The first two Siemens DESIRO dmus trainsets belonging
to the first batch of 24 Siemens DESIRO dmu rakes  
produced by Siemens SGP Verkehrs technik Graz, Austria
and delivered to S.N.T.F.C. CFR-Calatori (CFR's
passenger transport company-their Romanian owner) in
February 2003. At present these trainsets are in
service as Intercity trains coupled in pairs on the
routes Bucuresti-Nord-Pitesti-Piatra Olt-Craiova and
Bucuresti
Nord-Urziceni-Faurei-Tecuci-Barlad-Vaslui-Iasi but in
future they will run on the route Pitesti-Piatra
Olt-Podul Olt-Sibiu-Copsa Mica-Teius-Razboieni-Apahida-Cluj as well as
Cluj-Oradea-Salonta-Arad-Timisoara Nord.<br>
The first two DESIRO dmus - nicknamed by CFR
management "The Blue Arrow" - seen in February 2003
in Bucharest Nord Station.
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Photo &copy: Jurnal Feroviar-CFR's monthly full colour
magazine (used with permission)
Scan: Cornel Misinger (cmisinger@yahoo.com)