napoca este de 55 minute, iar majoritatea trenurilor au opriri și în localitățile de pe această rută. Prețul unui bilet la clasa a 2-a pe ruta Huedin – Cluj Napoca la tren Regio este de 6,80 lei, iar la tren Interregio este de 13,00 lei. În ceea ce privește costul unui abonament la clasa a 2-a, la tren Regio costă 150 lei, iar la tren Interrergio este 290 lei.

Tren/Ruta Huedin Stana Aghireș Gârbău Mera Suceag Baciu Triaj Cluj Napoca
plecare plecare plecare plecare plecare plecare plecare sosire
 IR 407 Episcopia Bihor – Brașov 01:10 – – – – – – 01:59
 R 36201  Huedin – Cluj Napoca 04:02 04:16 04:27 04:43 04:53 04:59 05:04 05:10
 R 3072  Oradea – Cluj Napoca 05:14 05:28 05:44 05:55 06:06 06:12 06:19 06:25
 R 36222  Huedin – Cluj Napoca 06:03 06:17 06:33 06:44 06:54 07:00 07:08 07:14
 IR 1532 Oradea – Cluj Napoca 07:47 – 08:10 – – – – 08:35
 R 36242 Huedin – Cluj Napoca 08:02 08:16 08:32 08:43 08:53 08:59 09:04 09:10
 R 3074 Oradea – Cluj Napoca 10:17 10:31 10:47 10:58 11:08 11:14 11:20 11:26
 IR 18343 Timișoara Nord – Iași 11:52 – 12:17 – – – – 12:43
 R 36282 Huedin – Cluj Napoca 14:28 14:42 14:59 15:10 15:20 15:26 15:31 15:37
 IR 367 Oradea – Cluj Napoca 15:17 – 15:42 – – – – 16:08
 R 3630 Poieni – Cluj Napoca 16:32 16:46 17:02 17:13 17:23 17:29 17:36 17:42
 R 30764 Oradea – Cluj Napoca 18:15 18:29 18:56 19:07 19:18 19:24 19:29 19:35
 IR 15345 Oradea – Cluj Napoca 19:08 – 19:32 – – – – 19:57
 IR 17426 Satu Mare – București Nord 21:10 – 21:35 – – – – 22:01
 IR 15367 Timișoara Nord – Cluj Napoca 22:27 – – – – – – 23:16
 1nu circulă duminica și în zilele de sărbători legale; 2nu circulă sâmbăta și d uminca și în zilele de sărbători legale;3nu circulă în 02.05 și 20.06.2021;4nu circulă 25.06-04.09.2021;5nu circulă în 02.05 și 20.06.2021, iar din 1.03.2021 devine RE; 6nu circulă 1/2.05 și 11/12-24/25.06.2021; 7nu circulă duminica;

 

Tren/Ruta Cluj Napoca Baciu Triaj Suceag Mera Gârbău Aghireș Stana Huedin
plecare sosire sosire sosire sosire sosire sosire sosire
 R 3071 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 02:40 – – – – – – 03:27
 IR 406  Brașov – Episcopia Bihor 02:50 – – – – – – 03:40
 IR 17411 Brașov – Satu Mare 04:31 – – – – 04:57 – 05:21
 IR 1531 Cluj Napoca – Timișoara Nord 05:50 – – – – – – 06:37
 R 36232  Cluj Napoca – Huedin 06:18 06:25 06:30 06:36 06:45 06:58 07:13 07:26
 IR 146 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 07:35 – – – – – – 08:25
 R 3073 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 07:45 07:51 07:56 08:02 08:10 08:23 08:39 08:52
 R 36272 Cluj Napoca – Huedin 12:25 12:31 12:36 12:42 12:51 13:03 13:19 13:32
 IR 15353 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 13:31 – – – – 13:56 – 14:19
 R 3629 Cluj Napoca – Poieni 14:30 14:36 14:43 14:49 14:58 15:09 15:25 15:38
 IR 18334 Iași – Timișoara Nord 15:29 – – – – 15:55 – 16:20
 R 3075 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 16:44 16:50 16:56 17:02 17:10 17:23 17:39 17:52
 R 3635 Cluj Napoca – Huedin 19:48 19:54 20:00 20:07 20:17 20:29 20:45 20:58
 IR 15375 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 20:40 – – – – 21:07 – 21:31
 IR 17376 Cluj Napoca – Oradea 20:40 – – – – 21:07 – 21:31
 R 36377 Cluj Napoca – Huedin 22:35 22:41 22:46 22:52 23:01 23:13 23:29 23:42
1nu circulă1/2.02021 și 11/12-24/25.06.2021;  2nu circulă sâmbăta, duminca și în zilele de sărbători legale; 3nu circulă 02.05 și 20.06.2021, iar din 1.03.2021 devine RE; 4nu circulă 02.05 și 20.06.2021;5nu circulă duminica; 6circulă duminica; 7nu circulă sâmbăta și în zilele de sărbători legale;

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Romania – Founding Member of the International Union of Railways

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2021 – European Year of Rail

In 1922, following a Romanian initiative at the economic intergovernmental conference from Genoa, the International Union of Railways was establish, headquartered in Paris. The Romanian representative and founding member was Alexandru Perieţeanu. UIC is a global railway professional organization, whose purpose is to standardize and improve conditions for railway constructions and operations.

UIC develops technical norms and standards for the entire range of railway activities: establishes regulations and recommendations, launches and endorses international projects / studies, favors information and experience exchanges between its members: railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and railway industry representatives. The members play an active role in determining solutions for global / regional railway issues.

UIC in figures:

  • 200 members in 100 countries on 5 continents
  • Over 3 trillion carried passenger-kilometers
  • Over 10 trillion ton-kilometers of transported goods
  • Over one million kilometers of railway
  • Over 7 million persons working in the railway system
  • Over 100 institutions it collaborates with

Beginning with the 1st of January 2006, SNTFC “CFR Călători”-S.A., as a national passenger railway operator, became a UIC member with full rights. Thus, it benefits from the rights associated to this statute. In this quality, CFR Călători actively participates in a series of ongoing projects with major implications in:

  • Standardizing and improving railway vehicles’ technical systems
  • Information systems regarding train timetables, railway products, tariffs and sales conditions
  • Defining IT technical standards in the sale system and electronic reservation area, projects regarding the development of unique international tickets etc.
  • International commercial area – common international standards and regulations

Follow us further in order to find out more information regarding railways in Romania and Europe.

 

Did you know?

At the International Union of Railway’s headquarters in Paris there is an exhibition of the railway caps evolution, where the caps used over time by CFR Călători and CFR Infrastructure can also be seen. This was achieved with the UIC members’ support and tells the story of the international railways’ evolution.

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The future of transport is the railway – Chose the railway!

Posted on | by Eugen Nicodin

The year 2021 brings a variety of actions which shall put the railway transport in the center of attention on the entire continent, thus marking the European Year of Rail. The European Commission’s initiative shall highlight the benefits of the railway as a durable, smart and safe mode of transport. The railway transport is beneficial for both the tourists and the commuters, but for the undertakings and goods carriers which can choose the railway to transport their goods throughout Europe, as well.

Railways connect Europe. In the EU, the railway transport is responsible for less than 0.5% of the greenhouse gas emissions resulted from the transport activity. This makes it one of the most durable modes of transport both for passenger and goods. Among other benefits, railway transport is safe and connects people and undertakings throughout Europe, through the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

The European Year of Rail creates an impulse which contributes to an increase in the railway share of the passenger and goods transport. This shall significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the pollution from the transport activity in the EU, greatly contributing to the EU efforts as part of the European Green Deal.

2021 is the year in which the entire European Union applies the norms agreed in the Fourth Railway Package. It is the year in which we celebrate several important events related to the railway transport in Europe, as follows: the 20th anniversary of the first railway package, the 175th anniversary of the first railway connection between 2 future EU capitals (Paris and Brussels), as well as 40 years of TGV and 30 years of ICE. In Romania, we celebrate 167 years from the first railway put into service on Romanian territory, 141 years since the foundation of CFR and 108 years since the first electrified railway in Romania and Eastern Europe was put into service (The Green Arrow, between Arad, Ghioroc and Şiria).

Follow us in order to find out more information about railway and railway transport in Europe.

Did you know?

In the station there are love stories, there is waiting, people depart, there are tears or, on the contrary, hugs when reuniting. Around stations there are stories people should know. The station is like a magnet of roads coming and going.

Nothing of today’s sophisticated technology would not have possible had not the steam locomotive been discovered in United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th century. The world changed irreversibly after railways were introduced.

Petrache Poenaru – the first Romanian ever to travel by train: „I made this journey with a new mode of transport, which is one of the industrial marvels of the century… Twenty carriages connected to each other, loade with 240 people, are pulled by a single steam machine…” (diary entrance)

Nora Iuga: „I gave many interviews and when I was asked what I love most in this world and what gves me the strongest emotional vibrations, I always answer: the trains and the scene.”

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