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CFR - Romania More and more regional services of CFR are being taken over by private companies, RegioTrans being one of the largest. RegioTrans operates all regional services west and south of Timisoara and Arad, apart from the Timisoara-Jimbolia service. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania Timetable at the station of Jimbolia. The Timisoara-Jimbolia service is operated by CFR, the Jimbolia-Kikinda service by ZS (Serbia) and Jimbolia-Lovrin-Sinnicolau by RegioTrans. In total 15 train pairs per day. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania In 2007, the railway line Timisoara-Jimbolia existed 150 years. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania It is hardly visible, but Jimbolia has 4 platform tracks. At the moment of the picture two were used, an hour or so later three when CFR, RegioTrans and ZS (from Serbia) met. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania Railways in the Banat: mechanical signalling, telegraph poles and grass between the tracks! Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania The beautiful railway station of Jimbolia, on the border of Romania and Serbia. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFR - Romania Would it still work? Water crane in the station of Jimbolia. Unfortunately CFR has few (or none?) steam locomotives left in operational condition. Jimbolia, 12-10-2010 Digital photo by Marco van Uden