Work in progress…
In 1973/74, the Swiss firm of Macosa supplied 25 diesel-electric locomotives to JŽ. These were licence-built General Motors machines of type G22U and were christened class 644, being numbered 644 001 to 644 025.
644 025, Pragersko, 24/08/10 (JW)
644 004 worksplate detail, 25/08/10 (JW)
Since 1991
All 25 locos of class 644 passed into the fleet of SŽ, the Slovenian Railways, at the break-up of Yugoslavia. From 2007, some machines have been sold to other railways in this part of the world – 644 001 / 002 / 006 / 009 / 010 / 017 to ŽS in Serbia and 644 003 / 007 / 013 / 015 to MonteCargo in Montenegro. 644 003 now in Montenegro now carries the number 644 024; a little confusing as the “real” 644 024 is still at work in Slovenia!
644 004 on the “Avtovlak” at Most na Soči, 25/08/10 (JW)
European Traction 