Slovenia Railways

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This is Jesenice, which is the border station with Austria. As the two countries use different voltage catenary, locomotive changes are neccessary.

This was the very first locomotive I photographed on our first visit to Slovenia in 2007. "Brigitte" series 363.


This train is arriving from Austria and as there is a dead section in the catenary, both locomotives have lowered the pantographs and are coasting in. The front "Taurus" is dual voltage so will switch to the SZ voltage pantograph to push the other locomotive back to the Austrian side (it is single voltage only).


The "Taurus" has pulled the 1044 forward and has now pushed it back towards Austrin end of the station - it is freewheeling!


Still rolling!


As it is the same type as the SZ 541, the OBB 1216 will continue deep into Slovenia with the train.


An internation express arrives from Ljubljana behind an SZ 342 "Moped". This will be removed and replaced by the OBB 1044 which just arrived with the freight.


As the 342 has coasted to the Austrian end, the 1044 is coupld to pull it off and propel it back to the Slovenian end. The 1044 will then take the train on to Villach.