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A few days ago I had the opportunity to travel on mocanita’s line in Viseu with a motor car, locally called “drezina”. Although the line is not so smooth and you can feel all the line joints and curves this is an experience hard to forget.

We left after the tourism trains left Viseu station pulled by the steam locomotives and we reach the last one at the first water point. Shortly after we had to proceed with cautious as the first tourism train pulled by Elvetia steam locomotive was in our view. In Paltin we passed this train also and in front of us only the production train pulled by the 87-0033 diesel engine was to pass. But passing by this train in Bardau the line was wet in front of us and this was a tricky problem for the small dresine. But not for its driver, an experienced boy that knows the line joint by joint, almost stone by stone. The amazing turning over show you are about to see was shoot in Valea Babei and the entire process takes only a few minutes.

Just the other day I was looking for some technical footage with “Mariuta” (764-211, the 1910 Orenstein&Koppel) steam locomotive I remembered about this part of wheels and connecting roods filmed in 2005. By that time mocanita 764-211 was in Viseu de Sus for only a few months after its restoration.

Although this was made in September and the work was finished in May that year we ware still testing and supervising how locomotive was working. For a special test we needed to see how the wheels and springs are working together so I placed the camera steady on the frame. More to come…

The steam locomotive "Mariuta" (764-211, 1910 Orenstein&Koppel) passing Botizu station on CFF Viseu de Sus (Maramures forestry steam narrow gauge railway in Romania). Latter this train reach Faina where the empty wagons ware loaded with logs for the trip back to Viseu.

The steam locomotive Mariuta is pulling a production train up to Faina station in Maramures Mountains. The narrow gauge steam locomotive was built in Munchen in 1910 by Orenstein & Koppel and now, after almost 100 years, is working just as new on CFF Viseu de Sus, in Romania.

On this snowy day of 2008 the steam locomotive was pulling up an empty train in order to provide the necessary wagons to carry the logs down to Viseu.

A short film from the 2008 Mocanita New Year's Eve party. "Elvetia" steam locomotive left Viseu de Sus pulling the train deep in the forest away from the classic city parties. Up in the forest there was one of the most beautiful fireworks show. So big and beautiful that perhaps even the Ukrainians watch it.

Special steam train pulled by mocanita steam locomotive on CFF Viseu de Sus. On September 25th the special train went from Viseu de Sus to Valea Babei. Here are several short movies made in some beautiful locations on the line.

After a few minutes spent in Suliguli station the train pulled by 764-211 "Mariuta" steam locomotive is leaving to Faina.

At noon the special train pulled by mocanita is arriving in Faina. From here the train has to go up to Lostun to take there some wagons and then to Macarlau and Valea Babei.

Passing through Macarlau mocanita is heading to the final destination, Valea Babei. Some needed wagons ware left already in Lostun loading point.

Mocanita movies have been shot on 2007 autumn "SteamPhotoWeek" (24-28th of September 2007)

On the 27th of September Mariuta took a trip to Faina pulling a two passenger wagons (the green and blue ones) and a few logs wagons. The weather was beautiful and the autumn images determined us to take the video camera for a few moments. Here are some video images from this trip and hope you enjoy these as much as we did!

Steam Locomotive “Mariuta” (1910 Orenstein&Koppel 764-211)

On the 26th of September we went to Comanu with a clasic CFF steam train pulled by "Elvetia" locomotive. This is the new locomotive brought to Viseu de Sus narrow gauge line in September 2006. This is the first video made on a trip train to Comanu.

Steam locomotive "Elvetia" (764-421)

Mocanita movies have been shot on 2006 autumn "SteamPhotoWeek" (26-30th of September 2006)