We are publishing a gallery of photographs of steam locomotives (Dampflokomotiven, German) that operated on 760 mm narrow-gauge tracks in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Schmalspurbahn, German), from the period of Austro-Hungarian administration, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the socialist period, specifically until the end of 1978 when they were definitively discontinued. We note that the gallery contains photographs as part of archival material (collector’s purchase) which are exclusively owned by this portal and, as such, have collector’s value.
The presented gallery includes series of locomotives for narrow-gauge tracks, specifically: JŽ 12 (ŽNOV); JŽ 20; JŽ 31; JŸ 40; JŽ 71; JŽ 72; JŽ 73; JŽ 82; JŽ 83; JŽ 84; JŽ 85; JŽ 88; JŽ 92; JŽ 97; JŽ 116; JŽ 172; JŽ 176; JŽ 185; JŽ 186; JŽ 189; JŽ 190; JŽ 1121; JŽ 1932; JŽ 1933; JŽ 1934; JŽ 1935; JŽ 1937; JŽ 5565; JŽ 5595; JŽ DD1; JŽ U-37; UNRRA 5; 10; 11; 18; 20, and 34.
The ownership mark on the photographs dominates JDŽ – ЈДЖ (1933 – 1953), or JŽ – ЈЖ (1953 – 1992), although the locomotives operated under the organization of traffic kkBB – (1879–1895, Kaiserlich und königliche Bosnabahn – Imperial and Royal Bosnian Railways Directorate, BHStB – (1883–1908, Bosnisch-Herzegowinische Staatsbahn – Bosnian-Herzegovinian State Railways, BHLB – (1908–1918, Bosnisch-Herzegowinische Landesbahnen – Bosnian-Herzegovinian Provincial Railways, and the Railways of SHS Sarajevo Directorate (1918–1933). Additionally, many locomotives, instead of having a ownership mark, bore names such as: UNRRA – (1948–1978, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration), Gostilj, Duboščica, Udarnik, 1. maj, Krivaja, Kusaće, Una, Kozara, Travnik, Veseljka, Esma, Julka, Nada, Mira, Breda, Bosna, Žeravica, etc.
For the rapid advancement of industry, craftsmanship, mining, agriculture, and general culture in the 19th and 20th centuries, humanity owes a debt to the locomotive and the railway, because the driving force of the train—and indeed the entire transportation system—is the locomotive, which traverses the entire globe day and night. The railway in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the end of the 19th century through the mid-20th century, played a significant historical, social, and cultural role, marking a very important period and leaving an indelible mark shaped by the collective consciousness of people of all ages. The purpose of this gallery is to evoke interest among each visitor for the railway history, in the hope that everyone will promote the focused page in their own way, expanding the story about the question of the development and identity of railroads in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It would be a shame to forget it.
All images on this page are the property of vremeplov.ba and may not be published or reused without explicit permission.
Srećko Ignjatović
- Parne lokomotive uskotračnog kolosijeka u Bosni i Hercegovini,
- Dampflokomotiven Schmalspurbahn in Bosnien und Herzegowina,
- Steam locomotives narrow-gauge track in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
