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Pelion railway (2009)
A Tubize locomotive hauls a charter train
from Ano Lechonia to Mileai.
Technical
Line length28.2 km (17.5 mi)
Track gauge600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in)

Route map

2009

km

to Kalambaka (meter gauge)

to Larissa (standard gauge)

depot

0.000
Volos
start of triple-
gauge system

Jetty

Koleti

Orminiou

Filellinon

Vlachava
end of triple-
gauge system

2.900
Anavros

Anavros

7.850
Agria

Vrychonas

10.921
Kato Lechonia

12.429
Ano Lechonia

depot

Kalorema viaduct

18.842
Gazea

20.337
Agia Triada

23.430
Pinakates

28.200
Mileai
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  • Pelion railway is a 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) narrow gauge railway line of Thessaly Railways private-owned company in Greece, connecting the city of Volos with the town of MileaionPelion.

    History[edit]

    After Thessaly Railways completed the construction of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge lines from Volos to Larissa and Kalampaka (1886) they decided to extend their network eastwards, to connect Volos with the communities of Pelion Peninsula. Due to limited space and mountainous terrain they decided to build this extension in 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) narrow gauge. The new line extended from Volos station through Volos city centre (as a tramway) to Agria (1892), reaching Ano Lechonia in 1896 and Mileai (Milies) in 1903.

    The section from Volos station to Anavros is essentially a tramway. In addition to Pelion trains, tram services have operated in the past on this section. From Anavros to Agria and Lechonia the line has no special features, most notable being the concrete bridge over River Vrychon.

    In contrast, the mountain section from Ano Lechonia to Mileai has a number of interesting civil engineering features, including seven stone bridges, an iron bridge at Milies, two tunnels and five stone road bridges over the line. Engine sheds were built at Volos, Agria and Mileai, but now the locomotives are maintained at a new shed at Ano Lechonia. Turntables were installed at Volos and Mileai, the latter being replaced recently with a new one of larger diameter to accommodate the diesel locomotives. Water towers were built at Agria, Ano Lechonia (still in use) and Mileai.[1]

    The railway was designed by Evaristo de Chirico whose son is the Metaphysical painter, Giorgio de Chirico.

    The line was operated by Thessaly Railways private company until 1955 and then taken over by the Hellenic State Railways state-owned company. In 1971 it was transferred with the rest of the Greek railway lines to Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), which promptly suspended the service as a cost-saving measure.

    The section from Volos to Agria was operated as a heritage railway by "The Friends of Pelion Railway" between 1987 and 1994, but OSE forced them to terminate the operation in order to preserve OSE's state-imposed monopoly. However, in 1996 OSE reopened the section from Ano Lechonia to Mileai as a heritage railway, initially using steam traction and converting to diesel traction in 1999.[2] The stations of Ano Lechonia and Agria, which had been severely damaged by earthquakes, were restored according to the original designs.

    Current services[edit]

    Currently, Hellenic Train runs one train every Saturday, Sunday and public holiday from mid-April to the end of October. The train runs every day during July and August. According to the current timetable (May 2012), train 3800 departs Ano Lechnonia at 10:00 and arrives at Milies at 11:35. Return train 3801 departs Milies at 15:00 and arrives at Ano Lechnonia at 16:30.[3][4]

    Rolling stock[edit]

    Numbers Type QTY Manufacturer Model Power (HP) Year Photo
    0-8-0T 3 Weidknecht (fr) 1892
    0-4-0T 1 Weidknecht 1892
    2-6-0T 2 Ateliers métallurgiques (fr) Tubize 1909
    2-6-0T 3 Haine St. Pierre (fr) 1912
    0-4-0T 2 Decauville (fr) 1912
    4-6-0T 1 Baldwin 1917–1950
    A1, A2 2 Schoema (de) 1999

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ * I. Zartaloudis, D. Karatolos, D. Koutelidis, G. Nathenas, S. Fasoulas, A. Filippoupolitis, A. (1997). Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι (Hellenic Railways) (in Greek). Μίλητος (Militos). pp. 264–275. ISBN 960-8460-07-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Organ, J. (2006). Greece Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-72-1.
  • ^ OSE timetable enquiries (in Greek)
  • ^ OSE Pelion Train (in Greek)
  • External links and further reading[edit]

  • Hans-Bernhard Schönborn (1997). Schmalspurbahnen in Griechenland. Edition Ergasias. pp. 201–205, 228, 241–242, 252. ISBN 3-909221-32-7.
  • George Nathenas; Militsa Karathanou (2006). The Little Train of Pelion. Athens: Militos Editions. ISBN 960-8460-68-9.
  • Greece – Railway Map (2nd ed.). London, UK: The Quail Map Company. 1992. ISBN 0-900609-85-0.
  • Simms, W.F. (1997). The railways of Greece. Wilfried F. Sims. pp. 12, 79. ISBN 0-9528881-1-4.
  • Pelion railway at science.gr
  • The Railways of Volos by James Waite (The International Steam pages, 2010).

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pelion_railway&oldid=1225848458"

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