Kosovo Train for Life
Kosovo Train for Life Class 20 locomotive on arrival carrying " Kosovo Train for Life " headboard In service 17–27 September 1999 Operator(s) 79 Railway Squadron RLC Line(s) served MR, RT, CT, RFF, SNCB, DB, ČD, ŽSR, MÁV, CFR, BDŽ, MŽ, UNMIK Railways Specifications Maximum speed 50 to 100 km/h 31 to 62 mph Weight 740 tonnes AAR wheel arrangement Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+… Braking system(s) Manual railway air brake Coupling system Buffers and chain coupler Multiple working ★ Blue Star (Class 20s) Track gauge 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge The Kosovo Train for Life carried aid from the United Kingdom to Pristina, Kosovo, in September 1999 in connection with the United Nations Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping efforts after the Kosovo War. [1] The train was hauled by British Rail Class 20 diesel locomotives 20903, 20901 and 20902 belonging to Direct Rail Services. [2] [3] The route...