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 Posted: 15/08/2007 08:46 Post subject: General information regarding the real route |
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The city of Cluj, situated in the north-eastern part of Romania, houses over 300.000 people ( 2002 census) and is an important cultural and economic centre of Romania. The first railway which went trough Cluj, linking two major cities, Oradea ( eastern part of the country) and Brasov, officially opened in June 2’nd, 1867, needed some workshops in order to repair the rolling stock which was using the respective line. The company which had the job to build such workshops was Warring Brothers and Eckersley. Trough time, these workshops extended significantly and Cluj’s role began to increase. The route will contain these workshops, so that you can imagine how they operated in those days.( the shops were most active between 1870-1970). Cluj station grew along with the workshops; nowadays it looks quite different than it had back in 1870. The route in Trainz reproduces things as they were in 2006, so the station, as well as other objects are the new ones.
In the virtual route, these workshos will be present, along with some othe abandoned yards.
The whole route, stretching from Cluj-Napoca to Bistrita Nord, is of about 120 kilometers or 75 miles. The stations, begining with Cluj and travelling towards Bistrita, are the following:
0 Cluj Napoca -- #0
6 Cluj Napoca Est -- #1
10 Dezmir hc -- #2
12 Apahida -- #3
15 Apahida h -- #4
21 Jucu -- #5
26 Rascruci hc -- #6
28 Bontida -- #7
31 Fundatura hc -- #8
35 Iclod -- #9
39 Livada Somes hc -- #10
45 Gherla -- #11
53 Nima hc -- #12
59 Dej Calatori -- #13
61 Dej -- #14
66 Ciceu Mihaesti hc -- #15
70 Reteag -- #16
73 Reteag hc -- #17
75 Ciceu Cristur hc -- #18
78 Coldau -- #19
83 Beclean pe Somes -- #20
91 Sintereag -- #21
95 Caila hc -- #22
97 Sfintu hc -- #23
102 Magherus Sieu -- #24
104 Arcalia hc -- #25
108 Saratel -- #26
112 Sarata hc -- #27
115 Viisoara h -- #28
118 Bistrita Fabrici h -- #29
119 Bistrita Nord -- #30
When it returns, the train also stops at Clujana h., a small station just before Cluj.
On the actual route all sorts of trains can be seen, from draisines and freighters to passenger trains and DMUs.
In full season, Cluj - Napoca station is quite congestioned with passenger trains and sometimes freight trains( which were re-routed from Cluj - Est due to lack of space).
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