HŽ series 7021

HŽ 7021 (ex JŽ 610)
Croatian 7021 series diesel motor unit
Manufacturer Brissonneau et Lotz
Constructed 1970–1972
Entered service 1972
Scrapped 2018
Number built 6 sets
Formation 5-car sets (M+P+PB+P+M)
Specifications
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight 233 tonnes (229 long tons; 257 short tons)
Prime mover(s) MGO - BSHR
Engine type V12 diesel
Cylinder count 12
Power output 2 × 680 kW (910 hp)
UIC classification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

7021 series was a diesel-motor train on Croatian Railways built by French manufacturer Brissonneau and Lotz.

Use

Older photo of a 7021 in Zagreb

This series was used for high quality service travel, covering some of express or fast train lines in Yugoslavia and later in Croatia. It was arguably one of the most beautiful and most comfortable trains on Yugoslavian and later Croatian Railways.

Their main use in Yugoslavia was between Zagreb and Split (Zadar and Šibenik), between Zagreb and Osijek and between Zagreb and Belgrade. From the mid-1990s, they started to serve fast train line Zagreb - Varaždin - Čakovec - Zagreb until 2005 when they were withdrawn from service. The lines previously covered with this series were later replaced by remaining or newer units of the railway company's rolling stock. Last unit of the series was scrapped in 2018.

Technical details

This was a five-car DMU with two motorcars and three unpowered trailer cars. It used diesel-electric power system. It was also possible to couple and operate two connected DMUs driven from one cab.


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